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It's also particularly weird that Obama enacted it 2 days before he left office. Presumably it didn't take 8 years for him to decide it was a good idea, maybe h
by jdoliner 8y ago
It's also particularly weird that Obama enacted it 2 days before he left office. Presumably it didn't take 8 years for him to decide it was a good idea, maybe he was holding out hope on passing it through Congress the real way, but he wasn't shy about setting policy via EO before, i.e. DACA. The only real motivation I can see for doing something 2 days before you leave office that's easily undone by the next guy is that it forces the next guy to actually undo it, which might make him look bad.
- pavlov 8y agoThe rule was announced in August 2016 with an initial comment period and no apparent rush. They were probably expecting that a Clinton administration would implement it at their own pace during 2017. After the election the rule was seemingly fast-tracked, perhaps in the hope that the Trump administration would have bigger fish to fry.