Pfiffner, James P. <br/><br/>
Power play  the Bush presidency and the Constitution /  [electronic resource] : 
James P. Pfiffner. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Brookings Institution Press,  c2008. 
 - xiv, 299 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bush, George W. 1946- 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Constitution. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Executive power--History--United States--21st century.<br/>Presidents--History--United States--21st century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JK516  / .P49 2008eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973.931