EXECUTIVE ORDER NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS

[mikhen7]

EXECUTIVE ORDER

NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
PART I - PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION
Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").

Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness | The White House

I do not have time to read this, but since it came yesterday by Executive Order I thought it may have some significance on the times we live in.

If anyone else has the time please summarize.
Thanks

[mattfivefour]

It's a long read, bro; but fairly standard material for any country if it wants to bring its national defense preparedness plans up to date.

The essence may be found in the first couple of paragraphs:

Section 101. Purpose. This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the "Act").

Sec. 102. Policy. The United States must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency. The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness. The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to the national defense needs of the United States.

There is a little further expansion of the operations under this order in Section 103:

Sec. 103. General Functions. Executive departments and agencies (agencies) responsible for plans and programs relating to national defense (as defined in section 801(j) of this order), or for resources and services needed to support such plans and programs, shall:

(a) identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and civilian demand;

(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;

(c) be prepared, in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States, to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements;

(d) improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements; and

(e) foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.

I did not notice anything particularly draconian (most legislation of this type can appear draconian anyway, and often gives conspiracy theorists fits.)

I notice that it leaves Gerry Ford's Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994 intact, regarding "foreign investment in the US." It also leaves Ronald Reagan's Executive Order 12472 intact, which provided for "the consolidation of assignment and responsibility for improved execution of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications functions."

It naturally cancels Bill Clinton's Executive Order 12919 of June 3, 1994 which laid out the previous "National Defense Industrial Resources Preparedness" plan. And it also revokes the part of Ronald Reagan's Executive Order of November 18, 1988 (Assignment of Emergency Preparedness Responsibilities) that delegated the Secretary of Commerce (in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense) responsibility for analyzing potential effects of national security emergencies on actual production capability and then developing preparedness measures to strengthen capabilities for production increases in national security emergencies. It also removes the Secretary of Commerce's power to, "in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, perform industry analyses to assess capabilities of the commercial industrial base to support the national defense, and develop policy alternatives to improve the international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet defense program needs."

Best I could do, bro. If there are any legitimate dangers hidden in this order, someone more familiar with the US bureaucratic processes involved might see it. To me, based on my experience analyzing legislation, it appears to be a straightforward update to a stock planning priority in which all developed nations engage. Perhaps Sean Osborne might see something else.

[mikhen7]

Thanks Brother. Usually with OB's executive orders there is a dead fish somewhere.

Thanks again

[nillapoet]

Preparing for an emergency?

Another article related to the E.O. It's a little easier to read than the actual order.

President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com

[mattfivefour]

There it is:

(b) assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;

The question then is: are "peacetime and times of national emergency" mutually dependent? In other words, should this phrase be construed as during a time of national emergency outside of a war emergency? Or are they to be read separately? That is to say, in either peacetime or a time of national emergency? Big difference. If the former, then the Executive Branch (actually, specifically, the office of the President has taken to itself much greater powers than were ever envisioned in the Constitution. In fact, Mr. Obama has done exactly what Woodrow Wilson advised prior to his own occupancy of the Oval Office, when he was still president of Princeton University. Mr. Wilson wrote in his deceptively titled treatise Constitutional Government in the United States: "...the President is at liberty, both in law and conscience, to be as big a man as he can. His capacity will set the limit."

The only thing that Wilson acknowledged was the ability of Congress to check the President. But he also stated frankly that if the will of the people could be swayed by the President, Congress would have no choice but to agree with him. As for the third leg of the three-legged stool of checks and balances? Wilson opined that the role of the federal courts was to support the expansion of federal powers.

The anti-Constitutional fox entered the American hen house at least a hundred years ago.

[Meg]

Why do I not like this. At all.

[Duncanmc]

What I get from it is the government giving itself basically unlimited powers in times of extreme national emergency. It could be abused but hasn't been so far for what?, 60 years? Imagine the chaos after a nuclear detonation or an outbreak of pandemic flu... those powers could be necessary at such a time. And when all else fails....there's still the second amendment which states: it's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six!

[Meg]

What I get from it is the government giving itself basically unlimited powers in times of extreme national emergency. It could be abused but hasn't been so far for what?, 60 years? Imagine the chaos after a nuclear detonation or an outbreak of pandemic flu... those powers could be necessary at such a time. And when all else fails....there's still the second amendment which states: it's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six!

I still don't like it, but you do have something of a point, Duncanmc...

[Robert]

What I get from it is the government giving itself basically unlimited powers in times of extreme national emergency. It could be abused but hasn't been so far for what?, 60 years? Imagine the chaos after a nuclear detonation or an outbreak of pandemic flu... those powers could be necessary at such a time. And when all else fails....there's still the second amendment which states: it's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six!

