President Obama signed an interesting Executive Order on Friday that should sound the alarm for all Americans. The order, called 'National Defense Resources Preparedness' is actually an amendment to the 'Defense Production Act of 1950' and gives the office of the President total control over all of the resources in the United States in the event of a war or an emergency. What constitutes an emergency and who makes that decision? With so many citizens unhappy with the current administration, it's a question people may be asking in the coming days.
Section One of the order states the purpose of the amendment and the ability of using it in peacetime:
Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").
(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;
Section Two directs how each cabinet of the Executive branch can take control over all resources if the order is executed. For example, "(4) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation; (6) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials."
Nothing is left out, even water is included! How will this sit with citizens? Farmers might be especially alarmed. With the recent proposal of sweeping new regulations on farms, being reminded that the government can take over any farm and equipment on an order from the president is a scary prospect. In the past when similar orders were invoked, the constitutional rights of Americans were trampled. Is there a reason President Obama found it necessary to amend this order? Is he suspecting a drawn out war or perhaps civil unrest between Occupy and the Tea Party? If so, he is certainly making sure all of his bases are covered.
Is there even a real threat to any American freedoms with this order? The order was signed by President Obama on Friday (March 16th) yet no major stories are going out. It wouldn't be unusual behavior for the mainstream media to ignore a story that puts Obama in a poor light. Maybe they're too busy reporting on the cooler story of the president hanging out on St. Patrick's Day and enjoying a beer! Whichever, the conservative crowd on Twitter is going crazy with this story. The hash tag of #ExecOrder is busy as can be with tweets about 'upcoming martial law'. Hopefully, that will remain just a fantasy in their heads!
Read the entire Executive Order here: White House
© Margie Wilson-Mars 2012
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Comments: 49
We were checking out Kardashian's ass while our city was burning. We deserve this completely.
References to "peacetime" were first included in the 1994 EO12919
More interesting to me, "...the second change by Bush to EO 12919 came through an amendment to EO 11858 that eliminated requirements of Cabinet officials to report on attempts by foreigners to invest in 'critical technologies' in the US or 'industrial espionage activities' targeting defense contractors (Section 801). Obama’s new EO doesn’t reverse that action, either."
I'm actually pretty uncomfortable with Homeland Security. I don't like how they do their business. Really, I doubt it makes a damn bit of difference if it's them or FEMA, so chalk me up to being a little paranoid, but still. The timing bothers me, too. I'm not gonna lose sleep over it...yet.
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Watch for a "national emergency" to "happen" or be concocted before the election. That way elections can be suspended "indefinitely" for "the good of the country" leaving guess who in power without being reelected. Will that happen? Don't know, but do not be surprised if you wake up on July 4th with no freedoms of any kind left.
This President promised us "change" and we are getting EXACTLY what we elected him to do. One of those changes will be the loss of our country. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. Sooner or later, UNLESS our society reverts back to what made our country great, the Constitution, we will not have a country. Nothing less will save us unfortunately, and NO ONE, not the Democrats, not the Republicans, not the Tea Party, not the Independents, NO ONE, is doing what is needed to save our country.
read this and you just might start to think for yourself
http://minx.cc/?post=327606
read this and then come talk to me.
Obama signed an Executive Order stating that the President and his specifically designated Secretaries now have the authority to commandeer all domestic U.S. resources including food and water. The EO also states that the President and his
Secretaries have the authority to seize all transportation, energy, and infrastructure inside the United States as well as forcibly induct/draft American citizens into the military. The EO also contains a vague reference in regards to harnessing American citizens to fulfill “labor requirements” for the purposes of national defense.
What part of this do you view as being good for any of us?
It sure looks to me like a license to be a brutal tyrant.
Stillwater, Oklahoma
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i know people in ohio, that have opened carry, and beed harrassed, and even arrested (for inciting panic?).
as if others paranoia was everyones offense .............
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-tosses-jury-award-
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So WHITE presidents can do anything during an emergency but woe to a black president who tries to lock up terrorist.