Is Joe Biden a Dictator?

[Jaxxi]

When Donald Trump became president, he signed 12 executive orders in his first month in office. Joe Biden called this " Executive Overreach" saying "you only find this in a Dictatorship". When Joe Biden became President, he signed 28 in his first 2 weeks in office, and he isn't finished. By his own words, is he looking to become a dictator?


* PLEASE NOTE - I am not a Republican or a Democrat. I am a concerned American who feels if he was undoing damage then his Executive orders should have matched Trumps. Am I wrong? If you are a Democrat, are you still not a skeptical American, concerned that Biden might not do what's right or are you blinded by your opinion and would Trust the man with the lives of your children?

 

[The IbanezerScrooge]

He's just undoing the damage using the same method that was used to wrought it. You guys didn't care when Trump did it. I don't care that you care now. More power to him as long as he's helping the country and not actively destroying it.

Same with the deficit...

Same with "family values"...

Same with moral indignation with Democratic politicians but not with Republican ones...

Everyone is a hypocrite... and I don't care what morally and intellectually bankrupt and transparently, nay, unashamedly hypocritical Republicans think.

 

[Victor in Christ]

Biden has reversed the abortion laws, now providing money for abortions. Not good, not biblical. He might come across as a nice man (outwardly) but, how many sons and daughters of God is he killing?

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

Biden has reversed the abortion law. Not good, not biblical. He might come across as a nice man butt.....

The United States is a secular nation, not a Christian Theodemocracy. What the Bible says about a topic is not a rationale for the laws that we should have.

 

[Victor in Christ]

The United States is a secular nation, not a Christian Theodemocracy. What the Bible says about a topic is not a rationale for the laws that we should have.

I wouldn't expect any other reply from a self-confessed humanist.

 

[FireDragon76]

Biden has reversed the abortion laws, now providing money for abortions.

This is untrue, Biden has done no such thing. Abortions are still not payed for by taxpayers under US law. What has changed is that non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood can be reimbursed through Medicare and Medicaid.

 

[Lg2000]

The United States is a secular nation, not a Christian Theodemocracy. What the Bible says about a topic is not a rationale for the laws that we should have.

this is true. I don't know where people get this idea this a Christian nation .
Biden just undoing all of trumps nonsense /terrible orders.
That's why executive orders don't mean much tbh. They can be reversed easily.

 

[durangodawood]

Everyone says this re executive orders made by the "other side".

But for executive overreach, its not the number that matters, its the content.

 

[Hank77]

When Donald Trump became president, he signed 12 executive orders in his first month in office. Joe Biden called this " Executive Overreach" saying "you only find this in a Dictatorship". When Joe Biden became President, he signed 28 in his first 2 weeks in office, and he isn't finished. By his own words, is he looking to become a dictator?

First, it's important to find out what Biden actually said and what he was referring to.

The video comes from an October ABC News town hall in the final weeks of the presidential election campaign. During the event, Biden answered questions from host George Stephanopoulos and an audience member about his plan to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.

Here’s a transcript of the relevant portion of his remarks:

Stephanopoulos: So, there's not going to be any delay on the tax increases?

Biden: No, well, I've got to get the votes. I got to get the votes. That's why — you know, the one thing that I — I have this strange notion. We are a democracy. Some of my Republican friends, and some of my Democratic friends even, occasionally say, "Well, if you can't get the votes, by executive order you're going to do something." (There are) things you can't do by executive order, unless you're a dictator. We're a democracy. We need consensus.

Fact check: Charlie Kirk distorts Joe Biden's words

According to the Constitution, Congress has the authority to written tax law and collect taxes, the President does not.
Biden wasn't saying the EOs in general are a sign of a dictatorship.

 

[Strathos]

If he loses in 2024 but refuses to accept the result and tries to get a violent mob to overthrow the government because of it, then I'll say he's trying to become a dictator.

 

[hedrick]

A lot of his EOs have been objectives. He has charged groups to prepare policy recommendations, and to see what they can do to meet his goals within current law. Note that he hasn’t opened the border. Immigration changes will take time, and will involve Congress. The main actual changes have been reversals of a few Tump EOs.

