Right or wrong, the president does not have the power to decide to change or simply not enforce the law of the land. He took an oath of office to uphold those laws and his action of yesterday is actually an impeachable offense. Hopefully nobody will push that impeachment button. Simply revealing that the position is against the law is sufficient.
He said so himself last year, that he did not have the power to change the law and it will be very difficult for him to escape the power or his own words on the issue. We are not an autocracy, we are a government of three branches, each having its specific function to balance the power of the other two.
If what he wants is a good idea, the right way to do business is for Congress to pass a law and then for the executive branch to enforce it. Rule by executive fiat is for other lands, not ours.
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