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To: Rick Slemmer who wrote (17214)	7/22/1998 9:23:00 AM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 20981

Rick, This is from the Joseph Farah and World Net Daily this morning: WEDNESDAY JULY 22, 1998 Can EO 13083 be killed? hotlink HR 4197 to house.gov hotlink side-by-side comparison A couple weeks ago, I wouldn't have bet a plug nickel the freedom-loving Americans would rally to stop implementation of President Clinton's hideous Executive Order 13083. Nobody in Congress even seemed to know about the order. Those who took the time to read it, simply didn't comprehend the threat it represents. Many national conservative leaders told us they weren't losing any sleep over it, either. This reaction to an executive order that stood on its head the 10th Amendment principles of state powers, individuals' rights and limitations on the authority of the federal government. If this executive order is permitted to stand as the law of the land, it will mean America has reached the point of dictatorship -- where presidents, with the stroke of a pen, can not only make laws but subvert the Constitution under which they derive their limited authority in the first place. But this shortcut to American-style fascism was short-circuited -- at least temporarily -- by two encouraging developments last week. First, two congressmen -- Reps. Ron Paul of Texas and Bob Barr of Georgia -- sponsored legislation, HR 4197, the "State Sovereignty Act of 1998," declaring 13083 null and void. "The head of each Federal department and each Federal agency shall ensure that each activity of the department or agency, respectively, is carried out in accordance with all provisions of Executive Order 12612 (as in effect on October 26, 1987) as apply to the activity under the terms of that Executive Order," the bill adds. Executive Order 12612 was issued by President Reagan. EO 13083 repealed its provisions. For a comparison of the two executive orders, see them side-by-side. The second major encouraging development was the action taken by the "Big Seven" organizations of state and local governments -- the National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties and the International City/County Management Association. In an unexpected move, these organizations united to take issue with EO 13083. They drafted a letter to Clinton demanding he withdraw the executive order. They also sent representatives to meet with Mickey Ibarra, the chief of White House intergovernmental relations. The conflict resulted in the first story about EO 13083 in the establishment press. The Washington Post's David Broder was forced to report on the controversy. It must have been somewhat embarrassing, given that the only national news agency to report on EO 13083 previously was WorldNetDaily. White House officials told the Post they had decided to recommend to the president that implementation of the order be delayed so that state and local officials could have their say. Pretty ironic. One of the provisions of the executive order mandated that federal action affecting states and local governments occur only after consultation with state and local officials. No such consultation took place before EO 13083 was prepared and issued by the president from Birmingham, England, in May. Is this the end? Not by a long shot. This is a victory only in the same sense that CNN's apology for the Tailwind hoax was. Peter Arnett is still working. Likewise, this is just a temporary setback to Bill Clinton's plans to extend his control over virtually every aspect of Americans' lives. He won't stop here. He won't allow Reagan's reaffirmation of 10th Amendment principles to stand. He won't stop chipping away at our freedoms. Congress must reassert its authority. It must begin doing so in ways that are in line with constitutional principle. It must check the abuses of the administration, and it must curtail its own. The fact that an executive order like 13083 could be issued and meet initially with no controversy illustrates just how far America has strayed from its heritage of limited government and separation of powers. worldnetdaily.com A daily radio broadcast adaptation of Joseph Farah's commentaries can be heard at ktkz.com