{"product_id":"presidential-war-power-louis-fisher-9780700619313","title":"Presidential War Power","description":"A classic and bestselling work by one of America's top Constitutional scholars, \u003ci\u003ePresidential War Power\u003c\/i\u003e garnered the lead review in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e and raised essential issues that have only become more timely, relevant, and controversial in our post-9\/11 era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this third edition, Louis Fisher updates his arguments throughout, critiques the presidential actions of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and challenges what he views as their dangerous expansion of executive power. Spanning the life of the Republic from the Revolutionary Era to the War on Terror, the new edition covers for the first time: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003en Indefinite detention of civilians and non-civilians without trial \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en President Obama's failed effort to close Guant namo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en NSA wiretapping and Fourth Amendment violations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en Presidential decision-making relating to the wind-down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en U.S. military operations against Libya in 2011 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en Continued abuse of the state secrets privilege in national security court cases \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en Secret legal memos justifying the use of UAVs or drones for targeted killings overseas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003en Extended comparison of the expansion of executive power under George W. Bush and Barack Obama \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Louis Fisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0700619313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780700619313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kansas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Louis Fisher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477295161599,"sku":"9780700619313","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b3ce909-2e26-450b-a1e6-d97b53c10bd9.jpg?v=1715919612","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/presidential-war-power-louis-fisher-9780700619313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}