 

[SilverBear]

When Donald Trump became president, he signed 12 executive orders in his first month in office. Joe Biden called this " Executive Overreach" saying "you only find this in a Dictatorship". When Joe Biden became President, he signed 28 in his first 2 weeks in office, and he isn't finished. By his own words, is he looking to become a dictator?

And trump went on to sign over 200 more executive orders. But we aren't going to talk about that are we?

 

[Victor in Christ]

This is untrue, Biden has done no such thing. Abortions are still not payed for by taxpayers under US law. What has changed is that non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood can be reimbursed through Medicare and Medicaid.

is he aiding abortion or trying to prevent it?

 

[Speedwell]

is he aiding abortion or trying to prevent it?

Right now he's not doing anything about it. He's got bigger fish to fry, in any case.

 

[Strathos]

is he aiding abortion or trying to prevent it?

The best way to prevent abortion is comprehensive sex education and easy access to contraceptives.

 

[stevil]

When Donald Trump became president, he signed 12 executive orders in his first month in office. Joe Biden called this " Executive Overreach" saying "you only find this in a Dictatorship". When Joe Biden became President, he signed 28 in his first 2 weeks in office, and he isn't finished. By his own words, is he looking to become a dictator?

Fair enough call if Biden has been caught contradicting himself on this topic.


USA has a weird political system which gives the president sole power for executive orders and pardons.
But they also have a weird political system where if different parties control Whitehouse, Senate and House then you get to a loggerhead of dysfunction.

But when Trump was in power, his supporters were flaunting his absolute power and constitutional right to make unilateral orders.
But now that Biden is in power they complain about overreach and lack of unity.

When Trump was in power, I understand that the left were complaining about the unconstituaionality of a Muslim ban or the unhumanistic position of separating children from their parents, the unconstitutionality of re-allocating funds for the wall when congress had allocated them for something else.
The left talk about specifics and how it ties into values and constitution, the right vaunt total power of their Republican president and abhor power overreach of a Democrat president.

 

[Sophrosyne]

Or he is redoing the damage that was undone by Trump from Obama's reign.
In a way I'm glad that these things are being done by EO if they were done by congress they would have a lot harder time of being undone in 4 years.

 

[GreatLakes4Ever]

I wouldn't expect any other reply from a self-confessed humanist.

A response that points to the reality of the situation that according to the United States Constitution, a deity has no legal standing to decide the laws of the land? Yeah, that is a pretty common reaction and should be expected.

this is true. I don't know where people get this idea this a Christian nation .
Biden just undoing all of trumps nonsense /terrible orders.
That's why executive orders don't mean much tbh. They can be reversed easily.

I really don’t understand this idea of trying to say the United States is a Christian nation. Why would anyone with even cursory knowledge of U.S. History want to tie their deity to all the atrocities this country has committed is beyond me.

 

[rambot]

When Donald Trump became president, he signed 12 executive orders in his first month in office. Joe Biden called this " Executive Overreach" saying "you only find this in a Dictatorship". When Joe Biden became President, he signed 28 in his first 2 weeks in office, and he isn't finished. By his own words, is he looking to become a dictator?

Well Trump did 220 in 4 years. I'd expect quite a few at the start to quickly deal with some fairly big, pressing issues. But I do agree and hope that it should NOT continue for a long time.

 

[public hermit]

When Donald Trump became president, he signed 12 executive orders in his first month in office. Joe Biden called this " Executive Overreach" saying "you only find this in a Dictatorship". When Joe Biden became President, he signed 28 in his first 2 weeks in office, and he isn't finished. By his own words, is he looking to become a dictator?

No, he's not a dictator. Dictators have absolute power. An EO is far from absolute power. It's not even a proper law, and can be changed with the next administration, as you can see. No, not only do we not have a dictator, but we have a bad habit of allowing the Executive Branch to put band aids on things Congress probably needs to address, IMO.