Administration Quote by Noah Feldman

The second term of the Bush administration and first five years of the Obama presidency have been devoted to codifying and institutionalizing the vast…

— Glenn Greenwald

You see the natural progression of what happens when the executive gets power and then a new executive comes in. The new executive doesn't…

— Alex Gibney

For presidential power to meaningfully expand, it is not enough for a president to simply make a power grab.

— Ross Douthat

“Quickly filling those information gaps and protecting the country from another attack became the sole preoccupation of the president and his senior team. Any…

— Robert M. Gates

The fact that the president was willing to reveal classified information for political gain and put the interests of his political party ahead of…

— Howard Dean

As presidential authority expands, and the role of Congress diminishes, the American people continue to lose control over their government. Today's assertions of executive…

— Mickey Edwards

Unfortunately, once a person who is willing to act against the interests of the United States assumes the awesome powers of the presidency, the…

— Asha Rangappa

These last few years we've seen an unacceptable abuse of power, having a president whose priority is expanding his own power.

— Trey Gowdy

The Obama administration already claims the power to wage endless and boundless war, in virtually total secrecy, and without a single meaningful check or…

— Glenn Greenwald

The President today once again took the opportunity to reiterate his old, failed national security strategies and present them to the American people as…

— Ellen Tauscher

But I should tell you honestly that this administration under President Obama is doing in regard to our security more than anything that I…

— Ehud Barak

Since September 11, the U.S. has significantly improved its security to prevent another attack.

— Timothy Murphy