We are now in a state of National Emergency according to our Illustrious President. Here is a copy of the EO declaring this is so. There are major implications behind this people. A state of National Emergency allows Clinton to set aside civil law in order to deal with the emergency. Keep your eyes on Washington. [GOV. EO accompanying Nat'l Emergency] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- www.whitehouse.gov/librar...briefing=0

June 22, 2000

EXECUTIVE ORDER

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary (Phoenix, Arizona) _______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 22, 2000

EXECUTIVE ORDER

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BLOCKING PROPERTY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM EXTRACTED FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code.

I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, in view of the policies underlying Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, and Executive Order 13085 of May 26, 1998, find that the risk of nuclear proliferation created by the accumulation of a large volume of weapons-usable fissile material in the territory of the Russian Federation constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States, and hereby declare a national emergency to deal with that threat.

I hereby order:

Section 1. A major national security goal of the United States is to ensure that fissile material removed from Russian nuclear weapons pursuant to various arms control and disarmament agreements is dedicated to peaceful uses, subject to transparency measures, and protected from diversion to activities of proliferation concern. As reflected in Executive Order 13085, the full implementation of the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear Weapons, dated February 18, 1993, and related contracts and agreements (collectively, the "HEU Agreements") is essential to the attainment of this goal. The HEU Agreements provide for the conversion of approximately 500 metric tons of highly enriched uranium contained in Russian nuclear weapons into low-enriched uranium for use as fuel in commercial nuclear reactors. In furtherance of our national security goals, all heads of departments and agencies of the United States Government shall continue to take all appropriate measures within their authority to further the full implementation of the HEU Agreements.

Sec. 2. Government of the Russian Federation assets directly related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements currently may be subject to attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process, thereby jeopardizing the full implementation of the HEU Agreements to the detriment of U.S. foreign policy. In order to ensure the preservation and proper and complete transfer to the Government of the Russian Federation of all payments due to it under the HEU Agreements, and except to the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may hereafter be issued pursuant to this order, all property and interests in property of the Government of the Russian Federation directly related to the implementation of the HEU Agreements that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, including their overseas branches, are hereby blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in. Unless licensed or authorized pursuant to this order, any attachment, judgment, decree, lien, execution, garnishment, or other judicial process is null and void with respect to any property or interest in property blocked pursuant to this order.

Sec. 3. For the purposes of this order: (a) The term "person" means an individual or entity;

(b) The term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or other organization;

(c) The term "United States person" means any United States citizen; permanent resident alien; juridical person organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including foreign branches; or any person in the United States; and

(d) The term "Government of the Russian Federation" means the Government of the Russian Federation, any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, and any person owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, the Government of the Russian Federation.

Sec. 4. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Energy, and, as appropriate, other agencies, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their statutory authority to carry out the provisions of this order.

(b) Nothing contained in this order shall relieve a person from any requirement to obtain a license or other authorization from any department or agency of the United States Government in compliance with applicable laws and regulations subject to the jurisdiction of the department or agency.

Sec. 5. This order is not intended to create, nor does it create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or any other person.

Sec. 6. (a) This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 22, 2000.

(b) This order shall be transmitted to the Congress and published in the Federal Register.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

THE WHITE HOUSE, June 21, 2000.

-- Little bit Farm (littlebit@calinet.com), June 24, 2000

Answers

So, do you think this is his way of staying in power as a Nat'l State of Emergency automatically stays both elections and the Constitution?

-- Doreen (livinginskin@yahoo.com), June 24, 2000.

Clinton will do anything to be a dictator. God forgive me but it appears that he almost fits the description of the "anti-christ". He's supposed to be a Southern Baptist---he most certainly needs our prayers. Matt. 24:44

-- hoot gibson (hoot@otbnet.com), June 24, 2000.

Ain't it amazing. I had logged in to the Washington Watch chat room of Yahoo! and made reference to the Executive Order and gave the website and voila! I am kicked off the room. That happens every time that you really talk about something of importance on Yahoo!. Remember, there really is someone out there watching what you do and say. It isn't just plain old paranoia.

Hoot, I think the Southern Baptists don't brag about Billy Boy. They certainly shouldn't.

Thank you for the info LittleBit.

-- Carmen (logcabin_now@yahoo.com), June 25, 2000.

Little Bit, I grew up Southern Baptist and we do not claim him,he claims us. What an embarrassment!!

-- Renee' Madden (RM6PACK@aol.com), June 26, 2000.

Can somebody explain what this executive order really means? I've read it twice and my husband read it aloud with comments, and I still find it baffling.

-- Kathleen Sanderson (stonycft@worldpath.net), June 26, 2000.

FWIW, the US has been operating under officially declared national emergencies since at least the Eisenhower era. If I recall correctly, the emergency declarations have been routinely renewed by congress for decades, and there was some comment when Clinton let the last one lapse a couple of years ago without asking for its renewal.

It does NOT automatically suspend the Constitution or the elections, BTW. The purpose of the one cited here is to prohibit garnishment of payments to Russia connected with the nuclear weapons program. We are essentially buying Russia's weapons-grade plutonium and nuclear weapons triggers to recycle into power-plant fuel. Russia has obstensibly suspended its participation in the program because it fears that the payments could be seized to meet its other international obligations. This EO prohibits that. See Section 2.

-- Cash (cash@andcarry.com), June 26, 2000.

Cash, I believe that we have been functioning under Martial Law since the Roosevelt Administration...ie. the gold fringes on the flag in courts across this country which indicates that this is an Admirality Court and not a Constitutional court.

National Emergencies have two forms, Congressional and Presidential. I can't quite recall where I read it, but prior to the Y2K rollover there was a lot of discussion regarding the ramifications of National Emergency declaration. One of the consequences was the staying of elections until the crises had passed and the Emergency revoked.

There is alot of information out there on the government sites, just hard to sift through, but if you have the time it's very enlightening.

-- Liberty (liberty546@hotmail.com), June 26, 2000.

If there is anything worse than Despicable Bill, it's probably something from "Men in Black", which incidentally is a very entertaining movie for teens or older. Algore fits this description. If he's as stupid as he portrays, as in "I didn't know, realize, suspect, think, etc", then he is MUCH too stupid to be in Washington, much less in power. It is time to oust these lying bug-puckers! Republicans must be able to do better! ( I am a Libertarian, and one day we shall make the rest of you fight against corruption as we have). Meanwhile, I usually vote with the Republicans. Sometimes with the Democrats. But we MUST get rid of the Democrats "evil" leadership! Without them, it may once again become a viable party! Maybe! Bets? GL to all!

-- Brad (Homefixer@SacoRiver.net), June 29, 2000.