Takeover : The Return of the Imperial Presidency Paperback / softback
by Charlie Savage
Paperback / softback
Description
In 1789, the Founders devised a system of checks and balances to keep kingly powers out of the hands of presidents.
But in the 1970s and 80s, a faction of Republicans, outraged by the weakening of the presidency after Watergate and Vietnam, abandoned the traditional conservative suspicion of concentrated government power.
These men hatched a plot that would allow the White House to wield enormous powers, operating behind a veil of secrecy and unchecked by Congress or the courts.Today's administration is bringing this project to fruition. TAKEOVER reveals the machinations behind the headlines and lays bare a hidden agenda three decades in the making, one that links warrantless wiretapping and Bush's judicial nominees, torture and Cheney's energy task force, the faith-based initiative and the imprisonment of citizens without trial.
It tells the story of how a group of true believers, led by Cheney, set out to establish near-monarchical executive powers that, in the words of one conservative critic, 'will lie around like a loaded weapon' for any future president.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages, Section: 8, b/w
- Publisher:Little, Brown & Company
- Publication Date:14/08/2008
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- ISBN:9780316118057
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages, Section: 8, b/w
- Publisher:Little, Brown & Company
- Publication Date:14/08/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780316118057
