• @[email protected]
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    451 month ago

    Is it illegal to disobey an executive order? It’s not a law so what happens if one refuses to comply?

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed
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      651 month ago

      Executive orders have the force of law, until courts shut it down.

      So its not illegal as long as the court side with you in the end (but you might still get fired if you are a government employee that disobeyed orders)

      looks at the composition of the supreme court

      ohh… right… 😖

      • @Limonene
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        191 month ago

        Executive orders have less force than federal law.

    • @cmac
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      181 month ago

      It’s not illegal, but most government employees work for the executive branch, so you can theoretically be fired for not obeying the chief executive (president). Just like someone at a company can be fired for disobeying the CEO, unless there is actually a law protecting the specific behavior.