Suicide pact : the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty /: the radical expansion of presidential powers and the lethal threat to American liberty. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew P. Napolitano ; foreword by Rand Paul.
• Authors: Napolitano, Andrew P
• Contents: 1770-1880 : the struggle for natural liberty. A philosophical primer ; A constitutional overview of the duty to defend and the power to wage successful war ; National security in the Revolutionary War era ; The Civil War and Reconstruction eras -- 1900-1946 : the noble liars. Turn-of-the-century America : the Wilson administration and World War I ; The World War II era : the freedom of speech and power over property ; The World War II era : Quirin and the Japanese cases -- 1947-present : the long wars. The Cold War : the Truman years, the Korean conflict, and the second Red Scare ; The Cold War : the civil war in Vietnam ; Before 9/11 : America and global terror from 1980-2001 ; The George W. Bush administration : the Global War on Terror and privacy in the post-9/11 world ; The George W. Bush administration : render and torture ; The George W. Bush administration : the right to trial ; The Obama administration : a midterm review of the Middle East, torture, and trials ; The Obama administration : a midterm review of exponentially expanded drone intervention and privacy attacks.
• Publisher Details: Nashville, Tennessee : Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 342.73062; Politics & government; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General; Executive power; National security -- Law and legislation; Political science; Presidents; Executive power -- United States; Executive power -- United States -- History; National security -- Law and legislation -- United States; Presidents -- United States; Political science; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780718021948; 0718021940
• Related ISBNs: 9780718021931
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-421) and index.
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