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Panich52

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Mon Mar 23, 2015, 10:47 AM Mar 2015

As Florida governor, Bush aggressively used executive power

The Associated Press: As Florida governor, Bush aggressively used executive power
By Michael J. Mishak

Jeb Bush ended Florida's affirmative action programs in 1999 with a flourish, issuing an executive order that he said would "transcend the tired debate" about racial preferences.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_2016_BUSH_EXECUTIVE_POWER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-03-23-03-27-05


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Obviously his preference for 'overreach' will be a problem for Repubs. After all, they complained so much when St Ronnie & Shrub used EOs so much. ...Oh, wait...

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As Florida governor, Bush aggressively used executive power (Original Post) Panich52 Mar 2015 OP
Yeah, but that was THEN, which makes a difference, because... valerief Mar 2015 #1
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