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The Bush-Cheney Administration's Assault on Open Government
Demonstrates how the fundamental principle of democratic government has come under assault by an administration that has sought to restore the imperial presidency of the early Nixon years. This book contains chapters which include discussions of the administration's actions pertaining to several key laws.
| Author(s) | By Bruce P. Montgomery. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 232 |
| Published in | United States |
| Published | 28 Feb 2008 |
| Availability | Not yet available |
Demonstrates how the fundamental principle of democratic government has come under assault by an administration that has sought to restore the imperial presidency of the early Nixon years. This book contains chapters which include discussions of the administration's actions pertaining to several key laws.
Introduction 1 Freedom of Information Act in Retreat 2 Overturning the Presidential Records Act 3 Challenging the GAOs Statutory Powers 4 Defeating the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 Subverting the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Notes Bibl
BRUCE P. MONTGOMERY is Associate Professor and Faculty Director of Archives at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is the founding director of the UCB Human Rights Initiative and a founding member of the International Federation of Human Rights Cent
