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DallasNE

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1. What Is The Purpose Of A Legislature

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2025, 11:55 AM

Aug 3

If they can be bypassed by a flood of Executive Orders? Seriously. Bush liked to use Signing Statements too. Both reflect one-man rule or dictatorship. Where do the terms “executive order “ and “signing statement “ exist in the Constitution? Yes, I’m venting but there are no guard rails with those things in widespread use.

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What Is The Purpose Of A Legislature DallasNE Aug 3 #1

Unfortunately, Obama did a lot of the same, especially in his 2nd term FakeNoose Aug 3 #2