Obama plans on passing gun control through executive order. Why does he think he is some kind of dictator?

An executive order is an instruction to an agency or department of the Executive Branch on how to carry out their Congressionally mandated duties. They are legal and common. George Washington issued 8 of them.

The president who issues them usually cites the enabling legislation within the order. The Constitution says that the President "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,"(Article II, Section 3) and EOs are the way presidents make major changes in instructions to his branch of the government. So yes, Executive Orders are legal.

Only 2 have ever been overturned by the courts. So -- does the list of executive actions contain any that overreach executive authority? Here's some examples: Does Obama have the right to appoint an ATF Director?

Certainly. The position has existed since 1972. In 2006, a rider was attached to a bill saying that the Senate needed to approve the nomination.

That EO is fine. How about "Improve incentives for states to share information with the background- check system." Sure, incentives already exist, the agency that regulates that can change what they are.

The BC system certainly exists. That EO is fine. "Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes."

Yup, there's rumors that the act says doctors can't ask, but that was a state action in Florida and a court overturned it. The ACA says nothing of the kind. That EO is fine.

And on and on... If your class comes to a mutual consent that Obama doesn't have a right to do what's in the list, then you are all learning the wrong stuff. Both President Bush Sr (Republican) and President Clinton (Democrat) banned the importation of certain assault-style weapons, and NONE of Obama's EOs go that far. The Supreme Court in District of Columbia v.

Heller (2008) and McDonald v. Chicago (2010) said that the Second Amendment doen't mean unrestricted gun rights, and that government can make reasonable rules on use and licensing. "It is not a right to keep and carry any weapon whatsoever in any manner whatsoever and for whatever purpose...

Yes, he had the right to issue those orders. The president can not ban guns or take them away from gun owners. The ball is now in Congress's court.

I doubt if Congress will ban any guns.. but they might.

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