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In certain portions of Mexico, they function as quasi-governmental entities,
the order says
These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality,
the order saysWhat we insist on is the defence of our sovereignty and our independence,
she said
We need to codify what President Trump has put in place by executive orders – Remain in Mexico, doing away with the CBP One app,
Guest said
Equally important in our discussions with him is the legislative piece, that we permanently enshrine some of these things or that we correct mistakes in the law that maybe have been abused in the past,
Fry saidI think the border crisis is so egregious and so harmful to American citizens that everybody can see it, whether you're a Republican or Democrat,
Gill told Fox News Digital
I see him doing things by executive action as a necessity to signal… but they’re not the best way to do things,
former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry, R-Pa., told Fox News DigitalThis is an America First agenda that takes both of those branches of government to work in tandem,
Johnson said
I think the executive orders are easy because it requires one person."
Russell Fry, R-S.C., a close ally of Trump, told Fox News DigitalThe American people deserve to have day-to-day government services in the hands of qualified professionals who are committed to public service and stay on the job regardless of which political party holds the White House. Yesterday's executive order is a dangerous step backward to a political spoils system that Congress expressly rejected 142 years ago, which is why we are suing to have the order declared unlawful."
NTEU National President Doreen Greenwald, in a Tuesday statement
This fundamental right to birthright citizenship, rooted in the 14th Amendment and born from the ashes of slavery, is a cornerstone of our nation's commitment to justice. Our Constitution is not open to reinterpretation by executive order or presidential decree. President Trump's attempt to undermine the fundamental right to birthright citizenship is not just unconstitutional, it is profoundly dangerous."
New York Attorney General Letitia James, in a Tuesday statement
Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense. It's all about common sense."
President Donald Trump, during Monday's inauguration speechCongress may pass legislation that might make it difficult, or even impossible, to carry out the order, such as removing funding,
the American Bar Association's website reads
It can't replace or contravene statutes enacted by Congress, it can only 'fill in the gaps,
wrote Susan Sullivan Lagon of the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown UniversityEmployees in or applicants for Schedule Policy/Career positions are not required to personally or politically support the current President or the policies of the current administration. They are required to faithfully implement administration policies to the best of their ability, consistent with their constitutional oath and the vesting of executive authority solely in the President. Failure to do so is grounds for dismissal.”
An addendum to the reinstatement states
The only technical difference, ... is that executive orders and proclamations must be published in the Federal Register, while presidential memoranda are published only when the President determines that they have ‘general applicability and legal effect.’
the CRS report statesIf issued under a valid claim of authority and published, executive orders and presidential memoranda have the force and effect of law,
according to another CRS reportThe distinction between these instruments,
according to a Congressional Research Service report,
RELEASE THE WATER FROM UP NORTH. MILLIONS OF GALLONS A DAY. WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG.”
Gavin Newsom amid the wildfires in Southern California, Trump wroteOnly a sitting US president may overturn an existing executive order by issuing another executive order to that effect,
the ABA said