I'd rather be saved by One.

[GlennO]

The Horse is out of the barn and is far away from the corral....

I doubt that the damage done by the Progressive Movement fostered by W. Wilson can be repaired. The Progressives have advanced their cause regardless of whether they are in office in or not.

It's a ding-dang shame...

[WalterNZ]

I found some more info

"Additionally, each cabinet under the Executive Branch has been given specific powers when the order is executed, and include the absolute control over food, water, and other resource distributions."


President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources - National Finance Examiner | Examiner.com

Hey this is NOT cool!!! And a worry for what may occur soon

I gotta say...it looks to me like Obama is preparing contingencies to deal with potential civil unrest that would probably occur if Israel did attack Iran and the worlds oil supplies became effected, in turn effecting food supply, oil supply, and potentially even cash supply... Ie economic Armageddon...

Looks like its beginning to rear its ugly head...

[Meg]

I searched for more information or even a sober opinion of this executive order this morning, and troublingly enough, there is almost nothing. The article Walter posted reflects my own concerns among others. For example, if Romney gets elected, the Mormons could push him to try to exploit that thing in their best interests, and knowing what I do about the Mormons, I wouldn't put that past them. Whether they could succeed is an open question, but given a chance like that at serious power, they would almost certainly try. Even G W Bush didn't try for that kind of power grab... This really is disturbing. As many ordinary citizens who are really worried about this thing, the lack of commentary in the major news sources really makes me wonder too.

[Sean Osborne]

This EO is an expansion of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to the point that it could enable a type of virtual martial law in peacetime. The "National Defense" is now anything the Executive Office decides it wants it to be. "Preparedness" DOES NOT occur during wartime; it occurs during peacetime. Mobilization, on the other hand, occurs after a defining event or certain threshold has occurred.

The Cabinet offices charged with execution of the provisions of the EO, i.e. Agriculture, Energy, Health and Human Services, Transportation, Defense and Commerce could commandeer food, livestock, fertilizer, farm equipment, all forms of energy, water resources, all forms of civil transporation (meaning any vehicles, boats, planes) and the personnel which operate them, and any other materials, including construction materials from wherever they are available. More importantly - in my view - natural resources such as crude oil production are included.

For example, if the recent SWIFT action shutting of Iranian banks should cause Iran to effect a closure of the Strait of Hormuz... this EO could easily be placed in execution. It's a no brainer that this EO expansion will commandeer the very profitable crude oil currently being produced on privately owned land in the US and which had previously been outside of federal control. (no wonder Obama included this aspect in his recent comments about US oil production - his marxist way of thinking assumes it is within the government domain.) This executive order mandates it as a fact.

Totalitarianism is coming to a neighborhood near all of us.

Read this article for some additional details: http://frontpagemag.com/2012/03/19/a...ma-power-grab/

[Meg]

Quoted from the article Sean posted:

President Obama has once again grossly overstepped the bounds of his authority. While not yet posing a threat of all-out martial law, as some have suggested, Obama’s latest executive order represents another blatant move of his toward centralized government control of the American economy.

Are there any checks or balances on him to prevent his socialist agenda from getting out of hand? The silence in such sources as the New York Times, Washington Post, Fox News, CNN etc is very troubling.

[This]

THIS THREAD IS IN DESPERATE NEED FOR SOME MUCH NEEDED EMPHASIS!! SEAN OSBOURNE'S POST WAS AN EXCELLENT START!!

I combed through this Executive Order and it is THE most Draconian thing EVER passed by ANY President in U.S. history. It allows for the "management" of EVERY human in the U.S.A., along with all of its resources and military. ALL OF YOUR RIGHTS CAN NOW BE SUSPENDED BY OBAMA WITH A STROKE OF A PEN.

This is not just some tiny amendment to the 1950 Act, this is a WHOLE HEARTED SLAUGHTER!! THERE IS NOTHING OUTSIDE OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S COMPLETE AND DIRECT CONTROL NOW!!

Do you understand the FULL IMPLICATIONS OF THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER??? A Muslim Extremist that detests the Christian way now has COMPLETE AND UTTER control over your destinies (with only the Restrainer keeping us safe)!! The most powerful nation in the world is being controlled, both inside and out, by a person that clearly hates Israel. This is all according to prophecy.

For those who still think Obama is an idiot - WAKE UP!! This man is diabolically brilliant!! He is the Trojan Horse that the people of America deserved!! After all, the Bible says that He and He alone determines the leader of a country.

