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Obama says he’ll order review of executive orders

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NPR-Barack Obama told House Democrats on Tuesday that as president he would order his attorney general to scour White House executive orders and expunge any that “trample on liberty,” several lawmakers said.

Presidents, as head of the executive branch of government, issue such orders to direct operations of executive branch agencies, like the Justice Department and the CIA. For example, President Bush used an executive order last year to breathe new life into the CIA’s controversial terror interrogation program that allowed harsh questioning of suspects.

Obama “talked about how his attorney general is to review every executive order and immediately eliminate those that trample on liberty,” said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.

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Posted by JohnKonop on Thursday, July 31st, 2008 at 1:28 am | under 2008 Election | |RSS 2.0 feed | Comments and pings closed. |

One Response to “Obama says he’ll order review of executive orders”

  1. David O'Rear Says:
    July 31st, 2008 at 7:51 pm

    January 21, 2009
    1. Restore the dignity of the Constitution.
    2. Restore respect for the Bill of Rights.
    3. Review Executive Orders.
    4. Issue broad apology for past eight years.
    5. Close Guantanamo Bay.
    6. Instruct Attorney General to prepare subpoenas.

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