Executive orders are routinely used by Presidents to give them the ability to enact de-facto laws without Congress bothering with all that untidy stuff of actually PASSING laws, and without that burdensome document... Hmm, what was it called? I seem to remember, but I was hanging out with Hamilton Bergeron's parents. Oh yeah, the CONSTITUTION!

Anyone with even a cursory knowledge of US history is aware that "Executive Orders" are supposed to be orders given by the President to facilitate the proper functioning of the White House staff. If the President thought there should be two guards watching the paper shredder, instead of one, he could order a change in the make-up of the guard stations, and move personnel to the place he thought important IN THE WHITE HOUSE! It was for the functioning of the WHITE HOUSE, not to allow the Presidente to rule America as he saw fit. Jeesh! Can anyone open a history book? Teddy Roosevelt was the pinhead who really got this going. He was very creative, when he wasn't killing Mexicans.

Here is the story!

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081109/D94BM1O00.html