The extension of emergency rule relied on a constitutional loophole, but should be considered a constitutional violation

The House of Representatives’ decision to extend the state of emergency relied on a constitutional loophole, which makes it in violation of the constitution, Al Masry Al Youm’s Amr Hashem Rabie says. The House has not learned any lessons from the Mubarak era, whose permanent state of emergency did little in the fight against terrorism. Representatives also seem to ignore the impact of a continued state of emergency on the investment climate, Rabie points out.