I'd love to see this discussion if the order had been signed by Bush. Oh, wait, wasn't there some similar but not as encompassing order signed by Bush, and they had a total fit?? 
Well we just have to ask the grandparents to recall all the changes that came about in WW2. Some people still find ration cards never used for butter, meat, gas. It was a crime to dispose of metal pots, pans, ETC. the government came by and picked it up to use in the war effort. For a few years cars and trucks were not manufactured, tires almost impossible to find. Sewing machines and the old wringer washing machines, you name it very hard to come by.
Woman were encouraged to move into the manufacturing businesses, Government was war time assembly plants, Mom went to DC to work for the war department along with hundreds of thousands of young highschool graduates to type, file and hold down desk work normally held by men.
After the war everything shifted to get the woman out of the work force so the returning men could find work. This was the start of exceptable jobs for woman, Nurse, Secretary, Sales in department stores, teachers or waitresses. Woman went to college to find a husband, not a carear a man could hold down.
Hollywood propaganda came in with TV to enforce the idea that woman belonged at home, men in the work force.
The people living oh say 50 miles from the sea coast had to use blackout curtains, street lights turned off, Curfews enforced and any auto on the road after dark had better be one the town police recognized.
That was then and we still have people that remember the time very well. Today I wonder what in case of Middle East blows up Americans would do. { have to remember the people affected back then had parents that survived the Depression, they knew how to live well on very little}
My generation spoiled rotten by well meaning parents that tried to protect us from living and growing up with need as they had, have indeed spoiled our kids to the point half the kids are moving home to survive and get their wants from their parents.
How they would react to rolling blackouts to save electricity, $6.00 a gallon for gas, down time for the phone, all the techie toys that use electricity, darn the very idea gives me fear, we are just too soft. Total black out in the news of any defeats, PCs will as well all mail censored.----- Hundreds of people buying or building Ham Radios as no new licenses will be granted.
Few ever heard of the Draft riots in NY during the Civil War, just wait until we begin to draft females and put them on the front line. World War 1 the solders were fed salt perter in the mistaken belief it would help to keep the men from becoming fathers. Next world war every female over 18 will try to conseve from any man just to get out of the Draft. Lots of special spice on the females chow line and in highschools.-----Wouldn't be surprised to find it in fast food and Teen friendly snacks.
No more College deferment except for the top 30% of a class. Teachers will clean up a bundle of money from parents desperate to get the kid M/F into school away from battle.
And still the Senior military within 3 years of retirement will be released from duty. Cannot afford life time retirement with the goodies attached and pay a salary to the new recruits. Better to send an unseasoned leader that has 17 years until retirement, the loss of a few hundred men and woman due to inexperience actually saves the Government money. Cannon Fodder, no one is unexpendable. All can be replaced.
I do hope I live long enough to find out what the end of the world as we know it is like. Hell we are only a few months from finding out as it seems we are oh so close to it with out a real leader. But then my family has weathered the storms in America, with any luck my great grand kids will also.
Question is will they love and appreciate the USA or damn it and us for allowing it to implode with in.
