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Podcast: The WallBuilders Show
Episode: Defending Liberty: Foundational Principles in a Modern America
Description: What happens when forgotten laws are revived to solve modern problems? This eye-opening episode of WallBuilders' "Foundations of Freedom Thursday" reveals how President Trump's administration has masterfully employed decades-old legislation to implement policy without waiting for congressional gridlock to resolve.David and Tim Barton unpack the strategic genius behind using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 for tariffs and the 1798 Alien Enemies Act for immigration enforcement. Rather than creating new regulations in an already over-legislated system (where Americans unknowingly commit "three felonies a day"), this approach respects constitutional boundaries while cutting through bureaucratic tape....