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When the executive branch doesn't agree with the law, one tool they have as a separate branch of government is to not enforce the law. In U.S. political history
by rietta 7y ago
When the executive branch doesn't agree with the law, one tool they have as a separate branch of government is to not enforce the law. In U.S. political history, President Andrew Jackson reportedly responded: "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" referring to the Supreme Court ruling in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_v._Georgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worcester_v._Georgia.