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Flashback: In October, Biden Suggested Presidents Who Rule by Executive Order Are Dictators

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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDemocrats tend to be strict constitutionalists and scrupulous about government overreach — but only when they aren’t the party in power.After a little over a week in office, President Joe Biden has used executive orders to ram through his pet causes and counting.Biden has killed jobs, stripped protections for the unborn, expanded immigration, kowtowed to the enthusiasts and , just to name a few items he ticked off his agenda through presidential fiat.Advertisement - story continues belowHowever, during the 2020 campaign, candidate Joe Biden was staunchly against the misuse of presidential executive orders to get things done, at least according to his remarks in October.Appearing on an ABC discussion, moderator asked the then-candidate about taxing goods manufactured overseas as a way to encourage companies to make products in America.Trending:“So there’s not going to be any delay on the tax increases?” Stephanopoulos asked.“I got to get the votes,” Biden replied. “That’s why, the one thing, I have this strange notion. We are a democracy,” he said.Advertisement - story continues below“Some of my Republican friends and some of my Democratic friends, even occasionally say, ‘Well, if you can’t get the votes by executive order, you’re going to do something. Things you can’t do by executive order unless you’re a dictator,'” he continued.&nbsp;“We’re a democracy; we need consensus.”. in October: “I have this strange notion, we are a democracy … if you can’t get the votes … you can’t [legislate] by executive order unless you’re a dictator. We’re a democracy. We need consensus.”— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott)As the fact-checking outlet pointed out, it’s true he was referring specifically to taxes in this instance.“Biden was not criticizing all executive orders as hallmarks of a dictatorship — the full context of his statement suggests that he believes an executive order on taxes would be an inappropriate use of executive power in a democracy. Biden has not issued orders on tax policy,” the outlet claimed.Still, in a general sense, it’s not as much of a stretch as PolitiFact tries to make it seem to say that Biden compared using executive orders to unilaterally impose preferred policies to being a “” and damaging “democracy,” which would indicate he planned to govern by the book when he got the chance.Advertisement - story continues belowBut now that he’s holding the pen, Biden has no problem signing away as the radical leftist agenda is enshrined into American law, order after order.It’s typical that his view on using executive orders would change based on the party in the along with his cronies in the establishment media.Related:In 2014, National Public Radio former President Barack Obama getting things done through executive order while bragging “I’ve got a pen, and I’ve got a phone” to pass whatever his heart desired.President Donald Trump was treated quite differently by that years later as Democrats such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi railed against his executive actions, calling them “absurdly unconstitutional.”Advertisement - story continues belowHowever, Pelosi “a day of great hope and progress” in her remarks about Biden’s reversal to Trump’s restrictions on transgenders serving in the military.Is President Joe Biden abusing the power of executive orders?Yes: 99% (1627 Votes)No: 1% (10 Votes)The U.S. government was set up with a delicate ecosystem of checks and balances that would keep the government in check and prevent abuses of power.Although many presidents have , Biden instead is unabashedly wielding it as a tool for radical transformation of the country while the complicit establishment media mostly look on like proud parents at their kid’s music recital.Advertisement - story continues belowAmerican representative government is about consensus, in which the will of the people is followed through the of government.Allowing a president to unilaterally act as a dictator is destructive to the future of the nation — just as Biden said.Submit a Correction →We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism.Tags:, , , , , , , ,AdvertisementSince Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday, there have been multiple natural phenomena that some have interpreted as signs from God.During a procession of the Queen Elizabeth II's casket through Edinburgh, Scotland, Prince Andrew was heckled.'We’re exceedingly doubtful that the release of the Epstein records would "interfere with enforcement proceedings,"' Techno Fog said.Arizona's Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has a plan for the state, which she has outlined in detail.A Texas teacher has been fired from the high school where she taught after she was outed on social media for discussing the concept of re-labeling pedophiles as “minor-attracted persons” […]Meghan Markle recieved a cold shoulder from Britons mourning Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle over the weekend.Almost half of America's governors are opposed to Biden's student debt forgiveness plan and have demanded he withdraw it.A brand new conspiracy theory has emerged thanks to photograph of Trump at his Washington, D.C.-area golf course.The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing with Twitter's whistleblower, who claimed that China may have had access to Twitter data.A reportedly healthy 18-year-old lifeguard died suddenly on Saturday. 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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDemocrats tend to be strict constitutionalists and scrupulous about government overreach — but only when they aren’t the party in power.After a little over a week in office, President Joe Biden has used executive orders to ram through his pet causes and counting.Biden has killed jobs, stripped protections for the unborn, expanded immigration, kowtowed to the enthusiasts and , just to name a few items he ticked off his agenda through presidential fiat.Advertisement - story continues belowHowever, during the 2020 campaign, candidate Joe...

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