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Has Executive Order 12631 Effectively Ended the Era of Free Markets?
2008-05-12 03:06:00 May 11, 2008 There has been a lot of speculation for many years now that during extreme financial crises, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other entities intervene in free markets from behind the scenes and do not allow free market forces to operate. There are usually two schools of thought that dominate this hotly contested ...
RI Governor Don Carcieri Signs Executive Order To Crack Down On Illegal Imm
2008-03-29 18:36:00 Rhode Island Governor Don Carcieri has signed an executive order that forces the state to verify that its employees are legally in the country. In addition it also instructs that any businesses that receive state contracts also verify the legal...
By: Diggers Realm
Supreme Court: Texas Law Trumps International Court of Justice and Presiden
2008-03-25 23:51:00 Today the Supreme Court ruled in MEDELLIN v. TEXAS that Texas (and all the other states) do not need not provide new hearings to Mexican citizens on death row who were not told they could obtain consular help when arrested, as is required by the “Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (Vienna Convention or Convention).” Here’s the ...
Executive Order 464 Scrapped but not 'Executive Privilege'
2008-03-06 14:00:00 Today the talk will be about the controversial Executive Order 464 being revoked and the real truth regarding 'Executive Privelege'. From what I gather, EO 464 is nothing but a reminder that Executive Privilege still exists. And certain sections were struck down by The Supreme Court because it was against The Constitution. ELECTION lawyer Romulo Macalintal said scrapping Executive Order (EO) 464 would be futile as the executive privilege of a president is embedded in the 1987 Constitution. EO 464 was issued by Malacañang on September 26, 2005 following the appearance of National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales in a Senate inquiry that ended in his being detained and held in contempt after refusing to answer some of the queries of the senators.PCIJ has a great blog post (and podcast) today regarding the scrapping of EO 464 which I found enlightening, they “asked three lawyers — Theodore Te of the Free Legal Assistance Group; former UP College of Law Dean Raul Pangalangan, a...
Historical Archive of the controversial Executive Order 464
2008-03-06 13:00:00 INSTANCES WHEN EO 464 WAS INVOKEDHello Garci Hearings at the SenateMalacanang invoked Executive Order No. 464 in refusing to cooperate with the investigation of the revived “Hello Garci" tapes controversy by the Senate committee of the whole.The Senate invited AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Generoso Senga and six other officers, including Gudani and Balutan, to the September 28, 2005 hearing. Senga initially informed the Senate that he cannot attend due to a scheduled meeting but would send the other officers. Later, he reasoned that there were ongoing operations, so he could not attend. But on the morning of September 28, half an hour before the hearing, another letter citing EO 464 was sent to the Senate, instructing the officers not to attend any hearing in Congress without the President's written permission. Gudani and Balutan testified that the Commission on Elections, aided by other top military officials, maneuvered to "slacken" security in Lanao del Sur, therefore allowing massi...
Time to Hold Congress Accountable - Urge President to Issue Executive Order
2008-01-03 06:17:00 These elected officials repeatedly come to an impasse when it comes time to pass a budget. Yet they ultimately band together to extract thousands upon thousands of hard earned taxpayer money for the express purpose of buying votes, returning favors to special interest groups and lining their own pockets with the riches like pirates splitting the bounty.
By: Webloggin
EXECUTIVE ORDER
2007-11-13 21:22:00 As CEO of A Newt One, I hear by order all Ron Paul Neo-Lib moonbat trash banned from this site. We are sick of your spam and we are sick of your radical, uber left wing moron candidate. All members of A Newt One are hereby directed to ban any paulites and delete their trash- unread.~Sonlit.
By: A NEWT ONE
Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabiliz
2007-07-24 18:58:00 There hasn’t been much press on this important EO and there should be. Here it is. By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. ...
By: Today's Talk
MUST SEND TO EVERY MEDIA OUTLET IN USA
2007-07-23 05:56:00 As usual, the mainstream media have failed to report on a rather important new Bush Executive Order that, according to Truthout Editor Marc Ash, "seeks to circumvent both judicial and Congressional oversight, render[ing] unto the executive branch, and ultimately Mr. Bush, absolute power of law." Pretty damned scary stuff, people.ABSOLUTELY MUST READ and POST far and wide! Truthout Editor's Note: Posted below is the recently dispatched Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq, and notice to Congress of its issuance. It is a remarkably broad assumption of power taken unto the executive branch by George W. Bush. While there are references to making persons that "... pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence ..." specific targets of this action, the order also names a far broader spectrum of individuals and actions that may be subject to punitive measures as well. Mr. Bush's order names persons that "hav...
Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabiliz
2007-07-21 21:59:00 It has happened. This new Executive Order with the unspecific broad language can be used against almost anyone not in full support of the Iraqi occupation. Below is the order. I highlighted some parts without changing any wording for emphasis purposes only. Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order blocking property of persons determined to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq or undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. I issued this order to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, and re...
By: Current Era Blog
Bush Executive Order: Criminalizing the Antiwar Movement
2007-07-21 21:34:00 Sudhan@21:35 CET By Prof. Michel Chossudovsky Global Research, July 20, 2007 The Executive Order entitled “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq” provides the President with the authority to confiscate the assets of whoever opposes the US led war. A presidential Executive Order issued on July 17th, repeals with the stroke of a ...
