MSNBC: It may not be an executive order

[Neecy]

Many White House employees Chuck Todd has spoken to are calling tomorrow's document a 'memorandum', which Todd believes means it's only enforceable during his administration.

[tekisui]

1. What will the subject be?

THis is news to me.

[Neecy]

4. benefits for federal GLBT employees

A memorandum expires when his term ends, an executive order would stay in place until another executive order cancels it.

[tekisui]

6. Why not just make it an EO?

It is like it pains him to try.

[Neecy]

7. My guess

A memorandum could be slapped together at the last minute due to political pressure in the face of his lack of fierceness.

[FLAprogressive]

8. It'll probably mean nothing. I'm sure he writes memos all the time.

"We need to restock the supply of chocolate chip cookies...."

[LostinVA]

11. Bingo -- and, it has no teeth

[FLAprogressive]

12. One baby step forward, two giant leaps back.

[sandnsea]

13. Congress has powers against an Executive Order

The Congress may also seek to repeal the underlying statutory authority upon which a particular executive order was based. If the underlying statute is repealed, any ensuing executive order based upon that law is no longer valid. Another tool available to the Congress is to seek to implement a sunset or termination date for statutory authority upon which an executive order is based. In this way, when the sunset date is reached, it is up to Congress to determine whether to renew the provision or let it die. A major tool in the arsenal of the Congress with regard to executive orders lies in the power of the purse. Congress may withhold funds for the implementation of an executive order, thereby directly challenging the President's ability to put in place a particular policy.

On the other hand, in instances where the President issues an executive order that Congress does not oppose, but rather Congress wishes to exert its legislative authority in that area, Congress may seek by statute to sanction the action taken by the President. Similarly, the Congress may wish to sanction portions of an executive order, modify others and repeal others. Congress has the option, through the legislative process, of imposing its own stamp on a policy area staked out by executive order.

http://www.rules.house.gov/Archives/rules_hear08.htm

[FLAprogressive]

14. problem is it's not an executive order.

[IndianaGreen]

2. It is a Post It note!

A fraking memo is meaningless, and offensive!

[kenny blankenship]

3. It's an IOU

[IndianaGreen]

9. It's a fake tattoo

that says I luv queers.

[FLAprogressive]

5. As I said....this is just something to "quiet the queers"

So we won't notice his continued defense of DOMA and DADT.

[sandnsea]

10. Congress & the Courts

Which is why he wants this process to go through Congress & the Courts. So it's permanent.