re: #352 The Vicious Babushka

.@SpeakerRyan makes it abundantly clear that he doesn’t care what the EO actually says. He opposes it because Obama proposes it

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) January 5, 2016

The GOP opposes EOs by Obama because he’s proposes them. It has nothing to do with content.

And if they want to complain about executive overreach, maybe they should look back at Reagan, who issued nearly 50% more EOs than Obama has. 381 to 227 (so far). Obama has issued far fewer on an annual basis and per term than his predecessors. You have to go back to Grover Cleveland’s first time to find someone issuing them at a lower rate. JFK issued 214 in less than 4 years. GWB issued 291. GHWB issued 166 in one term.

Far from being tyrannical, he’s actually far more restrained in his use of executive power than his predecessors.