Monday, May 22, 2006

The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush - TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime

The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush - TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime:

"The Cato Institute has published a report, Power Surge: The Constitutional Record of George W. Bush. You can read it online or they will mail you a free copy. My copy came in the mail last week, and I highly recommend it. It's eminently readable, in the format of a magazine. It addresses everything from the torture memos to searches and seizures, from wiretapping to habeas corpus.

Here's the conclusion:
.... far from defending the Constitution, President Bush has repeatedly sought to strip out the limits the document places on federal power. In its official legal briefs and public actions, the Bush administration has advanced a view of federal power that is astonishingly broad, a view that includes" (Please do read on ^)

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