books.google.com - The President of the United States, says the Constitution, cannot act in many specified instances without the "advice and consent" of Congress. But "advice" is not a strong word. And taking or not taking advice is a fairly nebulous situation . . . creating an instability, a fundamental ambiguity, at...http://books.google.com/books/about/Political_Fiction.html?id=sN8xe2k8LVwC&utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePolitical Fiction