You: “Boener should say “I hereby exercise my authority as Speaker of the House to nullify all the executive orders signed today. The Constitution gives me this power.”
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Me: “Which edition of The Constitution are you using?”
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You: “The same one used in the construction of the executive orders.”
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Me again:
“Executive Orders” are rooted in
Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution
which grants “executive power” to the president; and
Article II, Section 3, Clause 5 of the Constitution
which requires he “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed”.
Every president, beginning with George Washington in 1789, has issued executive orders.
In our entire history, U.S. courts have overturned only two executive orders:
one by Harry Truman (a democrat)and one by Bill Clinton (a democrat).
Where is it that you see the Constitution grants any authority
for the Speaker of the House to nullify these?
Where is it that you see the Constitution grants any authority for the Speaker of the House to nullify these?
It's in the same section where it gives the president the authority to change the meaning of the 2nd Ammendment.