Long-lasting States of Emergency
While the National Emergencies Act places a time limit on the duration of states of emergency, several states of emergency have been extended multiple times, effectively creating indefinite states of emergency in particular areas. For example, a state of emergency with respect to Iran, originally declared by Jimmy Carter on November 14, 1979 during the Iranian hostage crisis, has been continuously renewed for over thirty years, most recently by Barack Obama in November 2012. There is evidence that shows in a national emergency, all three branches of government formally agree that in such a state, the three branches of government take whatever necessary measures.
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