Does this Mean If You Protest Against The Iraq War They Can Take your Home, Bank Account, Etc.?

[babsbunny]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/07/20070717-4.html

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 17, 2007

Message to the Congress of the United States Regarding International Emergency Economic Powers Act


Executive Order: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq


Pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order blocking property of persons determined to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, an act or acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of threatening the peace or stability of Iraq or the Government of Iraq or undermining efforts to promote economic reconstruction and political reform in Iraq or to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. I issued this order to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, and expanded in Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003, and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004, and Executive Order 13364 of November 29, 2004. In these previous Executive Orders, I ordered various measures to address the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by obstacles to the orderly reconstruction of Iraq, the restoration and maintenance of peace and security in that country, and the development of political, administrative, and economic institutions in Iraq.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Remember those old Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda movies...

where they are ordinary men confronting overwhelming
evil corrupt forces in business and government?

Well these are the same assholes.

And yes they will take away all your belongings
for whatever reason they feel like simply because
they have the power to do so.

What would Jimmy do?

[marmar]

2. Yup, hence the broad and vague language about who constitutes a "threat."

As Mike Malloy said last night, "keep your passports handy." :scared:

[LiberalFighter]

3. Isn't Bushwad violating his own EO? Let's block the POS from WH and Crawford.

Although, at first reading I don't believe the actual taking of someone's property.

[HereSince1628]

4. Actually, they are after Hillary's home. And every Dem candidate after here

She's the one that got the letter saying that the things she was saying were undermining US efforts in Iraq.

Rove & Assoc. LLC can't stand a fair election. Cheney can't imagine having to surrender power, so here is a neat little trick that will allow BushCo to confiscate the assets of Democratic candidates who present real challenges.

[Patriot Abroad]

8. Hey, it works in Zimbabwe

Our opposition party has it pretty easy in comparison!

[HereSince1628]

5. Sorry, duped that.

[riona]

6. Read this in Digg yesterday

I'm surprised that this is receiving little press. Am I missing something? Sounds scary to me.

http://www.roguegovernment.com/news.php?id=3127

[3waygeek]

7. Well, if the MSM reported on it,

they'd be undermining *'s efforts in Iraq, and thus put themselves in a position to lose their assets...

[kenny blankenship]

9. Maybe. You'll never know for sure until it happens to you.

Now don't you feel secure in your freedoms?