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Laptops across the border searched and copied | by swisscheese | 2008-02-13 10:07:51 |
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I have a large issue with this in that the info | by Classic_Jon | 2008-02-13 10:16:47 |
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The US Senate is sending a clear message | by Peace_man | 2008-02-13 10:21:05 |
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That is an applles and Oranges argument | by Classic_Jon | 2008-02-13 10:41:25 |
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Bush ordered the illegal wiretaps | by wabbit65 | 2008-02-13 11:06:15 |
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Were they ever declared illegal? | by DesertRat66 | 2008-02-13 11:14:17 |
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By definition | by wabbit65 | 2008-02-13 11:23:19 |
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Incorrect, Congress was notified of the | by Classic_Jon | 2008-02-13 12:12:03 |
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Initially | by wabbit65 | 2008-02-13 12:54:45 |
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Incorrect again, they are only required to | by Classic_Jon | 2008-02-13 13:22:11 |
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How does Congess' inaction make something | by tallastro | 2008-02-13 14:07:09 |
| Read up on Executive orders and you will see |
by Classic_Jon |
2008-02-13 14:57:49 |
what I am talking about.
http://www.thisnation.com/question/040.html
"Executive Orders (EOs) are legally binding orders given by the President, acting as the head of the Executive Branch, to Federal Administrative Agencies. Executive Orders are generally used to direct federal agencies and officials in their execution of congressionally established laws or policies. However, in many instances they have been used to guide agencies in directions contrary to congressional intent"
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"Congressional Recourse
If Congress does not like what the executive branch is doing, it has two main options. First, it may rewrite or amend a previous law, or spell it out in greater detail how the Executive Branch must act. Of course, the President has the right to veto the bill if he disagrees with it, so, in practice, a 2/3 majority if often required to override an Executive Order."
Technically, what he did was legal. I don't like it and hope that changes but it is NOT illegal currently.
As a side note:
What I also find funny is that other presidents have used EO's similarly and they are not getting harpooned over it.
Example:
"President Clinton has come under fire for using the EO as a way to make policy without consulting the Republican Congress (see the quotes at the beginning of this article). Clinton has signed over 300 EOs since 1992. In one case, he designated 1.7 million acres of Southern Utah as the Grant Staircase - Escalante National Monument. He also designated a system of American Heritage Rivers and even fought a war with Yugoslavia under Executive Order."
Clinton issued 300 of them and Bush has issued 253 from what I can see currently. You also should take a look at what some of the EO's are for before you start shooting down the ability of a president to use them.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/orders/ |
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