However, no governor in any state has the authority to suspend the Constitution. And no pretended “Emergency Powers” legislation can give it to him because the legislature cannot give the Governor an authority that they, themselves, do not have.
Right now, our lives are being severely affected by these “so-called” “executive orders.” Perhaps it is imperative for us to understand just what they are — and what they are not.
What they are not is a “stroke of the pen… Law of the Land… Kinda cool,” as defined by former President Clinton Advisor Paul Begala.
The first executive order given was in 1789 by George Washington to the heads of departments “to impress me with a full, precise, and distinct general idea of the affairs of the United States.”
As you may note it was addressed to officials of the executive branch of the national government. It was applicable to those already under his authority as head of the executive branch.
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