2016 Postmortem

Rosco T.

(6,496 posts) Tue Jan 1, 2013, 06:32 PM Jan 2013

Can the President issue an executive order...

.. effectively enacting the Senate bill, till the new congress is in session, the instant the House adjourns without doing anything except screwing up?

I think it's an issue of National Security/National Emergency myself.

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Can the President issue an executive order... (Original Post) Rosco T. Jan 2013 OP

No...the Constitution does not allow the President to pass laws, Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #1

Then not passing, but at least extending the existing... Rosco T. Jan 2013 #3

I to doesn't matter if they are expried. The President can not pass laws. Only congress can pass law Agnosticsherbet Jan 2013 #6

Uh no. That would be truly frightening. NYC Liberal Jan 2013 #2

Nope, this is a representative democratic Republic, not a dictatorship n/t RomneyLies Jan 2013 #4

No. And the Senate bill will pass in the House tonight anyway. n/t jenmito Jan 2013 #5

and it did. n/t Agschmid Jan 2013 #7

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. No...the Constitution does not allow the President to pass laws,

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 06:39 PM

Jan 2013

whether they be budge bills or the normal laws. Only Congress can raise money.

Rosco T.

(6,496 posts)

3. Then not passing, but at least extending the existing...

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 07:51 PM

Jan 2013

.. no dammit, wait, they expired.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

6. I to doesn't matter if they are expried. The President can not pass laws. Only congress can pass law

Reply to Rosco T. (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 1, 2013, 11:44 PM

Jan 2013

and raise money.

Exectuive orders do nothing unless congress provides funding for them.

Read Article 1 Section 8. It will eplain powers that belong only to Congress.