Obama And The Power Of Executive Order

According to John Podesta, Obama's transition chief:

"There's a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action, and I think we'll see the president do that," Podesta said. "I think that he feels like he has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that the Bush administration has set."

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Wikipedia provides some background on and history of the use of executive order.

So, what should be the alarm level of "We The People"? One of my blog buddies sent this as his reaction:



Reliapundit's take on the same AP article is HERE.

Your opinion?