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Originally Posted by Richard
As would a close look at his apparent pattern of encouraging the circumvention of law in formulating and carrying out White House policy. 
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Originally Posted by Richard
There are books on the subject - Charlie Savage's Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy (2007) is one and Craig Unger's Fall of the House of Bush (2207) is another.
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Richard,
Interesting read (and “interesting site / links”), but you have not addressed my basic question, per your quotation first –
What “apparent pattern of encouraging the circumvention of law in formulating and carrying out White House policy”
Did he, and others, constantly look for ways to expand presidential power ?
ABSOLUTELY. And after 911,
I am satisfied that they did it well enough to keep us safe up until now.
Under his predecessor, presidential power was eviscerated, and the congress became stronger.
This battle between the executive and legislative is as old as our Republic, but I see nothing that Mr. Chaney did as
“encouraging the circumvention of law”
I also notice that the current President has not decreased presidential power. He has
strengthened it exponentially, declaring a national emergency (and the expanded Executive powers that go with the declaration).
So if you didn’t / don’t like the former administration – that’s OK, I also had some problems with them.
But I think it is a tad too much to accuse the former VP of lawbreaking. 
SnT