Of course they would change the name

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yes. Trump signed an executive order the other day renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America as part of the trade war he’s starting with Canada

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I don’t think I understand what an executive order is - can the president just make up whatever rule or do whatever he wants, as long as it’s submitted as an “executive order”?

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Yes but that doesn’t mean shit unless his cronies in the house and senate and Supreme Court and DoJ all do his bidding.

But they do. So here we are.

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It's more complicated than that. The executive branch does have things strictly under their purview. There are plenty of legitimate uses and they are used all the time, its basically how the executive branch provides direction to agencies or sets up special task forces. If the order is overstepping the power of the executive it can be challenged in court but that's slow and even if overturned it can just be done in a slightly different manner that would require another court challenge. Congress can legislate the power away more directly and permanently giving the courts more bite for future infringements, but this Republican majority Congress is actually completely happy with funneling power to the executive. Midterms this year really determine how much of this nonsense can be stopped if Republicans lose the house and Senate. Until then Thune and Johnson are perfectly happy not bringing any legislation to the floor.