Subject: (Fwd) National Emergency
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------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date: Sun, 17 Nov 1996 17:42:58 -0800 (PST) From: Phil Agre <pagre@weber.ucsd.edu> To: rre@weber.ucsd.edu Subject: National Emergency Reply-to: rre-maintainers@weber.ucsd.edu
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 17:23:24 -0800 From: Hal Finney <hal@rain.org> To: cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: National Emergency
Michael Froomkin posted to the cyberia list a pointer to the Clinton administration's new export policy. He has a copy on his web site at: <URL: http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin/nov96-regs.htm >. The thing I found interesting is that it refers to the fact that we are currently living under a state of national emergency! I searched on the whitehouse web site and couldn't find the executive order referred to (maybe it was classified) but did find this one:
For Immediate Release June 30, 1994
Executive Order #12923 - - - - - - -
Continuation Of Export Control Regulations
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including but not limited to section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("Act") (50 U.S.C. 1702), I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, findthat the unrestricted access of foreign parties to U.S. goods, technology, and technical data and the existence of certain boycott practices of foreign nations, in light of the expiration of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq.), constitute an unusual and extraordinarythreat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency with respect to that threat.
Apparently this state of emergency is still in effect. This is what gives the President the power to unilaterally make changes in the export policy. It would be nice if our congresspeople would take some responsibility in this matter.
Hal
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