Ethics, Politics, and the Independent Counsel: Executive Power, Executive Vice 1789-1989
Ethics, Politics, and the Independent Counsel is the first-ever book-length study of the "special prosecutor" law passed in the aftermath of Watergate. Terry Eastland examines the origins and enactment of the law, as well as subsequent revisions. He analyzes the Supreme Court's recent opinion upholding the law in Morrison v. Olson . And he discusses how the law, which is scheduled to expire in 1992, should be amended and even rethought. A work of law, history, and public policy, Ethics, Politics, and the Independent Counsel raises important questions about an increasingly influential federal law and its implications for the future of American government.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0937299154
ISBN13:9780937299159
Release Date:November 1989
Publisher:University Press of America
Length:203 Pages
Weight:0.13 lbs.
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A well written and convincing indictment of the IC Statute
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Eastland's book makes the case that the Independend Counsel Statute is not only expensive, impractical and unconstitutional, but that it also relieves the President and Congress of their accountability and responsibility to act in accordance with ethical politics. The "ethics of politics," which are the traditional (pre-1978) mechanisms for prosecuting executive 'malfeasance,' were enough to get rid of Nixon and should be all that we need to address the problem.
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