Tag Archives: Unitary Executive

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

Don’t Let The Authoritarians Distract You – They Still Want a Single-Party State and All Its Trappings

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Andy Hailey

President Bush has been taking exception to our laws by using signing statements and to our Constitution by eliminating part of it. All the while, the Republican Congress has been sparing the rod and spoiling the child and letting him … Continue reading →

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Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 1a, The House that Newt Built

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Andy Hailey

As I said in Failed Single Party Nations of the Past – Where Are We Going Now?, “Nations run by a single party (political, army or dictatorship) tend to become intensely nationalistic, racist, militaristic and imperialistic. They are supported by … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.us.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Politics/AmericanPolitics/LegislativeStudies/?view=usa&ci=9780195174465" target="_blank" title="Congress is the first branch of government in the American system, write Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, but now it is a broken branch, damaged by partisan bickering and internal rancor. ">The Broken Branch - How Congress Is Failing America and How to Get It Back on Track</a>
  • Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" target="_blank" title="Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?">Authoritatian Personality Traits</a>
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“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?” – John Dean Exposes The Authoritarians that Are Leading the Way

Posted on August 20, 2006 by Andy Hailey

According to John Dean, Profession Altemeyer has identified three types of authoritarians: The Followers, The Leaders and the Double Highs. The professor has developed psychological tests to identify individuals as either part of a “submissive crowd” or as a social dominator. Those who score high on both tests he calls double highs. Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=97" target="_blank" title="The House that Newt Built">Authoritarians, Part 1a</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=96" target="_blank" title="The Double High House of Delay">Authoritarians, Part 1b</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=95" target="_blank" title="The Frist Mini-House Senate">Authoritarians, Part 2</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=94" target="_blank" title="The Cheney Executive Branch">Authoritarians, Part 3</a>
  • More ... : <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?tag=nazi" target="_blank" title="More Current entries">American Fascism and The Authoritarian "Masses" that Power It.</a>
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Unitary Presidency, Dysfunctional Congress and Judicial Petitions – Is It to Late to Stop the Redacting of the Constitution?

Posted on July 30, 2006 by Andy Hailey

This blog began over concerns about where the political powers of this country are taking us. As this blog has grown, my concern grew further as I learned how the two political parties had become more polarized over the last … Continue reading →

  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5584522" target="_blank" title="The american bar association blue ribbon task force described president bush's use of signing statements as presenting a challenge to the separation of powers">The Unitary Presidency</a>, <a href="http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/04.php#29448" target="_blank" title="The Birth of the Unitary Executive">Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.abanet.org/op/signingstatements/aba_final_signing_statements_recommendation-report_7-24-06.pdf" target="_blank" title="TASK FORCE ON PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING STATEMENTS AND THE SEPARATION">Full text of the ABA report</a>, <a href="http://www.lwv.org/AM/TemplateRedirect.cfm?template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7465" target="_blank" title="by Mickey Edwards">Presidential Signing Statements: Above the Law</a>, <a href="http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/signingstatements" target="_blank" title="The American Presidency Project">Presidential Signing Statements - Hoover - G.W. Bush</a>
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