{"id":1063,"date":"2007-04-04T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2007-04-04T15:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=1063"},"modified":"2017-06-06T06:01:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T12:01:40","slug":"the-right-seeks-to-rein-in-presidential-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/04\/the-right-seeks-to-rein-in-presidential-power\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right Seeks to Rein In Presidential Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>By William Fisher, t r u t h o u t<\/p>\n

Leading voices in the conservative movement are demanding that the Democrat-controlled Congress restore checks and balances within the government and rein in the power of President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n

But their point of view is consistently being drowned out by the “Anne Coulter wing” of the Republican Party, fed by the “ignorance of members of Congress about the principles of a constitutional democracy.”<\/p>\n

This is the view expressed by Bruce Fein in an exclusive Truthout interview. Fein served as associate deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan and is a founder of a conservative movement known as the Liberty Coalition. The Coalition has launched a new initiative, known as the American Freedom Agenda. The AFA’s ten-point action program calls on Congress to:<\/p>\n