In case of a national emergency in the US, can Obama

[Bobbieo]

enforce the The National Security and Homeland Security Directives signed by Geoege W. Bush on May 9th, 2007?

[Selatius]

1. It depends on if Obama nullified those directives by issuing counter-directives.

Besides that, he already has expanded powers under the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 as well as the Military Commissions Act of 2006.

[Turbineguy]

2. That is probably

the most bizarre unintended consequence of the last eight years. The increase in these powers of the President.

The repubs seemed to never consider that the powers they gave a repub president would also be available to a subsequent Democrat.

Yes, Freepers, if Obama takes your guns away, you can thank George Bush for making it so he could.

[LiberalFighter]

3. Presidents can probably create new directives when necessary.

The question is whether they will be followed. Bush has put doubt in the legitimacy of the powers.