Dear Friend,
With all that is going in Washington these days some
things dont make the news the way they should.
Fourteen days ago President Obama issued an Executive
Order that you should know about. This order gives
an unprecedented level of authority to the President
and the federal government to take over all the fundamental
parts of our economy - in the name of national security -
in times of national emergency.
This means all of our water resources, construction services
and materials (steel, concrete, etc.), our civil transportation
system, food and health resources, our energy supplies including
oil and natural gas even farm equipment can be taken over by
the President and his cabinet secretaries. The Government can
also draft U.S. citizens into the military and force U.S.
citizens to fulfill "labor requirements" for the purposes of
"national defense." There is not even any Congressional oversight,
only briefings are required.
By issuing this as an Executive Order the President puts the
federal government above the law, which, in a democracy, is never
supposed to happen.
As President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, he has
the Constitutional authority to issue executive orders. And
while similar orders have been made before by presidents from
Eisenhower and Reagan to Clinton and George Bush it has never
been done to this extent.
It is still unclear why this order was signed now, and what the
consequences are for our nation especially during times of
peace. This type of Martial Law imposes a government takeover
on U.S. citizens that is typically reserved for national
emergencies, not in a time of relative peace.
I want you to know I am following this very closely. If you
would like to read the order for yourself please click here.
Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness | The White House
Sincerely,
Kay Granger
Member of Congress
With all that is going in Washington these days some
things dont make the news the way they should.
Fourteen days ago President Obama issued an Executive
Order that you should know about. This order gives
an unprecedented level of authority to the President
and the federal government to take over all the fundamental
parts of our economy - in the name of national security -
in times of national emergency.
This means all of our water resources, construction services
and materials (steel, concrete, etc.), our civil transportation
system, food and health resources, our energy supplies including
oil and natural gas even farm equipment can be taken over by
the President and his cabinet secretaries. The Government can
also draft U.S. citizens into the military and force U.S.
citizens to fulfill "labor requirements" for the purposes of
"national defense." There is not even any Congressional oversight,
only briefings are required.
By issuing this as an Executive Order the President puts the
federal government above the law, which, in a democracy, is never
supposed to happen.
As President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, he has
the Constitutional authority to issue executive orders. And
while similar orders have been made before by presidents from
Eisenhower and Reagan to Clinton and George Bush it has never
been done to this extent.
It is still unclear why this order was signed now, and what the
consequences are for our nation especially during times of
peace. This type of Martial Law imposes a government takeover
on U.S. citizens that is typically reserved for national
emergencies, not in a time of relative peace.
I want you to know I am following this very closely. If you
would like to read the order for yourself please click here.
Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness | The White House
Sincerely,
Kay Granger
Member of Congress