TY  - BOOK
AU  - Savage,Charlie
TI  - Takeover : the return of the imperial presidency and the subversion of American democracy 
SN  - 9780316118057
AV  - E902 .S38 2008
U1  - 973.931 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York 
PB  - Back Bay Books
KW  - Bush, George W.
KW  - Cheney, Richard B.
KW  - Executive power
KW  - United States
KW  - Official secrets
KW  - Right-wing extremists
KW  - Fanaticism
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Biography
KW  - Vice-Presidents
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 2001-2009
N1  - With a new afterword by the author--P. 4 of cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; Inside the bunker -- The fall of the imperial presidency and the rise of Dick Cheney : 1789-1976 -- "A cabal of zealots" : 1977-2000 -- The agenda -- "Behind closed doors" : secrecy I -- The unleashing : laws and treaties I -- "A hollow shell" : secrecy II -- The perseverance and the purge : laws and treaties II -- The torture ban -- Power of the pen : signing statements -- "To say what the law is" : the Supreme Court -- Discipline and control : the Executive Branch -- The politics of presidential power
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008273678-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0834/2008273678-d.html
ER  -