Fever Dream: Fast Foward to the End of Democracy
A version of this column appears in the Jan. 27th edition of The Moscow Times.
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2006 – Heralding a “bold new era of unity and reform” in Washington, President George W. Bush quelled a series of controversies over the limits of executive power today by signing a sweeping new measure, the Extending the Boundaries of Legality Act (EBOLA), in a gala ceremony at the White House.
The measure, passed overwhelmingly by Congress last week, acknowledges “the inherent authority of the Commander-in-Chief to take all necessary measures to preserve the security of the United States