If our government was functioning correctly then Executive Orders should only be necessary for special circumstances. However our government isn’t operating normally. You have the Senate changing rules to achieve political ends, Democrats refusing to confirm appointments, leaders deliberately slowing down important legislations to forestall passage rather than working together to create legislation.
I’d be far more concerned about our republic than I would be about the Executive Orders. I see what is happening now as perhaps a corrective measure that someday, hopefully, will knock some sense into the heads of politicians.
For the reasons stated, it is precisely why I’m concerned about our republic that I am concerned about the executive orders.
The govt is heading to a state of paralysis. When that happens, we’ll have a dictator that will either abolish or severely curtail their powers.
The head of the Executive Branch swears to faithfully EXECUTE the laws passed by Congress.
The legitimate intent of Executive Orders to precisely that.
A major problem is that Congress critters have no backbone. They pass laws that say something should be done IF REASONABLE. Congress leaves it up to the Executive and Judicial Branches to decide what is reasonable.
The surest way to reduce Executive Order abuse is to elect Congress Critters who have a backbone and aren’t afraid of a divided constituency criticizing them.
Another aspect is that Congress, lacking a spine, passes things that it knows full well are unConstitutional or unwise, but dont have the cajones so say so. Congress votes for OMNIBUS bills that include a pot pourri. Omnibus bills contain a lot of bad stuff along with a Louisiana Purchase who might lack cajones, but at least negotiates up the price of a whore.