Why Hasn't President Biden Issued Any Executive Orders To Push Along His Agenda Items?.....

[global1]

TFG used E.O's to his advantage and always made a big deal out of his signing ceremonies and garnered a lot of favorable media attention.

Why hasn't President Biden initiated a similar program of E.O.'s?

Surely he can make some progress and generate positive press and push up his poll numbers if he embarked on such a path.

[NurseJackie]

1. Please.

[Chainfire]

3. Please, nothing, I see that as a fair question.

Biden is hovering around the 42% mark of approval rating which means that he has lost the confidence of a lot of people who voted for him. Perhaps he needs to put on his gloves and come out swinging and if he needs to land some blows below the belt, so be it.

[Ocelot II]

4. I guess you missed his last speech and didn't notice the many executive orders he's issued so far.

[Chainfire]

9. Most of the EOs are executive housekeeping, and nothing to get excited about.

If Biden can't figure out how to win back the people who voted for him and now disapprove of him, if he can not lead the party to advance rather than decline in the midterms then we are in big trouble.

[iemanja]

28. SCOTUS just overturned an executive order on vaccination

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/26/2021-01863/protecting-worker-health-and-safety

Here are some more of the "housekeeping" EOs that you think so little of: Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability; Improving Public Safety and Criminal Justice for Native Americans and Addressing the Crisis of Missing or Murdered Indigenous People; White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans;
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges and Universities; White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics; Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees; Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity Through Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Declassification Reviews of Certain Documents Concerning the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001;
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce; Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders; Establishment of the Climate Change Support Office; Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors; Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free From Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity; Promoting Access to Voting; Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans; Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families; and many, many more. https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/joe-biden/2021

[Chainfire]

33. Which of these do you think will bring back the Biden voters that now disapprove of him.

At a 42% approval rating, he is chasing Trump's numbers. He has to find a way to make friends and influence people. Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs through Federal Sustainability is not doing it. Which of those EOs are going to prevent the Far Right from terrorizing people with their rifles? Which of them is going to put the brakes on inflation? Which of them but a halt to gerrymandering and voter restrictions? Which of them is breathing new life into our party and our movement?

I am not trying to undermine the President or minimize his accomplishments. Biden is a smart, good, decent and honorable man, but he is tasked with leading us to a better day. Only 42% of the people today think that he is doing that, and it is not enough to prevent us from sliding back to the likes of a Trump, DeSantis or Abbot in three short years. If the Democrats fail in the mid-terms or the next Presidential election, I think we will see a permanent end to our Representative Democracy. We don't have a safety net of sane and rational opponents anymore. Biden has the bully pulpit, he needs to be raising hell from it.

[iemanja]

34. I don't think any EO will do that

Even the imaginary ones that you think can substitute for legislation. Voters don't like EOs.

But your point that he has done nothing important through EO is 1) either uninformed, or 2) the result of disconcern for civil rights.

If you want Biden's poll numbers to go up, quit trashing him.

[onenote]

35. What EOs could he issue that would bring back voters?

Please be specific.

[Ocelot II]

2. Just stop. Biden has actually issued 76 executive orders in less than a year,

so it's not like he's ignoring that power, but he has to know which orders are practical or can be effectively carried out. Executive orders don't require approval from Congress, and Congress cannot simply overturn them, but it can pass legislation that might make it difficult, or even impossible, to carry out the order, such as removing funding. They can also be overturned by the Supreme Court, as Harry Truman learned.

[PortTack]

7. Exactly!

[global1]

10. Wow!!! 76 E.O.'s - Why Didn't I Know That?.....

You just told me something I didn't know and I didn't do any research before I made my post to explore Pres. Biden's issuing of E.O.'s. My bad.

Knowing this number of E.O.'s now - is impressive. But I have to ask - why didn't I know that?

My thoughts are that the Biden Administration didn't exploit the fact that Biden was issuing these E.O.'s - like TFG's Administration and TFG exploit every opportunity to show all the progress he was making (albeit - mostly done with a negative ulterior motive).

Remember those TFG's signing ceremonies. That stupid grin on his face and the holding up of the E.O. document with his chicken scratching of a signature that he was so proud of. Sickening. Just sickening.

Perhaps if the Biden Administration was more visible about these E.O.'s - his poll numbers might not be as low as they are now.

Don't get me wrong - I believe that the poll numbers are very unfair to Biden. They are based on the destruction done by TFG and his Administration and Biden is having to deal with the aftermath of that.

Also - the MSM doesn't seem to be on Biden's side and I can't figure that out. I really get upset when the cable news shows pile on Biden for things that he has no control of because of the effects of the pandemic - actually globally - and the aftermath of the destruction that TFG and the Repugs have left behind.

It also really bothers me with the late night show hosts also pile on Biden and yesterday I saw that even SNL seemed to be piling on Biden.

Very unfair. And if we wind up with the Repugs being successful in 2022 and 2024 - the MSM - cable news shows; late night show hosts; SNL and all the other comedians that make their living piling on this President - will all have to shoulder the blame for the end to democracy as we know it.

[uponit7771]

13. Please stop blaming M$M for dem bad messaging mechanics, there's no excuse for our lack

... of communication and we're not going to fix it if we keep scapegoating people WE KNOW ARE NOT HELPING.

