02254nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10338474 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080314s2008 dcu sb 001 0 eng 2008012077 9780815770442 (cloth : alk. paper) 0815770448 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)567901484 n-us--- JK516 .P49 2008eb 973.931 22 Pfiffner, James P. Power play [electronic resource] : the Bush presidency and the Constitution / James P. Pfiffner. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008. xiv, 299 p. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- United States. Constitution. Executive power United States History 21st century. Presidents United States History 21st century. United States Politics and government 2001-2009. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10338474 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 47745 47745