Protect The 1st Foundation
  • About
    • Leadership
  • Issues
  • Scorecards
  • News
  • Take Action
    • Educational Choice for Children Act
    • PRESS Act
    • Save Oak Flat Act
  • DONATE
  • About
    • Leadership
  • Issues
  • Scorecards
  • News
  • Take Action
    • Educational Choice for Children Act
    • PRESS Act
    • Save Oak Flat Act
  • DONATE
Picture

Constitution Day and the Executive Order

9/17/2024

 
Picture
Check out this vintage (Obama era) Saturday Night Live skit that – when the laughter dies – should be a sobering reminder that the vision of the founders must be renewed by every generation.
​On Sept. 17 in 1787, thirty-nine American men signed their names to adopt the United States Constitution, setting in motion the political system we have today.
 
It is a system of checks and balances, one that allows the Legislative branch to deliberate the will of the people, the Executive branch to bring energy and focus to national leadership, and the Judiciary to keep their actions in check with the laws and Constitution.
 
In recent years we’ve seen the Executive branch step away from this system by devising executive orders that sidestepped Congressional statute and judicial review. One prime example is EO 12333, in which the president authorizes surveillance outside of any statute. It allows the executive branch to spy on Americans, violating their Fourth Amendment rights and potentially curtailing their speech and First Amendment rights (both part of the Bill of Rights, which was ratified in 1791).
 
Today, both presidential candidates are promising to make far-reaching changes by executive order. Check out this vintage (Obama era) Saturday Night Live skit that – when the laughter dies – should be a sobering reminder that the vision of the founders must be renewed by every generation.

Comments are closed.

    Archives

    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021

    Categories

    All
    2022 Year In Review
    2023 Year In Review
    2024 Year In Review
    Amicus Briefs
    Analysis
    Book Banning
    Campus Speech
    Censorship
    Congress
    Court Hearings
    Donor Privacy
    Due Process
    First Amendment
    First Amendment Online
    Freedom Of Press
    Freedom Of Religion
    Freedom Of Speech
    Government Transparency
    In The Media
    Journalism
    Law Enforcement
    Legal
    Legislation
    Legislative Agenda
    Letters To Congress
    Motions
    News
    Online Speech
    Opinion
    Parental Rights
    PRESS Act
    PT1 Amicus Briefs
    Save Oak Flat
    School Choice
    SCOTUS
    Section 230
    Speaking Of The First Amendment
    Supreme Court

    RSS Feed

we  the  people.

LET  YOUR  VOICE  BE  HEARD:


ABOUT

Who We Are

​Leadership

ISSUES

1st Amendment

TAKE ACTION

Donate

​Contact Us
® Copyright 2024 Protect The 1st Foundation