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To: Political Junkie Too

Again, respectfully, your prediction does not address continued fiat ruling by EO.


473 posted on 09/28/2023 6:00:03 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse
Again, respectfully, your prediction does not address continued fiat ruling by EO.

I'm sorry. I made three points in my original post and you didn't specify which point you were inquiring about.

I'd have to look at each of President Trump's executive orders to see if the intent was to sidestep Congress or to undo Obama-era executive orders or to institute executive branch policies within the framework of existing law or something else.

Here is a Wikipedia list of Trump's executive orders.

I'll do a quick scan of the whole list to see if there are any abuses of power in the executive orders. Here are the first three EO's from President Trump that implemented his campaign promises:

  1. 13765: Minimizing the Economic Burden of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
    Obamacare was specifically written to vaguely allow Cabinet Secretaries to act at their own discretion to interpret terms of the law. This EO directs Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services on how to interpret the Act in Trump's administration.

    Revoked by Joe Biden to direct interpretation of Obamacare during COVID-19 pandemic.

  2. 13766: Expediting Environmental Reviews and Approvals for High Priority Infrastructure Projects

    Streamlines environmental reviews and approvals for all infrastructure projects, especially projects that are a high priority for the Nation, such as improving the U.S. electric grid and telecommunications systems and repairing and upgrading critical port facilities, airports, pipelines, bridges, and highways.

    Revoked by Joe Biden to review infrastructure process for climate change impacts.

  3. 13767: Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements

    The purpose of this order is to direct executive departments and agencies (agencies) to deploy all lawful means to secure the Nation’s southern border, to prevent further illegal immigration into the United States, and to repatriate illegal aliens swiftly, consistently, and humanely.

    In accordance with existing law, including the Secure Fence Act and IIRIRA, take all appropriate steps to immediately plan, design, and construct a physical wall along the southern border, using appropriate materials and technology to most effectively achieve complete operational control of the southern border;

    Return to Territory. The Secretary shall take appropriate action, consistent with the requirements of section 1232 of title 8, United States Code, to ensure that aliens described in section 235(b)(2)(C) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C)) are returned to the territory from which they came pending a formal removal proceeding... Revoked by Joe Biden to pause work on each construction project on the southern border wall and plan for Redirecting Funding and Repurposing Contracts.

I don't see any EO's that are outside the lane of the Executive branch. Can you point to any EO's that you think violate separation of powers with Congress that we can discuss? I'd welcome the conversation to increase my own awareness of this concern.

-PJ

484 posted on 09/28/2023 12:32:30 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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