I am altering the deal. Pray that I do not change it any further. - Darth Vader

Is this what has happened? We have a goofy president who doesn't know what he is signing and yet has the authority to govern our lives?

Technically, Executive Orders are supposed to be directions to Federal law enforcement and other agencies on how to carry out already-enacted laws. Any EO which creates a new law is illegal according to the Constitution, being a usurpation of the Legislative Branch. Unfortunately, the American people have been conditioned to think that the Office of the President is empowered to create laws themselves. When Barack Obama got away with it by implementing DACA despite the explicit wording in the Constitution which grants control over immigration to Congress (and his own admissions that his actions were unConstitutional), it emboldened him (and now Joe Biden) to do the same.

A major part of the rest of the problem is this tendency of Congress to write overly-broad laws establishing Executive Branck bureaucracies and then allowing them broad leeway in policy-setting - such broad leeway that they are effectively creating law. The ACA was one such example. For a great overview on the legal issues of deferral, I'd highly recommend Ballotpedia's in-depth coverage of the pro's and cons.

What is the cure? In my perfect world there would be twilight provisions which automatically terminate every government program after only two years unless it is specifically re-funded and re-authorized for another two years. I would also add a stipulation that each such re-authorization would have to be packaged and passed independently of all other legislation, forcing a specific vote on each program and tying up the Legislature with their own red tape.

Executive orders are supposed to be limited in scope to directing the offices of the Executive Branch (cabinet) in how to implement laws enacted by the Legislative Branch (Congress). Unfortunately, the Congress hasn't done its job of calling the Executive when the orders exceed presidential authority. When Obama created DACA, he freely admitted he was exceeding his constitutional authority, and Congress, always happy to duck responsibility, gave him a pass. When President Trump tried to force Congress to act to make DACA legal by rescinding the illegal order, Congress ignored him, and allowed a biased judiciary to declare the DACA order was not unconstitutional.

That is the tangled web of the executive order, and its abuse has given the office of the President near dictatorial power, while a slack Congress refuses to do its job. Unschooled voters have become subjects who think of the President in monarchical emotions, as the "great father" who will protect and care for his subjects. Too many of us no longer think like independent free citizens, passively waiting for the next gifts/abuse, whining when we don't like them, but unwilling to take action.

It is all part of the checks and balances created by our forefathers who created the three branches of government!
Unfortunately none are taken to task for violating the Oath of Office that they (and by they I mean EVERY elected official in the United States of America!)
To uphold the Constitution and the Bill of Rights as they are currently written!
When these disreputable elected officials from the President right through the Senate and Congress they should be given a fair and immediate trial!
If they are found guilty, they should be immediately removed from office and BANNNED FOR LIFE from ever seeking any government positions!
If their actions were also criminal, they should then be tried and if convicted, jailed ... PUBLICLY!
As a sign that the Honor of the United States will not be tarnished by such riff raff!!!

I think the plethora of laws and proclamations and orders had better be backed up by heavy duty enforcement, or in this day and age people will just do what they feel is right until they are "caught".

I view E O's as suggestions - nothing more

Did anyone notice that the "masks" EO was a request?

Seems like 4 yrs of one set of laws and then 4 yrs of laws that are just the opposite. It is a totally unproductive yo-yo set of "laws".

Executive Orders have jurisdiction over the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. They do NOT have jurisdiction over the American People (directly). Also, EOs do NOT have legitimacy only if/when they are written by Democrat presidents!!! I seem to remember EOs written by President Trump, cancelling EOs written by President Obama (e.g., "DACA"). What we need are federal judges who will intervene and block Biden's EOs (it would seem, by precedent, that even some low-level "night-court" judge in Honolulu would suffice!).

I just looked up on Google the number of EOs signed by the last several presidents. Here is the list:
Consolidated list by president
# President Total executive orders
42 Bill Clinton 364
43 George W. Bush 291
44 Barack Obama 276
45 Donald Trump 220

All were two-term presidents except for the last, for what it is worth.

I don't like Executive Orders either, BUT every president signs them. Four years ago, Trump did the same thing and continued throughout the four years..If I recall, he signed a Muslim ban, got out of the Paris accord, etc. And presidents before him got into office and started signing EOs as well.

Yes it is the Legislature branch who are supposed to make laws, but they haven't been for some time.The House makes a bill and sends it off to the Senate, but if the Senate leader doesn't want to deal with it, it sits there. Now, if the majority leader want something done, they can get it through.
Frustrating...

It's so that ~more~ people are given the authority to control your life.