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Who Governs? - Emergency Powers in the Time of COVID (Paperback)
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Who Governs? - Emergency Powers in the Time of COVID (Paperback)
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In a democracy, the legitimacy of authority derives from the
consent of the governed. Constitutions or long-standing norms
typically impose constraints on government authority, but under
extraordinary circumstances-emergencies-normal and procedural
standards can be overridden or suspended. Such was the case when
the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in the spring of 2020. This book
describes the emergency powers that existed in the American states
at the start of the pandemic; shows how such powers were
implemented; examines how courts, legislatures, and public opinion
responded to the use of emergency powers; and considers the
resulting tensions they exert on democratic governance.Contributors
provide a background on the legal justification for emergency
powers and offer summaries of the executive orders that were in
effect as of mid-2020 across the United States and its territories,
with special attention paid to California and Texas. They also
review public attitudes about the dangers of the coronavirus and
appropriate responses to it, and raise further questions about
emergency powers and democratic governance-questions that deserve
serious consideration before the next emergency prompts another
exercise of such powers.
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