>US President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a team to aid smooth transition process for the new administration as he demits his office next year after eight years in power.
>The White House Transition Council, comprising of about a dozen members, is headed by his Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough. The other officials include Director of National Intelligence and those from the national security, homeland security and counter-terrorism team.
>“To facilitate the Presidential transition, including assisting and supporting the transition efforts of the transition teams of eligible candidates, there is established a White House Transition Coordinating Council,” Obama said.
Executive order text:
> (d) The Agency Transition Directors Council shall meet:
>(ii) during the period beginning on the date that is 6 months before a Presidential election and ending on the date on which the President-elect is inaugurated, on a regular basis as necessary to carry out its duties and authorities.
Obama just signed over the direct management of the executive branch to a council of National Security State Regents, effective from today's date until the inauguration of the next president in January. They are meant to effectively rule over the federal agencies and manage the Main-party candidates via appointed emissary throughout the power vacuum of this 'transitional period'.
The order also takes the stance that HIllary Clinton is the legitimate democratic candidate for president in the upcoming election.
Where were you when AmeriKKKa officially went full junta?
>>73309798
>"The peaceful transition of power has long been a hallmark of American democracy. It is the policy of the United States to undertake all reasonable efforts to ensure that Presidential transitions are well-coordinated and effective, without regard to party affiliation," Obama said in his executive order.
>all measures necessary
>to ensure the PEACEFUL transition of power
Get the picture you stupid fucking goyim? Power will be transferred without disruption, whether you like it or not.
Bump
and
Source faggot
>>73310282
Whoops my bad:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/06/executive-order-facilitation-presidential-transition
WE GARDEN PLOT NAH!
>>73309798
>https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/06/executive-order-facilitation-presidential-transition
>(iv) during a year in which a Presidential election will be held, a transition representative for each eligible candidate, who shall serve in an advisory capacity;
Who will choose these 'representatives' appears to be none other than Barack Obama himself.
Since we are <6 months away from the election, he must already have made his selection. Wonder who they are and who they are meant to be 'representing' exactly.
God I can't imagine what it's like being as much of a brainless pinhead as OP is.
>>73311149
Prepare your anus for the american Praetorian guard my f/r/iend.
>>73309798
What does the Director of National Intelligence have to do with coordinating the transition of democratic power between a civilian official (which is what the president actually is) and civilians running for that civil office?
In what world does it make constitutional sense for the military to be involved with managing the 'peaceful' and 'democratic' transition of power?
>>73309798
wew lads im going to bumpt his until we get at least some moderate shitposting on this happening from the bait-thread addicted casuals crowding this board nowadays.
Some jumping off points:
DID OBAMA CONSULT DONALD TRUMP ABOUT WHO HE WANTS TO REPRESENT HIM IN THIS COUNCIL?
IS OBAMA TRYING TO FILL EMPEROR TRUMP'S SEAT AT THE TABLE?
IS THE PRESIDENT AFRAID *BASED* DONALD WILL USE THE ART OF THE DEAL TO UNDO ALL OF THE DAMAGE OBAMA HAS WORKED SO HARD TO INFLICT ON AMERICA IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS?
IS BERNIE GOING TO BE REPRESENTED BY LOUIS CK?
>>73309798
Democracy BTFO, elder-lich patricians of the NSA MASTER RACE giving the poor little candidates their Big Bureaucratic Coup.
How can elections even compete?
>>73309798
In case you newfags need some background history to understand the relevance of the executive order enacting 'continuity of government' provisions, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_and_Homeland_Security_Presidential_Directive
Specifically, refer to:
>"Enduring Constitutional Government," or "ECG," means a cooperative effort among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government, coordinated by the President, as a matter of comity with respect to the legislative and judicial branches and with proper respect for the constitutional separation of powers among the branches, to preserve the constitutional framework under which the Nation is governed and the capability of all three branches of government to execute constitutional responsibilities and provide for orderly succession, appropriate transition of leadership, and interoperability and support of the National Essential Functions during a catastrophic emergency
Which just kicked in less than 24 hours ago.
