World Affairs Brief, July 20, 2012 Commentary and Insights on a Troubled World. Copyright Joel Skousen. Partial quotations with attribution permitted. Cite source as Joel Skousen’s World Affairs Brief (http://www.worldaffairsbrief.com)
THIS WEEK’S ANALYSIS:
Syria: West Using Terror to Provoke Defections
Obama’s Statist View of Success
Obama Protects Russian Uranium Deal from Litigation
Another Obama Illegal Executive Order
HSBC Executive Resigns over Money Laundering
Book Review: Gen. Brady’s Vietnam Saga: “Night in the Dog’s Head”
DISCLOSE Act Fails
Ron Paul Takes on Bernanke One Last Time
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ANOTHER OBAMA ILLEGAL EXECUTIVE ORDER
Executive orders can only direct federal departments under the Executive Branch’s control, and cannot create new law. Obama has overstepped this legal boundary by issuing an Executive Order taking over all communications during an emergency. Dara Kerr of CNet has the story:
“A new executive order addresses how the country deals with the Internet during natural disasters and security emergencies, but it also puts a lot of power in the government’s hands. President Barack Obama signed an executive order last week that could give the U.S. government control over the Internet.
“With the wordy title ‘Assignment of National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications Functions,’ this order was designed to empower certain governmental agencies with control over telecommunications and the Web during natural disasters and security emergencies. …
“According to The Verge, critics of the order are concerned with Section 5.2, which is a lengthy part outlining how telecommunications and the Internet are controlled. It states that the Secretary of Homeland Security will ‘oversee the development, testing, implementation, and sustainment’ of national security and emergency preparedness measures on all systems, including private ‘non-military communications networks.’ According to The Verge, critics say this gives Obama the on/off switch to the Web. …
It’s time the Congress begins to challenge these illegal forays into legislation and reassert its exclusive authority to enact laws. It’s time to raise the threat of impeachment and tie it to the illicit use of Executive Orders. But that won’t happen as long as the dirty tricks boys in the FBI have incriminating files on about 75% of Congress. Only about a dozen Congressmen are both clean and willing to fight the system.
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