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	Political power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Officially, political power is held by the political leader of a state, such as a president, prime minister, or monarch, as representatives or holders of the sovereignty.
		Political powers are not limited to heads of states, however, and the extent to which a person or group holds such power is related to the amount of societal influence they can wield, formally or informally.
		His view of power lent credence to the view that power in human society was part of a training process in which everyone, from a Prime Minister to a homeless person, played their role within the power structure of society.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Political_power (804 words)

	ABUSE OF POWER
		Abuse of power or authority may be the prime source and true essence of moral EVIL - Evil is the ABUSE of power.
		In this context, AUTHORITY is power that derives from a social accord or convention, such as the laws or customs of a social group such as a state or an organization.
		ABUSE OF POWER is the illegitimate use of power.
	www.angelfire.com /md/imsystem/sibabuse.html (327 words)

	Psychological Illusions: Professionalism and the Abuse of Power
		As we express outrage about individual cases of alleged abuse, what we lose sight of is a pervasive and rampant abuse of power by the profession of psychology.
		It is this abuse of power committed in the name of professionalism that devalues, exploits, trivializes and victimizes people throughout society.
		When we hear of the abuse of power by individuals, we need to look behind these claims to examine the role of psychology and to consider how it may be misusing its influence.
	tanadineen.com /COLUMNIST/Writings/abuse.htm (2323 words)

	Be warned; Carr's terror law is an abuse of power - smh.com.au
		The second is the power of the courts - the arbiter of disputes between citizens and the State - to ensure that the State apparatus acts within the powers granted to it by the people through the parliament.
		The third is open, public discussion on the merits of increasing state power and the accountability expected for its exercise.
		The suspension of the citizen's protection against abuse of State power may be necessary, but it is fraught with terrible dangers to the way of life we are fighting to preserve.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/11/29/1038386304940.html (1062 words)

	Abuse Acknowledged - Power Claimed
		So many accept their abuse, not realizing that life could be any different and folding within themselves the negative experiences of being so devalued in the world that their victimization is experienced as something they deserve.
		There are so many ways to physically abuse children: hitting, slapping, washing their mouths out with soap, forcing them to eat foods that are noxious to them, coercing them into athletics and other activities which are fearful and painful.
		In acknowledging your abuse, if you are to have the strength you need to face yourself, then you will need others to share your history and provide you with the understanding and acceptance which is essential for undoing and healing the damage.
	www.psychsight.com /ar-abuse.html (3625 words)

	Abuse of Power, new york times, journalism, newspapers, power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		When a president who represents a "forward-looking" elite orders a midnight raid on a home to take a child away at gunpoint, it can't be an abuse of power, because the administration is only doing what it must to promote the welfare of the child and the greater community good.
		* Because he thinks some people cannot abuse power, he doesn't realize that as he continually allows them to do so, their appetite for future abuses is only growing.
		In short, the activist journalism movement has moved away from the traditional beliefs that government must be limited and power corrupts to the attitude that government needs to be magnified and power only corrupts some.
	www.raginglady.com /abuse_of_power.htm (553 words)

	Amazon.com: Abuse of Power: The New Nixon Tapes: Books: Stanley Kutler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Among other things, Abuse of Power definitively answers the question of whether Nixon was directly involved in raising hush money (he was) and suggests a reason for the burglary attempt at the Watergate Hotel (financial documents that might have linked the Democratic Party chairman to Howard Hughes).
		Abuse of Power only covers an additional 201 hours of tape of the near 4,000 that remain unreleased.
		Kutler's Abuse of Power is based on tapes hitherto suppressed as Nixon, in his lifetime, vigorously sought to repaint his image.
	www.amazon.com /Abuse-Power-New-Nixon-Tapes/dp/0684851873 (2225 words)

	Pendulum Resources: The Journey of Disability -- On Abuse and Power
		The devaluing of individuals or groups of people because their perceived uniqueness, differences, abilities, appearance, state of mind or being, or talents are considered to be less than or inferior to what is accepted as "normal" or common to one's own understanding, experience, family, culture, or peer group.
		The message that a person should be valued not for who they are or for the very fact that they exist, but only for what they can do compared to what others can do, their net worth, or what family or side of the tracks they are from.
		In closing, I must strongly urge that when a person with a disability comes forward with a compliant of abuse: believe them and take their word for it with as much credibility as you would give to anyone without a disability.
	www.pendulum.org /articles/articles_misc_abusepower.html (679 words)

	The Abuse of Power by Edward Foley, America: The Catholic Weekly Magazine
		Given the stories of sexual abuse that assault us from every direction, it is possible that any public discussion of liturgy could be dismissed either as frivolous diversion or highly ideological sparring.
		In particular, this could provide corroborating evidence that the current crisis is not simply a matter of sexual abuse, but is about the use and abuse of power.
		He identifies the issues in abuse as power and the abuse of power, manifest in sexual violence toward women and children.
	www.americamagazine.org /gettext.cfm?articleTypeID=1&textID=2535&issueID=405 (2061 words)

