Donald Trump just declared a national emergency. Was this the justified action of a commander-in-chief? Or was this a power grab by an increasingly autocratic president? In this episode of Keeping The Republic Alex Langer and Bryan Baker explore executive power and separation of powers through historical cases such as Worcester v. Georgia and FDR’s court-packing scheme. We frame this discussion with writings from Madison and Hamilton in the Federalist #51 and #70. Thanks for tuning in!
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Ep. 9. Walt Whitman and C.S. Lewis on Keeping the Soul of the Republic

Keeping The Republic’s mission is to facilitate great discussions that will empower Americans to seek truth, justice, and unity over the selfish interests of any one political party.