Tag Archives: executive order

Did FEMA Create a Youth Army?

Posted on November 30, 2012

Q: Did the Department of Homeland Security create a “standing army of government youth” known as FEMA Corps. A: No. FEMA Corps is a civilian operation within AmeriCorps, a federal community service program. FEMA Corps prepares and responds to disasters. Its members, ages 18 to 24, carry no weapons.

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Obama’s Executive Orders

Posted on September 25, 2012

Q: Has President Barack Obama signed 900 executive orders, some of which create martial law? A: No. Obama’s executive orders do not create martial law. And so far he has signed 139 executive orders — not 900.

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The United States of Interpol?

Posted on January 5, 2010

Q: Did Obama sign an order giving Interpol the right to police the U.S.? A: No. The executive order Obama signed in December simply gives Interpol the same privileges that other international organizations operating in the U.S. already have.

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