From the Radio Free Michigan archives ftp://141.209.3.26/pub/patriot If you have any other files you'd like to contribute, e-mail them to bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu. ------------------------------------------------ Article 16232 (1 more) in rec.radio.shortwave: Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: (no subject given) Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1992 16:46:37 EDT From: Tom Evert This was forwarded to me by a co-worker. I think it deserves posting here as far as EO10995 goes. Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1992 22:43:32 -0400 From: Bob Leone Message-Id: <9206040243.AA04550@gandalf.ssw.com> To: firearms-politics@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: A brief primer on FEMA Forwarded from libernet@dartmouth.edu (I believe FEMA stands for "Federal Emergency Management Agency", or something to that effect). I leave to your imaginations what the fate of RKBA would be under the following, Bob Leone From: feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel) Newsgroups: misc.legal,alt.society.civil-liberty Subject: A Brief Primer on FEMA Message-ID: <527k46.feustel@netcom.com> Date: 31 May 92 14:38:33 GMT To the Editor(of my local paper): Several Presidents have signed the following Executive Orders(EOs) which can be put into effect by President Bush without Congressional approval in the event of a national emergency: EO10995 provides for government control of all communications media. EO10997 provides for government control of all power, fuels and minerals. EO10998 provides for government control of all food and farms. EO10999 provides for government control of all transportation, highways, seaports, etc. EO11000 provides for the mobilization of all civilians into work brigades under government supervision. EO11001 provides for government control of all Health, Education and Welfare activities. EO11002 authorizes the Postmaster General to operate a national registration of all persons. EO11003 provides for government control of all airports and aircraft. EO11004 provides for relocation of any populations. EO11005 provides for government control of railroads, waterways and public storage facilities. E011490 combined all of the above Executive Orders and puts all of them into use simultaneously if a NATIONAL Emergency is declared. On July 11, 1990, the U.S. Senate passed the "Omnibus Anti-Crime Bill", part of which is contained in the GINGRICH ANTI-CRIME BILL HR4079. This bill, if enacted, would permit use of the above- listed previously signed Executive Orders to establish nation- wide martial law, completely suspending all rights and liberties guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The Gingrich Anti-Crime Bill HR4079 called for "A Declaration of NATIONAL Drug and Crime Emergency". It would be in effect for 5 years. The federal government would use the National Guard to force compliance with the activated EOs. This would come as a complete surprise to almost all citizens and the National Guard personnel. This Bill, HR4079, has been referred to the House Committees on Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Public Works, Transportation, Education and Labor and Armed Services. The passage of the Gingrich Anti-Crime Bill HR4079 would permit the suspension of Constitutional government in the U.S. with one stroke of the President's pen. This kind of legislation is what the War on Drugs has led to. The Drug Threat is considered so severe that the Constitution must be suspended to deal with it. Does anyone think that these Draconian measures can be justified by anything less than a meteor impact on the North American continent? Does anyone think that such a state of emergency, once declared, would ever be completely repealed? Individual rights as we know them today will cease to exist after such an event. "The living", as Krushchev once said about the survivors of nuclear war, "will envy the dead". Do you trust President Bush (or any President) with that kind of power? Call or write your Congressperson and Senators and demand the defeat of any legislation containing ideas from HR4079. Also insist on the repeal of all of the above Executive Orders to prevent the establishment of a totalitarian government in the United States on the whim of a President. -- "The entire thrust of the Republican Whitehouse for the past 12 years has been to ignore laws passed by Congress and to break secretly whatever laws impede the implementation of Whitehouse policy. Dan Quayle is the latest example." - me End of article 16232 (of 16233)--what next? [npq] ------------------------------------------------ (This file was found elsewhere on the Internet and uploaded to the Radio Free Michigan site by the archive maintainer. All files are ZIP archives for fast download. E-mail bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu)