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The Department of Defense was established by the National Security Act of 1947. If the Congress wanted to change the name then they would pass another law to do
by DowsingSpoon 7mo ago
The Department of Defense was established by the National Security Act of 1947. If the Congress wanted to change the name then they would pass another law to do so.
An executive order is not law.
- catchcatchcatch 7mo ago[dead]
- throw10920 7mo agoEven though the the DoD was created via an act of Congress, as POTUS is the head of the Executive Branch and the CiC of the armed forces, could you make an argument that a name change can be done by executive order? (setting aside whether or not the new proposed name is stupid)
- almosthere 7mo agoAnd when it was created it was DOW.