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You may be confusing my posts with someone else's (yes, it appears there are several of us here taking the crater to our karma!). I haven't quoted any laws that
by cookiecaper 10y ago
You may be confusing my posts with someone else's (yes, it appears there are several of us here taking the crater to our karma!). I haven't quoted any laws that portend to give the President authority to make such an EO. I have asserted that based on my understanding of the Constitution, it's reasonable for such orders to fall under the purview of the executive branch and that historically, executive orders are given respect and force of law.
But the consistent thread through all of my posts is that Ms. Yates' refusal to uphold her constitutional obligation to support the duly-elected chief executive based on her vague, non-specific claim that the order may be illegal and that the DoJ must "always seek justice" is improper. That's what this topic is about. I'm not a lawyer and I can't argue the intricacies or details of the legality of Mr. Trump's order and I make no attempt to do so.