Emergency powers are not in the constitution, they’re basically “up in the air” of precedent.
It is likely that if an action like this is taken, feathers will be rustled. However if that rustling would impact anything is completely up in the air.
> Emergency powers are not in the constitution, they’re basically “up in the air” of precedent.
No, emergency powers that actually exist are components of Constitutionally enumerated powers and, for the President, are mostly spelled out in statute law passed by Congress under its Constitutionally enumerated powers.
There is no source of powers for the US government outside of the Constitution.
It is likely that if an action like this is taken, feathers will be rustled. However if that rustling would impact anything is completely up in the air.