These were consolidated by Nixon into Executive Order 11490 (I can't find the text of this on any "offical" website, can anyone find it?), so that these measures could be put into place by any president if we were under a "national emergency". (Extra credit: How many times has a national emergeny been declared? Have the emergencies been revoked?)
EO 11490 was eventually revoked, but it has been resurrected in EO 12919. The language in 12919 has been toned down, but it essentially does the same thing as the previous EOs. Please look at 12919 carefully, as it is currently in effect. Pay close attention to Section 201, which gives the cabinet heads lordship over various domains in our society. Also look at Section 601, where civilians can be appropriated to work for the government. This is just the tip of the iceberg, I'm sure there's a lot more out there for someone to find if they did some more digging.
Don't take my word for it, please look for yourself.
First thank you for your work in finding this! Next, I say we need to run our own country!
Thanks for the links to these EO pages. Got them saved now for further, thorough, perusal. It's one thing to kinda figure things like this exist, another to know they do. More than unnerving, to say the least!
I'm still relatively new to the world of computers (graduated from webtv only a year ago) and haven't mastered the art of "search" yet. I still basically blunder my way through it. This thread has encouraged me to work on it more but not knowing what to ask for is a hindrance. I never would have found these pages on my own.
Thanks again. Sometimes what you don't know can hurt you. I prefer knowing.
:-)