1st Edition
The Semisovereign Presidency The Bush Administration's Strategy For Governing Without Congress
By Charles Tiefer
Copyright 1994
230 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
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In The Semi-Sovereign Presidency , Capitol Hill insider Charles Tiefer shows how George Bush used the executive office to circumvent Congress, thwart official Washington, and confound the public will. Even Bush partisans may be surprised to discover the president's unprecedented use of executive signing statements to modify or, in effect, abrogate acts of Congress—even popular, bipartisan efforts... Read more
Forthcoming Titles -- Preface -- An Overview of the Bush Presidency's Strategy -- From 1789 to 1988: President and Law Until the Bush Administration -- Striking Down or Revising Laws: Signing Statements in the Bush Presidency -- The Quayle Council: "No Fingerprints" on Regulation -- National Security Directives and the Cover-up of the Courtship of Saddam Hussein -- The Persian Gulf War Authorization -- Conclusion: Temporary Respite
Biography
Charles Tiefer is acting general counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives and author of the authoritative reference work Congressional Practice and Procedure.
