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Department of What? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca
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[–] 1 point 8 months ago (5 children)

DoW is still not the legal name. All they did was change a plaque and some letterhead, not the law dictating it's existence.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    interesting, had to look it up and you are half correct.

    it still is officially the DoD, although there was an executive order stating it can legally be referenced as the DoW too

    Sec. 2. Implementation. (a) The Secretary of Defense is authorized the use of this additional secondary title — the Secretary of War — and may be recognized by that title in official correspondence, public communications, ceremonial contexts, and non-statutory documents within the executive branch.

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    The executive has no actual authority to change the name of a department. So I am fully correct.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    you are half correct because department of war is now the legal name the department of defense can also go by

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  • [–] 0 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Executive orders don't make law.

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