i agree with that part-have to admit i didn't read the whole article...seems our ledge should handle these policies-after all, what benefit if it's on again, off again based on who's in the oval office at the time?

Gone Geeker.:(

You may enjoy Greenwald, Danzig- he's a Constitutional lawyer, and can be just as aggressive on the Dems as the Repubs- the Constitution is his main concern.

I did a little reading on executive orders- mainly they serve to clarify laws already on the books, but they have been taken to extremes. As for correcting them-

<<Legal conflicts
To date, U.S. courts have overturned only two executive orders: the aforementioned Truman order (integrating the US Military), and a 1996 order issued by President Clinton that attempted to prevent the US government from contracting with organizations that had strike-breakers on the payroll. [2] Congress may overturn an executive order by passing legislation in conflict with it or by refusing to approve funding to enforce it. In the former, the president retains the power to veto such a decision; however, the Congress may override a veto with a two-thirds majority to end an executive order. It has been argued that a Congressional override of an executive order is a nearly impossible event due to the supermajority vote required and the fact that such a vote leaves individual lawmakers very vulnerable to political criticism. [3]>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executi...(United_States)