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Power play : the Bush presidency and the Constitution
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Power play : the Bush presidency and the Constitution / James P. Pfiffner.
ISBN
9780815770442 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815770448 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.
Physical Description
xiv, 299 p. ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Analyzes the Bush presidency's efforts to expand executive power, putting them into constitutional and historical perspective. Explores the evolution of Anglo-American thinking about executive power and individual rights. Documents how the current administration has undermined the separation of powers and shows how these practices have imperiled the rule of law"--Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 06, 2008
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-288) and index.
Contents
A government of laws or men?
The nature of executive power
Creating individual rights and an independent legislature
The American Constitution
The power to imprison : habeas corpus
The power to torture
The power to surveil
The power to ignore the law : signing statements
Conclusion: Constitutionalism and the rule of law.
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