Category: Executive Orders

Key Quotes

•If the bill is signed into law, these statutory requirements and defects are not subject to correction or nullification by the chief executive or his appointees, whether by Executive Order, regulation, or otherwise. (National Right to Life Committee statement)

•An Executive Order cannot prevent insurance companies that pay for abortions from participating in the exchanges. Further, Executive Orders can be undone or modified as quickly as they are created. This is a blatant attempt to subvert democracy and should be quickly quashed. (Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President & CEO of Americans United for Life Action)

•If the Obama Administration continued to falsely believe the Senate bill had no problem on the issue of funding abortion and funding health plans that include abortion, he certainly would not put forth the idea of an EO. Because of an EO would give no protections to the unborn when it comes to funding for abortion in the Senate and Reconciliation bills, FRCAction will still score votes on both in our scorecard for the Second Session of the 111th Congress. (FRC letter to members of Congress)

Better Solutions:

•The Republican plan, available at HealthCare.GOP.gov, would codify the Hyde Amendment and prohibit all authorized and appropriated federal funds from being used to pay for abortion. And under the Republican plan, any health plan that includes abortion coverage may not receive federal funds.

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Can a newly-elected president issue executive orders right away after assuming his new position? Or are there any rules forcing him to wait a certain period of time before able to pass those executive orders? Also, what are some basic laws/rules that apply to Executive Orders and limit their power/abuse? The Constitution actually does not […]

I know that the first amendment prevents congress from passing laws that restrict the free exercise of religion, but I don’t recall it mentioning anything about a president. Can a president issue an executive order banning religious practice? I’m not saying that it should happen, of course, and no president would ever dare to do […]

In this way, ICE will not have to enforce immigration law in Arizona, and the EPA will not have to protect the environment along the Gulf Coast. We can then blame the ensuing crises on the right wing. Those "orders" were given decades ago. We haven’t had a president with the you know whats to […]

The President has been issuing all sorts of executive orders any he believes that they are law. What in the constitution gives him the right to pass unilateral laws or rules that do not go through the congress? What gives him the right to "rule by decree"? Isn’t anybody challenging him on these things? He […]

Executive Order #11000 allows the government to mobilize civilians into work brigades under government supervision. Could this not turn into legal slavery in the wrong hands? Is there something I am missing? If it was for an emergency then why not state that. It seems that they can interpret this however they want. Even if […]

I understand what an executive order is, but how far can a president take it? What are the limits and authority allowed? Can it be revoked? They can go so far as to be an entrance to war, like Clinton did with Kosovo, but there are no limits, per se. Article 2 of the Constitution […]

Ryanair was Europe’s original low fares airline and is still Europe’s largest low fares carrier with 15 European bases and a fleet of over 100 brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft and with firm orders for a further 138 new aircraft, which will be delivered over the next six years. In 2006 Ryanair adds more new […]