If Elected, Obama To Review All of Bush's Executive Orders

We just may get a President who respects the Constitution and will hopefully overturn the Bush Dictatorship and his signing of dozens of executive orders (that came out of Dick Cheney's office) on the grounds that they are unconstitutional. From the Reuters Blog from May 28th:

DENVER - Maybe it’s his background teaching constitutional law.

If elected president, Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said one of the first things he wants to do is ensure the constitutionality of all the laws and executive orders passed while Republican President George W. Bush has been in office.

Those that don’t pass muster will be overturned, he said.

During a fund-raiser in Denver, Obama — a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School — was asked what he hoped to accomplish during his first 100 days in office.

“I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution,” said Obama.

Other goals for his first 100 days: work out a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq; make progress on alternative energy plans and launch legislation to reform the health care system.

Photo credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking (Obama talks to students during a visit to a school in Thornton, CO)

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