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To: Jim 0216

Please be a bit more specific, especially as to executive orders, by definition, “making law”. Every one of Trump’s that I’ve seen has a specific reference to a law passed by Congress that provides the basis for it.


74 posted on 02/04/2017 2:16:27 PM PST by Bob (Now, Republicans get to sing "Happy Days Are Here Again". Enjoy the suck, rats.)
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Here’s an example of an Executive Order “making law.” The most famous Executive Order in American history was issued by Abraham Lincoln. From the Union’s point of view, it “freed the slaves” in the states in rebellion under the President’s constitutional authority as Commander-in-Chief. From the point of view of the Confederacy, it deprived sovereign citizens of a seperate nation of their lawful property without just compensation.


77 posted on 02/04/2017 2:36:51 PM PST by Nero Germanicus
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To: Bob
Every one of Trump’s that I’ve seen has a specific reference to a law passed by Congress that provides the basis for it.

Well that's good but I'm not sure why it has to be an executive order unless Trump is reversing an Obama executive order which I said would probably be a valid use.

Normally (not necessary constitutionally which we have strayed so far from) an Executive Order is a directive regarding domestic policy normally for a federal administrative agency (also generally unconstitutional) while an Executive Agreement is a directive regarding foreign policy.

90 posted on 02/04/2017 3:46:12 PM PST by Jim W N
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