Most Presidents Handle Issuing Executive Orders Carefully.

[MineralMan]

First, they or one of their people writes a draft. That draft is reviewed by other staff people, and is then sent for review and comments to cabinet directors of departments and agencies that might be affected by it. Suggestions are made for refinements, objections are raised to some parts and revisions are suggested to cover unanticipated situations. After this process, a new draft is created, which goes through the same process. Only after at least two passes through the review cycle is the Executive Order signed by the President and put into effect.

Donald Trump is different. In his administration, Steve Bannon writes the Executive Order and Trump signs it. That's the entire process. Donald Trump Don't Care. When it comes to Executive Orders, he's like the honey badger. Signing things is Trump's idea of being President. Steve Bannon is his writer of things to sign. And there it is.

Once signed, Donald Trump never thinks about his EOs again. He waits for Steve Bannon to write another one so he can sign it in some minor ceremony and show his signature to the camera. That's what matters to Donald Trump. Signing things.

Most Presidents are careful with Executive Orders. But that's not important to Donald Trump. Trump Don't Care!

[LisaL]

1. Trump isn't most.

[MineralMan]

4. He certainly isn't. He may, however be worst.

Or wurst. He is of German heritage after all. I think he is the perfect example of Scheisswurst, really.

Cautionary Warning: Searching for that particular sausage on Google Images is NOT advised.

[Docreed2003]

15. So he's poop? Cause that's what I got from the Google image search, lol...

Eh...I'm a Gen X'er...tell me not to do something and I'll probably push boundaries to try and do it anyway!

[MineralMan]

16. You were warned, eh?

[Docreed2003]

17. Lmao...yes, yes I was

[C_U_L8R]

2. May Trump be tangled up in court for a good long time

At least that might minimize the damage

[MineralMan]

5. That will be handled by someone else, though.

Presidents have people to deal with such court cases. Presidents sign things. Others clean up after them.

[Turbineguy]

3. Every day he stays in power

is a small victory for him and his cohorts.

[MineralMan]

6. And every day he remains in office is a stain

on the legacy every Republican member of Congress or Senator. Action is needed by those in the majority in Congress, and it is needed soon.

[liberal N proud]

7. Executive Order give trump a tool to rule like a dictator

No congress to mess with and doesn't have to answer to anyone.

One of these days he just might use the EO's to disband Congress.

[MineralMan]

9. Or to pretend to do so.

It is early days still. He may have some things to learn about the presidency.

[bigtree]

8. this is autocracy on full overdrive

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...more executive orders issued in the first few days of the Trump presidency than Obama did in his.

President Trump signed a record number of executive orders and presidential memoranda his first week in office — a total of 14 compared to President Obama's 13.
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/28/512055554/trump-signs-a-record-number-of-executive-actions-but-nothing-about-ethics

[MineralMan]

11. Actually, I don't think that is correct.

On review, I see that it IS correct. My apologies.

[former9thward]

18. False.

I noticed neither one of you supplied links to your allegations.

Trump has signed 6 Executive Orders. Obama signed 275 in his eight years. Obama signed 9 Executive Orders in the first 10 days.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_executive_orders

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/27/what-is-an-executive-order-and-how-do-president-trumps-stack-up/?utm_term=.cdc3adf62797

[former9thward]

19. Not true.

Trump has signed 6 Executive Orders. Obama signed 275 in his eight years. Obama signed 9 Executive Orders in the first 10 days.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/27/what-is-an-executive-order-and-how-do-president-trumps-stack-up/?utm_term=.cdc3adf62797

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_executive_orders

[bigtree]

20. misread, miswrote that

corrected

[Vinca]

10. Trump just likes signing stuff and holding it up for the cameras.

The legality or morality of whatever he is doing has no bearing. Republicans should be plotting their impeachment of this character before things get much further out of hand.

[MineralMan]

12. Exactly. It makes him feel all powerful and stuff.

He likes to feel powerful. It makes up for a lot of other deficiencies.

[MFM008]

13. He does not care

He wants to blow it all up.
I just heard a stupid woman on CNN say muslim women and infants were a danger to the US.
I wonder if those maggots realize this country was not attacked under Obama.
There were gun incidents but not 911 style attacks.

PS... I lived in Germany 4 years..............i get the reference...............

[MineralMan]

14. Exactly.