Right now, Trump has legal dictatorial power, whether he chooses to use it or not.Abraham Lincoln had absolute power during the Civil War.
The Constitution authorizes suspension of habeas corpus during times of rebellion, and Lincoln used this power to throw journalists in prison indefinitely if they openly advocated the Southern cause.
this might be a good time to amend the scope and range of those powers.
The primary reason why Emergency Acts are invoked is so states can receive emergency funding. As much of a douchebag I may think Trump to be, I believe he is doing this for the good of the country.
Revisiting it at a future time may be a good idea.