Issued 2020-06-16 by Donald J. Trump
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President Donald J. Trump signed an executive action titled "Safe Policing for Safe Communities." This order encourages police departments nationwide to adopt the highest professional standards for serving their communities, with the President stating these standards should be as high and strong as possible. The action aims to improve accountability, increase transparency, and invest more resources in police training, recruiting, and community engagement.
This executive order affects police departments across
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How this action fits (or doesn't) within Article II authority and existing law
This executive order addresses "Remarks on Signing an Executive Order on Safe Policing for Safe Communities". The President's stated reasoning: "peace and dignity and equality for all Americans." Executive orders are a long-established exercise of presidential power, used by every President since George Washington. They are grounded in Article II of the Constitution, which vests executive power in the President and directs them to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."
Executive orders cannot create new law, contradict existing federal statutes, or exceed the President's constitutional authority. The legitimacy of any specific order depends on whether it operates within statutory authority Congress has delegated, directs the executive branch on matters within its constitutional purview, or attempts to substitute executive policy for legislative choices. Courts can and do review executive orders for conformity with the Constitution and federal law.
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