So Trump is trying his best to create emergencies, by wrecking the economy, Obamacare, and foreign policy. Fortunately so far he’s been stopped by resistance fro us and our senators and representatives in Congress. We need to keep it up.
www.washingtonpost.com/...Generally speaking, emergencies and other riveting events are what spur fast, consequential legislative action….
The problem for today’s Republicans is that the social and economic context is relatively calm. There is no recession, bank crisis, terrorist attack or war….
Trump’s goals — such as tax reform, trade, infrastructure, health care and immigration, are not short-fuse topics…...
Of course, if emergencies arise, any of these subjects could take on a new urgency. For instance, a cascade of insurance company exits from the ACA’s state exchanges could bring voter pressure for action. Then, we might see something like the bipartisan agreement behind the 2008 TARP bailout.