02569nam 2200601 a 450 991045402000332120200520144314.01-282-13135-497866121313560-8157-0152-7(CKB)1000000000785847(EBL)472732(OCoLC)567901484(SSID)ssj0000225420(PQKBManifestationID)11234594(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225420(PQKBWorkID)10231297(PQKB)11054775(MiAaPQ)EBC472732(MdBmJHUP)muse35298(Au-PeEL)EBL472732(CaPaEBR)ebr10338474(CaONFJC)MIL213135(EXLCZ)99100000000078584720080314d2008 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrPower play[electronic resource] the Bush presidency and the Constitution /James P. PfiffnerWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20081 online resource ( (xiv, 299 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-7044-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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.Executive powerUnited StatesHistory21st centuryPresidentsUnited StatesHistory21st centuryUnited StatesPolitics and government2001-2009Electronic books.Executive powerHistoryPresidentsHistory973.931Pfiffner James P780510MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454020003321Power play2477544UNINA01926nas 2200565-a 450 99620792350331620221226230306.02331-1584(OCoLC)604911177(CKB)954926959913(CONSER)--2011250895(DE-599)ZDB2089083-7(EXLCZ)9995492695991320100407b19691994 --- aengurbn||||||abpurbn||||||adatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierData baseNew York Association for Computing MachineryRefereed/Peer-reviewed0095-0033 Electronic data processingPeriodicalsDatabase managementPeriodicalsBusinessData processingPeriodicalsInformatiquePériodiquesBases de donnéesGestionPériodiquesGestionInformatiquePériodiquesBusinessData processingfast(OCoLC)fst00842293Database managementfast(OCoLC)fst00888037Electronic data processingfast(OCoLC)fst00906956Periodicals.fastElectronic data processingDatabase managementBusinessData processingInformatiqueBases de donnéesGestionGestionInformatiqueBusinessData processing.Database management.Electronic data processing.658/.05/405Association for Computing Machinery.Special Interest Group on Business Data Processing.Association for Computing Machinery.Special Interest Group on Business Information Technology.JOURNAL996207923503316Data base878445UNISA