So, President Obama did NOT issue Executive Orders today.

[Tx4obama]

The 23 'proposals' are NOT executive orders. They are Executive Actions/Proposals.

Three were actually 'memoranda' (which also are NOT an executive orders):
1) http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-improving-availability-relevant-executive-branch
2) http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-tracing-firearms-connection-criminal-investigati
3) http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/01/16/presidential-memorandum-engaging-public-health-research-causes-and-pre-0


IF there had been any EOs they would have shown up here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/executive-orders


Am I the only one that was confused about this?

[Ohio Joe]

1. Another case of our fine media at work

Sheesh...

[Scuba]

2. According to the gunners he suspended the Constitution and ordered all NRA members to FEMA camps.

[pkdu]

3. ....and the plans for impeachment in the House are being discussed already...

Bring it on motherf@ckers....sink the GOP for a generation.

[Hoyt]

4. I wish they would put that on the table.

[Berserker]

14. According to the gunners he proposed some

Really good Ideas and some not so good. Don't listen to the hate fest they are going to be very disappointed we gunners and our family's were not targeted by drones.

[Honeycombe8]

5. What I heard on the news is that Obama made proposals for Congress to act on.

Did someone think they're Executive Orders? I hadn't heard that.

[Bonobo]

6. Plenty of news sources.

http://www.google.com/#q=Obama+executive+order&hl=en&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ei=SGr3UJnTIYXukgW4iIHwCw&sqi=2&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.41018144,d.dGI&fp=760c33bb12c50137&biw=1091&bih=920


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[Tx4obama]

8. But they are NOT executive orders. They are Presidential Actions/Proposals...

and two memorandum.

[Bonobo]

11. I know that. I am responding to the above post...

that says that he didn't see it reported anywhere that they were EOs.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Ah. I still haven't heard anyone claim they're EOs. I've heard Republicans state that IF he

tries to pass executive orders or any of those measures thru executive powers, the Congress will immediately revoke them, and will pursue the unconstitutionality of it to teh nth degree (meaning they'll take it to the Supreme Court, I guess).

[Tx4obama]

12. There are many thousands of comments all over the net ...

that are referring to them as EOs.

And a few minutes ago even Lawrence O'Donnell on The Last Word called them EOs.

[HereSince1628]

7. Confused by not finding EOs as I looked for them

It became clear listening closely to the news.

[Tx4obama]

9. I think the reason I got confused was because I've been ...

... debating folks all day all over the internet with folks that were calling them 'executive orders'

[RomneyLies]

10. Not even "proposals".

You're right that they are Executive actions.

The proposal is a specific set of requests for legislation from the Congress including background checks on all gun transactions, a ban on high capacity magazines, and an assault weapons ban.

[PoliticAverse]

13. No, you weren't the only one confused, since there was so much implication...

that there would be '19 executive orders'.

BTW here's the website for what they are calling...

"The President's Plan to Reduce Gun Violence"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/preventing-gun-violence

.pdf version of the plan/proposals: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/wh_now_is_the_time_full.pdf

[aikoaiko]

16. I asked this question yesterday and no one answered. Thank you.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022202525

[crazyjoe]

17. I can tell you one thing he, and Joe Biden accomplished.

Gun sales are through the roof, more people are arming themselves before any of these "bans" that are being discussed go into effect.
If he actually wanted to increase gun sales, get more guns into the hands of the public, and help the NRA swell their ranks, he could not of done any better.
This is a fact, so go ahead and call me a gun nut parroting NRA talking points, this just means you got nothing else to say.

[xoom]

18. Ain't that the truth.

[Comrade_McKenzie]

19. I won't call you a gun nut. You are much worse than that. nt

[crazyjoe]

20. why don't you tell me why i'm wrong instead?