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Trump signs executive order on water pressure to ‘restore shower freedom’ (www.theguardian.com)

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White House says order will ‘make America’s showers great again’ and ‘end the Obama-Biden war on water pressure’

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[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 121 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Enough with the executive orders. Jesus. Is this a national emergency too??

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

executive orders are better than laws since executive orders have no weight and are easily undone next administration.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are also very commonly used by most modern presidents, but most of them haven't had much attention brought to them, while Trump's basically all have. Mostly because they're pretty much all stupid and/or controversial.

[–] fieryhamster@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

And that most of them exceed the authority of the President and Executive Branch. See climate change related EO.

[–] DrDickHandler@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

There is no next administration.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

They're massively performative and make the plebs and cretins who think politics is WWF theater feel like things are happening. They can be hugely destructive and cause massive repercussions, but they're not as long-reaching and permanent as actual policies and bills being passed through house and senate.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

To Trump, not having every person's attention only focused on him at all times is a national emergency.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It makes him feel like the big boss, without any rules or opposition.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 9 points 2 weeks ago

I think it's an extreme case of attention seeking.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Remember when Obama used a few executive orders and the Republicans accused him of trying to be a king?

[–] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

He wants everyone to know that he did it