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Ocelot II

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4. An act of Congress can't be repealed by an EO.
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 08:03 PM
Jan 2025

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act is a separate amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Trump can only repeal earlier EOs - I think they must be referring to LBJ's EO requiring equal opportunities in government contracting. Executive orders are issued by a president acting in his capacity as head of the executive branch, directing a federal official or administrative agency to do or not do something, but they can't repeal a federal statute.

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