By: Suzie-Q
Bush issues executive order on interrogation of terror suspects
2007-07-20 23:14:00 WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush on Friday signed an executive order governing U.S. interrogation of terrorism suspects, prohibiting cruel and inhumane treatment, humiliation or denigration of prisoners’ religious beliefs. The White House declined to say whether the CIA currently had a detention and interrogation program, but said that if it did, it must adhere to the ...
By: The Hot Joints
Executive Order or Royal Decree...Rhetorical Tricks Matter Not!
2007-07-19 20:07:00 The "leader of the free world" decided yesterday as our "elected" King to pass a new "Executive Order" which one commenter on Pissed on Politics referred to as a "Royal Decree."I say it's six of one, half a dozen of another.Bottom line, in the vaguest of terms the Chief Executive has declared it reasonable and within his jurisdiction to seize the property and assets of any person or entity that interferes with the "stabilization of Iraq."I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, find that, due to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by acts of violence threatening the peace and stability of Iraq and undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq and to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, it is in the interests of the United States to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2...
Bush Issues Another Executive Order
2007-07-19 20:04:00 This executive order could equally apply as much to US troop activity as it could to “insurgents”. Update: Here’s another view of this latest executive order: Bush Abolishes The Fifth Ammendment And an example of the Fifth Ammendment rights now being prosecuted: Political Persecution of Anti-War Activists And Pentagon: ?Public Discussion? Of Iraq Withdrawal ?Reinforces Enemy Propaganda? It is ...
Bush Runs Out of Laws to Break; Resorts to Breaking His Own Executive Order
2007-06-23 17:16:00 President Bush, tired of the regular business of systematically dismantling our democracy, decided Friday to start breaking his own executive orders for a change.Apparently the simple process of breaking laws that have been on the books for decades (in essence daring the Democratic leadership to take drastic actions such as impeachment or censure) then ignoring the ensuing shitstorm and subpoena frenzy, has just become jejune. The Prez is now defending his boss, Cheney, by declaring neither need to comply with a March 2003 executive order he himself signed;"The executive order that Bush issued in March 2003 covers all government agencies that are part of the executive branch and, although it doesn't specifically say so, was not meant to apply to the vice president's office or the president's office, a White House spokesman said.Here it is from my personal favorite Bush lying mouthpiece, spunky, yet Oh so fascist Dana Perino;"The president and the vice president are complying wit...
By: Mike Kuykendall
New Executive Order Grants the Presidency Unprecedented Powers...Has the Wi
2007-05-30 18:55:00 In case you missed it, the Chimperor recently signed an executive order which would grant a great deal of power to the the executive branch in the event of some sort of national emergency or disaster. I'll have to argue the whole executive order in another blog, but I had to mention this article that popped up on WingNutDaily today. It's funny how even the nutcases...I mean the base of Bush's support...are looking at this with suspicion.The article itself doesn't really point to WND's paranoia, but the headline does..."THE NEW WORLD DISORDER Emergency detention plan: 'This way to the camps!'Directive from Bush allows president extraordinary powers in nationalcrisis"Anyone else smell the fear? As I said, I'll expand on this issue at a later date because I don't like the wording or premise behind the executive order either...but I think that this story being promoted by some of the Chimperor's biggest fans is just hilarious!
Dominatus Files - Another Unconstitutional Executive Order
2007-05-14 22:06:00 You...You're my maskYou're the one who's blamedDo...Do my workDo my dirty work, scapegoatDo...Do my deedsFor you're the one who's shamed- Metallica "Sad but True" Our King George (aka President Bush) has made another unconstitutional power grab with National Security Presidential Order 51. NSPD-51 “establishes a comprehensive national policy on the continuity of Federal Government structures and
Texas legislature passes bill to halt gov. perry?s executive order mandatin
2007-04-30 23:04:00 The Texas House on Wednesday voted 135-2 to pass (HB 10 a Senate-approved bill that would prevent mandatory vaccination for middle school girls in the state until 2011, the New York Times reports (Blumenthal, New York Times, 4/26). Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Feb. 2 issued an executive order that mandates that all girls ...
New York Court Upholds Westchester County Executive Order
2007-03-19 15:15:00 Source: Lambda LegalDate: March 12, 2007New York -- Lambda Legal announces today that the Supreme Court of New York, Westchester County has held that County Executive Spano is adhering to New York law in respecting out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples living in Westchester County. “Today’s decision follows a long history of settled law in New York, namely that our state respects marriages that are validly entered into in other jurisdictions,” said Alphonso David, Staff Attorney at Lambda Legal and lead attorney on this case. “Our clients can now have peace of mind that their marriage is respected in Westchester, consistent with New York law.” On June 6, 2006, Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano issued Executive Order No. 3, which provides that “every department, board, agency, and commission of the County of Westchester under my jurisdiction (shall) recognize same sex marriages lawfully entered into outside the State of New York in the same manner as they cur...
By: OutOnTheNet Blog
Texas ag believes gov. perry?s executive order mandating hpv vaccination do
2007-03-15 19:03:00 Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) last week in a meeting with two state lawmakers said Gov. Rick Perry’s (R) Feb. 2 executive order that mandating that all girls entering the sixth grade beginning in September 2008 receive a human papillomavirus vaccine does not carry the weight of law, according to state Sen. Jane Nelson ... |
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