Nelson: every president believes they need these powers to carry out mandate. It cannot be remedied by whoever Americans elect to office.
Nelson: every president believes they need these powers to carry out mandate. It cannot be remedied by whoever Americans elect to office.
Nelson: the goldilocks approach to presidential executive power. When Obama does it it’s just right(!) say scholars.
Nelson: who cares? Isn’t this a good thing if it’s ‘our guy’ in charge?
Nelson: Obama’s claims for sovereign immunity: ‘things look different on this side of the desk’
Nelson: Obama admin. claims it cannot be involved in ‘hostilities’ if no Americans hurt, a defence of foreign interventions w/out Congress
Nelson: Obama claims toughest transparency rules in history but made few meaningful improvements, committed to secrecy
Nelson: Obama using other tools of presidency to exert power, whilst diminishing number of ‘signing statements’
Nelson: why do pro-unitarians want to give more power to the President, against the Constitution?
Nelson: entire GW Bush doctrine predicated on presidential unilateral power, a president above the law
Nelson: Reagan’s manoeuvring crucial in reordering presidential power, a unitary executive growing since 1980s