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2012-03-19 Home Front: WoT

Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness

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Posted by Besoeker 2012-03-19 08:23|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Despite many people interpreting this as nefarious, the bottom line is that it was examined and found to be little more than a revision of previous orders, with just administrative changes.

Hot Air analysis.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-03-19 09:00|| 2012-03-19 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 Yes, released on Friday, a simple update, admin changes, and revisions. No need for concern. Everyone reports to whom again? Mention of the Congress? The States? Gold and silver buyers, see Sec 306.

Jan 4, 2012 ... Never let a good crisis go to waste. Those were the words of former Obama
administration Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

Posted by Besoeker 2012-03-19 09:06|| 2012-03-19 09:06|| Front Page Top

#3 This seems onerous and coming from the hands of our megalomaniac in chief, it most definitely is.

Posted by NCMike 2012-03-19 09:06|| 2012-03-19 09:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Except you miss the forest for the tree. The whole business of EOs to get around Constitutional limitations of power has been going on for most of the 20th Century. All those inconvenient processes of amending the base document have been avoided, much like various judicial decrees that 'interpret'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-03-19 09:16|| 2012-03-19 09:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Just in time for Kimmie Jr's launch.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2012-03-19 09:33|| 2012-03-19 09:33|| Front Page Top

#6 Procopius2k: EO's are only part of the problem of an increasingly "imperial presidency" that has been growing in fits and starts since George Washington violated the constitution to put down the Whiskey Rebellion. He also created the dictation of presidential proclamations, usually over small things. Lincoln used that for his Emancipation Proclamation, however, and they have become useful tools to seize state lands, grant pardons to criminals, and other dubious practices.

Other milestones of presidential power grabs include:

Marbury v. Madison (1810), when the president refused to obey the ruling of the SCOTUS.

Andrew Jackson, with his nullification crisis, the Indian Removal Act, and his specie circular.

Abraham Lincoln, who really covered the gamut of presidential power grabs. He also started the use of major Executive Orders, that before had just been minor administrative directives to particular agencies.

Teddy Roosevelt, who effectively took defense appropriations away from congress by blackmail by sending the US Navy on a world tour, halfway around the world. Then the money ran out.

Woodrow Wilson, who nationalized the railroads for the use of every petty bureaucrat who wanted his own rail car. He also created the concept of executive branch "Czars".

"Ol' Frank" Roosevelt, who outdid Lincoln in seizing powers.

With Harry S. Truman began the practice of the widespread use of presidential memorandum (previously called presidential letters), which are one below EO's in authority), and presidential (national security) directives. He also directly authorized the creation of the NSA, which was only funded the following year by congress on a perpetual black budget.

Dwight Eisenhower was the first real Cold War president, and the first to go overboard with internal security and apocalyptic damage preparation. But this has been embraced by every president since.

Though created by James Monroe (1825), the presidential signing statement only became deeply controversial for multiple constitutional violations under Ronald Reagan. These have become perhaps the worst offense, in that they take power both from congress and the judiciary.

I skipped a whole bunch in there. But until some Republican president is elected who is willing to work with congress and the SCOTUS to *reduce* the power of the office of the presidency, it is likely that this situation is going to get progressively worse.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-03-19 10:35|| 2012-03-19 10:35|| Front Page Top

#7 But until some ~~Republican~~ non-Beltway president is elected who is willing to work..

FIFY. Donk or Trunk, once they get within the Beltway, they're pretty much the same as you amply recorded.

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-03-19 11:18|| 2012-03-19 11:18|| Front Page Top

#8 I know one was also signed by Clinton and Bush and whatever, just this particular POTUS really does not adhere to the law and he will use any means to get what he wants.

EVERYTHING this President does is nefarious.

Posted by newc 2012-03-19 11:42|| 2012-03-19 11:42|| Front Page Top

#9 newc, And that's what we should expect from an Un-American President.

Posted by Hellfish 2012-03-19 18:05|| 2012-03-19 18:05|| Front Page Top

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