This is speculation that has no basis in legality. I don't think there is legal mechanism for obama to remain in office even in a national emergency. If obama is to stay in it will be the result of a successful illegal take over of the federal govt. A pipe dream of the left.
On Aug 6, 2016 8:10 AM, "Travis" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Will Barack Obama Try To Stay In Office If Donald Trump Wins The Election? > <http://endoftheamericandream.com> > ------------------------------ > > Will Barack Obama Try To Stay In Office If Donald Trump Wins The Election? > <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/will-barack-obama-try-to-stay-in-office-if-donald-trump-wins-the-election> > > Posted: 04 Aug 2016 07:23 PM PDT > > [image: Barack Obama - Public Domain] > <http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/will-barack-obama-try-to-stay-in-office-if-donald-trump-wins-the-election/barack-obama-public-domain>If > Donald Trump wins in November, will Barack Obama leave office and hand over > power in an orderly fashion? Normally we would not even have to ask such a > question, but these are not normal times. This week, Obama publicly stated > that Trump “is unfit to serve as President > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/02/remarks-president-obama-and-prime-minister-lee-singapore-joint-press>” > and that he is “woefully unprepared to do this job > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/02/remarks-president-obama-and-prime-minister-lee-singapore-joint-press>“. > In addition, he told the press that Trump “doesn’t have the judgment, the > temperament, the understanding to occupy the most powerful position in the > world.” If Obama really believes those things are true, would he really > just stand aside and hand the keys to the White House to Trump? > > Never before have I ever heard a sitting president claim that one of the > major party candidates could not function as president. But that is what > Obama has just done. The following is an excerpt from a transcript of > remarks made by Obama earlier this week that comes directly from the > official White House website > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/08/02/remarks-president-obama-and-prime-minister-lee-singapore-joint-press>. > I have highlighted certain phrases in bold text, because I want you to > truly consider the implications of what he is saying here… > > But there have been Republican Presidents with whom I disagreed with, *but > I didn’t have a doubt that they could function as President*. I think I > was right, and Mitt Romney and John McCain were wrong on certain policy > issues, but I never thought *that they couldn’t do the job*. And had they > won, I would have been disappointed, but I would have said to all Americans > they are — this is our President, and I know they’re going to abide by > certain norms and rules and common sense, will observe basic decency, will > have enough knowledge about economic policy and foreign policy and our > constitutional traditions and rule of law that our government will work, > and then we’ll compete four years from now to try to win an election. > > *But that’s not the situation here*. And that’s not just my opinion; that > is the opinion of many prominent Republicans. *There has to come a point > at which you say, enough*. > > Earlier today, I came across an outstanding article by Joseph Farah of WND > <http://www.wnd.com/2016/08/the-obvious-question-no-ones-asking-obama/> > in which he summarized the claims that Obama was making against Trump… > > - He said Trump would not abide by “norms and rules and common sense.” > - He questioned whether he would “observe basic decency” should he > reach the Oval Office. > - He said he would have been disappointed to lose the elections of > 2008 and 2012, but never doubted whether his rivals in those elections, > John McCain and Mitt Romney, could function as president or had the > knowledge to make government work. “That’s not the situation here,” he > added. > - He added Trump “doesn’t have the judgment, the temperament, the > understanding, to occupy the most powerful position in the world.” > - He said he was “woefully unprepared to do this job.” > - Obama said Trump lacked knowledge about Europe, the Middle East and > other parts of Asia. > > This is some extremely strong language, and I truly wish one of the > reporters at the press conference would have asked one incredibly important > follow up question. > > Will Barack Obama try to stay in office if Donald Trump wins the election? > > In his article, Joseph Farah raised the same issue > <http://www.wnd.com/2016/08/the-obvious-question-no-ones-asking-obama/>… > > If no one else will ask the question, I will: “Mr. President, if Donald > Trump wins the election to become the next president of the United States, > will you willingly and peacefully leave office and cooperate fully with the > transition of power the