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31. Either way, we MUST educate the public and especially the MEDIA. That is not how EOs work.

Fri Feb 13, 2026, 09:50 PM

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An Executive order cannot create or change law, and it cannot compel action that is contrary to law.

An EO is simply that, an order to EXECUTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES about how they should conduct their job. It has no weight on anybody or any entity that is not directly in the President's chain of command. It cannot direct corporations to do anything. It cannot direct states to do anything. It cannot direct individuals to do anything. And it cannot direct Exec Branch employees to do anything that is against the law or outside their legal authority.

So PLEASE, I beg everyone, if you make a post about one of Trump's bullshit EOs, please take an extra 30 seconds to explain what EOs are and what they are not.

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I like your words, which are true. chouchou Friday #34

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