The President can't change the laws or the budget. But an order like: "stop warrentless spying," is exactly the sort of order the President can give. Just like

The President can't change the laws or the budget. But an order like: "stop warrentless spying," is exactly the sort of order the President can give. Just like he ordered the military to let homosexuals join. Unless the Bush era laws says the NSA MUST spy (and they don't), he is pretty much clear to order them not to spy.