George W Bush vastly expanded the use of executive orders. Libs like myself complained about that to no end.

Then Obama came in and did it even more!

So yes, we've already seen this problem escalate from one president to the next. My history isn't deep enough know for sure, but it might even go back to the Vietnam Police Action. It wasn't a war since congress didn't authorize it you know.

Edit: Looks like I was bamboozled: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_... thanks ambicapter.