Meg, the reason this is not being reported by the Main Stream Media (MSM) is that they are COMPLETELY controlled by the party that controls both the Democrats AND the Republicans. The New World Order!! This is just one more step to their end goal - ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT!! As these people have stated before, "out of the ashes of America's decline shall arise One World Government".

These people do not have any feelings for America other than complete hate!! To believe that this unified world force doesn't exist would be to pretend that the Bible never outlines that Satan is the god of this ENTIRE world. Only the Restrainer restrains Satan and He will soon be taken out the way. And we with Him (praise God forever)!!

My friends, the time is almost up (as most here already know). Our departure draws EXTREMELY near!! Maranatha!!

[Sean Osborne]

I also just finished reading this EO in its entirety. The scope of this EO is nothing less than a federal government plan to prep for full-scale war at a virtual moment of notice. There's even a provision for a reinstitution of a military draft and a civilian draft for federal employment - unpaid (uncompensated) employment! - of key persons the government deems necessary for the overall effort. For lack of a better term, I'd call this "Obama's Armageddon Executive Order."

[This]

I also just finished reading this EO in its entirety. The scope of this EO is nothing less than a federal government plan to prep for full-scale war at a virtual moment of notice. There's even a provision for a reinstitution of a military draft and a civilian draft for federal employment - unpaid (uncompensated) employment! - of key persons the government deems necessary for the overall effort. For lack of a better term, I'd call this "Obama's Armageddon Executive Order."

EXTREMELY well summarized (as per usual)!! As Jack Kelley always says, "You can hear the footsteps of the Messiah".

[This]

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO NOTICE THE FOLLOWING!!!!

Notice that the language of the EO does not state “in the event of a national emergency.” Instead, we are given the term “purposes of national defense.” This is because the “authorities” assumed by the President have been assumed, not just for arbitrary declarations of “national emergency”, but for peacetime as well. Indeed, the EO states this much directly when it says,

"The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 107(b)(1) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2077(b)(1), to take appropriate action to ensure that critical components, critical technology items, essential materials, and industrial resources are available from reliable sources when needed to meet defense requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, and national emergency."

The ambiguity to this all-encompassing power that can be enforced at ANY time is breath-taking and unprecedented.

As Jesus commands us to in Luke 21:36, "Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man."

Let us all keep watching and keep praying ALWAYS!! Our time on earth is surely almost up!!

[GlennO]

Not sure its true, but I suppose we have all heard that if try to cook a frog by tossing him in a pot of boiling water he'll jump out.

Toss the frog in a pot of tepid water and progressively increase the temperature to a pretty soon you'll have a boiled frog.


Our constitution has be diluted by decades of neglect....


My biggest gripe presently is voter fraud.

[GlennO]

Regarding this most recent controversy, I take great comfort in Romans CH 13:1-2.

Rom 13:1-2
(1) Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
(2) Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.

Believer's Bible Commentary (BBC)


D. In Relation to Government (13:1-7)
13:1 Those who have been justified by faith are obligated to be subject to human government. Actually the obligation applies to everyone, but the apostle here is concerned especially with believers. God established human government after the flood when He decreed, “Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed” (Gen_9:6). That decree gave authority to men to judge criminal matters and to punish offenders.


In every ordered society there must be authority and submission to that authority. Otherwise you have a state of anarchy, and you cannot survive indefinitely under anarchy. Any government is better than no government. So God has instituted human government, and no government exists apart from His will. This does not mean that He approves of all that human rulers do. He certainly does not approve of corruption, brutality, and tyranny! But the fact remains that the authorities that exist are appointed by God.


Believers can live victoriously in a democracy, a constitutional monarchy, or even a totalitarian regime. No earthly government is any better than the men who comprise it. That is why none of our governments is perfect. The only ideal government is a beneficent monarchy with the Lord Jesus Christ as King. It is helpful to remember that Paul wrote this section on subjection to human government when the infamous Nero was Emperor. Those were dark days for Christians. Nero blamed them for a fire which destroyed half the city of Rome (and which he himself may have ordered). He caused some believers to be immersed in tar, then ignited as living torches to provide illumination for his orgies. Others were sewn up in animal skins, then thrown to ferocious dogs to be torn to pieces.


13:2 And yet it still holds that anyone who disobeys or rebels against the government is disobeying and rebelling against what God has ordained. Whoever resists lawful authority earns and deserves punishment.


There is an exception, of course. A Christian is not required to obey if the government orders him to sin or to compromise his loyalty to Jesus Christ (Act_5:29). No government has a right to command a person's conscience. So there are times when a believer must, by obeying God, incur the wrath of man. In such cases he must be prepared to pay the penalty without undue complaint. Under no circumstances should he rebel against the government or join in an attempt to overthrow it.