Recreating a post since last night's 524 Festival ate it.
New content -- proof that 'something is happening' and it's well thought through:
In May, POTUS signed an odd executive memorandum delegating some functions of the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to Secretaries Steve Mnuchin (Treasury) and Mike Pompeo (State). Here's a quick infographic of the relevant sections.
Summary of the memorandum and the relevant laws:
1) The Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act allows POTUS to declare an emergency to deal with any international person or organization who uses civilians as human shields.
2) By delegated authority, Mnuchin can name persons or entities as knowingly or materially supporting, ordering or directing use of civilians as defenseless shields and use Emergency Economic Powers against them. He can impose sanctions, block and prohibit all financial transactions, confiscate property, and liquidate confiscated property.
3) By delegated authority, Pompeo (working with Mnuchin) can determine that all requirements for reporting to Congress of actions taken can be waived in the interest of national security. (Recall that Pompeo was CIA Director before becoming Sec of State, so he knows the dirty.)
This EO struck me as odd, because there's no need to delegate this authority unless a) they plan to use it; and b) they want the secretaries to have the power to move fast rather than wait for POTUS to approve every step.
Not sure if intention is for use in human trafficking, trade wars, or FED... can see how human shields would be related to all.
Sauces:
Memorandum on Delegation of Functions and Authorities under the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-delegation-functions-authorities-sanctioning-use-civilians-defenseless-shields-act/
https://archive.fo/rPJTo
H.R.3342 - Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
SCRUBBED OVERNIGHT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3342/text
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3342/text
https://archive.fo/MyujD
International Economic Powers (summary-text not online)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-35
https://archive.fo/eO3WT
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1702
https://archive.fo/va9Ax
New content -- proof that 'something is happening' and it's well thought through:
In May, POTUS signed an odd executive memorandum delegating some functions of the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to Secretaries Steve Mnuchin (Treasury) and Mike Pompeo (State). Here's a quick infographic of the relevant sections.
Summary of the memorandum and the relevant laws:
1) The Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act allows POTUS to declare an emergency to deal with any international person or organization who uses civilians as human shields.
2) By delegated authority, Mnuchin can name persons or entities as knowingly or materially supporting, ordering or directing use of civilians as defenseless shields and use Emergency Economic Powers against them. He can impose sanctions, block and prohibit all financial transactions, confiscate property, and liquidate confiscated property.
3) By delegated authority, Pompeo (working with Mnuchin) can determine that all requirements for reporting to Congress of actions taken can be waived in the interest of national security. (Recall that Pompeo was CIA Director before becoming Sec of State, so he knows the dirty.)
This EO struck me as odd, because there's no need to delegate this authority unless a) they plan to use it; and b) they want the secretaries to have the power to move fast rather than wait for POTUS to approve every step.
Not sure if intention is for use in human trafficking, trade wars, or FED... can see how human shields would be related to all.
Sauces:
Memorandum on Delegation of Functions and Authorities under the Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/memorandum-delegation-functions-authorities-sanctioning-use-civilians-defenseless-shields-act/
https://archive.fo/rPJTo
H.R.3342 - Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
SCRUBBED OVERNIGHT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3342/text
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/115/hr3342/text
https://archive.fo/MyujD
International Economic Powers (summary-text not online)
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/chapter-35
https://archive.fo/eO3WT
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1702
https://archive.fo/va9Ax
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