During the Bush Administration the Democrats attempted to limit the power of the President with legislation. But, the neither legislature nor the Supreme Court nor international treaty can limit the Constitutional power of the President. Liberals have a lot of trouble accepting that, particularly when a Republican is President; they are not concerned now with Obama as President even though he appears to be assuming powers not granted by the constitution.

In my opinion the Democrats did a serious disservice to America when they attacked the Bush Administration over the enhanced interrogation issue. There is no doubt that Democrat leaders approved of what was being done at the time, and would do the same, or be even more aggressive under circumstances similar to those after the 911 attack. Here is Attorney General Eric Holder wrapping himself around the axle in discussing the issue. (Holder has some ethical issues himself, given his work to get pardons for thugs when he was in the Clinton Administration. The Republicans could have investigated him after Bush was elected, but choose not to according to established practice of not criminalizing political opponents, something the Democrats now have discarded.)