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The Use and Abuse of Executive Orders and Other Presidential Directives

A level-headed discussion on the use and abuse of Presidential Executive Orders, from February, 2001 – back when the world still made sense. I have a lot more faith in this discussion than any of the hot-headed fuming that’s come out in the last couple weeks.

The good news – Executive Orders are subject to judicial review

The bad news – Obama has complete discretion to not enforce laws or prosecute offenders:

“one may argue that a particular President is “abusing his discretion,” but even in such a case, he cannot be compelled to prosecute any criminal charges.”

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