Everything is an emergency with the Bolsheviks.
Lock up and isolate all the faggots and fudge packers for two weeks. Problem solved.
This explains why I saw all the house windows covered and all the parks, theaters, stores and restaurants totally deserted and shut down.
Another emergency.
This time people are well trained to behave like humble peasants who rush to take orders.
Except for the ChiCom fentanyl flowing in through our southern border, killing Americans by the thousands every month.
A unilateral declaration avoids the messy, time-consuming process of having the action deliberated by the representatives of the citizens: Declarations provide instant self-anointed new power (and gratification).