Commentary
President Joe Biden signed 77 executive orders in 2021 and 27 this year. He has also signed out 77 total presidential memoranda and dozens of presidential determinations and administrative orders to date.
Executive orders are official presidential directives that generally have the force of law. They are intended to direct actions within federal agencies (the “Executive Branch” of the federal government).
All executive orders are supposed to identify whether the order is based on the constitutionally granted powers or those delegated to a president by Congress. They are subject to legal review, and federal courts can cancel those deemed unconstitutional—or violating existing federal law. Congress can also revoke an executive order through the passage of superseding legislation….