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Dislike most of his policies as much as the rest of us, but isn't this just a small update of various Executive Orders that have been signed since 1950?
 
On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives the office of the President complete control over all the resources in the United States in times of war or emergency.

The National Defense Resources Preparedness order gives the Executive Branch the power to control and allocate energy, production, transportation, food, and even water resources by decree under the auspices of national defense and national security. The order is not limited to wartime implementation, as one of the order’s functions includes the command and control of resources in peacetime determinations.
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Scary stuff to be passed during peace time.
 
Fuck. Not good.

geomark said:
Can we get the tl;dr version? Luke?
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Crynos said:
Dislike most of his policies as much as the rest of us, but isn't this just a small update of various Executive Orders that have been signed since 1950?
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Actually it's a vaguely-worded resource grab, obviously gearing up for a more warlike state. I've never seen anything quite like this.

It starts by allocating responsibilities to the department heads that you don't normally think of like who has to be in control of the energy supply while we're under attack and so on. That part's pretty specific.

Part III (no doubt what our Jewish OP is pissed about) goes on a shopping spree and says that private banks MUST give the government loans for all of this warmongering shit(!!!)

The whole thing basically says 'we're taking this that and the other for national DEFENSE.' -But defines defense at the end as:
Obomba said:
{National Defense} means programs for military and energy production or construction, military or critical infrastructure assistance to any foreign nation, homeland security, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq., and critical infrastructure protection and restoration.
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So in other words; Offense.

Since we're gearing up for war with Iran I'm not surprised... But boy is that one bold constitution shredder we've got in the whitehouse.
 
lukep said:
Fuck. Not good.



Actually it's a vaguely-worded resource grab, obviously gearing up for a more warlike state. I've never seen anything quite like this.

It starts by allocating responsibilities to the department heads that you don't normally think of like who has to be in control of the energy supply while we're under attack and so on. That part's pretty specific.

Part III (no doubt what our Jewish OP is pissed about) goes on a shopping spree and says that private banks MUST give the government loans for all of this warmongering shit(!!!)

The whole thing basically says 'we're taking this that and the other for national DEFENSE.' -But defines defense at the end as:


So in other words; Offense.

Since we're gearing up for war with Iran I'm not surprised... But boy is that one bold constitution shredder we've got in the whitehouse.
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I need to look into it more, but at first glance it didn't seem much different than Clinton's or Reagan's executive orders.

None of this is to say I don't think this is messed up, just that it's not a new idea. Unless I'm missing major differences between the documents, that is (which, once again, is definitely possible as I haven't had time to dig into it).

EDIT: Just noticed this:

"(b) The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and non-emergency conditions. Each Secretary shall authorize the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, to place priority ratings on contracts and orders for materials, services, and facilities needed in support of programs approved under section 202 of this order."

That's pretty fucking terrifying. I retract my reservations.
 
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Fan blades are chopping turds. I'm surprised as anybody it is happening this fast.

Meanwhile in America:
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You know something, I don't even know who that is, haven't watched American TV in 10 years, but some people on the internet seem pretty fixated on her.
 
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Just like non-violent felons are restricted from voting today, when the revolution comes, any person with any type of previous government employment/association should be barred from forming any part of the new American government. Military low ranks being an exception. Fucking traitors to the constitution, the lot of them.
 
Ya'll gonna be fucked soon, you know that right??

Paul ain't getting in, no one's stopping Obama - welcome to the socialist world regime of the future wrapped in a charming smile and a catchphrase of change.
 
I just did some quick research on it, dug this up, just adding to what others have contributed so that we can better understand what this means.

The Defense Production Act (Pub.L. 81-774) is a United States law enacted on September 8, 1950, in response to the start of the Korean War. It was part of a broad civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War. Its implementing regulations, the Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS), are located at 15 CFR §§700 to 700.93. The Act has been periodically reauthorized and amended, and remains in force as of 2012.
The Act contains three major sections. The first authorizes the President to require businesses to sign contracts or fulfill orders deemed necessary for national defense. The second authorizes the President to establish mechanisms (such as regulations, orders or agencies) to allocate materials, services and facilities to promote national defense. The third section authorizes the President to control the civilian economy so that scarce and/or critical materials necessary to the national defense effort are available for defense needs.[1]
The Act also authorizes the President to requisition property, force industry to expand production and the supply of basic resources, impose wage and price controls, settle labor disputes, control consumer and real estate credit, establish contractual priorities, and allocate raw materials to aid the national defense.[1]
The President's authority to place contracts under the DPA is the part of the Act most often used by the Department of Defense (DOD) since the 1970s. Most of the other functions of the Act are administered by the Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security (SIES) in the Bureau of Industry and Security in the Department of Commerce.[2]
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Defense Production Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
geomark said:
Can we get the tl;dr version? Luke?
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Nothing new. This type of thing has been in place for decades, but has been revised several times, including just now I guess. Basic premise always stays the same though.

For national defense, the President has the authority to take over, basically the entire country. The military can takeover whatever they want within the country, if it's for national defense. For example, they could close LAX and turn it into a military base, takeover GM's plants, takeover private farmland and begin rationing out food, nationalize all oil refineries, etc.
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
Nothing new. This type of thing has been in place for decades, but has been revised several times, including just now I guess. Basic premise always stays the same though.

For national defense, the President has the authority to take over, basically the entire country. The military can takeover whatever they want within the country, if it's for national defense. For example, they could close LAX and turn it into a military base, takeover GM's plants, takeover private farmland and begin rationing out food, nationalize all oil refineries, etc.
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Did you not read what I just said above? He REDEFINED "National Defense."

It does not have the slightest mention of anything defensive in it... Just Military.

Also as bad is what Crynos mentioned; This goes for Peacetime too.

...Not that I think the USA is likely to have any peacetime any year soon... We are in our 11th year of "National Defense" in Afghanistan and are about to be "Defending America" in Iran too.
 
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