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000395822 1001_ $$aPfiffner, James P.
000395822 24510 $$aPower play$$h[electronic resource] :$$bthe Bush presidency and the Constitution /$$cJames P. Pfiffner.
000395822 260__ $$aWashington, D.C. :$$bBrookings Institution Press,$$cc2008.
000395822 300__ $$axiv, 299 p. ;$$c24 cm.
000395822 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000395822 5050_ $$aA 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.
000395822 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
000395822 520__ $$a"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.
000395822 60010 $$aBush, George W.$$q(George Walker),$$d1946-
000395822 61010 $$aUnited States.$$tConstitution.
000395822 650_0 $$aExecutive power$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y21st century.
000395822 650_0 $$aPresidents$$zUnited States$$xHistory$$y21st century.
000395822 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xPolitics and government$$y2001-2009.
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