Comment by shikon7
17 hours ago
No, executive orders can't change law and international law, unless ratified by congress, is not democratically legitimized and applicable law in the US to begin with
17 hours ago
No, executive orders can't change law and international law, unless ratified by congress, is not democratically legitimized and applicable law in the US to begin with
You mean like the tariffs congress didn't approve?
Dictators rarely gain power legitimately, and always keep it with violence.
There's a stark difference between de jure and de facto here. Executive orders will brazen, tyrannical effects and are often reined in late or never.
We just started a war with Iran without congressional approval or briefing, so I'm not sure if law has meaning anymore.
War Powers Resolution. Obviously, there’s a law of which multiple presidents have used. Congress can change this law but there is a law that does give the POTUS this authority.
Nope, the War Powers Resolution gives the president broad authority to respond to an active attack on the United States (which makes sense). But it does not allow the President to unilaterally start an aggressive war against some random country without Congressional approval.
Not that we live in country where laws or the Constitution matter much right now. It's theoretically possible that some people might someday be prosecuted for breaking laws or violating people's Constitutional rights. But even there, I world expect that many of the law breakers will simply be pardoned.
LOL. you really believe that?