[JonDavid]

The President [note the capitalization] can do no such thing. He can only write executive orders dealing with Executive departments of the Federal Government. He can't write executive orders having to do with state matters."

You may be right about this. I wish he could pardon her...ya know...like real criminals who are imprisoned can be pardoned...

This whole thing is comletely messed up.



You are WRONG!! What about the Emancipation Proclamation. That was an Executive Order.

[Chad Fairbanks]

You are WRONG!! What about the Emancipation Proclamation. That was an Executive Order.

True, and Lincoln knew that it had to be backed up by a constitutional amendment as quickly as possible, or it would eventually be tossed back at him as unconstitutional...

[Rutles4Ever]

Yeah - didn't Lincoln assume essentially totalitarian powers during the Civil War? I'm not being sarcastic, either. He literally took over the Congress.