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BL
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700876
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b523065
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| Main Entry
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Pfiffner, James P
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| Title & Author
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Power play : : the Bush presidency and the Constitution /\ James P. Pfiffner
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Brookings Institution Press,, c2008
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xiv, 299 p. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0815770448 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9780815770442 (cloth : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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"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
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Bush, George W., (George Walker),1946-
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United States., Constitution
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Executive power-- United States-- History-- 21st century
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Presidents-- United States-- History-- 21st century
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United States, Politics and government, 2001-2009
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| Dewey Classification
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973.931
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| LC Classification
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JK516.P49 2008
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JK516.P49 2008
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