Those laws have angered federal judges who see the mandatory penalties and sentencing guidelines as infringements on their authority, leading some to speak out, and in one case, resign.
Mr. Johnson and Richard Nixon were both challenged on their authority to make war in Vietnam.
And I haven't even mentioned the fact that presidents need to work with Congress, and face far more limits on their authority than CEOs.
All said that negotiating with the generals would confer legitimacy on their authority and that the solution to the crisis should come from the protesters in the street.
James X . Dempsey the deputy director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a civil liberties group in Washington, said field agents were likely to be uncertain about the limits on their authority.
They take in the scene, the three flats, the shark's teeth, the soldiers barking at some new trespasser on their authority.
KUALA LUMPUR -- The first women to have been appointed judges in Malaysian Islamic courts have been granted powers equal to those of their male counterparts after fears were raised that curbs would be imposed on their authority, an official said Thursday.
The perception of unfairness is of great concern to judges, who rely, ultimately, on their authority to give effect to their decisions, said Steve A. Leben, a judge on the Kansas Court of Appeals in Topeka.
A teacher's status is founded on their authority within the classroom so dignified silence is not an option, which means their respect can only be recovered with force.
He published one widely noted academic article, for example, suggesting that the American tradition of giving prosecutors unfettered power had gone too far and proposing limits on their authority.
