War Powers Objections Raised to Obama's Syria Plans
As Senator, Obama himself objected to unilateral executive action
Executive Branch
Historical Document of the Day: Gerald Ford on Squeaky Fromme
The taped testimony of a president
Clapper Won't Be Overseeing Surveillance Review, Though That May Just Be a Small Comfort
A review of the NSA's surveillance managed by the executive branch can't really be called "independent"
Obama's State of the Union Goals Gather Dust
Little movement on a lot of progressive objectives
Obama Administration Doesn't Want the Judiciary in 'National Conversation' on Security and Liberty
Leave the checks and balances to us!
President Obama Puts Politics Above the Rule of Law
From aiding Egypt to Obamacare, this administration demonstrates no regard for the Constitution.
What If Government Officials Broke the Laws We Hired Them to Enforce?
What if they prosecuted others for breaking the same laws they broke?
Obama's Flight from Responsibility
The president needs to take responsibility for the actions of his own administration.
Obama's Cloak of Invisibility
How secrecy frustrates challenges to counterterrorism tactics
Obama Debates the War on Terror With Himself
The president criticizes his own abuses of executive power.
Advice and Consent Is Not Optional
The bipartisan abuse of recess appointments flouts the Constitution's checks and balances.
Federal Court Slams Obama's Use of Recess Appointment Power
The president's bad week just got worse.
Beware the IRS
The long, disturbing history of using the Internal Revenue Service to target political opponents.
Shedding Popularity, France's Hollande Considers Rule by Decree
Because that will win over the doubters
No More Tax Dollars for Presidential Libraries
Let America's former presidents burnish their legacies on their own dimes.
No More Asking for Permission To Speak
We have entrusted the Constitution to all three branches of the federal government for safekeeping. But typically, they fail to do so.
Obama's Cloak of Invisibility
How secrecy frustrates challenges to counterterrorism tactics
Administration's Secret Surveillance Legal Guidance Sought
The opinion is secret, too
Zimbabwe Voters Decide on Presidential Power
Well ... Strictly speaking, the people counting the votes will decide
In Absence of Food Taster, President Declines Lunch
The republic has officially jumped the shark
3 Problems Rand Paul Faces with His Post-Filibuster Fame
Republicans, Democrats, and the rest of the world
Domestic Drones Are Coming Your Way
Unmanned aerial vehicles are capable of far more than just state-sanctioned killing and police surveillance.
