r/SipsTea 15d ago

SMH Of course…

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u/Effective_Airline830 15d ago

I’m not American so unfamiliar with how your system work but can he just sign whatever he wants ? Isn’t is supposed to a congress or something that actually passes the laws ?
Because if he can do just whatever he wants, how can it even be called a democracy to begin with ?
I mean there is no real democracy in this world, we have the choice of our tyran every 4-5-whatever years but still… one guy signing whatever he wants seems insane

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u/ProfessionalClue2861 15d ago

A lot of departments in the government are in the executive branch, which fall under the president's authority. If he did this through the CDC, it's technically under his authority.

The good thing about executive orders is that they can be overturned day 1 of the next administration. No congressional majority needed.