From the Radio Free Michigan archives ftp://141.209.3.26/pub/patriot If you have any other files you'd like to contribute, e-mail them to bj496@Cleveland.Freenet.Edu. ------------------------------------------------ Well, in 1933 America was in the middle of the great depression. Franklin Delanor Roosevelt was elected president. In his inauguration speech on March 4, 1933 FDR stated to the American people that this country was in an economic crisis and that a state of national emergency existed. He asked congress to tackle the job at hand and fix things or give him the power necessary to handle the problems. Congress decided to give the necessary power to Roosevelt. On March 9,1933 congress passed the War Powers Enabling Act giving FDR word for word the same powers as if we were going to war. This transferred power from congress to the office of the President. In times of war and national emergencies this Act "temporarily" sets the constitution aside and invest the power of the country in the office of the President so that one individual can make the instantaneous decisions that need to be made. Once invested with this power, FDR declared a bank holiday and began his New Deal program. Once the transfer of power to the president has been made, the only way for the Constitution to be re-instated is for the President to declare the National Emergency to be over. FDR never did this and neither have any of the Presidents since then, although they could have. In 1973 the Senate and the Department of Justice conducted a study of the War Powers Act and its consequences. The Justice Department said, "The United States is in a declared state of permanent national emergency." They stated that the decision to declare the emergency over is a political question and must be made by the President and that the courts are powerless to consider the question or render a verdict. Report #93-549 Senate report 93d Congress EMERGENCY POWERS STATUTES, November 19, 1973. Paul Watson From: cscc1r@menudo.uh.edu (Thang Q. Doan) Subject: (fwd) U.S. Comgressional Director (1993) Date: 18 Jul 1994 16:55:00 -0500 War Powers Act ftp ra.msstate.edu: pub/docs/history/USA/20th_C/warpowers.973 Contributed by: "Andrew M. Ross" -- Public Law 93-148 93rd Congress, H. J. Res. 542 November 7, 1973 Joint Resolution Concerning the war powers of Congress and the President. Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SHORT TITLE SECTION 1. This joint resolution may be cited as the "War Powers Resolution". PURPOSE AND POLICY SEC. 2. (a) It is the purpose of this joint resolution to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective judgement of both the Congress and the President will apply to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicate by the circumstances, and to the continued use of such forces in hostilities or in such situations. (b) Under article I, section 8, of the Constitution, it is specifically provided that the Congress shall have the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution, not only its own powers but also all other powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof. (c) The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. CONSULTATION SEC. 3. The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and after every such introduction shall consult regularly with the Congress until United States Armed Forces are no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from such situations. REPORTING Sec. 4. (a) In the absence of a declaration of war, in any case in which United States Armed Forces are introduced-- (1) into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances; (2) into the territory, airspace or waters of a foreign nation, while equipped for combat, except for deployments which relate solely to supply, replacement, repair, or training of such forces; or (3) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign nation; the president shall submit within 48 hours to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate a report, in writing, setting forth-- (A) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces; (B) the constitutional and legislative authority under which such introduction took place; and (C) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or involvement. (b) The President shall provide such other information as the Congress may request in the fulfillment of its constitutional responsibilities with respect to committing the Nation to war and to the use of United States Armed Forces abroad (c) Whenever United States Armed Forces are introduced into hostilities or into any situation described in subsection (a) of this section, the President shall, so long as such armed forces continue to be engaged in such hostilities or situation, report to the Congress periodically on the status of such hostilities or situation as well as on the scope and duration of such hostilities or situation, but in no event shall he report to the Congress less often than once every six months. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION SEC. 5. (a) Each report submitted pursuant to section 4(a)(1) shall be transmitted to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the President pro tempore of the Senate on the same calendar day. Each report so transmitted shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate for appropriate action. If, when the report is transmitted, the Congress has adjourned sine die or has adjourned for any period in excess of three calendar days, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate, if they deem it advisable (or if petitioned by at least 30 percent of the membership of their respective Houses) shall jointly request the President to convene Congress in order that it may consider the report and take appropriate action pursuant to this section. (b) Within sixty calendar days after a report is submitted or is required to be submitted pursuant to section 4(a)(1), whichever is earlier, the President shall terminate any use of Untied States Armed Forces with respect to which such report was submitted (or required to be submitted), unless the Congress (1) has declared war or has enacted a specific authorization for such use of United States Armed Forces, (2) has extended by law such sixty-day period, or (3) is physically unable to meet as a result of an armed attack upon the United States. Such sixty-day period shall be extended for not more than an additional thirty days if the President determines and certifies to the Congress in writing that unavoidable military necessity respecting the safety of United States Armed Forces requires the continued use of such armed forces in the course of bringing about a prompt removal of such forces. