Joe And His Autopen
By Mike Bibb

 Autopen image found on the internet
Oh boy, President Joe's been gone about six weeks, and it seems nearly every day there's a new story about some discombobulated mess involving his behavior in office.

This time, evidence is surfacing Joe may not actually have signed dozens of Executive Orders he implemented prior to leaving office. Including those pardoning many of his friends and family members.

An action already in legal dispute: Can a President pardon someone of a crime before that person has been indicted, tried and convicted of a crime?

Is that possible?

Apparently, in Joe's mind — or those of his handlers — it is perfectly permissible. A sitting President, like a ruling monarch, can sign a proclamation and it must be recognized as being nearly a direct commandment from God.

Except, when it isn't. Especially when the Supreme Court says it isn't.

The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly mention Presidential Executive Orders, but grants a President broad authority under Art. II, Sec. 2 by stating "he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

Also, within the same Article and Section, it says a President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States."

No where can I find a President has the lawful authority to pardon an individual prior to their being convicted of some imagined crime.

However, a new controversy his arisen in Biden's final days in office: Did he really sign his own EO's, or was an "autopen" mechanical device used instead?

Which in turn, would make one wonder if Joe was present or was he somewhere else when the orders were enacted?

His overly abundant vacation respites, frequent time away from the office and shortened workdays would suggest Joe wasn't at his desk much of the week, or month or year. And when he was, his daily routine was limited to brief staff meetings and shortened discussions with various officials. His few press conferences often ended with him suddenly walking away from the podium, not cognizant of reporters' questions.

I believe most of us can agree Joe was not mentally capable of conceiving and writing EO's without assistance. As his mental acuity decreased, his administrative skills also showed obvious signs of lessening, to such a point it became apparent during the summer Presidential Debate with Donald Trump that the Democratic National Committee could no longer permit Joe to continue as their candidate. He was soon replaced with Vice President Kamala Harris.

Joe's autopen issues recently attracted the attention of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey — who is requesting the Department of Justice look into the matter — remarked "Biden's cognitive decline allowed unelected staff to push through radical policy without his knowing approval."

Continuing Baily said, "it appears staffers and officers in the Biden Administration may have exploited Biden's incapacity so they could issue orders without an accountable President of sound mind approving them." — Newsmax, Mar. 10, 2025.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke of a similar incident in which Biden did not remember signing an EO pausing liquified natural gas imports in January 2024. Johnson reported Joe simply didn't recall the matter. — The Washington Times, Mar. 11, 2025.

The Heritage Oversight Project, conducting an investigation of Biden's autopen discussion, discovered nearly every EO document it examined were signed by an autopen.

"So, who signed it? For investigators to determine whether then-President Biden actually ordered the signature of relevant legal documents, or if he even had the mental capacity to, they must first determine who controlled the autopen and what checks there were in place," Heritage investigators said. — Mar. 10, 2025

It's now mid-March, Joe's gone home to Delaware with probably sight recollection of where he's been the last four years, and we're beginning to learn if it really mattered if he was in the White House. Official records and EO's, bearing his alleged signature, were busily being signed by someone or some kind of writing apparatus.

Whether he knew it or not.

Finally, the question eventually becomes if President Joe Biden was not actually signing government documents and records — or had any recollection of doing so — then the validity of these documents is automatically questioned.

Secondly, if Joe wasn't present to sign the documents, then who was? Was it anyone the people voted for?