In the War of 1812, when the British burned down the White House and First Lady Dolly Madison astutely recued the portrait of George Washington from being burned, President James Madison did not invoke the Emergency Powers Clause of the United States Constitution. This is because the United States Constitution has no Emergency Power Clause. The closest …
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