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to be directed against the Obama Administration that does not investigate and prosecute officers of the Bush Administration for violations of criminal and civil law, does not disavow the illegal methods used, and, indeed, continues to commit the same kinds of atrocities. Bush was a pioneer in greatly expanding the powers of the Executive Branch, thanks to a spineless Congress. Now that the territory has been claimed, I fear Mr. Obama will not readjust the "balance of powers" to their constitutionally prescribed limits.
