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Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by tomp on Friday January 13, 2017 @09:43AM (#13391100)
How difficult is it not to issue an Executive Order 10 days before leaving the office?!
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Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by pavel_lishin on Friday January 13, 2017 @09:51AM (#13391157)
I don't know how Executive Orders work; can they be rescinded, countermanded, or otherwise cancelled out by the succeeding President?
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Re:Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out by acjohnson55 on Friday January 13, 2017 @01:25PM (#13393161)
Absolutely. Although it can be difficult to unwind all of their effects.
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