JimBowie1958
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If Obama does not have the authority, then it's up to either congress or the courts to act. Apparently neither feels he has overstepped his authority because they have not acted. At the end of his term, next year, all the executive orders go away. What do you bet the next president will extend almost all of them that are still applicable.Obama has issued less executive orders than either Bush or Clinton. When congress can not act for whatever reason, then the president is the only one that can. His orders are temporary and can be overturned by congress or courts and expire at the end of his term. Some of his most controversial executive orders on healthcare and immigration are the result of lac of action by congress. If congress believes he is overstepping his bounds they can step in just as the courts can.Presidents can issue executive orders that are not covered by congressional action. Whether those orders stick is determined by the courts. A number of Obama's executive order were blocked by the courts. Most of the proposals that Trump has made will fail without congressional actions. Lasting changes to the function of government can only be made by congress. All executive orders can be changed or dropped by the next president.But apparently not if the POTUS has a pen and a phone.
Yes, I understand how it is supposed to work, but Obama has not let that stop him. He has ordered that some criminals are to not be arrested and others shall be hassled without any legal foundation for the action by simply expanding the regulatory over reach of an agency like the EPA.
That the Republicans have let Obama get away with this is bad precedent and fuel for a future constitutional crisis.
It's not the number of executive orders that count, it's the quality. And Obama has no authority to do shit if Congress declines to act. You don't understand the slightest thing about the Constitution or the separation of powers. The courts have demonstrated no inclination to get involved in disputes between Congress and the Administration. Going down that course resolves nothing.
Of course he will as Obama has set the evil precedent.