Just shows how arrogant he is. He must show his authority at every opportunity. He is just so "smart" he can't help it. Just one more president that thinks he was made "King". There have been others in the past and will be others in the future. It could be stopped, but we have become a nation of sheeple in my opinion.
As King Gorge said of his rebel counterpart, a president is more powerful then a king.
MPR, et al,
Maybe! I recommend that you don't think of it as sinister, but rather a reaction. An EO is much easier to fix or fine tune than a Congressional decree.
(COMMENT)
For some time, the Senior Leadership has been fully aware of the connection between the health of the nations economy and US military preparedness.
They understand that modern military weapons need an industrial-military complex that is fully stocked with the resources necessary to build advanced system. You can't have a weapons system that is dependent on critical foreign material.
They understand that as the number of low paying middle class jobs increases, and the high wage earn jobs are outsourced, the general revenue will go down and the military will experience greater and greater budget cuts.
This type of Order has been done before. One established the strategic oil reserves. We understood then that having a Navy and Air Force without fuel is like having nothing at all. The best way to neutralize an armed force is cut-off its supplies.
Most Respectfully,
R
Maybe! I recommend that you don't think of it as sinister, but rather a reaction. An EO is much easier to fix or fine tune than a Congressional decree.
(COMMENT)
For some time, the Senior Leadership has been fully aware of the connection between the health of the nations economy and US military preparedness.
The Chairmen - The Concern said:
They understand that modern military weapons need an industrial-military complex that is fully stocked with the resources necessary to build advanced system. You can't have a weapons system that is dependent on critical foreign material.
They understand that as the number of low paying middle class jobs increases, and the high wage earn jobs are outsourced, the general revenue will go down and the military will experience greater and greater budget cuts.
This type of Order has been done before. One established the strategic oil reserves. We understood then that having a Navy and Air Force without fuel is like having nothing at all. The best way to neutralize an armed force is cut-off its supplies.
Most Respectfully,
R
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After reading this a little closer, it is mainly reorganizing duties from previous EOs. However there are a few differences from EO 12919 that Clinton signed in 1994, to which this EO is compared.
The first comes in Part III – Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply, Sec 301 Loan Guarantees. EO 12919 states, “To expedite or expand production and deliveries of services UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS…essential to the national defense…” The new EO states, “To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical items, or materials essential for the national defense…” The wording change is fairly subtle, but it definitely broadens the scope of loan guarantees by the Executive branch.
Another difference is that this new EO adds a section in Part VI – Labor Requirements. Section 2 sets up the Secretary of Labor as a player in developing policies regulating induction and deferment of military personnel. I know some people have freaked out over this section, but it does nothing new to implement a draft. It seems like all it does is allow the Secretary of Labor to be a consultant to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Selective Service.
Another difference is that the new EO removes a few steps in the reporting process of offset agreements, and removes a few other reporting requirements to Congress about defense industrial base information. Not much to write home about here.
Despite this EO being similar to others, this whole concept is still a little disconcerting. I completely understand the need for our government to assess how we can respond to emergencies. I completely understand that exceptions need to be made to regulations during emergency situations. However, I completely disagree with parts of these orders that allow the government to intervene in the market in nonemergency situations through buying, selling, and loaning to businesses of their choosing without regulation or repercussion.
The first comes in Part III – Expansion of Productive Capacity and Supply, Sec 301 Loan Guarantees. EO 12919 states, “To expedite or expand production and deliveries of services UNDER GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS…essential to the national defense…” The new EO states, “To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical items, or materials essential for the national defense…” The wording change is fairly subtle, but it definitely broadens the scope of loan guarantees by the Executive branch.
Another difference is that this new EO adds a section in Part VI – Labor Requirements. Section 2 sets up the Secretary of Labor as a player in developing policies regulating induction and deferment of military personnel. I know some people have freaked out over this section, but it does nothing new to implement a draft. It seems like all it does is allow the Secretary of Labor to be a consultant to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Selective Service.
Another difference is that the new EO removes a few steps in the reporting process of offset agreements, and removes a few other reporting requirements to Congress about defense industrial base information. Not much to write home about here.
Despite this EO being similar to others, this whole concept is still a little disconcerting. I completely understand the need for our government to assess how we can respond to emergencies. I completely understand that exceptions need to be made to regulations during emergency situations. However, I completely disagree with parts of these orders that allow the government to intervene in the market in nonemergency situations through buying, selling, and loaning to businesses of their choosing without regulation or repercussion.
You're missing the point, guys. The President isn't trying to bring in central planning, but rather ensure that essential production for national defence isn't in a foreign country. Imagine if China was making the bulk of our fighter aircraft, or even essential electronics or other key spare parts. Or what if certain key atomic elements used in high-tech alloys and equipment were not produced in the USA. Look at what has happened with rare earths production.
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