Thomas P. Crocker, "Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism" (Yale UP, 2020)
b'A core duty of government is keeping those it governs safe. However, in modern democratic states, government is structured by a Constitution, which establishes constraints and checks on the power of any one office. But emergencies \\u2013 from natural disasters to terrorist attacks \\u2013 often call for a swift response that presses against those constraints and checks. In the United States, the President has claimed the authority to do what\\u2019s\\xa0necessary\\xa0to secure and protect the American people. Can such claims be squared with a commitment to the Constitution?\\nIn\\xa0Overcoming Necessity: Emergency, Constraint, and the Meanings of American Constitutionalism\\xa0(Yale 2021),\\xa0Thomas Crocker\\xa0argues for a conception of American constitutionalism that can address the need for government to respond to emergencies without losing its normative bearings.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law'