Ethics

Bolton and Yoo Suddenly Discover Limits on Presidential Power

By Ed Brayton

Obama promised change and he's getting it, in the form of conservatives like John Bolton and John Yoo, who previously argued for virtually limitless executive authority, suddenly rediscovering the importance of Congressional prerogatives now that a Democrat is entering the White House. In an op-ed in the New York Times, the two former Bush administration officials do a major back flip and argue that Congress must use its treaty power to prevent abuses by the executive branch. Seriously.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on January 07, 2009 (boomark / email).