exertion = exercise?

[Joel S. Berson]

I don't understand.  What inversion of arguments?  It seems to me
that "exertion of executive privilege" is the same belief as "shield
information from the American people".

Joel

At 11/14/2008 10:35 AM, Mark Mandel wrote:
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>I think Alison was referring to the inversion of arguments in "shield
>information from the American people".
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>Mark Mandel
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>
>On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:58 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > One of the two primary senses of "exertion" in the OED is "2. The
> > action or habit of exerting or putting into active operation (an
> > organ, the faculties, or habit of the body or mind); the action of
> > exercising or putting in force (power, a principle). Also an instance
> > of this. Const. of."
> >
> > The Bush action sounds like exercising a principle (however misguided) to
> > me.
> >
> > Joel
> >
> > At 11/13/2008 07:57 PM, Alison Murie wrote:
> > >     "The Bush administration overstepped in its exertion of executive
> > >privilege, and may very well try to continue to shield information
> > >from the American people after it leaves office," said Senator Sheldon
> > >Whitehouse.........
> > >This looks logical, but it isn't the usual usage, surely?
> > >AM
> >
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