Posted on 02/24/2022 3:57:56 AM PST by RandFan
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said the Emergencies Act that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently invoked to quell the trucker convoy protests is "very, very dangerous" and warned against similar legislation that exists in the United States.
"I think statutes that allow presidents or heads of state to invoke emergencies are very, very dangerous," said Paul during an episode of the BASED Politics podcast that aired Sunday.
"We have the same sort of statutes here, and I have long-time been an opponent of these. We actually have in the United States an Emergency Act that allows the president to shut down the internet."
Several Canadian civil liberties groups have also spoken out against Trudeau after he invoked the Emergencies Act to cut off funding for "Freedom Convoy" truckers, freeze their bank accounts and crack down on the lingering demonstrations in Ottawa. The trucker protest has been largely cleared from the Canadian capital, but Trudeau has not yet relaxed the state of emergency.
Paul explained how he failed in his attempt to corral anti-Trump Democrats into an alliance with libertarian-leaning Republicans to strike down such emergency power legislation during the Trump administration.
"[Sen.] Mike Lee had some reforms that he put forward on the Emergency Act, and it's something we should look at, because these things go on and on," Paul continued. "There are some emergencies in the U.S. that have been going on for many, many decades. And the president can just renew them every year. There's no real stopping him."
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Rand Paul with a timely warning...
The Emergencies Act was canceled yesterday.
You can’t un-ring a bell.
Genie out of bottle.
Horse/barn door.
Etc. Etc.
It doesn’t matter that Truedope canceled it. He used it, and now precedent has been set.
But BiXiden renewed the US emergency status with no expiration date.
US owner operators need to select a few weeks park their trucks on their own property, citing needing rest and political reflection while not drving 40 tons of machinery at 65mph. Or put the truck in the line for long needed repairs and take the kids to disney. Also strict following of federal and state regulations on hours by drivers who work for the company. Anyone associated with the industry has stated there is 25% of productivity in logistics that can be removed just by taking allowed breaks the rules tightly.
For the drivers who pick up work from the many load matching companies, move closer to your home base and do not take the Costal cities runs and avoid the ports. Take nothing into VA, MA or DC. The standard line to load matching companies “With the price of fuel it is better to make the haul companies do better matching me to loads in being home.
The US population should be burning down their covid supplies anyways. We support the truckers with a clear stand against government overreach.
Rand Paul times 100 would equal a great Senate.
bflr
NYC workers will warn about implemented policies just as bad as Canada’s; this isn’t some potential future threat. It is already here.
Rand Paul 2024 ... either as President or VP
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