Explain to me like I'm 5: Executive order on pay for play

[H00SIER-Cat1997]

Could someone with understanding of this please explain it me? Does it really have any "teeth?"

Edit: I'm really not trying to turn this into a political debate/name calling session

[Joneslab]

As I understand it, most executive orders are symbolic. They often don't carry the full force of law and are rather guideposts for Congress and state legislatures to come into line with what the federal government (and/or the President) wants.

The oddest thing the Executive Order does is it apparently directs the Department of Education to use different measures to help rein in NIL. This is interesting because the Trump Administration has gone to pains to lay waste to the Department of Education. I can't imagine that part of the order will ever amount to anything or that the DOE is in any shape to do much.

Basically it looks like it's just a series of recommendations that comes on the back of that recent settlement. The government (and most everybody in the free world) is concerned with the wild west of NIL and is firing shots over the bow trying to get college sports into some kind of working order.

[H00SIER-Cat1997]

As I understand it, most executive orders are symbolic. They often don't carry the full force of law and are rather guideposts for Congress and state legislatures to come into line with what the federal government (and/or the President) wants.

The oddest thing the Executive Order does is it apparently directs the Department of Education to use different measures to help rein in NIL. This is interesting because the Trump Administration has gone to pains to lay waste to the Department of Education. I can't imagine that part of the order will ever amount to anything or that the DOE is in any shape to do much.

Basically it looks like it's just a series of recommendations that comes on the back of that recent settlement. The government (and most everybody in the free world) is concerned with the wild west of NIL and is firing shots over the bow trying to get college sports into some kind of working order.

Thank you. NIL/portal/eligibility has been lawsuit after lawsuit. I wonder what what it will al look like in another 5 years.

[KentuckyFlyer]

Thank you. NIL/portal/eligibility has been lawsuit after lawsuit. I wonder what what it will al look like in another 5 years.

I don't know what it will look like in another five years, but I know this. The kids who were before NIL and the kids that come after they put some sort of reasonableness to NIL will wish like hell they played ball during the wild wild west of NIL.

I copied this from AI, its a bit more than a five year old could understand though

Executive orders are directives issued by the President that have the force of law but are not passed by Congress. They are primarily used to direct the executive branch and its agencies on how to implement existing laws. While not laws themselves, they carry the force of federal law and are published in the Federal Register. However, they are not immune from judicial review and can be challenged in court if deemed unconstitutional or exceeding the President's authority.
Legality and Limitations:

• Authority: Executive orders must be grounded in the Constitution or in an existing statute passed by Congress.
• Not Legislation: They cannot create new laws or appropriate funds.
• Subject to Judicial Review: Courts can review and invalidate executive orders that violate the Constitution or exceed the President's powers.
• Congressional Override: Congress can pass legislation to overturn an executive order, but this requires a two-thirds majority in both houses to override a presidential veto.
• No Direct Overturn: Unlike laws passed by Congress, legislatures cannot directly overturn executive orders.
• Presidential Revocation: A successor president can revoke prior executive orders.

In essence, executive orders are a tool for the President to manage the executive branch and implement existing laws, but they are not a substitute for Congressional legislation and are subject to legal challenges and potential overturning by Congress or the courts.

All that said, I agree with Joneslab that it is very odd that this is being run through the DOE. Im guessing that the DOE will resolve the issue before Trump shuts it down.

[Catsrock]

It means the president likes the way things used to be.