Obama’s “executive orders” on guns are not executive orders at all, and their impact is likely to be limited

Kennedy, Joshua (2016) Obama’s “executive orders” on guns are not executive orders at all, and their impact is likely to be limited. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (12 Jan 2016). Website.

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President Obama’s unilateral directives on gun control issued last week have been praised by his supporters and described as “imperial overreach” by his detractors. Despite this approval and opprobrium, Joshua Kennedy argues that the measures announced by Obama are not “executive orders”, but are simply a collection of suggestions, requests, and minor rulemaking steps which do little to contradict existing laws, and may well be discarded or changed before they can be implemented.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2017 14:38
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 14:59
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68740

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