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Originally posted by aoxomoxoa
reply to post by ANNED
That has nothing to do with the OP.
Originally posted by aoxomoxoa
reply to post by AthlonSavage
as I pointed out, he is not bypassing congress. The laws in question have already been enacted by Congress. again, read the laws and the section of the US constitution I pointed out.
Originally posted by aoxomoxoa
Congress already enacted the laws people. Read the constitutional sections I pointrd out. He is not bypassing congress. In fact he had tried to grt congress to work on correcting the law, but they refuse . Theyre too busy voting to repesl Obamacard to worry abouy the real world.
When Congress fails to make sure the laws they enact are faithfully executed
Originally posted by aoxomoxoa
reply to post by eriktheawful
you are willfully ignorant. An EO is used to clarify procedures of existing laws already enacted by congress. Read the constitution article 2, section 3, clause 5. Then read the laws ebacted regarding background checks and the importation of surplus weapons.
Then read Supreme Court rulings on EOs.
then, read the number of bills that members of congress have introduced in order to close the loopholes, and the outcome of those legislations
When Congress fails to make sure the laws they enact are faithfully executed, then the Prez is constitutionally mandated to do so.
Those are the facts. Educate yourself
Section. 3.
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
United States Presidents issue executive orders to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage the operations within the federal government itself. Executive orders have the full force of law,[1] since issuances are typically made in pursuance of certain Acts of Congress, some of which specifically delegate to the President some degree of discretionary power (delegated legislation), or are believed to take authority from a power granted directly to the Executive by the Constitution.
Although there is no constitutional provision nor statute that explicitly permits executive orders, there is a vague grant of "executive power" given in Article II, Section 1, Clause 1 of the Constitution, and furthered by the declaration "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" made in Article II, Section 3, Clause 5.
However, these perceived justifications cited by Presidents when authoring Executive Orders have come under criticism for exceeding executive authority; at various times throughout U.S. history, challenges to the legal validity or justification for an order have resulted in legal proceedings.
Originally posted by aoxomoxoa
reply to post by butcherguy
lol nice try but we dont have a dictatorship. Congress has the ultimate responsibility for ensuribg the laws they enact are carried out. When there are loopholes and congress refuses to fix their own laws, then the Prez is mandated by the cobstitution to fix it.
This stuff is elementary civics, its not rocket science
Originally posted by silent thunder
BREAKING: Obama Signs Two New Executive Orders On Gun Control
Source
(visit the link for the full news article)
Rather than wait for Congress to pass new laws Obama bypassed them today..
The first order seeks to close a loophole, which allows felons and others who would be otherwise prohibited from owning firearms to bypass the law by registering their firearms with a trust or corporation....
...The second order signed by Obama seeks to prohibit military-grade weapons from entering into America by keeping private entities from re-importing guns that the US previously sent to foreign allies...
edit on 8/29/2013 by tothetenthpower because: (no reason given)