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Re: More on the fact that there is no need for concern.
07/12/12 10:59 PM
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> TL;DR Version:
> - 95% of these were issued by Kennedy
> - 95% of these were revoked by Nixon, who issued his own version (but did not repeal
> them)
> - and most were written during the Cold War, when we HAD shit like this to worry
> about (nuclear war, man)
> - finally, what you'll see if you look at these executive orders is that Kennedy
> might issue one, that's revoked by Nixon, which is revoked by Reagan, etc. etc. These
> orders have their own checks-and-balances in that they can be edited and overridden
> by future presidents as well as by other means.
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> So to the OP: stop scaremongering, or, if you're not ultimately to blame here, at
> least do your own research before posting, sheesh. Pity that I don't have a Snopes
> article to send you to, but oh well.
I know every president attracts wingnuts from the opposite side, but is it me, or do the ones President Obama attracts seem a little more hysterical and, well, wingnuttier than usual? 
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