	Patriot Daily :: Abuse of Power on Steroids
		One of the more egregious transactions or method of operation was the GOP taking proactive steps to abuse their Congressional powers to provide some benefit to Abramoff or progeny in exchange for monies donated in some form to some entity or person to launder the money before ending up in the GOP pockets.
		In this case, it appears that the GAO or investigative arm of Congress was the agency used in an abuse of power maneuver to create evidence that could later be cited as the quid pro quo for the Abramoff team.
		They used their House committee powers to subpoena a government agency's confidential records of the evidence obtained against the donor, then placed this evidence into the Congressional Record, which was accessible to the donor's lawyers.
	www.patriotdaily.com /bm/blog/abuse-of-power-on-steroid.shtml (1033 words)

	Executive privilege and the abuse of power
		Converting executive privilege into a shield against political embarrassment is a serious abuse of presidential power that warrants asking whether it should be abolished.
		His abuse of presidential power is a wake-up call to an overriding problem that threatens the American political system.
		During the early years of the post-World War II era, power was relatively well-balanced between the two, but major shifts, particularly those in the last two decades of the 20th century, have made Congress much weaker and the president dangerously stronger.
	foi.missouri.edu /execprivilege/executiveprivilege.html (757 words)

	Abuse of Power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		I am not sure the administration has now realized how sweet power is, and therefore despite the presence of the United Nations and its Para-military support, some in the government have come out showing their true colors.
		This has created a situation where the primary interest of those in power is selfish satisfaction of their persons.
		For me, this is a classic case of the abuse of power.
	www.sinoetimes.com /abuse_of_power.htm (659 words)

	Sirotablog: How the Media "Authorize" The Abuse of Power
		The story of President Bush deliberately breaking the law to create a domestic spy operation is a lot of different things: it is a tale of power abuse, arrogance, and contempt for the law by an out-of-control president.
		It is in the clearest sense the media being used as tools of state power in overriding the very laws that are supposed to confine state power.
		And most disturbing of all, we have a media that, because of protive motives and fear of power, are more than happy to help that president publicly justify his disregard for the rule of law.
	www.davidsirota.com /2005/12/how-media-authorize-abuse-of-power.html (1073 words)

	Amazon.fr : Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain: Livres en anglais: Steven M. Greenhut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		"Abuse of Power is must read for anyone interested in understanding the pervasive plundering committed by governments across this nation."
		Abuse of Power explores the widespread exploitation by local officials in the name of the ‘greater good’.
		The book traces the historical and legal cases that have allowed such abuses to continue and tells the heart wrenching stories of those who have been victimized by the phenomenon.
	www.amazon.fr /Abuse-Power-Government-Misuses-Eminent/dp/1931643377 (265 words)

	Abuse of Power and Police Brutality Lawyers
		This power is a responsibility and commands both the respect of civilians and judicious practices of police.
		In most cases police officers use their power as they are required to, but some officers of the law abuse their power.
		However, abuses can be perfectly clear and include physical abuse, psychological abuse, corruption, or other forms of police brutality and misconduct.
	www.sddefenselawyers.com /policebrutality/abuseofpower.html (187 words)

	WorldNetDaily: A staggering abuse of power (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The pardon power was never intended to be used by a chief executive as a tool to make himself a super-legislature or higher judicial body.
		Everyone understands the power should be used sparingly, in extraordinary circumstances, to correct manifest injustices.
		Ryan, at this point either dangerously intoxicated with power or with the sniff of a Nobel Peace Prize waiting in the wings, virtually ignored these recommendations and substituted his own judgment, just as he did with the legislature.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30484 (802 words)

	Legalising abuse of power - Opinion - theage.com.au
		Errors and abuses are inevitable when sweeping new powers based on suspicions about vaguely defined offences are introduced.
		These sorts of errors and abuses are inevitable when sweeping new powers based on suspicions about vaguely defined offences are introduced.
		If we must have such powers, there must be mechanisms for defence lawyers to put the blowtorch on flimsy or overblown prosecution cases.
	www.theage.com.au /news/opinion/legalising-abuse-of-power/2005/11/24/1132703313253.html (1089 words)

	Laissez Faire Books
		Increasingly, municipalities use their eminent domain powers not only for "legitimate" public purposes -- i.e., to build a highway or courthouse -- but also to make way for any enterprise that might cough up more tax dollars.
		Abuse of Power is must reading for anyone who wants to understand the pervasive plundering committed by governments across this nation.
		Some of the stories of other churches, businesses and individuals that were the victims of eminent domain abuse that came to our attention were nothing less than heart-wrenching.
	www.lfb.com /index.php?stocknumber=PT8863 (943 words)

