Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters during a news conference at a COVID-19 pop-up vaccination site in the William Reid Apartments in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Jan,. 23, 2021. Mary Altaffer/Pool/AP
From Pennsylvania to California, Americans are relearning what Lord Acton warned about over two centuries ago: Power corrupts. Giving governors “emergency powers” to fight COVID-19 is destroying our civil liberties and endangering our lives.
Betsy McCaughey
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Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D., is a political commentator, constitutional expert, syndicated columnist, and author of several books, including “The Obama Health Law: What It Says and How to Overturn It” and “The Next Pandemic.” She is also a former lieutenant governor of New York.
