Ever wonder what an "Executive Order" was? I did. Basically it means a president can just make a law without any input from congress or anyone. Here are some interesting executive orders that are currently in effect. Good thing we don't live in a police state, cause like, that would be bad eh?
EO 10995 Allows the government to seize and control the communication media
EO 10997 Allows the government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels and minerals
EO 10998 Allows the government to take over all food sources and farms
EO 10999 Allows the government to take over all modes of transportation and control of highways and seaports
EO 11000 Allows the government to mobalize civilians into work brigades under government supervision
EO 11001 Allows the government to take over all health, education and welfare funtions
EO 11002 Designates the Postmaster General to operate a national registration of all persons
EO 11003 Allows the government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft
EO 11004 Allows the Housing and Finance Authority to relocate communities, build new housing with public funds, designate areas to be abandoned, and establish new locations for populations
EO 11005 Allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways and public storage facilities
EO 11051 Specifies the responsibility of the Office of Emergency Planning and gives authorization to put all Executive Orders into effect in times of increased international tensions and economic or financial crisis
EO 11490 Assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments and agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive Orders issued over a fifteen year period
EO 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 U.S. financial institution 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. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has broad powers in every aspect of the nation
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