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crazyjackel 13 points ago +14 / -1

In trumps lifetime as president, he only signed 55 executive orders. As compared to Obama's 254. Some of what Biden signed were executive actions, which are basically presidential advice to various departments on how they should go about doing stuff. Actions are more commonly used, but don't have a tendency to be fully enforced, whereas Orders are fully enforced, but can be constitutionally challenged by the courts or legislature.

[numbers were incorrect: tombombadil in the comments provided a correction, leaving original comment open for historical reasons]

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chambleepede 8 points ago +8 / -0

I think your numbers are wrong. Just an FYI.

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tombombadil 13 points ago +13 / -0

Yeah Trump averaged 55 per year. He signed 220 in 4 years, Obama signed 276 in 8. The difference was that a large amount of Trump’s EO’s were reversals of Obama’s. Obama was just straight up making stuff up out of thin air in order to get around Congress. Now Biden is bringing back Obama era EO’s.

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chambleepede 8 points ago +8 / -0

Yes.

Executive orders are wrong. This is where I'd love to see SCOTUS step in similar to marbury v madison and just straight up say "no... legislative authority rests with the congress, per the constitution."

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4more 0 points ago +1 / -1

Scouts doesn’t give a shit about the constitution

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A_Normal_Politician 4 points ago +4 / -0

Hijacking top comments to say

How hard is it to use Archive.org or Archive.is? Do you really want to give CNN clicks?

https://archive.is/h18JX

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BlackFolk 2 points ago +2 / -0

When are you going to delete or edit your post with correct information?

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crazyjackel 2 points ago +2 / -0

Added footnote about correction. I am leaving the original comment up for historical/contextual purposes.

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party12 10 points ago +10 / -0

Obama changed the way Executive Orders were used. Remember when he first got in and said he could not change immigration laws--that it needed to be done by Congress? Congress was too political to make their support such a visible thing, so between Executive Orders and activist judges they were able to change the law without holding politicians accountable. A run around the system. Needs to stop.

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MAGA1775 7 points ago +7 / -0

"I have a phone and a pen"

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censorthisss 2 points ago +2 / -0

Most people don't even know that they're unconstitutional. It's a sad state of affairs.

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INSSABOFA 6 points ago +6 / -0

CNN... Pffffffftt

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Fergy 2 points ago +2 / -0

How many can be enforced without congress? Not being sarcastic , really worried about the impact, and hoping some can be stopped.

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Isolated_Patriot 10 points ago +10 / -0

"without" ???

Congress installed him. Every single one will be enforced.

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justThisGuyYouKnow 2 points ago +2 / -0

As far as I can tell most of them were Executive Actions; not Orders.

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deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0
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PepePedebone 2 points ago +2 / -0

Biden has the House and Senate, why the need for so many EOs? Unless he's trying to inflict as much damage, as quickly as possible.

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Smurfection 2 points ago +2 / -0

This makes the third administration (this one being the fraudulency) in a row that is basically relying on executive orders. Congress needs to get itself together and start passing laws and doing its job. They have delegated most of their responsibilities over to a permanent bureaucracy. The rest of the responsibilities are being taken over by presidential executive orders. It's time Congress stopped all the partisan bickering, the insider trading and all the media circuses and focused on their jobs.

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FuckRioters 1 point ago +1 / -0

...but Trump was a total dictator, right?

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Emhunt_77 1 point ago +1 / -0

Not one has been registered! Communist trickery

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p8riot 1 point ago +1 / -0

That was NOPIUM fake news. The registry is on a delay

https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders

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SlumberBalu 1 point ago +1 / -0

Funny even Hitler did more with less. Fucking kek

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KYMAGApatriot1 1 point ago +1 / -0

And canceled that many of Trump’s EOs.

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Yamel13 1 point ago +1 / -0

Can you not link to Communist News Network (CNN) ?

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monkeylovebanana 1 point ago +1 / -0

Joe: "I don't even know what I'm signing here..."

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deleted 1 point ago +1 / -0
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sentient-potato 1 point ago +1 / -0

Please don't link directly to CNN, I really hate giving them even one click per month.

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NoSteppy2020 1 point ago +1 / -0

Hey cock sucker, STOP LINKING CNN. Use an archiver.

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datahog1776 1 point ago +1 / -0

Almost like, he didn't write them, didn't assist in writing them, and has agreed to rubber stamp anything the Establishment puts on his desk

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kung-flu-fighting 1 point ago +1 / -0

yuk, don't link cnn!

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Coolgenner 1 point ago +1 / -0

He has a pen and a phone

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Trump4WorldPresident 0 points ago +1 / -1

No CNN links.