So tell me, in spite of all these checks and balances, if Obama says (for example) that from tomorrow everybody has to paint their face bright blue, will you all be walking about blue-faced next week?
TTN,
Only if he can find existing Laws or a clear intent in the Constitution that supports blue faces. If not the Supreme Court will overturn it, but while waiting for that challenge, some people will definitely have blue faces.
Congress can also launch the "anti-blue face law" to counter the Executive Order, but Barry can then veto that Law
unless it has a super majority of 66% of the Congress, which is usually political suicide for those in the same party as the President who vote against him.
In 2 years however, the next guy or girl can overturn any Executive Order he or she doesn't take a shine to. Now do you see why nothing ever gets done except the interminable wank-fest of self serving politicians?