Executive orders are orders written by the chief executive, instructing executive branch employees in how they are to carry out their duties. In the case of the Federal government, the chief executive is the President, of course.
I have long been highly critical of how Executive orders have been used. They cannot be used to create laws out of whole cloth, as that is the job of the legislature. What EOs can be used for, however, is to instruct federal employees in how they will carry out the duties that have been assigned to them by law, in my opinion.
So that brings us to our current problem- there are state and local governments that are refusing to abide by or even comply with the enforcement of Federal law. Namely, there are cities who are refusing to comply with ICE in removing illegal immigrants from our country. I would wholeheartedly approve of an EO instructing Federal employees to refuse to issue or approve ANY grants or Federal funding to any local government who declares itself to be a sanctuary city. That would also include providing access to Federal programs like the NCIC or any other crime related database to any police department who refuses to comply with Federal law.
The entire Federal grant system is based upon Presidential Executive Order No. 12372, which was issued by President Reagan in July of 1982. That EO allows states to establish a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to review proposed federal financial assistance. So Trump could simply modify that EO to make this happen.
The Feds have been tying funding to their edicts for decades. It’s how 21 became the national drinking age nationwide– it’s time that the Trump team begin playing the game.
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Chris (CIII) · January 19, 2025 at 6:24 pm
Considering drinking age.
My families last vacation together before graduation was to the New England states. Cant remember if it was Maine or Vermont, but I was old enough to drink beer. It seemed weird drinking a beer in front of my folks, considering they knew my buddies and I had been “sneaking” it before that. Raised in the Keystone BTW. Good times!
Chris (CIII)
Paul Crewes · January 19, 2025 at 9:20 pm
The immaculate Chicago messiah (THE ONE!) deleted all that with the historic pen and phone?
The corporate CEO has way too much power in our fake and GAE system.
Divemedic · January 20, 2025 at 8:38 am
1 That EO is still in effect
2 Any EO Obama wrote can be rewritten by Trump
Wilson · January 20, 2025 at 9:46 am
Didn’t Trump try to get rid of daca, a EO , and was told by the courts no?
Divemedic · January 20, 2025 at 11:25 am
That’s no different than any other decision made by leftist judges. They will find any excuse. It’s simply more proof that we are in a post-republic phase.
TCK · January 20, 2025 at 3:37 am
If it’s ok for demonrats to give Trump supporters multi-decade prison sentences for being political dissidents, then its ok for the Trump administration to give demonrat politicians and bureaucrats life sentences for being human traffickers.
Divemedic · January 20, 2025 at 8:39 am
Thats why so many pardons have been handed out
TCK · January 20, 2025 at 3:55 pm
Remind me again, how many Trump allies have gone to prison in the last four years even after he pardoned them?
Though I suppose the mass pardon of the J6 Witchfinder Inquisitorial Conclave officially proves that every Trump supporter in prison for J6 related anything is completely innocent.
Barefoot Peckerwood · January 20, 2025 at 11:01 am
Subpoena them again and take that road. Their staff are not covered, prosecute those targets and then exploit the intel
SiG · January 20, 2025 at 9:54 am
I’m pretty much opposed to all Executive Orders, but it’s the easiest way to deal with crap that was created by executive orders. A regular example I see is the Obama EO that legalized American broadcasters spreading government propaganda. They always say to petition congress to pass a law revoking that. While a law to undo Bamster’s EO is better, another EO that cancels the previous one is easier.
The Godzilla-sized monster just under the surface here is the literal millions of regulations that the FCC, DOE, FAA and all the agencies have instituted instead of having actual laws passed by congress.
Divemedic · January 20, 2025 at 11:26 am
The overturning of Chevron deference will make a small dent in that, but there is no way to right this sinking ship
Arm Pitt · January 20, 2025 at 10:48 am
I wonder if Elon uploaded the Federal Register, all of the US Code, and all of Westlaw into that largest ever computer he assembled for XAi so that a blizzard of the-best-defense-is-a-good-offense lawsuits could be generated.
Maybe crafting crafty consent decrees after “losing” lawsuits brought by Tom Fitton…
SoCoRuss · January 20, 2025 at 2:03 pm
I don’t understand why we even have congress anymore. Presidents have been defacto Emperors for around 25 years now using EO’s to rule by decree and no one has said or done anything.
So why play the game. When was last time Congress actually did a regular budget vs continuing resolution pork bills?
For anyone who had a education before it went commie, we are the current failing Roman Empire, crashing and burning as we swinging at everyone with endless war.
The border invasion was our version of Rome letting in the visigoths and follows history real dam close. So if you are curious of what is coming just read a book on it and multiply by 100. A technology society like us are even less prepared than the Romans to survive a collapse, think about that one.
Aesop · January 20, 2025 at 5:06 pm
Stand by.
We may not need EOs.
We appear to have a new player stepping up to the table who understands the rules, can read the U.S. Code, and doesn’t mind breaking a few eggs to make an omelet.
https://i.imgur.com/3PN3y3B.png
Stock up on popcorn and beverages.
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