Posted by
Defend America on Sunday, March 21, 2010 7:44:42 PM
Via Bill Burck and Dana Perino:
Executive orders have the force of law only within the executive branch
and only to the extent they are consistent with legislation. Stupak
believes that the Senate bill does not do enough to prohibit the use of
federal
funds;
what he apparently does not realize is that the executive order can do
no more to prohibit use of federal funds for abortion than the Senate
bill does. If there is any inconsistency between the executive order
and the bill, the order gives way to the bill. Moreover, as is typical
of executive orders, this one explicitly says that it creates no right
at law to sue the U.S. government if funds in fact are paid for
abortions. So, the executive order is a nullity.
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