Across the States

76: Executive Overreach w/ Jonathon Hauenschild

March 26th, 2021  |  15 mins 28 secs

alec, covid, cuomo, new york, overreach, politics, power

The coronavirus pandemic has opened Pandora's box of questions and concerns regarding emergency powers and executive overreach on the state level. What is the role of the legislature during a crisis? How much power is too much power for a chief executive to boast? Matt Fisher sits down with Jonathon Hauenschild to discuss the dangers and inadequacies of unilateral executive authority during crises and how state legislatures can get more involved in overcoming emergencies.