Obama Connection Power Analysis

Barack Obama makes use of connection power. Connection power is a form of politics (Lussier and Achua, 2013, p.155).As he tries to expand the minimum wage, providing paycheck fairness and ensuring paid time off for American workers. President Obama is orbiting to a mystery but powerful tool: the power of the purchaser (Gregory, K.) Federal contractors have been disproportionately impacted by President Obama's executive orders. Since becoming president, Obama has signed at least 15 executive orders and presidential memoranda aimed at contractors, dictating hiring and firing practices, compensation policies and working conditions (Gregory, K.). The orders also obligate contractors to meet energy efficiency goals, prevent human trafficking and other exploitative hiring practices and rule out texting …show more content…
With the change, the White House is anticipating that the orders give off a message to the economy and have a development beyond the public sector. If a president issues an executive order, it shows that we truly care said Anne Rung, administrator of the White House's Office of Federal Procurement Policy (Gregory, K.). This is a type of action that can not only drive larger economies and efficiency in the federal government; it can have a spiraling downward or multiplier effect on the economy at large. Critics of Barack Obama's forceful use of the executive system say the behaviors will wipe out small businesses and may be unconstitutional (Gregory, K.). It's completely in line with his sort of pen-and-phone philosophy. Obama is trying to impose his will through his bureaucracy," said Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio, the chairman of the House Small Business Committee (Gregory,