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P279
Republicans may invoke Emergency Powers Act to suspend the Constitution, delay elections, or call a national draft to avoid losing power if the Iran war goes badly

What Jiang said

“The Republicans have a different strategy, which is this war may be unpopular, and this war may um make America lose, but it's okay. Why? Because in a time of war, the president has something called the Emergency Powers Act, okay? Emergency Powers allows the president to essentially suspend the Constitution and to suspend or delay elections.”

Analysis

If the Iran war becomes unpopular or goes poorly, Republicans may use the Emergency Powers Act to suspend the Constitution, delay elections, or call a national draft to maintain power.

Source lecture

• Game Theory #14

Status history

• 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)

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