Kendall Heath 1/10/19
We are used to hearing US Presidents declaring a
“national emergency” for hurricanes and assume that this declaration somehow
loosens up federal funds to send to the States who have natural disasters.
The following article also suggests that a “national
emergency” is anything another country does that some in the State Department
find unacceptable.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that Congress defines
“national emergency” as whining and complaining when they define Military
Foreign Aid as “Defense”. Our military expenditures have been spent protecting
other countries and foreign regimes. We
haven’t had any military expenses I would define as “defense” since 1812.
Here's a list of the 31 national emergencies that
have been in effect for years. Here's a list of the presidents who
declared still ongoing national emergencies.
According
to the Federal Register, 58 national emergencies have been declared since the National Emergency Act of
1976 was signed into law by President Gerald Ford. And 31 have been annually
renewed and are currently still in effect, as listed in the Federal Register. Here's
a list of the presidents who declared still ongoing national emergencies.
President Jimmy Carter
Nov 14, 1979: The National Emergency With
Respect to Iran, in response to the Iran hostage crisis.
President Bill Clinton
Nov 14, 1994: The National Emergency With
Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, that combined two
previous national emergencies focused on weapons of mass destruction.
Jan. 2, 1995: The National Emergency With
Respect to Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the
Middle East Peace Process placed economic sanctions in response to the
Jerusalem bombing.
March 15,
1995: The
National Emergency With Respect to Prohibiting Certain Transactions with
Respect to the Development of Iranian Petroleum Resources was an effort to
prevent potential deals between oil companies.
October 21,
1995: The
National Emergency With Respect to Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions
with Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia was declared after
increased reports of drug cartels laundering money through American companies.
March 1, 1996: The National Emergency With
Respect to Regulations of the Anchorage and Movement of Vessels with Respect to
Cuba was after civilian planes were shot down near Cuba
November 3,
1997: The
National Emergency With Respect to Blocking Sudanese Government Property and
Prohibiting Transactions with Sudan implemented economic and trade sanctions.
President George W. Bush
June 26, 2001: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International
Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans imposed sanctions on those aiding
Albanian insurgents in Macedonia
Aug 17, 2001: The National Emergency With
Respect to Export Control Regulations renewed presidential power to control
exports in a national emergency since the Export Administration Act of 1979
lapsed.
Sept
14, 2001: The National Emergency with Respect to Certain Terrorist Attacks was
in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the continuing and immediate
threat of further attacks on the United States.
Sept 23, 2001: The National Emergency With
Respect to Persons who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism was in
response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
March 6, 2003: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or
Institutions in Zimbabwe was an effort to punish associates of Robert Mugabe.
May 22, 2003: The National Emergency With
Respect to Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property
in Which Iraq has an Interest was issued following the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
May 11, 2004: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of
Certain Goods to Syria was in response to Syria supporting terrorist activity
in Iraq.
June 16, 2006: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic
Processes or Institutions in Belarus was in response to charges of fraud in the
Belarus presidential election.
Oct 27, 2006: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo was in response to violence around the
Congolese presidential election runoff.
Aug 1, 2007: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon
was in response to a breakdown of the rule of law in Lebanon.
June 26, 2008: The National Emergency With Respect
to Continuing Certain Restrictions with Respect to North Korea cited the risk
of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material. President Trump renewed
this June 22, 2018 citing the “existence and risk of proliferation of
weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula and the actions and
policies of the Government of North Korea continue to pose an unusual and
extraordinary threat.”
President Barack Obama
April 12,
2010: The
National Emergency With Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia was in respect to threats posed by
Somali pirates.
February 25,
2011: The
National Emergency With Respect to Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions Related to Libya froze the assets of Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi.
July 25, 2011: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Transnational Criminals was in response to the
rise in crime by specific organizations: Los Zetas (Mexico), The Brothers’
Circle (former Soviet Union countries), the Yakuza (Japan), and the Camorra
(Italy).
May 16, 2012: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or
Stability of Yemen addressed political unrest within the Yemen government.
March 16, 2014: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Ukraine was in response to the Russian invasion of Crimea.
April 3, 2014: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons With Respect to South Sudan was
in response to the ongoing civil war.
May 12, 2014: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in
the Central African Republic was in response to violence towards humanitarian
aid workers.
March 8, 2015: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons
Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela was in response to human rights
violations.
April 1, 2015: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant
Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities was in response to Chinese cyber attacks on
the U.S.
Nov 23, 2015: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Burundi was declared after a failed coup.
President Donald Trump
Dec 20, 2017: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking the Property of Persons Involved in Serious Human Rights
Abuse or Corruption imposed sanctions on the Myanmar general for his role
persecuting Rohingya Muslims.
Sept 12, 2018: The National Emergency With
Respect to Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a
United States Election attempted to prevent any meddling with the 2018 midterm
elections amid the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in the 2016
presidential election.
Nov 27, 2018: The National Emergency With
Respect to Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation
in Nicaragua was declared by President Trump in response to violence and the
Ortega regime’s “systematic dismantling and undermining of democratic
institutions and the rule of law” that constitutes an “unusual and
extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United
States.”
Comments
Apparently Democrats
don’t consider a migrant invasion as a “national emergency”.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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