Trump Signs Two Executive Orders; Expands Power of Military, Extreme Vetting

[OKIsItJustMe]

Source: NBC News

Trump Signs Two Executive Orders; Expands Power of Military, ‘Extreme Vetting’

by Phil McCausland

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday that dramatically expand the nation's military and call for so-called "extreme vetting" of visa seekers from terror-plagued countries — moves aimed at strengthening the U.S. response to terrorism both home and abroad.

In signing the order, Trump pledged to "keep radical Islamic terrorists out of the United States of America."

"We are not admitting into the country the very threats our soldiers are fighting overseas," Trump said during the swearing in ceremony for Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon. "We only want to admit those into our country who will support our country and love deeply our people."

Copies of the executive order were not immediately made available.

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Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-signs-two-executive-orders-expands-power-military-extreme-vetting-n713336

[Matthew28]

1. 640 billion per year isn't enough

Cut helping the poor, maintaining our homeland but increase the military! North Korean dictator thinking we got here.

[tenorly]

2. Next stop: a self-coup.

They always test the waters a little first, mostly to gauge resistance in the Armed Forces.

[GliderGuider]

3. And awaaaaay we go!

Welcome to the future. It's nothing like the past. At all.

[Lurks Often]

4. Bad reporting, Congress determines the size of the military,

not a President. A President can submit a budget request to Congress to increase the number of people in one or more branches of the military and increase funding for the associated costs, but he can not do that through an EO

Link: https://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RS21754.pdf see line 4 "permanent, legislated increase" the bold is mine


I want to see the actual wording of the EO

[angrychair]

5. Apparently you are confused

The king has written his royal edict an commanded it be so.

[Lurks Often]

7. I'm not confused in the slightest

and the article provided no detail on what Trump's EO regarding the military said, probably because the reporter hasn't seen it yet and a search indicates the actual language of the EO has not been published anywhere.

[Igel]

8. Article says it calls for a

readiness review and review of nuclear posture and for a possible budget amendment.

First point is common. Second is fraught with suspicious possibilities. Third depends on the first two and on the will of the Congress.

I can't wait to see what rhetoric the inevitable "continuity of government" EO will unleash. You know, the one where it says what's to happen in the event of catastrophe or declaration of emergency to ensure that government functions continue, information's secured, Congressional integrity and continuity is maintained or what steps to take should Congress be rendered inoperable.

[Lurks Often]

9. Thanks and that proves that the EO is not going to increase the size of the military

Those paragraphs explaining the military EO were not there when I read the article last night, the link shows the article was updated this morning.

[keithbvadu2]

6. Muslim Brotherhood has had some favorable ties with republicans/conservatives

Until recent times, the Muslim Brotherhood has had some favorable ties with republicans/conservatives.

http://freedomoutpost.com/the-nra-grover-norquist-and-the-muslim-brotherhood/

https://www.google.com/search?q=Grover+Norquist+muslim+brotherhood&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

[sarcasmo]

10. Someone in NYC needs to pull the plaque off the statue of liberty.