| Executive orders only become law when Congress approves them, therefore the system is not broken because we elected the people who made these laws. If anything contrary to the constitution were to be passed, it would be overruled, executive order or no.
As for why nobody has put a stop to certain policies, it's all politics. If a Republican breaks ranks, he or she will face censure and will lose funding and party backing. The democrats are interested in keeping Bush in power because he's an easy target - they can blame everything on him while they get a free ticket to the Presidency. Quite frankly, I'm sickened with both parties right about now, but there you have it... |