[–] Oh_Well_ian [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
pessimist gonna pessimist ( couple of heads of state on that list )
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[–] Oh_Well_ian [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
of course they are..
this is low hanging fruit to build momentum and coalesce public opinion
this is just the beginning and expect more 'lists'
( calling it Mickey Mouse is extremely arrogant and short sided )
[–] powerpete 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Baby steps. If you look at the list, these are high profile individuals with state-level connections. My guess is once they are in the hands of the US government, they are going to squeal. My other guess is that they've been able to operate under the blind eye of previous administrations (especially the former secretary of state). If these two guesses are correct then that's where the fun begins - back to the link OP posted.
"All property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:" (A) to be responsible for or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuse;
(B) to be a current or former government official, or a person acting for or on behalf of such an official, who is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in:
(1) corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery; or
(2) the transfer or the facilitation of the transfer of the proceeds of corruption;
(C) to be or have been a leader or official of:
(1) an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section relating to the leader’s or official’s tenure; or
(2) an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order as a result of activities related to the leader’s or official’s tenure; or
(D) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section; and
(iii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General:
(A) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of:
(1) any activity described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section that is conducted by a foreign person;
(2) any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or
(3) any entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, any of the activities described in subsections (ii)(A), (ii)(B)(1), or (ii)(B)(2) of this section, where the activity is conducted by a foreign person;
(B) to be owned or controlled by, or to have acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; or
(C) to have attempted to engage in any of the activities described in subsections (iii)(A) or (B) of this section."
If anyone in our government is found to have assisted any of these "Human Rights Violators", all of their property could get seized under this "National Emergency". Of course, I hope due diligence and process are followed and this bill isn't used outside of its original purpose.