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After tasting COVID-19 emergency powers, governors will take aim at more rights

By Timothy P. Carney
Published September 11, 2023 8:13pm ET
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After tasting COVID-19 emergency powers, governors will take aim at more rights
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has not fulfilled a promise during the presidential campaign to seek a waiver exempting her state from the federal government's pause on new oil and gas leasing. | (Susan Montoya Bryan/AP)


To justify her claim to dictatorial power, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM) says that the Bill of Rights does not apply in emergency situations.

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