First, this is not meant to be political.
This thread is created because I still do not understand what an “executive order” is. Supposedly, President Biden is going to issue soon an executive order relative to gun control.
I don’t even recall executive orders being discussed when I was in high school which makes me suspect they are newer. I always thought the House and Senate had to agree on things and the President could veto something, but I didn’t think the President could just mandate something randomly???
So, what’s to prevent an executive order making all guns illegal? Or ammunition illegal, etc?
While we are at it, why does some legislation require 50 Senate votes to pass, the Vice President casting a vote to break a tie? And, why does some require 60 votes, and how would it be that something like gun control might require a 60 vote majority to pass instead of 50 votes?
I apologize in advance for these questions but I have a shaky grasp of these concepts. I don’t recall sleeping through 8th Grade, but I guess I must have. Conversely, I am so disinterested in politics that the only thing that really gets my attention politically, is gun control.
This thread is created because I still do not understand what an “executive order” is. Supposedly, President Biden is going to issue soon an executive order relative to gun control.
I don’t even recall executive orders being discussed when I was in high school which makes me suspect they are newer. I always thought the House and Senate had to agree on things and the President could veto something, but I didn’t think the President could just mandate something randomly???
So, what’s to prevent an executive order making all guns illegal? Or ammunition illegal, etc?
While we are at it, why does some legislation require 50 Senate votes to pass, the Vice President casting a vote to break a tie? And, why does some require 60 votes, and how would it be that something like gun control might require a 60 vote majority to pass instead of 50 votes?
I apologize in advance for these questions but I have a shaky grasp of these concepts. I don’t recall sleeping through 8th Grade, but I guess I must have. Conversely, I am so disinterested in politics that the only thing that really gets my attention politically, is gun control.