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- From: kckbxr@next10pg2.wam.umd.edu (Robin of Locksley)
- Subject: Re: executive orders
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:27:16 GMT
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- > 3. end to ban on gays in military
- >
- > The reports on this issue that I heard last year said this would require
- an
- > act of Congress. Would a Clinton order preventing enforcement of the
- > anti-gay regulations be illegal?
- > I'm not looking for a discussion of whether any of these actions are
- good or
- > bad, but I have no idea where Clinton gets the legal authority for them.
- > John Carr (jfc@athena.mit.edu)
-
- No, President Clinton can issue an executive order to end the ban on gays
- in the military. Congress has the power to approve/disapprove such an
- executive order. In reading today's Washington Post, it appears as though
- such an executive order would be defeated by Congress. It stated that
- there would be aprox. 30 votes in favor of such an executive order. A
- president's executive order is much the same as a bill from Congress. It
- has to get the approval of the other to become official. BTW, should
- President Clinton push the executive order (w/o Congressional approval),
- then Congress could potentially pass an amendment forbidding gays in the
- military. I just finished reading today's issue of the Washington Post
- and found it quite informative...didn't know all that yesterday.
-
- Bill
-