Undoing the Imperial Presidency - PT. 1/2

It might surprise a lot of our listeners to know that the US Constitution actually gives very little power to the President of the United States. This was no accident. The Founding Fathers realized that if they gave too much power to the commander in chief, America could once again be facing a situation like the one that led to the American Revolution. In spite of this, US presidents have been increasing their powers over the last few decades, setting dangerous precedents for those who follow them. Since Congress seems to have turned a blind eye to these abuses, the only hope left is with the citizens of the United States. Mike Papantonio of Air America's Ring of Fire talks about what we can do restore the constitution with David Swanson, author of the new book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union."

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News & Politics

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• George W Bush
• Dick Cheney
• Executive Privilege
• Immunity
• Congress
• Constitution
• Amendment
• Supreme Court
• David Swanson
• Daybreak
• Mike Papantonio
• Ring of Fire
• Air America
• GoLeftTV
• GoLeft.tv

[connielane]

Consider the possibilities that there may be something going on behind the scenes that the public knows nothing about that is preventing all the promised change. Disclosures should be coming very soon, before the year ends.

[Plutonwolf]

Obama doesn't seem to be in any hurry to repeal these ill gotten gains either. I would have thought he would have the sense to realize that a second term isn't a lock. Beyond this, alock on the CIC is insane to assume. It is time to restore the balance of powers to the settings envisioned by our extremely far sighted founding Fathers.