In the first term of his presidency Barack Obama signed 923 Executive Orders in just under three and a half years. Some of these Executive Orders include the following: -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10990 allows the government to take over all modes of transportation and control of highways and seaports. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995 allows the government to seize and control the communication media. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997 allows the government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels and minerals. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998 allows the government to take over all food resources and farms. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000 allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001 allows the government to take over all health, education and welfare functions. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002 designates thereof all persons. Postmaster General to operate a national registration. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003 allows the government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 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. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005 allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways and public storage facilities. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049 assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments and agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive Orders issued over a fifteen year period. EXECUTIVE ORDER 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. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310 grants authority to the Department of Justice to enforce the plans set out in Executive Orders, to institute industrial support, to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control all aliens, to operate penal and correctional institutions, and to advise and assist the President. 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 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.
stringman: In the first term of his presidency Barack Obama signed 923 Executive Orders in just under three and a half years. Some of these Executive Orders include the following: -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10990 allows the government to take over all modes of transportation and control of highways and seaports. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995 allows the government to seize and control the communication media. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997 allows the government to take over all electrical power, gas, petroleum, fuels and minerals. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998 allows the government to take over all food resources and farms. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000 allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001 allows the government to take over all health, education and welfare functions. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002 designates thereof all persons. Postmaster General to operate a national registration. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003 allows the government to take over all airports and aircraft, including commercial aircraft. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 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. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005 allows the government to take over railroads, inland waterways and public storage facilities. -EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049 assigns emergency preparedness function to federal departments and agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive Orders issued over a fifteen year period. EXECUTIVE ORDER 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. EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310 grants authority to the Department of Justice to enforce the plans set out in Executive Orders, to institute industrial support, to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control all aliens, to operate penal and correctional institutions, and to advise and assist the President. 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 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.
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signed 923 Executive Orders in just under three
and a half years.
Some of these Executive Orders include the
following:
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10990 allows the
government to take over all modes of transportation
and control of highways and seaports.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10995 allows the
government to seize and control the communication
media.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10997 allows the
government to take over all electrical power, gas,
petroleum, fuels and minerals.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 10998 allows the
government to take over all food resources and
farms.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11000 allows the
government to mobilize civilians into work brigades
under government supervision.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11001 allows the
government to take over all health, education and
welfare functions.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11002 designates thereof all
persons. Postmaster General to operate a national
registration.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11003 allows the
government to take over all airports and aircraft,
including commercial aircraft.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 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.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11005 allows the
government to take over railroads, inland
waterways and public storage facilities.
-EXECUTIVE ORDER 11049 assigns emergency
preparedness function to federal departments and
agencies, consolidating 21 operative Executive
Orders issued over a fifteen year period.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 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.
EXECUTIVE ORDER 11310 grants authority to the
Department of Justice to enforce the plans set out
in Executive Orders, to institute industrial support,
to establish judicial and legislative liaison, to control
all aliens, to operate penal and correctional
institutions, and to advise and assist the President.
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
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.