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Executive Orders aren’t magic?

January 27, 2017 by Michael Boyle

As a friend wrote derisively on Facebook, “what, Executive Orders aren’t magic?”

Trump’s flashy executive actions could run aground (Politico)

The breakneck pace of Trump’s executive actions might please his supporters, but critics are questioning whether the documents are being rushed through without the necessary review from agency experts and lawmakers who will bear the burden of actually carrying them out. For example, there are legal questions on how the country can force companies building pipelines to use materials manufactured domestically, which might not be available or which could violate trade treaty obligations. There’s also the question of whether the federal government can take billions from cities who don’t comply with immigration enforcement actions: Legal experts said it was unclear.

Tags: Politico, Trump, US Politics

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