02225nam a2200373 a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020003900112020003600151040002100187035002100208043001200229050002300241082001600264100002300280245010400303260006100407300001600468504005100484505035100535520039400886533015201280600004501432610003401477650005901511650005401570651005501624655002901679710001701708856012601725ebr10338474CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||080314s2008    dcu     sb    001 0 eng    z  2008012077  z9780815770442 (cloth : alk. paper)  z0815770448 (cloth : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)567901484  an-us---14aJK516b.P49 2008eb04a973.9312221 aPfiffner, James P.10aPower playh[electronic resource] :bthe Bush presidency and the Constitution /cJames P. Pfiffner.  aWashington, D.C. :bBrookings Institution Press,cc2008.  axiv, 299 p.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 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.  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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aBush, George W.q(George Walker),d1946-10aUnited States.tConstitution. 0aExecutive powerzUnited StatesxHistoryy21st century. 0aPresidentszUnited StatesxHistoryy21st century. 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmenty2001-2009. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338474zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view