Without so much as a vote in congress....
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=26480
Falling under the DOD, and not being required to take an oath.........these guys will be completely under the authority of the president. A force "as strong as the U.S. Military" that answers only to the executive branch.
Is it just me, or did the Rubicon just get crossed?
Alea iacta est
The directive, which is effective immediately, states that civilian employees of the DoD will be asked to sign agreements stating that they will deploy in support of military missions for up to two years if needed.
what is it going to take for a mass demonstration on DC?
First, it impacts civilian employees of the DoD. Not all civilian employees in the US. Second, they must agree by signature to the directive.
Management retains the authority to direct and assign civilian employees, either voluntarily, involuntarily, or on an unexpected basis to accomplish the DoD mission.
Isn't this just an update to existing policy?
http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/140410p.pdf
"Reissues DoD Directive (DoDD) 1404.10 (Reference (a)) under a new title to establish the policy through which an appropriately sized subset of the DoD civilian workforce is pre-identified to be organized, trained, and equipped in a manner that facilitates the use of their capabilities for operational requirements. These requirements are typically away from the
normal work locations of DoD civilians, or in situations where other civilians may be evacuated to assist military forces where the use of DoD civilians is appropriate. These employees shall be collectively known as the DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce. Members of the DoD Civilian Expeditionary Workforce shall be organized, trained, cleared, equipped, and ready to deploy in support of combat operations by the military; contingencies; emergency operations; humanitarian missions; disaster relief; restoration of order; drug interdiction; and stability operations of the Department of Defense in accordance with DoDD 3000.05 (Reference (b)). "
That IS the item we are talking about. Look at the date on the document.
So how exactly is this new directive different from the previous directive put in place in 1992?