Executive Order 13603 ends private property, not a hoax

[CrusaderFrank]

This is not a hoax.

In March, the President gave himself the power to nationalize any industry and confiscate any and all private property, all food, water, gas, raw materials, anything and everything, and best of all, there is no definite trigger, he can just declare he needs to do it.

I don't see anywhere in the document where he consults with Congress. He can order people to work for the executive departments as he sees fit.

"PART II—PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
Sec. 201. Priorities and Allocations Authorities. (a) The authority of the
President conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to
require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other
than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services,
and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national
defense, is delegated to the following agency heads1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health
resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial
fertilizer;
(2) the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health
resources;
(4) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation;
(5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services,
and facilities, including construction materials."

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-22/pdf/2012-7019.pdf

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

I read about this when it he first signed it. It's completely legit, in regard to the KING signing it. The good news is, President Romney said he will rescind every single EO Obama signed and put in to place the moment he is sworn in!

 

[ScienceRocks]

We better pray to god that Romney wins.

Why the fuck do you leftist want to destroy private property? That's communism.

 

[Conservative]

This is not a hoax.

In March, the President gave himself the power to nationalize any industry and confiscate any and all private property, all food, water, gas, raw materials, anything and everything, and best of all, there is no definite trigger, he can just declare he needs to do it.

I don't see anywhere in the document where he consults with Congress. He can order people to work for the executive departments as he sees fit.

"PART II—PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS
Sec. 201. Priorities and Allocations Authorities. (a) The authority of the
President conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to
require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other
than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services,
and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national
defense, is delegated to the following agency heads1) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health
resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial
fertilizer;
(2) the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health
resources;
(4) the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation;
(5) the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6) the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services,
and facilities, including construction materials."

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-22/pdf/2012-7019.pdf

that has nothing to do with private property.

 

[occupied]

Yeah I remember this from last year, turns out that it is a long standing order dating back to before WWII and re-signed by every president since, take a deep breath and change your shorts.

 

[del]

it was diabolically clever of obama to have congress pass the defense production act 11 years before he was born so he could have his evil kenyan way with us

Defense Production Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

you people are beyond hysterical

 

[Liability]

ACT SEPT. 8, 1950, CH. 932, 64 STAT. 798

* * * *

§2062. Declaration of policy
(a) Findings

Congress finds that—

(1) the security of the United States is dependent on the ability of the domestic industrial base to supply materials and services for the national defense and to prepare for and respond to military conflicts, natural or man-caused disasters, or acts of terrorism within the United States;

(2) to ensure the vitality of the domestic industrial base, actions are needed—

(A) to promote industrial resources preparedness in the event of domestic or foreign threats to the security of the United States;

(B) to support continuing improvements in industrial efficiency and responsiveness;

(C) to provide for the protection and restoration of domestic critical infrastructure operations under emergency conditions; and

(D) to respond to actions taken outside of the United States that could result in reduced supplies of strategic and critical materials, including energy, necessary for national defense and the general economic well-being of the United States;

(3) in order to provide for the national security, the national defense preparedness effort of the United States Government requires—

(A) preparedness programs to respond to both domestic emergencies and international threats to national defense;

(B) measures to improve the domestic industrial base for national defense;

(C) the development of domestic productive capacity to meet—

(i) essential national defense needs that can result from emergency conditions; and

(ii) unique technological requirements; and

(D) the diversion of certain materials and facilities from ordinary use to national defense purposes, when national defense needs cannot otherwise be satisfied in a timely fashion;

(4) to meet the requirements referred to in this subsection, this Act [sections 2061 to 2170, 2171, and 2172 of this Appendix] provides the President with an array of authorities to shape national defense preparedness programs and to take appropriate steps to maintain and enhance the domestic industrial base;

(5) in order to ensure national defense preparedness, it is necessary and appropriate to assure the availability of domestic energy supplies for national defense needs;

(6) to further assure the adequate maintenance of the domestic industrial base, to the maximum extent possible, domestic energy supplies should be augmented through reliance on renewable energy sources (including solar, geothermal, wind, and biomass sources), more efficient energy storage and distribution technologies, and energy conservation measures;

(7) much of the industrial capacity that is relied upon by the United States Government for military production and other national defense purposes is deeply and directly influenced by—

(A) the overall competitiveness of the industrial economy of the United States; and

(B) the ability of industries in the United States, in general, to produce internationally competitive products and operate profitably while maintaining adequate research and development to preserve competitiveness with respect to military and civilian production; and

(8) the inability of industries in the United States, especially smaller subcontractors and suppliers, to provide vital parts and components and other materials would impair the ability to sustain the Armed Forces of the United States in combat for longer than a short period.

-- 50 USC App, DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950: ACT SEPT. 8, 1950, CH. 932, 64 STAT. 798

It is an Act that basically says, in times of catastrophe or terrorism, the Government grants the authority to the Executive to use (essentially) eminent domain to allocate the products and services of American industry under certain specific circumstances, and the Executive is called upon to draft rules and regs to put the legislation into effect.

It can be argued that the Executive Order [ http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-22/pdf/2012-7019.pdf ] goes too far. Or maybe it doesn't.

But I don't see it as a power grab.