Wednesday 26 October 2011

What is a power that the President gained through the development of technology?

I'm writing about how technology has informally changed the Constitution. I've said that electronic communication and the development of atomic weapons has given the president's role as commander in chief more significant and his role in the constitutional system more defined. Now I need an example of a power that the president has gained because of the increase in technology.
What is a power that the President gained through the development of technology?
He now has the power to bug our phones.