Executive orders have no place
The founding fathers created a way to make and maintain laws. The Congress makes a law. The courts interpret that law. And the Executive Department enforces the provisions of the law. These responsibilities are laid out in the U.S. Constitution.
How then does a president's "executive order" have the force of law? The president has no authority to make laws. How can the court recognize and enforce such a directive? An order that has not (and probably could not have) been passed by a voting Congress. During his last week in office, President Clinton issued a number of such orders. The courts continue to enforce the order, even after the president leaves office.
William Bridger
Palatine
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