When I saw the story I just took a few moments to do a bit of research rather than jump to conclusions and assume a massive conspiracy was afoot.
Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air has a good review of this:
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/03/18/national-defense-resources-preparedness-executive-order-power-grab-or-update/
The original EO dealing with national defense resources preparedness was issued in 1939 (EO 8248) according to the National Archives. It has been superseded a number of times, starting in 1951 by nearly every President through Bill Clinton, and amended twice by George W. Bush.
I remember when Bush amended this very EO some on the left started wailing that he was about to end elections and setup concentration camps. Sound silly? Some on the right are doing the same thing right now.
Thanks for the links and for the references. I was reading links as well, from philman_36 on another thread and will share my thoughts.
I think the issue that has people stirred up here is that while this EO may have roots that trace back as far as 1939, that up until now, we had, (or thought we had), decent people in charge who were not intent upon the destruction of all we know and love : |
Today, we have a card carrying Socialist in the White House, the country’s largest employer is the federal government, a Congress that seeks only to grow their own power, and nearly half of the populace with their collective hand out, yet paying nothing in.
Yes, the groundwork, and precedents that were put into place may have been well meaning, but now, our road to heck has indeed been paved with good intentions. 0 now has the near perfect platform to close the loop on our freedom, and all he has to do is to say that he just made a few minor changes, nothing to worry about now children, move along...
Thanks again for the discussion, and for the information, even though trying to make sense of all the legalese makes my head swim, and what I do understand, even from the original text in 1939 and 1950, makes my heart ache.
May God give us strength.
Tatt