All Posts Tagged With: "presidential power"
An Impossible Job
Conventional wisdom has it that the more complex a nation’s economy, the more government oversight and regulation are needed to keep it from spinning out of control. It follows that government must grow in size and complexity along with the economy. Apparently, however, our government has become so vast and complex that it may have [...]
24Feb2011 | Richard W. Fulmer | 2 comments | ContinuedThe Unitary Executive: Presidential Power from Washington to Bush
Steven G. Calabresi and Christopher S. Yoo count as founding fathers of the much-debated unitary executive theory (UET), which they named in 1992. In this large book they argue that every American president has subscribed to the theory, and that along with constitutional text and structure, this continuous presidential practice makes the law. Briefly, UET [...]
18Nov2009 | Joseph R. Stromberg | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Cult of the Presidency: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power
Gene Healy relates a sad and disturbing “kids say the darndest things” anecdote in his new book. The story typifies an attitude toward government that Healy, senior editor at the Cato Institute, rightly identifies in his book’s title as The Cult of the Presidency. A little girl, on hearing that President Kennedy had been murdered [...]
2Mar2009 | Brian Doherty | 6 comments | ContinuedWho’s Declaring War?
“You said we’re headed to war in Iraq. I don’t know why you say that. I’m the person who gets to decide, not you.” —PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH In the drive for war against Iraq, President Bush and the Congress have colluded to violate the U.S. Constitution. What Congress has committed at Mr. Bush’s request [...]
17Apr2003 | Sheldon Richman | 0 comments | ContinuedThe Rule of Law in the Wake of Clinton edited by Roger Pilon
Cato Institute • 2000 • 240 pages • $9.95 paperback The oath of office obligates the president of the United States to preserve and defend the Constitution, and thus the central function of his job amounts to maintaining the rule of law. The president is not supposed to govern the nation, but the temptation to [...]
1Apr2001 | George C. Leef | 0 comments | ContinuedCapital Letters
Constitutional Question To the Editor: Concerning David N. Mayer’s article in the July issue of The Freeman, yes, “Monica’s War” (as broadcaster Paul Harvey labeled it) against Yugoslavia was “immoral,” but as to whether it was “unconstitutional” requires clarification. In Mayer’s article, I find no mention of Article VI, paragraph 2, of the U.S. Constitution, [...]
1Oct1999 | FEE Admin | 0 comments | Continued-
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