Bush Makes Power Grab

Damocles

Damocles

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You won't believe what WorldNetDaily has to say today...

http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55824

President Bush, without so much as issuing a press statement, on May 9 signed a directive that granted near dictatorial powers to the office of the president in the event of a national emergency declared by the president.

The "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive," with the dual designation of NSPD-51, as a National Security Presidential Directive, and HSPD-20, as a Homeland Security Presidential Directive, establishes under the office of president a new National Continuity Coordinator.

That job, as the document describes, is to make plans for "National Essential Functions" of all federal, state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, as well as private sector organizations to continue functioning under the president's directives in the event of a national emergency.

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Link to WH Directive

HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/HSPD-20

Subject: National Continuity Policy

Purpose

(1) This directive establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and operations and a single National Continuity Coordinator responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of Federal continuity policies. This policy establishes "National Essential Functions," prescribes continuity requirements for all executive departments and agencies, and provides guidance for State, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and private sector organizations in order to ensure a comprehensive and integrated national continuity program that will enhance the credibility of our national security posture and enable a more rapid and effective response to and recovery from a national emergency.

Definitions

(2) In this directive:

(a) "Category" refers to the categories of executive departments and agencies listed in Annex A to this directive;

(b) "Catastrophic Emergency" means any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions;

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Dang. People. We need to pay attention...
 
More info:

A Congressional Research Service study notes that under the National Emergency Act, the president "may seize property, organize and control the means of production, seize commodities, assign military forces abroad, institute martial law, seize and control all transportation and communication, regulate the operation of private enterprise, restrict travel, and, in a variety of ways, control the lives of United States citizens."

The CRS study notes that the National Emergency Act sets up congress as a balance empowered to "modify, rescind, or render dormant such delegated emergency authority," if Congress believes the president has acted inappropriately.

NSPD-51/ HSPD-20 appears to supersede the National Emergency Act by creating the new position of National Continuity Coordinator without any specific act of Congress authorizing the position.

NSPD-51/ HSPD-20 also makes no reference whatsoever to Congress. The language of the May 9 directive appears to negate any a requirement that the president submit to Congress a determination that a national emergency exists, suggesting instead that the powers of the executive order can be implemented without any congressional approval or oversight.

Homeland Security spokesperson Russ Knocke affirmed that the Homeland Security Department will be implementing the requirements of NSPD-51/ HSPD-20 under Townsend's direction.

The White House had no comment.
 
It is that darned liberal media Damo. Funny why they did not jump on that.

Anyway, yep one more step towards brownshirtville.
 
uscitizen said:
It is that darned liberal media Damo. Funny why they did not jump on that.

Anyway, yep one more step towards brownshirtville.
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But you notice the "right-wing bush-lovers" did then?

If Amidala were here she'd have to change the line...

Freedom dies with a silence that is overwhelming, not to applause. Seriously, this is a bit like saying we have to burn down the churches to save christianity, or close the schools to save education...
 
uscitizen said:
It is that darned liberal media Damo. Funny why they did not jump on that.

Anyway, yep one more step towards brownshirtville.
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You need to disabuse yourself of the notion that somehow liberals are for freedom. They've been wanting to destroy individuality for a while now.
 
Damocles said:
And by what stretch is he conservative? Just because somebody is republican, does not mean that they are conservative.
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Well he got the conservative vote.....TWICE!
so apparently lots of people thought he was conservative.
But at least they did not vote for Kerry :D
 
uscitizen said:
Well he got the conservative vote.....TWICE!
so apparently lots of people thought he was conservative.
But at least they did not vote for Kerry :D
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Because many were fooled doesn't mean his lies are true. Please get rational, and can the smarm.
 
uscitizen said:
Why should I can the smarm, you guys sucked it up from bush :) until recently ....

I did not vote for bush , I was a rational one.
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I voted Badnarick.

I've also been saying for about the last 6 years that this guy isn't a conservative. Maybe in some ways socially conservative, in almost every other way he couldn't find it in a dictionary with a magnifying glass.
 
I did not vote for bush either time. I had him figured out before he ran for president.
Had he not been elected the first time he would not have been running for re-election.
 
uscitizen said:
I did not vote for bush either time. I had him figured out before he ran for president.
Had he not been elected the first time he would not have been running for re-election.
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But master, I though you were for globalism?
I thought it was the hidden wisdom?

Sincerely, Asshopper
 
uscitizen said:
You keep jumping to that conclusion about me Asshopper.
1+1 does not = 3.
More Wax on and Wax off is in order for you.
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So you're not for globalism, but you take their line on it when it's time to call people against this immigration plan racist?

I guess you're just really trying to instill you're defeated attitude in others then?

Please explain yourself.
 
I am against the way golbalization will effect the working classes in the USA.
I also view it as something that is inevitable and we cannot turn back the clock on.
The best way to fight what you run on about is to not buy any imported goods at all.
 
uscitizen said:
I am against the way golbalization will effect the working classes in the USA.
I also view it as something that is inevitable and we cannot turn back the clock on.
The best way to fight what you run on about is to not buy any imported goods at all.
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A. It's not inevitable. that's a lie.
B. it's impossible to not buy imported goods goods when domestic competition has been put out of business.

All international trade is not bad. We should simply limit trade to partners who have a similar notion of the moral context in which business should be placed. we could have "good globalism", but the globalist in control now are not good. they believe in oppression.

The best way to fight it is to keep telling the truth about it, instead of kicking other people down we agree with because we ourselves may feel hopeless at times.
 
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