>>73309798
Bump faggots, its a military coup.
>>73313123
How is it a Military coup if Obama signed this into law?
I don't know man, how bad could this really be? Doesn't the NSC handle the regular stuff anyway?
Why isn't this making the news?
>>73313192
>signed it into law
Its an executive order. The fact that you don't distinguish between the two acts should be disturbing to you.
Its a coup because, as described in the 2007 executive order, the 'comity' of the branches coordinated by regents of the commander in chief, once it has been activated, has vast powers over the conduct of federal law enforcement and the application of 'emergency' provisions so long as they are ostensibly taken in the name of 'preserving' the constitutional transition of power from a state of flux.
This executive order is simply the activation of this comity. The factor 5 doom paul consequences are contained in the original Continuity of Government Order issued by Bush immediately prior to the economic meltdown.
>>73311120
Well the election is Novermber 8th, so this goes into effect tomorrow on May 8, 2016.
>>73313393
Like arbitration of the election of the next president of the United States?
That is not at all within their 'regular' duties. This is a massive devolution of power from the president to 'his' appointed agency officials, as well as a general expansion of the executive branch's level of involvement in the conduct of an election, especially regarding its 'anointment' of certain candidates to receive elevated governmental involvement prior to actually being elected to any office.
>>73313500
>Its an executive order. The fact that you don't distinguish between the two acts should be disturbing to you.
Firstly. I've taken constitutional law courses ok, technically executive orders are an act of law.
Anyways, so you're saying that this order has expanded the definition of the emergencies that would constitute COG activation?
So if Trump wins they could declare that an emergency?
>>73313563
Oops you're right.
Place your bets now. Who will be representing the candidates? Who will actually be considered candidates worthy of representation within the comity by the administration?
Unless they are holding emergency national conventions tonight there will not be any legitimate process supporting a selection by the acting government on this matter.
>>73313926
It sounds like he's just handing over Nat security to those guys to deal with any possible security problems until inauguration.
>>73313816
I'm saying this order invokes the authority of the president to institute an executive-led council which will adopt certain superlative responsibilities in the conduct of the national elections and the ensuing power transition.
In the text of this order, 'the peaceful transition of power' is being treated as equivalent to a national emergency necessitating direct executive management over the process which establishes a 'constitutional government' in the United States.
While the 2007 order asserted the *authority* to assume responsibility for ensuring our government continues to function regardless of failures in the standard process for selecting representatives, this 2016 executive order actually enacts that authority.
>>73313541
WUZ
I'm going to apologize ahead of time for being stupid, but what is the significance of this executive order? I can read the text and see what it says it'll do but I don't know what this means politically.
Could someone help walk me through this in straightforward terms?
>>73314614
So it's basically nothing
>>73314296
You are really down playing the President of the United States 'handing over' authority to a bureaucracy of spooks, military officials, and federal LEO. That is a fundamental change to one of the three branches of our government.
The selection of officials to 'represent' the interests of presidential candidates is also a gross imposition by the acting executive on the candidates for the office.
>>73315070
First, it seems as if this won't be much of a change from normal
Everything will be fine probably
Are you aware that the NSC meet all the time on these matters?
Remember that they have our best interests at heart
The National Security apparatus will be directly responsible for the logistical management of the federal bureaucracy and the selection of appointments from now until inauguration day, and they intend to ensure the interests of the future president-elect are served in this process by having the sittiing president elect an official who he considers to be acting in the interests of all eligible candidates.
So rather than Obama and his staff liaising directly with Bush and his cabinet, Obama and his council of agency officials will liaise with bureaucrats Obama has appointed to act as the effective representation of whoever the winner of this election will be.
>>73315503
meant for:
>>73314939
>>73315503
So he's picking representatives for the future president-elect ahead of time for them?
