Obama has just given himself permission to seize the assets of anyone “contributing to the situation in the Ukraine.” and is a heartbeat away from his ability to do that here at home.
This latest executive order is yet another law-breaking act and power grab.
The government can’t simply take assets without due process, and with this executive order, Obama not only has the ability to seize the assets of Russians, but of Americans as well.
We see that Obama will simply create an executive order to do whatever he wants. Today it’s American assets in the Ukraine – a precedent set for American assets in America? That what communism is all about…the fact that you should own nothing.
You can read the full Executive Order at the White House web site.
On Monday the U.S. government took steps to seize the US-based assets of Russian lawmakers and anyone else that the US government deemed complicit in supporting the Crimean secession movement.
We’ve seen the U.S. government do this in countless cases surrounding drug and financial crimes, and sometimes even against foreign leaders like Saddam Hussein and Manuel Noriega.
What makes this particular instance so unprecedented and terrifying is that President Obama went so far as to issue a new Executive Order to give himself the authorization to do so, because the laws of the United States are such that our government is not allowed to simply take someone’s bank assets, home or business without due process.
Here’s the kicker.
The new Executive Order doesn’t just apply to just Russians or foreigners. It gets blanket coverage, so even American citizens could now face asset forfeiture if their actions are deemed to be “contributing to the situation in the Ukraine.”
Be careful what you say. Be careful what you write. President Obama has just given himself the authority to seize your assets.
According to the president’s recent Executive Order, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine” (first reported by WND’s Aaron Klein), the provisions for seizure of property extend to “any United States person.” That means “any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity 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.”
Like most Executive Orders and government legalese, the definitions for why an individual would have their assets seized under this directive are extremely broad and they could, for all intents and purposes, be used against anyone who supports Russian interests, or simply argues against those of the United States.
Be V. E. R. Y. careful! If Madame Diane Feinstein and Chuckie Schumer have their way anyone who does not meet our central government’s definition of a “legitimate journalist” will not be worthy of the First Amendment protection of free speech or that of a free press, unencumbered by the dictates of a regime that aspires to be the imitation of a Middle East dictatorship. The problem for that coterie of unprincipled thugs in our central government is that everyone with a computer is now an author, and everyone whose computer is connected to the Interwebz is a publisher. That’s a huge problem for folks who like to conduct their business under cover of darkness.