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The President Who Would Not Be King - Executive Power under the Constitution (Paperback)
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The President Who Would Not Be King - Executive Power under the Constitution (Paperback)
Series: The University Center for Human Values Series
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Vital perspectives for the divided Trump era on what the
Constitution's framers intended when they defined the extent-and
limits-of presidential power One of the most vexing questions for
the framers of the Constitution was how to create a vigorous and
independent executive without making him king. In today's divided
public square, presidential power has never been more contested.
The President Who Would Not Be King cuts through the partisan
rancor to reveal what the Constitution really tells us about the
powers of the president. Michael McConnell provides a comprehensive
account of the drafting of presidential powers. Because the framers
met behind closed doors and left no records of their deliberations,
close attention must be given to their successive drafts. McConnell
shows how the framers worked from a mental list of the powers of
the British monarch, and consciously decided which powers to strip
from the presidency to avoid tyranny. He examines each of these
powers in turn, explaining how they were understood at the time of
the founding, and goes on to provide a framework for evaluating
separation of powers claims, distinguishing between powers that are
subject to congressional control and those in which the president
has full discretion. Based on the Tanner Lectures at Princeton
University, The President Who Would Not Be King restores the
original vision of the framers, showing how the Constitution
restrains the excesses of an imperial presidency while empowering
the executive to govern effectively.
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