(10-12-2017 01:28 PM)ARandomHerdFan Wrote:  

(10-12-2017 01:09 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  So what are you really mad about, Random? The fact that its an executive order or the fact that this is potentially a good development for people who have been screwed over by this failing piece of legislation?

I'm not mad at all over the executive order, and it'll be great if it helps people.

The annoyance is the absolute hypocrisy of both sides of the aisle when it comes to these things.

For Republicans/conservatives, when Obama signed executive orders, he was a "king" or a "dictator". Everything he signed was an abuse of power. Now that Trump is in office, executive orders are awesome.

For Democrats/liberals, just flip those two... they were awesome during Obama's tenure and are now the worst thing in the world. You can also throw in the constant "BUT BUSH SIGNED MORE" comments that tried to justify everything.

Doesn't it matter WHAT the executive order executes?

Whether it is, or potentially is a net positive for the American people?

And, for what it's worth this wasn't the naked end run around the legislative process that zerO so often used. This was/is a response, in part, to the failure of the stupid Republican swamp critters not being able to get their schit together on multiple attempts.

He tried the legislative route.

Congress failed.