Slate lists the top ten Executive Orders Obama should overturn first after the inauguration. EOs are orders a prez. issues to those who work for him and aren't approved or directed by Congress. There are also federal rules that are a bit harder to change, and of course, laws that Congress must change. The top ten:
* Gutting the Presidential Records Act.
* Blocking Stem Cell Research.
* Sidestepping the Geneva Conventions.
* Allowing the Vice President to classify documents.
* Offering broad legal protections to American corporation dealing in Iraqi oil.
* Freezing assets of any Iraqi group deemed to threaten stability without notice.
* Requiring all executive branch agencies to review rule-making work with a "regulatory policy officer" who reports directly to the White House. This is considered the source of political tampering in all agencies.
* Allow religious charities ignore anti-discrimination laws when using federal money.
* Require federal agencies to increase use of alternatives to petroleum. This looks like a good idea but most of the alternative fuels available today, such as coal, are worse than oil.
* Provide for a continuing constitutional government in the case of catastrophic crisis. Again, it looks good, but huge sections of the order are classified, not even shown to Congress. This last one was actually nominated by readers.
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