Executive Order 9066: The President Authorizes Japanese Relocation: Rights Versus Privilege Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)

Quote #4

I hereby further authorize and direct the Secretary of War and the said Military Commanders to take such other steps as he or the appropriate Military Commander may deem advisable to enforce compliance with the restrictions applicable to each Military area hereinabove authorized to be designated, including the use of Federal troops and other Federal Agencies, with authority to accept assistance of state and local agencies. (9)

Here, we have another instance of unchecked power on a much larger scale. The military areas seem like they could be run as their own tiny kingdoms, in a way.

Quote #5

This order shall not be construed as modifying or limiting in any way [...] with respect to the investigation of alleged acts of sabotage or the duty and responsibility of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice under the Proclamations of December 7 and 8, 1941, prescribing regulations for the conduct and control of alien enemies, except as such duty and responsibility is superseded by the designation of military areas hereunder. (11)

Note the role of the attorney general here, who's explicitly tied to his "duty" and has been granted neither the privilege of power nor the right to abandon his post.