re: #153 Decatur Deb

Yes, congress normally writes exceptions into laws making them inapplicable to the Executive Branch, esp. DoD. To adjust for that, presidents incorporate workable equivalents via (shudder) Executive Orders.

Sorry: being dense today: does this mean (IYO) that Congress can or can’t block Trump’s imposition of a “trans ban” on the military?

Of course, that’s assuming they would want to block it… unfortunately.