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001 2015017132
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008 150429s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015017132
020 $a9781594038334 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 $z9781594038341 (ebook)
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050 00 $aKF4541$b.B447 2015
082 00 $a342.7302/9$223
084 $aLAW018000$aPOL040010$aPOL022000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aBernstein, David E.,$eauthor.
245 10 $aLawless :$bthe Obama administration's unprecedented assault on the Constitution and the rule of law /$cDavid E. Bernstein.
264 1 $aNew York :$bEncounter Books,$c2015.
250 $aFirst American edition.
300 $axxiv, 190 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Why so lawless? -- No justice at the justice department -- A leave of absence from the "republic of conscience" -- The assault on private property and freedom of contract -- "More czars than the Romanovs" -- Obamacare above all -- You can't say that! -- Antidiscrimination law run amok -- Conclusion.
520 $a"In Lawless, George Mason University law professor David E. Bernstein provides a lively but scholarly account of how the Obama Administration has undermined the Constitution and the rule of law. Lawless documents how President Barack Obama has presided over one constitutional debacle after another--from Obamacare to unauthorized wars in the Middle East to attempts to strip property owners, college students, religious groups, and conservative political activists of their rights, and much, much more. Violating his own promises to respect the Constitution's separation of powers, Obama brazenly ignores Congress when it won't rubberstamp his initiatives. "We can't wait," he intones when amending Obamacare on the fly or signing a memo legalizing millions illegal immigrants, as if Congress doing its job as a coequal branch of government somehow permits the president to rule like a dictator, free from the Constitution's checks and balances. President Obama has also presided over bold and rampant lawlessness by his underlings. Harry Truman famously said "the buck stops here." When confronted with allegations that his administration's actions are illegal, Obama responds, "so sue me." Lawless shows how President Obama has betrayed not just the Constitution but his own stated principles. In the process, he has done serious and potentially permanent damage to our constitutional system. As America swings into election season, it will have to grapple with the need to find a president who can repair Obama's lawless legacy. "--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aConstitutional history$zUnited States$y21st century.
650 0 $aRule of law$zUnited States.
650 0 $aExecutive power$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y2009-
600 10 $aObama, Barack.
650 7 $aLAW / Constitutional.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions.$2bisacsh