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Executive Orders Explained | Charleston News
Trump’s recent executive orders on vaccines and birth tourism have sparked debate about presidential power — but these directives aren’t magic wands. They’re tools to guide federal agencies under existing laws, not lawmaking devices. Presidents can’t invent new laws with them, and courts can strike them down if they overstep constitutional or statutory limits — as seen when a judge blocked part of his mail-in voting order. While they linger until revoked or overturned, new presidents can easily undo their predecessors’ orders — unlike Congress-passed laws, which are far harder to erase…
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