On National Defense Authorization Act, Obama Pulls Veto Threat - Anyone Worried Yet? (attorney, Canada)
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No, you have this wrong ... very wrong. This is a straight up EO for the President to take full and unprecedented control over ALL our resources .. and the actions that trigger it are already in motion ...
You liberals are turning a blind-eye to this very evil force that will severely and negatively impact your life as well ..
(1) 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.
(e) “Food resources” means all commodities and products, (simple, mixed, or compound), or complements to such commodities or products, that are capable of being ingested by either human beings or animals, irrespective of other uses to which such commodities or products may be put, at all stages of processing from the raw commodity to the products thereof in vendible form for human or animal consumption. “Food resources” also means potable water packaged in commercially marketable containers, all starches, sugars, vegetable and animal or marine fats and oils, seed, cotton, hemp, and flax fiber, but does not mean any such material after it loses its identity as an agricultural commodity or agricultural product.
My question is "Why now"; why did Obama enact this now. A couple of points to ponder: 1) According to recent polls only 28% od Americans agree with Obamas overall handeling of the administration. His chances of re-election are in question.
Call me paranoid if you choose, but it wouldn't be beyond him to provoke a confrontation with Iran with the aid of Israel and then declare an out right war with Iran, then he would enact this P/O declaring martial law, and elections would be curtailed. The draft would be reinstated, property and recourses would be siezed, and Obama would have the government he has always wanted.
But, hey, this is just me.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a statement that changes lawmakers made to the legislation to accomodate White House concerns were sufficient to avoid a veto. The statement was issued just before the House was expected to vote on the conferenced House-Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
"This legislation erodes our society and our national security by militarizing our justice system and empowering the president to detain anyone in the United States, including American citizens without charge or trial, without due process," Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) said. "If this is going to continue to be the direction of our country, we don't need a Democratic Party, a Republican party, an Occupy Wall Street party or a Tea Party. We need a Mayflower party....this legislation goes too far."
"I know you're very learned people and very conscientious but, please, when the heads of the FBI, Republicans, judges all tell you that you're doing the wrong thing, what does it take for us to vote this down?" Conyers asked. "It will now make it OK to lock up U.S. citizens."
"The latest version of the defense authorization bill does nothing to address the bill’s core problems – legislated indefinite detention without charge and the militarization of law enforcement,” said Andrea Prasow of Human Rights Watch, “With these fundamental problems remaining, the administration should make good on its veto threat.”
“The Senate-passed version of the NDAA, S. 1867, contains Section 1031, which authorizes indefinite military detention of suspected terrorists without protecting U.S. citizens’ right to trial. We are deeply concerned that this provision could undermine the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth amendment rights of U.S. citizens who might be subjects of detention or prosecution by the military,” states the letter.
You are arguing over the wrong point. Obama was against power expansion by Executive Order when he was campaigning. He just updated it and expanded the existing EO further. If he was against it he would have rescinded any existing orders...
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