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Pruning Shears
Pruning back the power of the executive branch
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
- FEDERALIST No. 51
On December 7th help to Break The Bailout
Bob Barr 2008 Statement on AccountabilityNowPac.
Memo to AP: Don’t be stupid.
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Since 2001 there has been a vast expansion of executive power in the United States government. Our constitution was crafted deliberately to maintain a system of checks and balances on all three branches. This site was created to promote the growing imbalance as a main issue in the 2008 presidential debates. It continues that advocacy both for subsequent election cycles and in the marketplace of ideas generally.
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