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), at any time that United States Armed Forces are engaged in hostilities outside the territory of the United States, its possessions and territories without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization, such forces shall be removed by the President if the Congress so directs by concurrent resolution. CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROCEDURES FOR JOINT RESOLUTION OR BILL SEC. 6. (a) Any joint resolution or bill introduced pursuant to section 5(b) at least thirty calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in such section shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as the case may be, and such committee shall report one such joint resolution or bill, together with its recommendations, not later than twenty-four calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in such section, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays. (b) Any joint resolution or bill so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question (in the case of the Senate the time for debate shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents), and shall be voted on within three calendar days thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays. (c) Such a joint resolution or bill passed by one House shall be referred to the committee of the other House named in subsection (a) and shall be reported out not later than fourteen calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in section 5(b). The joint resolution or bill so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question and shall be voted on within three calendar days after it has been reported, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays. (d) In the case of any disagreement between the two Houses of Congress with respect to a joint resolution or bill passed by both Houses, conferees shall be promptly appointed and the committee of conference shall make and file a report with respect to such resolution or bill not later than four calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in section 5(b). In the event the conferees are unable to agree within 48 hours, they shall report back to their respective Houses in disagreement. Notwithstanding any rule in either House concerning the printing of conference reports in the Record or concerning any delay in the consideration of such reports, such report shall be acted on by both Houses not later than the expiration of such sixty-day period. CONGRESSIONAL PRIORITY PROCEDURES FOR CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SEC. 7. (a) Any concurrent resolution introduced pursuant to section 5(b) at least thirty calendar days before the expiration of the sixty-day period specified in such section shall be referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, as the case may be, and one such concurrent resolution shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within fifteen calendar days, unless such House shall otherwise determine by the yeas and nays. (b) Any concurrent resolution so reported shall become the pending business of the House in question (in the case of the Senate the time for debate shall be equally divided between the proponents and the opponents), and shall be voted on within three calendar days thereafter, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays. (c) Such a concurrent resolution passed by one House shall be referred to the committee of the other House named in subsection (a) and shall be reported out by such committee together with its recommendations within fifteen calendar days and shall thereupon become the pending business of such House and shall be voted on within three calendar days after it has been reported, unless such House shall otherwise determine by yeas and nays. (d) In the case of any disagreement between the two Houses of Congress with respect to a concurrent resolution passed by both Houses, conferees shall be promptly appointed and the committee of conference shall make and file a report with respect to such concurrent resolution within six calendar days after the legislation is referred to the committee of conference. Notwithstanding any rule in either House concerning the printing of conference reports in the Record or concerning any delay in the consideration of such reports, such report shall be acted on by both Houses not later than six calendar days after the conference report is filed. In the event the conferees are unable to agree within 48 hours, they shall report back to their respective Houses in disagreement. INTERPRETATION OF JOINT RESOLUTION SEC. 8. (a) Authority to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances shall not be inferred-- (1) from any provision of law (whether or not in effect before the date of the enactment of this joint resolution), including any provision contained in any appropriation Act, unless such provision specifically authorizes the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into such situations and stating that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this joint resolution; or (2) from any treaty heretofore or hereafter ratified unless such treaty is implemented by legislation specifically authorizing the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into such situations and stating that it is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of this joint resolution. (b) Nothing in this joint resolution shall be construed to require any further specific statutory authorization to permit members of United States Armed Forces to participate jointly with members of the armed forces of one or more foreign