Power play : the Bush presidency and the Constitution / by Pfiffner, James P.

Table of Contents: “…-- 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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Tortured logic : a verbatim critique of the George W. Bush presidency / by PALCI EBSCO books

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY; 1 Presidential Power; 2 The Rule of Law; 3 Secrecy and "Vice"; 4 Creating Realities; Part Two: THE WAR PRESIDENT; 5 September 11 Run-Up; 6 Iraq: Stacking the Deck; 7 Post-Invasion Iraq: The House of Cards Collapses; 8 Torture and Rendition; Afterword; Selected Bibliography; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.…”
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