# If declaring national emergencies becomes a thing, what kinds of NEs could the democrats do

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> [@HurricaneDitka](#):
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> No, there aren’t. If you think otherwise, I invite you to cite the relevant section of code. If not, you’ve got yourself a nice fact-free assertion here, which we can all safely ignore.

Like the swine flu emergency declaration… Not.

Here is a hint: it is still a straw man from you, funding was found for that emergency, and more came later as congress saw that there was indeed an emergency there.

No such thing in this case.

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