[E. Pluribus Unum]

Executive orders only apply to the administration of the executive branch of government.

They aren't laws. They are bureaucratic rules for bureaucrats.

They were never intended to apply to the citizenry.

But now that the average citizen has the IQ of a walnut, anything goes.

[Marcella]

“Executive orders only apply to the administration of the executive branch of government.”

Yes, so he spells out the rules in his executive order that orders whichever agency to register guns, prevent them from being sold, prevent magazines from being sold, prevent ammo from being sold, etc... all for the safety of the people.

That's how he legalized millions of illegals, ordering ICE not to deport anyone who.....

See, he runs the agencies so he orders them to do “x” and it's done.

[Charles Martel]

Executive orders only apply to the administration of the executive branch of government.

They aren't laws. They are bureaucratic rules for bureaucrats.

That's the way I've always understood this subject, though I was aware of the "Emergency Powers" aspect as well. Some Executive Orders are eventually made part of the U.S. Code.

One example is E.O. 13423, issued 2007. This directed a shift of federal fleet vehicle usage away from petroleum and toward alternative fuels. It was later tacked onto the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act and signed into law.

I guess the real question is, can an E.O. that is *not* codified into federal law be used to issue warrants of search and seizure, or anything of that sort?