uses executive authority that the constitution doesn't provide them >>> jeb bush's own brother george wrchlt bush issued more executive orders while in office than any president or certainly than president obama has so far. xhar this, 291 issued during the bush white house compared to 227 under this president up to now. there is still another year of this presidency. one of president's bush's orders created the department of homened land security. president obama has issued fewer executive orders than all but one of his predecessors going back 30 years. president george hw bush, who only served one term had fewer executive orders. this isn't the first time president obama has faced charges of executive over reach. in november his order was blocked to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. executive orders can be controversial, but they can also change history. the most famous is the proclamation issued during the civil war. president obama isn't the only one to be heavily criticized for flecking his executive muscle while in office. franklin roosevelt issued more than any ot