Re: Clinton's Executive Order

[slowdog <slowdog@chewy.wookie.net>]

On Tue, 24 Jan 1995, joshua geller wrote:

> >   Anyone know just what the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is, 
> >   and what else a President could in theory do with it?
> 
> the president can do just about anything he wants with an executive
> order. of course if he did certain things he would be likely to get
> impeached, or challenged in the courts.
> 
> theoretically, what with being commander in chief of the armed forces,
> the president can do anything he wants up to and including the declaration
> of martial law.

Yes I understand all this. But what specifically is the IEEP Act?


- dog