For decades, Exec has claimed POTUS can pixie dust EOs. Yesterday's 9th C decision may impose new limits on that. https://www.emptywheel.net/2017/02/10/ninth-circuit-trims-executives-expansive-claims-to-be-able-pixie-dust-executive-orders/ …
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Cooper wrote that first pixie dusting OLC opinion to legitimize Iran-Contra, btw.
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I'm trying to infer from context and feel doofy for failing -- what's "pixie dusting" as a verb intended to mean?
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Click through for Yoo's language. But basically OLC has held Exec can have EOs that say one thing but do something else.
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Aha! I get it now. Thank you for your response, and for being a consistently terrific read!
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Thank you!
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leaving Kelly anne Conway's husband in running for SG, btw
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Yeah, I'm okay with that, actually.
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"first Asian in Trump white house"
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