way all of your predecessors in the White House > have done in the past?” > > It’s a simple question that needs to be asked and answered – given Obama’s > highly inflammatory rhetoric over the last week. > > Like Farah, I believe that it is a fair question. > > If Barack Obama truly believes all of the things he said about Donald > Trump, does he also believe that he has a responsibility to keep Donald > Trump from taking office? > > Absent a major national emergency of some sort, this would be very > difficult for Obama to do. But if there were some sort of enormous national > crisis between now and next January, Barack Obama could potentially employ > some of the extraordinary emergency powers that have been endowed on the > office of the president over the past several decades. > > There is not a single statute, regulation, executive order or presidential > directive that contains all of the powers that a president would possess > during a major national emergency. Rather, these powers have been layered > on top of one another for a very long period of time, and they come from > literally dozens of different laws, regulations, court decisions, executive > orders and presidential directives. > > One document that I would refer you to is National Security Presidential > Directive 51 <https://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/org/ncp/nspd_51.pdf> which > was put into effect during the Bush administration. It is all about > “national continuity policy” and it defines a “catastrophic emergency” as > “any incident, regardless of location, that results in extraordinary levels > of mass casualties, damage, or disruption severely affecting the U.S. > population, infrastructure, environment, economy, or government functions”. > > In such a scenario, the president would have almost unlimited power, and > he would wield enormously powerful executive orders such as this one > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness>. > If there was a big enough emergency, the president would potentially be > able to declare martial law, suspend elections and essentially become a > dictator. > > Let us hope that we never see such a thing play out in the United States > of America. > > For the moment, there is not much of a threat that Obama will try to stop > Trump from taking office because Hillary Clinton has jumped out to a huge > lead in the latest McClatchy-Marist poll > <http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/04/clinton-jumps-big-lead-over-trump-new-national-polls/88268536/> > … > > The former secretary of State gained ground in the McClatchy-Marist poll, > and Trump lost support. Clinton had the support of 48% of those surveyed, > and Trump had 33%. Last month, Clinton had 42% while Trump had 33%. > > When third-party candidates are included, Clinton’s lead held strong. She > had 45%, and Trump had 31%, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson had 10% and > Green Party candidate Jill Stein had 6%. > > And the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll > <http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/nbc-wsj-poll-clinton-jumps-nine-point-lead-over-trump-n623131> > found that Clinton is leading Trump by a 47 percent to 38 percent margin. > > One thing that I found interesting about both of these polls is that they > show two third party candidates gaining ground. The NBC News/Wall Street > Journal poll > <http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/nbc-wsj-poll-clinton-jumps-nine-point-lead-over-trump-n623131> > had Gary Johnson with 10 percent support and Jill Stein at five percent. > > Jill Stein is still behind Johnson at this point, but she is potentially > the much stronger candidate. If she starts to catch fire with Bernie > Sanders supporters, she could possibly even hit the 15 percent threshold > for being invited to participate in the upcoming presidential debates. > > And Donald Trump certainly needs something to change about this race, > because right now he is really struggling. > > But there is a long way to go until November, and as we have seen, > anything is likely to happen in this election cycle. > > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=vYnmFVeEi3w:mxL461bp9YE:yIl2AUoC8zA> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=vYnmFVeEi3w:mxL461bp9YE:gIN9vFwOqvQ> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=vYnmFVeEi3w:mxL461bp9YE:qj6IDK7rITs> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=vYnmFVeEi3w:mxL461bp9YE:V_sGLiPBpWU> > <http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/endoftheamericandream/OFri?a=vYnmFVeEi3w:mxL461bp9YE:l6gmwiTKsz0> > You are subscribed to email updates from End Of The American Dream > <http://endoftheamericandream.com>. > To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now > <https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=PUqP-8wQoWiQt5ehZwMHdhStWfE> > . 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