This is the third session from a conference entitled “Presidential Power in America: the Constitution, the Defense of the Nation, and the ... all » National Ethos.” The president of the United States now has expanded power and responsibility not envisioned by the Founding Fathers. Such powers include: commanding a large standing army, leadership of his political party and all power and resources stemming from this, a near absolute monopoly on media attention, the assertion of “inherent” (extraconstituional powers), and the Unitary Executive model. What are the implications of these new powers? Can they be reconciled with the Founders’ understanding of the chief executive? The panel leader is Lou Fisher of the Library of Congress. Panelists include: Daniel Hoffman (Johnson C. Smith University), Rick Waterman (University of Kentucky) and, Donald Robinson (Smith College).
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