Posted on 12/17/2014 9:39:45 AM PST by jazusamo
Great 3:23 minute video interview at link.
President Obama reportedly is using a unique form of executive action known as the “presidential memorandum” at a historic pace – a tactic that allows him to, technically, claim he’s not over-using executive orders while still pursuing high-level policy changes without involvement from Congress.
A review by USA Today, published Wednesday, shows that, in fact, Obama has issued more memoranda than any U.S. president in history. He’s issued 198 – more than the 195 executive orders from his White House.
The executive action is strikingly similar to an executive order, with only slight differences. But by using the memos, this is how Obama and his advisers have claimed the president is not over-using executive orders.
According to USA Today, when the memos and executive orders are combined, Obama is on pace to issue more “high-level executive actions” than any president since Harry Truman.
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that amount will triple I bet in the next 2 years.
So much for being a nation of laws.
I’m sure the MSM won’t complain when a Republican President decides to do this to the EPA, etc.
No doubt you’re right unless Congress takes him to task and there’s not much chance of that.
Not a chance.
Obama bought off Boehner & McConnell with
1) Obamacare
2) amnesty
3) unlimited campaign contributions to Establishment Republicans.
Now, there is nothing and nobody to stop Obama. We are in the worst, most dangerous time in American history. I’m serious when I say this.
dictatorship
constitution in garbage can
get used to it!
I know you’re serious and I couldn’t agree with you more.
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