countries in the headquarters operations of high-level military commands which were established prior to the date of enactment of this joint resolution and pursuant to the United Nations Charter or any treaty ratified by the United States prior to such date. (c) For purposes of this joint resolution, the term "introduction of United States Armed Forces" includes the assignment of member of such armed forces to command, coordinate, participate in the movement of, or accompany the regular or irregular military forces of any foreign country or government when such military forces are engaged, or there exists an imminent threat that such forces will become engaged, in hostilities. (d) Nothing in this joint resolution-- (1) is intended to alter the constitutional authority of the Congress or of the President, or the provision of existing treaties; or (2) shall be construed as granting any authority to the President with respect to the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances which authority he would not have had in the absence of this joint resolution. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE SEC. 9. If any provision of this joint resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the joint resolution and the application of such provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. EFFECTIVE DATE SEC. 10. This joint resolution shall take effect on the date of its enactment. CARL ALBERT Speaker of the House of Representatives. JAMES O. EASTLAND President of the Senate pro tempore. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S., November 7, 1973. The House of Representatives having proceeded to reconsider the resolution (H. J. Res 542) entitled "Joint resolution concerning the war powers of Congress and the President", returned by the President of the United States with his objections, to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, it was Resolved, That the said resolution pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: W. PAT JENNINGS Clerk. I certify that this Joint Resolution originated in the House of Representatives. W. PAT JENNINGS Clerk. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 7, 1973 The Senate having proceeded to reconsider the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 542) entitled "Joint resolution concerning the war powers of Congress and the President", returned by the President of the United States with his objections to the House of Representatives, in which it originate, it was Resolved, That the said joint resolution pass, two-thirds of the Senators present having voted in the affirmative. Attest: FRANCIS R. VALEO Secretary. -- From: snet@world.std.com (Glenda M Stocks) Subject: State Of Emergency Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 20:46:44 GMT [From the CONTACT 5/31/94 with permission] THE GREAT ELECTION FRAUD OF 1994 A great legal fraud has come to light which must be resolved in 1994 or the elections normally held to fill all public offices may have to be cancelled, nationwide, based on the statutes of fraud. Here are the facts to be considered: On March 9, 1933, the U.S. Congress delegated to Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) the WAR POWERS--emergency rule by Executive Order--(which temporarily SUSPENDED THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS, hereinafter referred to, collectively, as CBR) in order to deal with the [orchestrated] monetary crisis then existing. Much of the bureaucracy with us today was created during the first one hundred days of the FDR Administration, when most official acts were, delib- erately, unconstitutional--but nobody cared because of the so-called monetary crisis. This unconstitutional "bureaucracy" created in 1933 could only exist and operate WHILE EMERGENCY RULE REMAINED IN FORCE AND THE CBR REMAINED SUSPENDED! Keep this in mind. However, it soon became apparent to those [crooks] in the seats of power that a permanent state of "emergency" was deemed necessary if the unconstitutional (fully socialist) bureaucracy, created in l933, were to remain functional and given some form of accepted legality. To accomplish this without alerting the people, a practice was developed [National Emergencies Act., Sec. 202(d)] whereby the President transmits to the Congress (quietly) a notice to extend the "emergency" for another year. President Clinton did his part on May 25, l993 when he "extended" the national emergency created by George Bush the year before [Executive Order #12808] using the crisis in Bosnia for the excuse. Clinton will have to repeat that "extension" again in 1994, using the same, or some other, contrived "emergency" to keep his fullv socialist and unconstitutional bureaucracy alive and well for one more year. But there is a far more sinister side to these yearly "extensions" which we need to examine here and now. When the President "extends" the Emergency, he also fully SUSPENDS AND NULLIFIES THE CBR WITH THE FULL COOPERATlON AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONGRESS--BUT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PEOPLE. It is NOT a media event. These are deliberate and premeditated acts of TREASON and SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW the CBR by the Federal Government. It has resulted in 61-years of governing where the CBR has been "OFFICIALLY", BUT SECRETLY, SHELVED. Now we know how and WHY unconstitutional bills get legislated. (NAFTA, Brady Bill, etc.) This "OFFICIAL" SUSPENSION OF THE CBR--see Title 12 USC Sec. 95(a) & (b)--the current law of today--needs to become the chief issue for anyone running for public office, except those who are Democrats or Republicans, as they are responsible for the above crimes. Candidates winning an election could never promise, or give their constituents any REPRESENTATION whatsoever and COULD NOT BE SWORN-IN, by law, to support and defend the CBR when IT HAS BEEN,AND STILL IS, "OFFICIALLY" SUSPENDED, BY STATUTE! THE ENTIRE ELECTION PROCESS IN 1994, for reasons above, is only for fools and knaves for it is total FRAUD as long as "EMERGENCY RULE" REMAINS IN EFFECT. You can become a prime mover TO END EMERGENCY RULE and restore the CBR to its rightful place in the affairs of Government. Get yourself informed on this issue (see below) and may God guide you and bless you in this Pursuit! [END OF QUOTING] [second article] [QUOTING:] NEWS RELEASE MAY 26. 