	Abuse of Power for £36 Million
		I submit that they are out of control reflecting abuses of power that are more appropriate to a slum lord and not a government.
		In this situation that power is directed toward building the tenant management organisation at the expense of people like me who have reported crime, anti-social and nuisance behaviour.
		It reeks of the Saddam Hussein regime against which an army was sent from this country to destroy, yet in the very heart of the capital of this country the same repression, terror, torture, torment, incitement and interrogation flourishes carried out by Her Majesty's Government.
	garydchance.tripod.com /surveillance/id27.html (7931 words)

	Power to Protect; Power to Abuse
		Coauthor Ketcham and Loftus describe the anguish of the accused and of the families shattered by disastrous combinations of ill-trained, overzealous therapists, suggestibility of vulnerable patients, and group-therapy pressure to exhume and share monstrous memories.
		They neither dispute the reality of childhood sexual abuse nor the existence of traumatic memories, but they reject the true believers' assertions that "incest is epidemic, repression is rampant" and that "skeptics" are "in denial." Highly recommended.
		The case of the teachers and administrator accused of child abuse at the McMartin Preschool is horrifying--whether the allegations were true or false, some people (children or adults) were terribly wronged.
	members.tripod.com /RobtShepherd/wenatchee.html (3494 words)

	Press Release - United States Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz - Floor Statement Condemning Egregious Abuse of ...
		The display that I witnessed and experienced at our committee hearing last Friday was, honestly, the most egregious abuse of power witnessed in my 13 years of combined public service in three legislative bodies.
		This is a political institution, with individuals who feel passionately about their views, and this is an institution that runs on power.
		If this forfeiture cannot withstand a review where proponents and opponents have their concerns aired, then our citizens cannot be expected to give up rights they were born with and for which our forefathers and foremothers so desperately fought.
	www.house.gov /apps/list/press/fl20_schultz/judiciaryabuseofpower.html (460 words)

	The abuse of power
		This law recognizes the tremendous danger of abuse inherent in war and, in tribute to the awful sacrifices of the Holocaust and those who died in two world wars, it places the moral worth of each and every person at the center of our international order.
		No amount of military power will make up for what we lose if the world at large believes that, despite our years of rhetorical support for rights and democracy, we are prepared to compromise them the moment our own lives become threatened.
		You are living in the most powerful country in the world.
	www.stanford.edu /group/wais/General/abuseofpower.htm (1504 words)

	Amazon.com: Abuse Of Power: How The Government Misuses Eminent Domain: Books: Steven Greenhut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		For this book to be authored by a journalist is unusual because, while it is an expose mainly of the abuses of condemnation, on many aspects it reflects an insider's knowledge of the eminent domain game.
		Conversely, there are abuses by hired gun lawyers and attorneys on behalf of property owners at the expense of the public.
		More than just a description of assaults on private property, "Abuse of Power" is a guidebook on how to challenge powerful governments and big businesses.
	www.amazon.com /Abuse-Power-Government-Misuses-Eminent/dp/1931643377 (1692 words)

	Democrats sing in the 'abuse of power' chorus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Abuse of power is using elected office to coerce interns and other job-seekers to have sex with you.
		It isn't true because checks-and-balances is about separation of powers between the branches of government, not about balance of power between the parties.
		I believe filibustering judges is "an abuse of power." It is certainly not in the Constitution.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1457020/posts (1553 words)

	Abuse of Power
		Here is some of the evidence that the federal government and some state governments have too much power and too little restraint.
		There are additional sections on rights and powers, and for what happens after the arrest.
		The Number of the Beast: The only people kept in the dark are you and I and all the citizens of the world — the ones who pay for these systems with our taxes, the ones that the defense system is supposed to protect.
	www.akdart.com /abuse.html (5008 words)

	David B. Kopel & Paul H. Blackman on Vanessa Leggett on National Review Online
		At a time when the DOJ has demanded and received unprecedented new powers, and has promised that it can be trusted to use those powers carefully, the persecution of Vanessa Leggett raises new concerns that Justice can nevertheless be the most dangerous part of the federal government.
		Already, the threat of police-at-the-door is having a chilling effect on Leggett's willingness to retrieve her tapes and notes and proceed with her exposé.
		The persecution of Vanessa Leggett is a direct assault on the First Amendment, and a flagrant abuse of power.
	www.nationalreview.com /kopel/kopel012202.shtml (1301 words)

	Control Abuse of Power (CAP) - About the CAP Project, MSA Tobacco Settlement
		EI’s CAP project (“Control Abuse of Power”) aims to fight unaccountable government power.
		And average citizens are often ill-equipped to wage expensive and complicated challenges to such government abuse of power.
		But such massive use and abuse of government power cannot be left unchecked.
	www.controlabuseofpower.org /about_cap.asp (267 words)

	Sister Toldjah » An ‘abuse of power’
		Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
		has the ‘power’ to make recess appts does not mean that any given appt is not an abuse of that power or that that power, somehow, cannot be abused.
		Bush, rather than working with the Senate, decided to abuse his power to make recess appts and force Bolton through — even in the face of bipartisan opposition to a very questionable nominee.
	sistertoldjah.com /archives/2005/08/01/an-abuse-of-power (1873 words)

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