For those who may have understandably dismissed the headline as military-grade hopium and didn't click the link, the article references Biden's use of "autopen" for literally every signature (save for his highly suspicious drop out letter) for his entire Presidential term (Bills and EO's).
There is some question as to the legality of autopen, though it has generally been upheld as valid for the executive as long as he's clearly made his approval of the use of his signature. Though I'm still in the process of researching whether or not there's been any serious legal challenges to its use.
In a vacuum, I would probably dismiss this as hopium myself. However, in the context of devolution and the idea that President Trump left guardrails in place for Biden's term, it's a rather fascinating bit of news.
For those who may have understandably dismissed the headline as military-grade hopium and didn't click the link, the article references Biden's use of "autopen" for literally every signature (save for his highly suspicious drop out letter) for his entire Presidential term (Bills and EO's).
There is some question as to the legality of autopen, though it has generally been upheld as valid for the executive as long as he's clearly made his approval of the use of his signature. Though I'm still in the process of researching whether or not there's been any serious legal challenges to its use.
In a vacuum, I would probably dismiss this as hopium myself. However, in the context of devolution and the idea that President Trump left guardrails in place for Biden's term, it's a rather fascinating bit of news.