Trump signs executive order allowing only attorney general or president to interpret meaning of laws

[toobfreak]

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.

I'll have to think on this a while but Trump might have a point. Who other than the Exec himself or his AG can speak to the meaning or interpretation of his own laws and EOs as he intended?!

These other regulators and bureaucrats at best can only speak to how they view or interpret them, but how can that be any legal or binding official view unless these bureaucrats exceed or usurp the authority of the Executive Branch of the Federal government?

If this were anyone other than Trump, I'd be very worried, but I see what Trump is doing here and why. After all, he is fighting against the "Party of Democracy," who so far have recently:

1. When their candidate didn't do so well in an election debate, just "switched" candidates.
2. When they lost the election after numerous perversions and contortions of the law to insure a win, they tried to escape legal liability by pardoning themselves of all crimes past, present, charged and uncharged.
3. And are now throwing up judicial roadblocks vehemently protesting the desire and attempt to audit the government to see how we are spending our money, whether we are wasting any, and how and where we can cut spending to lower taxes, improve efficiency, cut fraud and corruption, and to save SS, Medicare and the value of the dollar while we still can.

I can't wait to see how democrats intend to spin this when they run for the midterms.

 

[Orangecat]

Damn the Constitution, we'll just go around it.

And forgive student loans.

 

[otto105]

Wham!

Another blow to the bureaucracy. And a victory for the People.

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President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.​

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An aide talking about the order said it “reestablishes a long-standing norm” in the U.S. The order comes as Mr. Trump’s critics fight his agenda in court and raise accusations that he’ll ignore judicial orders.​

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“The President and the Attorney General’s opinions on questions of law are controlling on all employees in the conduct of their official duties,” the order states.​

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The document asserts that “previous administrations have allowed so-called ‘independent regulatory agencies’ to operate with minimal Presidential supervision.”​

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“These regulatory agencies currently exercise substantial executive authority without sufficient accountability to the President, and through him, to the American people,” the order said. “Moreover, these regulatory agencies have been permitted to promulgate significant regulations without review by the President.”​

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The president also signed a memorandum requiring federal agencies to report waste, fraud and abuse that’s uncovered and to detail programs that are eliminated. The aide described it as “imposing radical transparency requirements on government departments and agencies.”​

Trump signs executive orders limiting power of agencies, expanding IVF access

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.

www.washingtontimes.com

Exactly how is this a win for the people? Are either of the idiots Shitler! or bindi constitutional lawyers.

 

[Marener]

So these agencies are exercising legislative power? Or are they exercising executive power?

These agencies are exercising authority delegated to them by Congress. They are not exercising executive powers.

 

[BackAgain]

So, every Federal Agency with thousands of pages of regulations and procedures must now go through Trump for an interpretation

You are aware that Trump can’t read more than a paragraph?

You’re clueless, Leftwhiner. First off, Trump has read assloads of stuff much of which you’d be immediately lost trying to grasp.

More importantly, those thousands of pages are largely old and have already been given analysis from prior bureaucrats and courts.

If the question gets raised as to any other regs, the bureaucrats still get their input. It’s the final determinations that go to the AG or the President. You know the drill. The lower officials can draft a concise memo and offer their opinions to the bosses. The bosses make the calls.

 

[Orangecat]

Will he ever learn to

stfu

Will you?

 

[Orangecat]

Not in the real world.

 

[Dante]

Will you?

go have a diet coke

 

[Dante]

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go play with your MAGA friends

 

[Dante]

I'll have to think on this a while but Trump might have a point. Who other than the Exec himself or his AG can speak to the meaning or interpretation of his own laws and EOs as he intended?!

another one

They are not "His" laws. He doesn't craft them. People who craft a law have some inkling of meanings.

Interpretations are like a-holes, everybody has at least one.

 

[Rawley]

These agencies are exercising authority delegated to them by Congress. They are not exercising executive powers.

??? So the SEC, the EPA are not enforcing any laws?

 

[Orangecat]

go have a Diet Coke

go play with your MAGA friends

Woohoo! I triggered Dumbte again!

 

[Dante]

Woohoo! I triggered Dumbte again!

Wow!

Fly high!

 

[Dante]

These agencies are exercising authority delegated to them by Congress. They are not exercising executive powers.

??? So the SEC, the EPA are not enforcing any laws?

The administrative state is a term used to describe the phenomenon of executive branch administrative agencies exercising the power to create, adjudicate, and enforce their own rules
The administrative state is a term used to describe the phenomenon of executive branch administrative agencies exercising the power to create, adjudicate, and enforce their own rules. Five pillars are key to understanding the main areas of debate about the nature and scope of administrative agency action: nondelegation, judicial deference, executive control of agencies, procedural rights, and agency dynamics.

Five pillars of the administrative state​

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Nobody on the left seemed concerned when JFK appointed his own brother as A.G. to cover his ass.

Well that's a stupid lie from someone who apparently has never actually read history book.

I'll have to think on this a while but Trump might have a point. Who other than the Exec himself or his AG can speak to the meaning or interpretation of his own laws and EOs as he intended?!

The courts, quite obviously, as spelled out in literally every relevant document.

 

[pknopp]

Nobody on the left seemed concerned when JFK appointed his own brother as A.G. to cover his ass.

Things didn't end well for either.

 

[LeftofLeft]

Trump signs executive order allowing only attorney general or president to interpret meaning of laws​

I thought we had courts to do that

That’s not all they do

 

[ThisIsMe]

Wham!

Another blow to the bureaucracy. And a victory for the People.

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President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.​

​

An aide talking about the order said it “reestablishes a long-standing norm” in the U.S. The order comes as Mr. Trump’s critics fight his agenda in court and raise accusations that he’ll ignore judicial orders.​

​

“The President and the Attorney General’s opinions on questions of law are controlling on all employees in the conduct of their official duties,” the order states.​

​

The document asserts that “previous administrations have allowed so-called ‘independent regulatory agencies’ to operate with minimal Presidential supervision.”​

​

“These regulatory agencies currently exercise substantial executive authority without sufficient accountability to the President, and through him, to the American people,” the order said. “Moreover, these regulatory agencies have been permitted to promulgate significant regulations without review by the President.”​

​

The president also signed a memorandum requiring federal agencies to report waste, fraud and abuse that’s uncovered and to detail programs that are eliminated. The aide described it as “imposing radical transparency requirements on government departments and agencies.”​

Trump signs executive orders limiting power of agencies, expanding IVF access

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the president, instead of federal regulators or bureaucrats, can speak for the U.S. when interpreting the meaning of laws carried out by the executive branch.

www.washingtontimes.com

Huh? Um no, if this means what I think it means, then he is wrong. Interpreting the law is for the courts.

Yeah, I'm not on board with this if it's what it sounds like.

 

[AZrailwhale]

Un Constituional. Flagrantly so.

He must be stopped before he destroys this country.

The constitution doesn’t allow any executive power to hirelings. Congress has usurped the executive power by creating uncontrolled bureaucracies to perform actions congress could never get approved by the executive and judicial branches.

 

[ThisIsMe]

go have a diet coke
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Coke from a glass bottle still the best!