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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:06 PM Jan 2017

It looks like a President has three options

Executive Order
Presidential Memoranda
Proclamations

Can someone briefly describe the differences?
Thanks.

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It looks like a President has three options (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2017 OP

The first one can possibly have some teeth. geek tragedy Jan 2017 #1

Thanks SHRED Jan 2017 #2

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. The first one can possibly have some teeth.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:08 PM

Jan 2017

The second one is more explanatory in terms of policy and provides guidance to external actors like Congress as well as executive agencies.

The third one is masturbatory.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

2. Thanks

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 27, 2017, 12:15 PM

Jan 2017

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