> > 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. > > > > 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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