Priess David
Priess David - How To Get Rid Of A President History's Guide To Removing Unpopular Unable Or Unfit Chief Executives - Paperback
Priess David - How To Get Rid Of A President History's Guide To Removing Unpopular Unable Or Unfit Chief Executives - Paperback
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Description: To limit executive power the Founding Fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. Americans also discovered more dramatic paths for disempowering - - or coming razor - close to removing - - chief executives: undermining the president's authority a preemptive strike to derail a presidential candidacy assassination impeachment resignation and declaration of inability. Although the United States has gone decades without assassination or resignation the most dramatic forms of presidential removal getting rid of a president or a potential president is a political reality - just ask not president Hillary Clinton. How To Get Rid of a President presents the dark side of the nation's history from the Constitutional Convention through the aftermath of the shocking 2016 election a stew of election dramas national tragedies and presidential exits mixed with party intrigue political betrayal and backroom scheming. It is a briskly paced darkly humorous voyage through historical events relevant to today's headlines highlighting the many ways that presidents have been undermined and nearly kicked out how each method of removal offers opportunities and dangers for the republic and the thorny ethical issues that surround the choice to resist disobey or eject a president.
Title: How To Get Rid Of A President History's Guide To Removing Unpopular Unable Or Unfit Chief Executives
Author(s): Priess David
Publisher: Publicaffairs U. S.
Barcode: 9781541788220
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 11/12/2019
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
Description: To limit executive power the Founding Fathers created fixed presidential terms of four years giving voters regular opportunities to remove their leaders. Americans also discovered more dramatic paths for disempowering - - or coming razor - close to removing - - chief executives: undermining the president's authority a preemptive strike to derail a presidential candidacy assassination impeachment resignation and declaration of inability. Although the United States has gone decades without assassination or resignation the most dramatic forms of presidential removal getting rid of a president or a potential president is a political reality - just ask not president Hillary Clinton. How To Get Rid of a President presents the dark side of the nation's history from the Constitutional Convention through the aftermath of the shocking 2016 election a stew of election dramas national tragedies and presidential exits mixed with party intrigue political betrayal and backroom scheming. It is a briskly paced darkly humorous voyage through historical events relevant to today's headlines highlighting the many ways that presidents have been undermined and nearly kicked out how each method of removal offers opportunities and dangers for the republic and the thorny ethical issues that surround the choice to resist disobey or eject a president.
Title: How To Get Rid Of A President History's Guide To Removing Unpopular Unable Or Unfit Chief Executives
Author(s): Priess David
Publisher: Publicaffairs U. S.
Barcode: 9781541788220
Pages: 320 Pages
Publication Date: 11/12/2019
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership
