, its employees, or any other person. WILLIAM J. CLINTON THE WHITE HOUSE, October 6, 2000 *President Clinton has added an additional Executive Order to the list. This particular order as many people beliefs, has the capability of taking virtually all power away from Legal State governments and placing it in the hands of the President at a single stroke of the pen. This Presidential Executive Order has been placed on the review docket of the US Congress in order to determine its legality and Constitutionality. May 14, 1998EXECUTIVE ORDER FEDERALISM By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to guarantee the division of governmental responsibilities, embodied in the Constitution, between the Federal Government and the States that was intended by the Framers and application of those principles by the Executive departments and agencies in the formulation and implementation of policies, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1. Definitions. For purposes of this order: (a) "State" or "States" refer to the States of the United States of America, individually or collectively, and, where relevant, to State governments, including units of local government and other political subdivisions established by the States. (b) "Policies that have federalism implications" refers to Federal regulations, proposed legislation, and other policy statements or actions that have substantial direct effects on the States or on the relationship, or the distribution of power and responsibilities, between the Federal Government and the States. (c) "Agency" means any authority of the United States that is an "agency" under 44 U.S.C. 3502(1), other than those considered to be independent regulatory agencies, as defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(5).Sec. 2. Fundamental Federalism Principles. In formulating and implementing policies that have federalism implications...