[PatSeg]

24. Thanks, I knew it was quite a few,

but I didn't know how many. Sometimes it is easy to criticize or advise when you are not in the driver's seat.

[Drunken Irishman]

5. Biden has done just that.

https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/joe-biden/2021

Including his vaccine order which the Supreme Court struck down.

[onenote]

6. Are you kidding?

It took me less than 10 seconds to google Joe Biden Executive Orders and find this list.
https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/joe-biden/2021

That's almost certainly less time than you spent typing your question (which actually is more of an accusation).

[global1]

18. My Attempt At Making A Point Here Is That....

we shouldn't have to be googling to find out what this Administration has done.

That should be common knowledge and we should constantly be reminded by every Dem House Rep and Senator and every Dem talking head of the successes of this Administration.

We Dems are not very good at patting ourselves on the back.

The Repugs seemed to have make a science out of doing just that.

This is one area where we need to be more like the Repugs and we need to constantly tout our successes.

[iemanja]

25. Well, you could have read the newspaper over the past year

Biden isn't responsible for your refusal to inform yourself.

[CBHagman]

8. Here's the list from his first day in office.

It hasn't even been a year since the Inauguration, but here's how he started:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/01/20/fact-sheet-president-elect-bidens-day-one-executive-actions-deliver-relief-for-families-across-america-amid-converging-crises/

[BeckyDem]

11. He doesn't get the attention to the good things he has done.

The most interesting thing about President Biden's executive order on federal government emissions isn't the headline goal — net zero in three decades — but rather the interim targets.

Catch up fast: Biden yesterday issued a wide-ranging order on federal climate goals and clean technology procurement targets.

Goals include 100% carbon-free power in federal operations by 2030, 100% of the government's vehicle fleet purchases to be zero emissions by 2035 (with an earlier date, 2027, for light-duty vehicles), and a 50% reduction in building emissions by 2032

https://www.axios.com/biden-climate-executive-order-analysis-98f23a44-ec6a-4060-ba50-f9c0e60d3b18.html

[abqtommy]

30. Most of the U.S. media got paid to support TFG. And they get paid to ignore

President Joe. I don't like it but it's the truth. Thank for your excellent reply.

[Etherealoc1]

12. I was wondering what were the

boundaries for EOs.

I know they're temporary but

is it possible to break up

BBB and use EO to pass the

Child tax credits etc.

Another EO for voting rights.

Hopefully if the Democrats

increase their margins especially

in the Senate they can pass

Legislation to make them

permanent.

Can this be done?

[Tickle]

15. no they have to put it all

in one bill for reconciliation other wise they need 60 votes. If we do EO then it doesn't become law and the next president can undo the EO.

[global1]

17. Here's My Problem With Worrying About What The "Next President" Can Undo....

If the Dems don't pass 'voting rights' and 'BBB' - the MSM and the Repugs will be all over that and almost certainly set the tone for the Repugs to be successful in 2022 and 2024 - thus sealing our fate and making that prediction come true.

On the other hand - if Biden and the Dems use E.O.'s to make some progress in both areas - then the Dems can exploit that fact and use it to campaign in 2022 and 2024 and protect and enhance their hold on the Senate, the House and the WH.

Then when they have more power and the votes needed - they can make more permanent laws that even push the successful E.O.'s to a point where they become law and can't be overturned easily buy "the next president".

[iemanja]

23. Why don't you explain to us the legal theory

behind using EO's to impose voting rights and BBB?

[Etherealoc1]

21. Which is it?

The EOs are possible for BBB
and Voting rights but they will
be temporary measures.

Or reconciliation is the only option for BBB unsure about voting rights.

[former9thward]

27. EOs are not possible for BBB or for what is in the voting bill.

EOs are simply orders to federal agencies to increase efforts in their priorities or to direct resources already given them by Congress in a certain direction. They can not change existing legislation and they certainly can't order states to do anything.

[we can do it]

14. Good gawd when does it end?

[MineralMan]

16. My question: Why Didn't You Google Biden's Executive Orders?

What's your answer to that question?

Think first. Write later. That's my advice.

[doc03]

19. The media has already framed the 2020 midterms

"inflation". Ever since Afganistan the media has been on
the attack.

[Fiendish Thingy]

20. What EO do you suggest that would lift Biden's poll numbers?

Remember, lawful EO’s can only direct Executive Branch agencies in carrying out their duties as authorized by Congressional legislation and funding.

The only lawful EO I can think of is forgiving student loan debt to the maximum amount allowed.

What are your ideas for some headline grabbing, approval boosting, lawful EO’s?

[iemanja]

22. He has issued executive orders

but there are limits on what they can do. Certainly not voting rights or BBB.

Biden's EOs: https://www.federalregister.gov/presidential-documents/executive-orders/joe-biden/2021

[MineralMan]

26. So, you're asking why President Biden isn't more like Donald Trump?

Really?

In the first place, you obviously did not bother to take a look at the EOs he HAS issued and signed. That's obvious, because he has done so.

In the second place, of what use is your subtle attack on Biden? "Why hasn't he done anything?" That's what you're asking, essentially.

I'm sorry, but you're just flat wrong about that.

[ismnotwasm]

29. 🤦‍♀️

[betsuni]

31. ...

"embarked on such a path"

[mcar]

32. Why do you think he hasn't?