Posted on 11/13/2003 10:23:04 PM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:10:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The White House chief of staff yesterday told a conservative legal group that President Bush strengthened the executive branch in the wake of September 11 in order to uphold his "sole responsibility" to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution.
Andrew H. Card Jr. cited Mr. Bush's creation of the White House homeland-security office and call for passage of the Patriot Act as examples of such necessary actions.
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