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President Obama could wind up issuing fewer executive orders than any two-term president in a century, records show.
Obama has often exerted the power of his office in pursuit of his agenda, drawing charges from Republicans that he is acting like a “monarch” intent on destroying the Constitution’s balance of powers.
But a review of the historical record shows Obama is on track to issue roughly the same number of executive orders as President George W. Bush, and fewer than President Clinton.
As of Wednesday, Obama has issued 149 legally binding executive orders during his presidency, according to records kept by the National Archives and published in the Federal Register. The total includes 147 from his first term, and two this year.
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By comparison, Bush had issued 173 executive orders through the end of his first term, according to The American Presidency Project, an undertaking by the University of California, Santa Barbara. Clinton had issued 200 executive orders through his first term.
Franklin D. Roosevelt issued by far the most executive orders — 3,522 — and the practice dates back to President George Washington, who issued eight of them.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/administration/290697-obama-shying-away-from-executive-orders#ixzz2OqT1q47H
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Gee for a Dictator Obama is behind even King George on issuing executive orders... :wink: