TY - BOOK AU - Pfiffner,James P. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Power play: the Bush presidency and the Constitution AV - JK516 .P49 2008eb U1 - 973.931 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution Press KW - Bush, George W. KW - United States KW - Constitution KW - Executive power KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Presidents KW - Politics and government KW - 2001-2009 KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries N2 - "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 UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10338474 ER -