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Presidential Power and the Rise of American Monarchy: Q&A with Author Frank Buckley

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"America is dropping like a stone in rankings of freedom. As power accumulates in one person, expect that to continue," says Frank Buckley, George Mason University law professor and author of the new book, The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America.

Buckley sat down with Reason TV's Tracy Oppenheimer to discuss how the U.S. presidency has evolved into what he calls "something like an elective monarch." He says that this is not what the framers of the Constitution had intended, nor did they conceive of the modern version of the separation of powers.

"A parliamentary regime was more or less what the framers wanted...as far as the separation of powers is concerned," says Buckley "instead of a device to constrain a president, it's one which immunizes him from criticism by Congress."

About 5:30 minutes.

Produced by Tracy Oppenheimer. Camera by Josh Swain and Amanda Winkler.

Go to http://reason.com/reasontv/2014/07/03/why-america-is-dropping-like-a-stone-in for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube Channel for notifications when new material goes live.
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