Subj : Re: Our President doesn't
To   : POINDEXTER FORTRAN
From : Dumas Walker
Date : Sat Nov 29 2025 17:47:13

>  DW> Yeah, IMHO, the executive order is not inherently a bad thing if it is
>  DW> used correctly.  It should be used as a stop-gap measure, until
>  DW> Congress can pass a law, or in emergencies only.  With recent
>  DW> Presidents, it is becoming more a way to create "law" without going
>  DW> through the proper channels, and hoping that Congress and the courts
>  DW> don't question it.

>  These are strange times. Barack Obama averaged 35 orders per year
>  during his terms. Donald Trump 45, 55 per year - mostly overturning
> egislation
>  that Obama passed. Biden averaged 41 per year , again, undoing some of
>  Trump's attempts to circumvent laws passed under Obama. On Trump's
>  second term, Trump has signed 217 orders, with an obedient majority in
>  the house and senate.

Strange indeed.  Keeping in mind that the other three cite per year
averages, it will be interesting to see what Trump-2's average is at the
end of 4 years vs. just the first one... it will be *at least* 54.25/year,
which is higher than Obama or Biden's average, so not good.

Having a mostly-obedient majority is a way to make sure that at least
Congress is less likely to question any particular order.


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