John Edwards said he would like a little less power, if elected.
At a town hall meeting in Tilton, N.H., the former North Carolina senator said that President Bush has overreached while in office, hurting the historical separation of powers.
"We've seen the most dramatic expansion of executive power in our lifetimes under this president," he said.
He said he would restore transparency to presidential decision-making, end the use of signing statements to amend laws, stop "illegal spying" on American citizens, close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and prohibit torture.
"I understand that there are three branches of the federal government," he said, to a burst of applause.
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