1994 CONSTITUTIONAL TREASON (Puyallup, Washington) Just in case you missed it, on February 1, l994, CBS Radio News announced that Senate Republican leader Bob Dole of Kansas had been "enlisted" to fight the so-called "WAR ON CRIME". The "sound bite" containing Senator Dole's own words stated he had become a "convert" and that he would now support a "thirty-million- dollar FEDERAL GUN BUY BACK program", similar to ones that have been utilized with mixed success at the State and local levels. Dole admitted, however, that with 200-million guns on the streets, the program won't do much to stop crime. [H: Dear ones, don't you see what is more important HERE? A 'WAR' is the same as announcing an "emergency". By declaring the ongoing "war on crime" you have JUST EXTENDED THE STATE OF EMERGENCY!] Under the disguise of "crime prevention" and "health care reform", a massive effort is under way to disarm Americia, being promoted under various pretenses at all levels of Government. Here, in Washington State alone, a total of 65 or more anti-gun measures had been impressed upon the Legislature, some under the heading of "youth violence reduction". This anti-gun feeding-frenzy threatens honest, law-abiding Citizens and their unalienable right to keep and bear arms for self defense. But why is it that those who are most in favor of "gun control" are the ones softest on the criminal? Why is it that collectivist methods are the only solutions they propose? The answer should put you inta a state of fear. Little is known about an obscure, yet dramatic, piece of legislation that was enacted into law by the Congress in 1961. At the behest of then Senator Prescott Bush of Connecticut (yes, the father of George Bush) President John F. Kennedy signed into law Public Law 87-297 on September 1, 1961. This law can be located in the United States Code, Title 22, and beginning at Section 2551. This law set the stage for the creation of the "United States Disarmament Agency" and set in place the political machinery to DESTROY our nation's sovereignty. Notice the word "disarmament" in the title of this agency. Every Congress and every President since 1961 has worked, methodically, and craftily, to implement various provisions of Public Law 87-297. It is all part and parcel of the march to merge America into the "New Wor1d Order" All public policy is a result of the "emergency" OF 1933. WHAT "EMERGENCY...you say? Read on. With the foregoing in mind, are we now to believe that all of a sudden Senator Bob Dole has had a "change of heart" from his previously stated position, that he was now a "convert" and would support the WAR ON CRIME, and that he will now support the filibuster of the Schumer/Feinstein Amendment, the socalled "Assault Weapon Ban" contained in H.R. 42967 which let the first salvo of the Brady Bill pass with only THREE SENATORS ON THE FLOOR. In January, he urged the President-- on national television--TO SUPPORT THE SENATE VERSION OF THE CRIME BILL containing the FEINSTEIN GUN BAN. This is the same Senator Bob Dole who also introduced a resolution SUPPORTING CLINTON'S POSITION ON THE CHICAGO GUN SWEEPS--WITHOUT WARRANTS--TO SEARCH FOR AND SEIZE GUNS. And remember well: with the suspension of the Constution FOR The United States OF America on March 6, 1933, and its continuation for the past 6l years by various Presidential Executive Orders, including those recent Executive Orders of President William J. Clinton, the American people are under the awesome power of a Constitutional Dictatorship, under the War Powers and the Trading with the Enemy Act of October 6, 1917. Since 1933, the American people have not had the often quoted and misheralded 2nd Amendment Right to "keep and bear arms". It is only through "license" by the "statutorily created right" that you presently have the ability of firearms ownership. One must understand the legal meanings of the words: "owner" and "transfer" as used in the law as it pertains to the Federal Firearms--under license--as a result of the Constitutional Treason and the Acts of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the 73rd Congress of 1933. The remedy? First things first. Because the American people are unaware of being unaware, they must first be made aware. Therefore, we strongly recommend: that Americans be made aware of the treason and seditious conspiracy, and the "emergency" we've all been under for the past 61-years, by obtaining the material presented in the prior writing. The materials are not copyrighted; therefore, once you obtain a master set, you may duplicate and distribute them at will. But remember: the messengers have paid dearly to bring you this research to put all of the pieces together, starting at a single focal point, from which all the rest of America's problems originate. Once the American people understand what the problem is, we can then begin to correct the misdeeds of the past 61 years of the "emergency". Once the American people understand the perfidy, greed and avarice that have held them in bondage all these years, there will be no need to run in circles from one Patriot meeting to the next in search of that elusive and magic "silver bullet". [END OF QUOTING] Thank you. Please support these people, readers. They have no magic to attend them and if their voices are silences--it will be YOUR loss, for they mostly have nothing more to lose! NOTICE: This flyer was prepared and distributed by Citizens For A Constitutional Washington, 11910-C Meridian East, #124, Puyallup, Washington 98373. For a complete and detailed analysis concerning the contents of this flyer, write for a copy of the 2-hour video presentation WAR AND EMERGENCY POWERS and the accompanying 153-page booklet with the Government's own documents and exhibits. WAR AND EMERGENCY POWERS video is available for $25.00. The accompanying booklet is available for $20.00. Add $5.00 shipping & handling. Please: NO CHECKS OR CODs. 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