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Presidents can't repeal laws. Only congress can do that.
by insickness 6y ago
Presidents can't repeal laws. Only congress can do that.
- coronadisaster 6y agoBut in this case, the president can get rid of it because it expires periodically and all he has to do is not sign the extension. But unfortunately, I don't think that he will need to sign it before the next election and also, they often include a bunch of unrelated stuff in the bill: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/21/fund-n21.html https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/11/21/fund-n21.html. Obama promised to let it die... but he didn't.
- stjohnswarts 6y agoNo but they can stop enforcement of them as they control NSA, FBI, SS, etc. Even a reprieve from the injustice would be nice and maybe they could even set a precedent that would help democracy and privacy concerns