This does seem to be happening and it presents some great opportunities for Democrats. The main worry is Biden's team, which has some great people but also some people deeply shaped by the anti-welfare politics of the past (Reed, Tanden). https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1341570080224800770 …
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Biden has lined up a whole host of executive orders for his first day in office, so the idea that he is reluctant to use it is unfounded. What he said was that he was not prepared to use to usurp legislative power, with the example of an assault weapons ban...
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Such a ban had indeed been written into federal law at one point, but it expired. The idea that executive orders should just replace legislative authority is a very troubling one for anyone who is committed to democratic governance.
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