Other states should follow its lead as we emerge from Covid-era abuse of such authority.
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A poll worker displays a voter’s details against a barrier protecting her from possible infection by Covid on the last day of early in-person voting for the general elections in Cornelius, N.C., October 31, 2020.
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Crises often reveal unknown problems. The coronavirus pandemic was no different. At the national level, it revealed significant problems with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the federal bureaucracy in general. For states, the pandemic laid bare the expansive emergency powers held by governors.
Now, at least one state is trying to do something about it. North Carolina passed rules, which took effect January 1, that will curb its executive’s authority in future emergencies.
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Adam M. Carrington is an associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College.
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Crises often reveal unknown problems. The coronavirus pandemic was no different. At the national level, it revealed significant problems with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the federal bureaucracy in general. For states, the pandemic laid bare the expansive emergency powers held by governors.
Now, at least one state is trying to do something about it. North Carolina passed rules, which took effect January 1, that will curb its executive’s authority in future emergencies.
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About the Author
Adam M. Carrington is an associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College.
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