https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/07/11/new-obama-eo-to-give-wh-control-of-the-internet/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 17:22:13 -0400<![CDATA[We get a lot of e-mail about executive orders these days, much of it overly hysterical reaction to routine updates on long-standing EOs.  Executive orders are legitimate when they deal directly with implementation of Article II powers or the enforcement of laws passed by Congress, as long as they don&#8217;t arrogate authority not granted by the law or the Constitution.  Obviously, there is plenty of room for abuse in that system, but under normal circumstances an EO is simply an instrument of delineating executive-branch policy by having the President himself sign off on it.]]>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:21:03 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2012/07/11/new-obama-eo-to-give-wh-control-of-the-internet-n199829