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drstewart | 3 days ago

Great.

Where does it prohibit alternative names?

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freeone3000|2 days ago

That would be a significant free speech violation, so it doesn't.

However, the idea that an "alternative name" should be espoused by the executive branch means that they do not believe Congress should set the name of the department. Which is a point of contention, as Congress set the name about sixty years ago. The act was already amended for a rename in 1949. The problem isn't the name. The problem is the idea behind renaming it unilaterally: the idea the President has more authority than Congress.