Almost every citation in an Education Department analysis on why debt cancellation would be illegal comes from the late conservative jurist.
Day One Agenda
The president can use laws already on the books for constructive change without abusing executive power
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How Biden Can End Trump’s Macabre Execution Spree
The president-elect opposes capital punishment. If he can’t persuade Congress to abolish it, he can still commute the sentences of the federal prisoners on death row.
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It’s Time to End the Korean War
Seventy years into the conflict, Biden can resolve the original forever war.
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Nuclear Weapons Are Out of Control. But Biden Can Make the World Safer.
A nuclear policy for the middle class
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Joe Biden Is Unhappy About the Day One Agenda
But those are the breaks when you’re president; people will want you to exercise your power for the general good.
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The Day One Agenda for Corporate Taxes
Even without Congress, President-elect Biden’s regulatory agencies can fix a lot of problems with the corporate tax code.
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Biden Can Give Us Free College Without Congress. But Will He?
A new report explains how President Biden can use existing executive authority to make free college a reality.
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Biden Can End the War on Terror on Day One
Presidents have relied on outdated authorizations for two decades. The president-elect must end this practice.
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TPS for All
President Biden could offer Temporary Protected Status to all immigrants who come from countries suffering from the pandemic.
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Biden Could Shut Down Oil and Gas Leasing on Federal Lands
That’s just one of many authorities available to the Interior Department on day one.