Man, TRUMP is sure burning up that pen.

* Multi-pronged orders on border security and immigration enforcement including: the authorization of a U.S.-Mexico border wall; the stripping of federal grant money to sanctuary cities; hiring 5,000 more Border Patrol agents; ending “catch-and-release” policies for illegal immigrants; and reinstating local and state immigration enforcement partnerships.

* Two orders reviving the Keystone XL pipeline and Dakota Access piplines. He also signed three other related orders that would: expedite the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects related to the pipelines; direct the Commerce Department to streamline the manufacturing permitting process; and give the Commerce Department 180 days to maximize the use of U.S. steel in the pipeline.

* An order to reinstate the so-called "Mexico City Policy" – a ban on federal funds to international groups that perform abortions or lobby to legalize or promote abortion. The policy was instituted in 1984 by President Reagan, but has gone into and out of effect depending on the party in power in the White House.

* He signed a notice that the U.S. will begin withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Trump called the order "a great thing for the American worker."
An order imposing a hiring freeze for some federal government workers as a way to shrink the size of government. This excludes the military, as Trump noted at the signing.

* An order that directs federal agencies to ease the “regulatory burdens” of ObamaCare. It orders agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement” of ObamaCare that imposes a “fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.”

Once he's done, I'd like to see an Congress address the use of the Pen........I personally don't believe the president should be able to do ANY of the above..........even though I like it.

Executive Orders have been used all the way back to George Washington...

That said, seems somewhat contradictory to the checks and balances system of our government and its three branches.

While I do think the President ought to be able to order something quickly in a time of crisis for the sake of national security without having to huddle up Congress, I'm generally not a big fan of stroking the pen and making it law.

Too much power in one spot...harkens back to times when your leader was a dude in a funny hat on a throne.

With the exception of the last five months of Obama's Presidency here is a complete list of executive orders by each President beginning with FDR. [url]https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/disposition.html[/url]

[QUOTE=MrSplitshot;559726]Executive Orders have been used all the way back to George Washington...

That said, seems somewhat contradictory to the checks and balances system of our government and its three branches.

While I do think the President ought to be able to order something quickly in a time of crisis for the sake of national security without having to huddle up Congress, I'm generally not a big fan of stroking the pen and making it law.

Too much power in one spot...harkens back to times when your leader was a dude in a funny hat on a throne.[/QUOTE]

Obama wore funny hats?:o

[QUOTE=DJD;559757]Obama wore funny hats?:o[/QUOTE] DJD, i know your missing him, but it'll get better with time..

[QUOTE=GeoFisher;559680]* Multi-pronged orders on border security and immigration enforcement including: the authorization of a U.S.-Mexico border wall; the stripping of federal grant money to sanctuary cities; hiring 5,000 more Border Patrol agents; ending “catch-and-release” policies for illegal immigrants; and reinstating local and state immigration enforcement partnerships.

* Two orders reviving the Keystone XL pipeline and Dakota Access piplines. He also signed three other related orders that would: expedite the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects related to the pipelines; direct the Commerce Department to streamline the manufacturing permitting process; and give the Commerce Department 180 days to maximize the use of U.S. steel in the pipeline.

* An order to reinstate the so-called "Mexico City Policy" – a ban on federal funds to international groups that perform abortions or lobby to legalize or promote abortion. The policy was instituted in 1984 by President Reagan, but has gone into and out of effect depending on the party in power in the White House.

* He signed a notice that the U.S. will begin withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Trump called the order "a great thing for the American worker."
An order imposing a hiring freeze for some federal government workers as a way to shrink the size of government. This excludes the military, as Trump noted at the signing.

* An order that directs federal agencies to ease the “regulatory burdens” of ObamaCare. It orders agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement” of ObamaCare that imposes a “fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.”

Once he's done, I'd like to see an Congress address the use of the Pen........I personally don't believe the president should be able to do ANY of the above..........even though I like it.[/QUOTE]test test by peter. testing Chrome browser no space between words problem.

[QUOTE=GeoFisher;559680]* Multi-pronged orders on border security and immigration enforcement including: the authorization of a U.S.-Mexico border wall; the stripping of federal grant money to sanctuary cities; hiring 5,000 more Border Patrol agents; ending “catch-and-release” policies for illegal immigrants; and reinstating local and state immigration enforcement partnerships.

* Two orders reviving the Keystone XL pipeline and Dakota Access piplines. He also signed three other related orders that would: expedite the environmental permitting process for infrastructure projects related to the pipelines; direct the Commerce Department to streamline the manufacturing permitting process; and give the Commerce Department 180 days to maximize the use of U.S. steel in the pipeline.

* An order to reinstate the so-called "Mexico City Policy" – a ban on federal funds to international groups that perform abortions or lobby to legalize or promote abortion. The policy was instituted in 1984 by President Reagan, but has gone into and out of effect depending on the party in power in the White House.

* He signed a notice that the U.S. will begin withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Trump called the order "a great thing for the American worker."
An order imposing a hiring freeze for some federal government workers as a way to shrink the size of government. This excludes the military, as Trump noted at the signing.

* An order that directs federal agencies to ease the “regulatory burdens” of ObamaCare. It orders agencies to “waive, defer, grant exemptions from, or delay the implementation of any provision or requirement” of ObamaCare that imposes a “fiscal burden on any State or a cost, fee, tax, penalty, or regulatory burden on individuals, families, healthcare providers, health insurers, patients, recipients of healthcare services, purchasers of health insurance, or makers of medical devices, products, or medications.”

Once he's done, I'd like to see an Congress address the use of the Pen........I personally don't believe the president should be able to do ANY of the above..........even though I like it.[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=waterdog101;559796]DJD, i know your missing him, but it'll get better with time..[/QUOTE]

Yeah? I hope so! 🙂

[QUOTE=MrSplitshot;559726]Executive Orders have been used all the way back to George Washington...

That said, seems somewhat contradictory to the checks and balances system of our government and its three branches.

While I do think the President ought to be able to order something quickly in a time of crisis for the sake of national security without having to huddle up Congress, I'm generally not a big fan of stroking the pen and making it law.

Too much power in one spot...harkens back to times when your leader was a dude in a funny hat on a throne.[/QUOTE]

I agree with what has been said and I don't think an executive order should ever over ride an existing law like Obama did with his dream act. He even said many time he couldn't do that and then did it any way.