[TexConfederate1861]

My Pleasure:

Lincoln was the first President to rule by virtue of Executive Order.

Lincoln destroyed the government of the states, and replaced it with a Centralized Government, no longer subject to the states.

[Drennan Whyte]

Lincoln was the first President to rule by virtue of Executive Order.

How so?

Lincoln destroyed the government of the states, and replaced it with a Centralized Government, no longer subject to the states.

In what way?