Rule by fiat

[ironphoenix]

George Bush's Executive Order titled "Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq".

This creates sweeping powers for the administration: essentially, anyone's US assets can be frozen on the Secretary of the Treasury's say-so, or that of anyone to whom the Secretary delegates that power. Not only that, but any kind of transaction with someone whose assets are frozen, including donations, can get your assets frozen.

Watch what happens to these US Census Bureau tables over the next few years, folks! (links are to Excel files)
International Travel
International Travelers and Expenditures
Immigrants by Country of Birth

I expect to see a lot less Canadians going down there when the '06, '07 and '08 columns are added.

Ganked from theweaselking.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Wow...this is yet another step along that slippery slope that the US has started upon...and yet another reason why I will NEVER live in the United States.

[nightstriker.livejournal.com]

that anony what me

[ironphoenix.livejournal.com]

The next President could reverse a lot of this... but giving up power is hard, just like giving up money is. (Remember all those promises about scrapping the GST?)

[nightstriker.livejournal.com]

Promises in my opinion that should never have been made? Yea I remember them.