The Presidency: Executive or Imperial Branch?

by Ivan Eland More memos recently have surfaced that were written early in the Bush administration by John C. Yoo from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel — the man who gave us the administration’s horrifyingly narrow definition of torture. As difficult as it is to believe, the recently released memos are even scarier [...]

May 14, 2008 | Categories:Government | Tags: commander-in-chief, Constitution, Enumerated Powers, Executive Branch, Executive Power, fifth-amendment, fourth-amendment, Government, Guest Commentary, imperialism, presidency, president, Torture, War Powers | Leave A Comment »