The Bush-Cheney Administration's Assault on Open Government

by Woody Klein and Bruce P. Montgomery

The Bush-Cheney administration took office in 2001 determined to assert the preeminent authority of the executive branch and its immunity from congressional oversight and public transparency. Within months, Congress's Use of Force resolution on the heels of the 9/11 terrorist attacks gave the White House the platform for launching an aggressive and successful campaign to gut the nation's open government laws, neuter congressional prerogatives,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144083606X
• ISBN13: 9781440836060
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"