JimBowie1958
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This is not something most Americans are aware of but the POTUS can force people to work without compensation anywhere in the the world.
This is right off the White House website
Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness
Sec. 502. Consultants. The head of each agency otherwise delegated functions under this order is delegated the authority of the President under sections 710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(b), (c), to employ persons of outstanding experience and ability without compensation and to employ experts, consultants, or organizations.
Now when I tell my friends of this EO that gives the POTUS this power, they make one of several objections:
1. it is only for emergencies. This is not true as this EO specifically states that it is in force in times of peace and non emergency as well as emergency periods. Even Snopes admits that this is true of the EO.
2. Congress would stop the President from abusing it. No, Congress wont even use its own Constitutional pwoer of the purse. Dont expect those gutless morons to defend YOUR rights.
3. Obama has never used it, so there is nothing to worry about. This argument is especially idiotic sense there would be no point to putting it on the books if there were no plausible scenarios in which it might be used.
CAN WE TRUST HILLARY CLINTON TO NOT ABUSE THIS OUTRAGEOUS OFF THE SCALE POWER?
I say hell no.
What do you say?
This is right off the White House website
Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness
Sec. 502. Consultants. The head of each agency otherwise delegated functions under this order is delegated the authority of the President under sections 710(b) and (c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2160(b), (c), to employ persons of outstanding experience and ability without compensation and to employ experts, consultants, or organizations.
Now when I tell my friends of this EO that gives the POTUS this power, they make one of several objections:
1. it is only for emergencies. This is not true as this EO specifically states that it is in force in times of peace and non emergency as well as emergency periods. Even Snopes admits that this is true of the EO.
2. Congress would stop the President from abusing it. No, Congress wont even use its own Constitutional pwoer of the purse. Dont expect those gutless morons to defend YOUR rights.
3. Obama has never used it, so there is nothing to worry about. This argument is especially idiotic sense there would be no point to putting it on the books if there were no plausible scenarios in which it might be used.
CAN WE TRUST HILLARY CLINTON TO NOT ABUSE THIS OUTRAGEOUS OFF THE SCALE POWER?
I say hell no.
What do you say?