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[–] Invalid@kbin.social 25 points 2 years ago (23 children)

This is only meaningful to people on Medicare or Medicaid because Executive Orders only give the President the power to guide federal agencies (in the executive branch).

It's a rather meaningless gesture to be honest. If a President can do something via EO then another President can undo it just as easily.

[–] exohuman@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

It’s all he can do. Do you think the Republicans are going to accept that? How can they push back women’s rights to a point in which they were just baby machines that cooked if they can chose not to be pregnant?

[–] GivingEuropeASpook@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He could be doing a lot more to make contraceptives and even abortion accessible on land under Federal Jurisdiction. He wants to play by the "rules" though.

There's nothing stopping him from using executive and federal power in this way except his own fears and a desire to be "normal" at a time when the United States teeters on complete backsliding to it's worst policies in history.

[–] Invalid@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Executive power is very dangerous. Just look what happened when control of the internet was given to the FCC in the name of net neutrality. Executive orders are how the US ends up with a dictator.

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