Context: USA late 20th Century and the early part of this century .
Thanks to Peter Stallinga and his Earthling News roundup for making me aware of this which I think is worth singling out and sharing. So much legislation is passed in Washington but these are Executive Orders and noteworthy even taken stock of together.
•Executive Order 11003 gives the government control of all airports and aircraft.
•Executive Order 11004 allows the government to seize all housing and finance and force people to leave what are declared to be ‘Forced Relocation Designated Areas’.
•Executive Order 11005 gives the government control of all railways, waterways and storage facilities.
•Executive Order 11051 outlines the role of the Office of Emergency Planning and gives the right to activate all Executive Orders into effect in times of ‘increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis’.
•Executive Order 11921 allows the Federal Emergency Preparedness Agency to develop plans to establish control over the mechanisms of production and distribution, of energy sources, wages, salaries, credit and the flow of money in US financial institutions in any undefined national emergency. It also provides that when a state of emergency is declared by the President, Congress cannot review the action for six months.
•Executive Order 12919 was signed by President Clinton on June 3rd, 1994, to bring all of the above under one order.
