The President, the United States has taken what is constitutionally granted from a nation that has been grounded in the adherence to the Constitution, the Executive has consistently -- meaning the president -- taken those powers and used them effectively for the American people.
Sheila Jackson Lee discusses the misuse of presidential powers, particularly in relation to pardons.
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