The President has a right to do that. Correct. So it's not an inherent constitutional right. It's not. Just like any president can stand up and say there's an emergency. IA pa, which is a statute Congress has passed, has given the President the authority to declare an emergency. And then it is given to him the power, once he declares an emergency to regulate importation of of any property from a foreign country. (03:08–03:14)
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