No
matter the president, we hear of them signing Executive Orders (EO). Do
we really know what this is or what power it contains? Let's explore
that a little. The meaning of the EO is to tell agencies how to process
law. Sometimes when congress creates a new law, the text isn't always
clear how that law is to be managed. The president can, and should as
leader of the country, direct how that law is to be implemented. If
congress disagrees with how the president is implementing the law they
can amend that law to give proper definitions.
The
president could simply order the secretary to send out a memo, but that
carries less weight. The president will write and sign the EO, and that
EO is then entered into the National Registry. Once that document is
entered, and remains unchallenged for 90 days, it then becomes law. We
have been told time and time again that an EO is not law, but that's not
always fact.
