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Old 11-12-2008, 03:11 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by BlueHair View Post
There's been a lot of talk of Obama reversing some of Bush's Executive Orders. What can/can't the President do using Executive Orders? Could he do something drastic, like turn the entire military over to a private security company?
I have no idea, but I would hope he couldn't. Are they called Executive Orders because a sitting President doesn't need any kind of permission or feedback from Congress?
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