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Bezig met laden... The Genius of Impeachment: The Founders' Cure for Royalismdoor John Nichols
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Not as much background on the Constitutional Convention debates regarding impeachment as I would have liked, and the lack of documentation on the quotes is very disappointing. But I appreciate the background on prior attempts to reign in the executive branch. ( ) Informative, Balanced, and Timely Informative and reasonably balanced discussion of impeachment that combines an historical review of impeachment in the American and British contexts with coverage of the movement to impeach G.W. Bush and Dick Cheney. While Nichols is upfront about advocating for immediate impeachment proceedings against Bush and other members of his administration, he also repeatedly stresses that the larger point of his argument (and purpose of his book) is to restore impeachment to its proper status as a legitimate constitutional tool for maintaining the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government. A good deal of effort is made to present a balanced view: "Old Right" Republicans are lauded as often (or more often, actually) than any liberal Democrats, and while the Bill Clinton impeachment is presented as having been largely motivated by all the wrong partisan reasons (thus explaining its failure), Nichols does point out that legitimate, non-partisan reasons for impeaching Clinton could have been found. In short, a fairly good introduction to the constitutional concept of impeachment and its uses through history, including some of the causes for current congressional leaders' apparant aversion to initiating impeachment proceedings. The two-page forward by Gore Vidal is remarkable for its concise power. Arguing that regular elections are an insufficient democratic guardian against corrupt officeholders, Nichols, a writer for the liberal journal the Nation, exhorts his readers to support an impeachment of President George Bush. The impediment, as Nichols assesses current affairs, is not doubt that Bush (and British Prime Minister Tony Blair) by invading Iraq deserves this constitutional ejection from office but the wariness of politicians on the Left to consider the procedure.In the spirit of maverick congressmember Henry B. Gonzalez, who introduced articles of impeachment against both George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan for making war without a declaration, this book is a fearless call to Americans to hold our leaders accountable to democracy. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
A sharp and eye-opening argument that impeachment is an essential American institution. "I guess these are yours. Impeach Eisenhower. Impeach Nixon. Impeach Lyndon Johnson. Impeach Ronald Reagan."Annie Hall, going through Alvy Singer's political button collection in Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977) This surprising and irreverent book by one of America's leading political reporters makes the case that impeachment is much more than a legal and congressional processit is an essential instrument of America's democratic system. Articles of impeachment have been brought sixty-two times in American history. Thomas Jefferson himself forwarded the evidence for impeachment of the first federal official to be removed under the processJohn Pickering in 1803. Impeachment is as American as apple pie. The founders designed impeachment as one of the checks against executive power. As John Nichols reveals in this fascinating look at impeachment's hidden history, impeachment movementsin addition to congressional proceedings themselveshave played an important role in countering an out-of-control executive branch. The threat of impeachment has worked to temper presidential excesses and to reassert democratic values in times of national drift. The Genius of Impeachment also makes clear that we sorely need such a movement today, and that both the president and vice president deserve impeachment. In the spirit of maverick congressmember Henry B. Gonzalez, who introduced articles of impeachment against both George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan for making war without a declaration, this book is a fearless call to Americans to hold our leaders accountable to democracy. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)342.73Social sciences Law Constitutional and administrative law North America Constitutional law--United StatesLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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