Declaration of a State of Emergency -- can President Obama issue one to prevent default?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

38. Your page is irrelevant, taken from a non-existent book.

The bigger picture is that the Constitution trumps the Nat'l Emergency Act. All tyrants appeal to crisis to solidify their power. That is why our Constitution divides power so meticulously.

There is no disaster to avert, we can service our bond obligations with current revenue. Even if it were a parents-eating-their-young calamity that doesn't allow the presidency to abrogate the constitution.

The act you cited states there must be an underlying violation of law. Congress being congress is not a violation of the law. You can't pick and choose clauses to create some Frankenstein's monster of a law to grant your preferred political faction absolute power. I doubt you'd be arguing this as enthusiastically as you are if the GOPers were making your argument. On the contrary you'd be repulsed and horrified. Unless you're willing to grant them the same privileges the next time they think some Dem policy will bring economic calamity I can't help but wonder if you imagine this to be a one shot deal where we win for all time. If the latter, you're the person the Constitution was meant to frustrate.