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To: P-Marlowe
Executive Orders do not require Congressional approval to take effect but they have the same legal weight as laws passed by Congress.

They are controversial because they allow the President to make major decisions, even law, without the consent of Congress.

The health care bill is sloppily put together enough that EO’s could be written to cripple it with out our next President being a scofflaw.

Are you suggesting that I am suggesting that the next President use scofflawful practices?

It would seem so, quite a stretch there Marlowe.

1,219 posted on 06/14/2011 6:10:43 AM PDT by Syncro (Sarah Palin, the unofficial Tea Party candidate for president--Virtual Jerusalem)
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To: Syncro
Executive Orders do not require Congressional approval to take effect but they have the same legal weight as laws passed by Congress.

Where in the constitution does it give the president the power to make an executive order that has the same legal weight as a law passed by Congress?

You are arguing that the president has been given dictatorial powers by the Constitution.

The only power the President has is to give an executive order to enforce the laws passed by congress. Any other use of an executive order would run contrary to the Constitution.

They are controversial because they allow the President to make major decisions, even law, without the consent of Congress.

I can't believe I am reading this on FREE REPUBLIC.

1,228 posted on 06/14/2011 6:27:00 AM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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