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Executive orders were a constant theme of the previous administration. It was the first time that I’ve really heard about them consistently as a presidential te
by josh_today 5y ago
Executive orders were a constant theme of the previous administration. It was the first time that I’ve really heard about them consistently as a presidential technique and similarly as much in the media.
The lower executive order numbers from the previous 2 administrations before made me think that these were tools used for media attention when I kept hearing about them.
Now the current administration is using them (for causes that I hope will benefit) and I’m wondering are these going to hold weight or is this another media ploy?
- tyre 5y agoReally? They were a huge topic of conversation when W was president and then again for obama.
- josh_today 5y agoLooking at EO’s issued per year to account for 8 vs 4 year terms, Trump’s administration is the highest https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/execu...
- jimbob45 5y agoObama dwarfed Trump’s number of EOs. Bush Jr. and Clinton were extremely high as well. This seems to be a response to congressional stonewalling (with varying outcomes). https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-orders https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/executive-or...
- wffurr 5y agoFrom your link: Barack Obama (D) Total 276 Avg/year 35 Donald J. Trump (R) Total 220 Avg/year 55 Hardly "dwarfed". If anything Trump issued 60% more executive orders than Obama on an annual basis over his one term.
- GeneralMayhem 5y ago>Obama dwarfed Trump’s number of EOs. By your own source, this is so misleading as to be blatantly false. Trump issued 220 EOs in 4 years. Obama issued 276 in 8 years. I wouldn't call that "dwarfing" even looking at the raw numbers, and as a rate, Trump was the highest in history, nearly twice Obama. Of course, that's only relevant if you believe a priori that (a) EOs are a bad thing, and (b) that all EOs are created equal. Neither of those is true, obviously.
- dudul 5y ago> Trump was the highest in history Looks like Trump's average is lower than a lot of previous presidents'.
- ta2155 5y agoI hate anecdotal evidence, but jimbon45 is a perfect example showing that inbreeding leads to lower IQ.