This needs wider play (Wizbang)

Steve Schippert of ThreatsWatch is now covering the INTERPOL Executive Order:

In light of what we know and can observe, it is our logical conclusion that President Obama's Executive Order amending President Ronald Reagans' 1983 EO 12425 and placing INTERPOL above the United States Constitution and beyond the legal reach of our own top law enforcement is a precursor to more damaging moves.
The pre-requisite conditions regarding the Iraq withdrawal and the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention facility closure will continue their course. meanwhile, the next move from President Obama is likely an attempt to dissolve the agreements made between President Bush and other states preventing them from turning over American military forces to the ICC (via INTERPOL) for war crimes or any other prosecutions.

When the paths on the road map converge - Iraq withdrawal, Guantánamo closure, perceived American image improved internationally, and an empowered INTERPOL in the United States - it is probable that President Barack Obama will once again make America a signatory to the International Criminal Court. It will be a move that surrenders American sovereignty to an international body who's INTERPOL enforcement arm has already been elevated above the Constitution and American domestic law enforcement.

For an added and disturbing wrinkle, INTERPOL's central operations office in the United States is within our own Justice Department offices. They are American law enforcement officers working under the aegis of INTERPOL within our own Justice Department. That they now operate with full diplomatic immunity and with "inviolable archives" from within our own buildings should send red flags soaring into the clouds.

This is the disturbing context for President Obama's quiet release of an amended Executive Order 12425. American sovereignty hangs in the balance if these actions are not prevented through public outcry and political pressure. Some Americans are paying attention, as can be seen from some of the earliest recognitions of this troubling development here, here and here. But the discussion must extend well beyond the Internet and social media.

Pass this on. Have your circle of influence do the same.

This kind of radicalism must be stopped.

Crossposted(*).

_{About The Author: Rick was once destined to be an Episcopal priest until he failed to describe his penis adequately to a discernment board in the Southern Diocese of Virgina. While not earning a living in his day job, he can be found here and especially at Brutally Honest waxing less than eloquently on all things political, most things religious and many things humorous...}

Comments (6)

And how are you going to st... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by steve sturm | December 23, 2009 8:20 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

steve sturm:

And how are you going to stop it? The public hates Obamacare and is unable to stop it, so why think that something like this, which most of the public knows little and cares less, is something that can be reversed?

Posted on December 23, 2009 08:20

Steve, I agree. However, wh... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by DaveD | December 23, 2009 9:57 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

DaveD:

Steve, I agree. However, when the next presidential campaign rolls around Obama will have to face the results of his three years in office. This story may not burn up the media today, but it is the type of action that is nice to bring up in a debate. The query can be offered as a simple, easily understandable question and it would be interesting to see how Barry would answer. Bringing up something the majority of people may not have been aware of might have an impact compared to rehashing discussions on policy decisions that had already had wide exposure. If at the point of the next election he is vulnerable, this is a nice little item that would add to the doubts anyone would have that Barry is serving in the best interests of the United States.

Posted on December 23, 2009 09:57

"Stroke of the pen, law of ... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Gmac | December 23, 2009 10:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Gmac:

"Stroke of the pen, law of the land..."

Posted on December 23, 2009 10:52

What a quick way of install... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Korla Pundit | December 23, 2009 11:03 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

Korla Pundit:

What a quick way of installing your own Secret Police, who can arrest you and prosecute you without worrying about that silly Constitution and those so-called "Rights" you thought were intrinsic.

Silly humans. Obama smash puny humans.

So these Executive Orders can be reversed by a new Executive, no? How fast can we get a new Chief Executive?

Oh. Well, that sucks.

Ah, well, I guess I'll see you in the concentration camps, guys. Too bad there's no America to flee to this time.