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04003aam a2200481 i 4500 001 2888FA8E6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 151021t20162016wiu b 001 0deng c 010 $a 2015036812 020 $a 0299307409 020 $a 9780299307400 035 $a (OCoLC)927141220 040 $a WU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c STF $d GZM $d DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d GZL $d CDX $d KUA $d COO $d KSU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK511 .E34 2016 082 00 $a 363.325/15610973 $2 23 100 1 $a Edelson, Chris, $e author. 245 10 $a Power without constraint : $b the post-9/11 presidency and national security / $c Chris Edelson. 246 30 $a Post-9/11 presidency and national security 264 1 $a Madison, Wisconsin : $b The University of Wisconsin Press, $c [2016] 300 $a x, 239 pages ; $c 24 cm 520 $a "As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama criticized the George W. Bush administration for its unrestrained actions in matters of national security. In secret Justice Department memos, President BushÌs officials had claimed for the executive branch total authority to use military force in response to threats of terrorism. They set aside laws made by Congress, even criminal laws prohibiting torture and warrantless surveillance. Candidate Obama promised to restore the rule of law and make a clean break with the Bush approach. President Obama has not done so. Why? In a thorough comparison of the Bush and Obama administrationsÌ national security policies, Chris Edelson demonstrates that President Obama and his officials have used softer rhetoric and toned-down legal arguments, but in key areasÌmilitary action, surveillance, and state secretsÌthey have simply found new ways to assert power without meaningful constitutional or statutory constraints. Edelson contends that this legacy of the two immediately post-9/11 presidencies raises crucial questions for future presidents, Congress, the courts, and American citizens. Where is the political will to restore a balance of powers among branches of government and adherence to the rule of law? What are the limits of authority regarding presidential national security power? Have national security concerns created a permanent shift to unconstrained presidential power?"--Publisher's website. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-232) and index. 505 0 $a The Constitution and presidential national security power -- Presidential national security power before September 11, 2001 -- The George W. Bush administration and national security power -- The Bush administration and the use of military force -- The Bush administration and surveillance -- The Bush administration and military detention -- The Bush administration and torture -- The Bush administration and secrecy -- The Barack Obama administration and national security power -- The Obama administrations and the use of military force -- The Obama administration and surveillance -- The Obama administration and military detention -- The Obama administration and torture -- The Obama administration and secrecy. 600 10 $a Bush, George W. $q (George Walker), $d 1946- 600 10 $a Obama, Barack. 600 17 $a Bush, George W. $q (George Walker), $d 1946- $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00363849 600 17 $a Obama, Barack. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00348231 650 0 $a Executive power $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 650 0 $a National security $z United States. 650 7 $a Executive power. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00917857 650 7 $a National security. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01033711 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 2000 - 2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231021014646.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20170302014655.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826051914.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=2888FA8E6B5411E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search