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16. A fantasy, indeed.

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 04:48 PM

Jun 2012

A really scary fantasy, at that. That's a precedent I don't want to see. The result would be impeachment and conviction in the Senate. Guaranteed.

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Can't the President override Congress? [View all] ailsagirl Jun 2012 OP

He can SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #1

No, he cannot. Executive Orders do NOT override Congress, ever. TheWraith Jun 2012 #18

I seemed to have spoke out of turn SGMRTDARMY Jun 2012 #19

Can? Yes, in theory. In practice? No. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #3

Sometimes Freddie Stubbs Jun 2012 #4

Under rare circumstances... BlueDemKev Jun 2012 #6

He can, though, declare Martial Law BlueCaliDem Jun 2012 #7

So you wish that Obama would declare martial law. Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #10

A fantasy, indeed. MineralMan Jun 2012 #16

What you just described is a dictatorship B2G Jun 2012 #17

No. I'm saying we can compare the two incidents. treestar Jun 2012 #8

Lincoln is revered for doing so. GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #9

Like a pre-Magna Carta King of England? Nye Bevan Jun 2012 #11

Scroll down that page SaB2012 Jun 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Jun 2012 #14

Executive orders can be repealed by the next President lunatica Jun 2012 #15