Cheney tells agency that Vice President's office is not part of the executive branch

[Chadman]

Are you fvcking kidding me?!? The office of the second in command of this government is "not an entity within the executive branch?!?" So, I'm guessing that means Dick Cheney cannot act on behalf of the executive branch in any kind of official role?!? I swear to allah...you just cannot make this stuff up. Can't wait to see what Hillary and Co. will be able to do with no oversight, no following of the Constitution, and open law avoiding with signing statement privilege. You go, girl! I'm sure that will be fine with Wayne, right? If only Bill had done this stuff in his time in office, he could have really skated through, eh?

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Cheney tells agency that Vice President's office is not part of the executive branch

Michael Roston
Published: Thursday June 21, 2007

The Office of Vice President Dick Cheney told an agency within the National Archives that for purposes of securing classified information, the Vice President's office is not an 'entity within the executive branch' according to a letter released Thursday by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

"The Oversight Committee has learned that over the objections of the National Archives, you exempted the Office of the Vice President from the presidential executive order that establishes a uniform, government-wide system for safeguarding classified national security information," Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Committee's chairman, wrote in a letter to Cheney. "Your decision to exempt your office from the President's order is problematic because it could place national security secrets at risk. It is also hard to understand given the history of security breaches involving officials in your office."

Waxman noted that Cheney's office had declared itself not affected by an executive order amended by President George W. Bush in 2003 regarding classification and declassification of government materials.

"Your position was that your office 'does not believe it is included in the definition of 'agency' as set forth in the Order' and 'does not consider itself an 'entity within the executive branch' that comes into the possession of classified information,'" a National Archives official claims Cheney chief of staff David Addington wrote to him.

The Vice President's office's refusal to comply with the executive order and the National Archives's request prompted the National Archives to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office. But the Justice Department has not followed up on the Archives's request.

In response, Waxman issued a set of questions to which he requested answers by July 12.

 

[Dead Money]

in the sixties..with this admin.

in the sixties..with this admin.

there would have been fire and pitchforks in the streets....now barely a wimper....

Yes Waldo, father speaking to his son in 2123....there used to be a great country on this continent..we were not always endentured servants to the great House of Wang...tilling his soil for a meager existance...:shrug:

 

[smurphy]

What a complete prick. Dick Cheney is a corrupt, facist, war mongering, chickenhawk peice of shit. He is flipping off our democracy and flashing that shit eating smirk while raping the country. Worst person in America.

 

[Jabberwocky]

But he sounds so sincere and pro-American while doing it. I wonder if he has his house in Dubai picked out yet?

 

[The Sponge]

For the good of the nation it would be nice if he would just pass away. Maybe throw him in a dump somewhere where trash like this belongs.

 

[Eddie Haskell]

Dead:

Agree. In the 60's people would be all over the streets protesting. Today, they are too busy and dumbed-down. they don't care. Corruption is expected from their government, corporations and institutions.

This country is over.

Eddie

 

[Penguinfan]

I have, in the past, presented you with the answer. Simply let everyone vote by IQ, the higher your IQ the more your vote counts.

If we keep the dumbfawks votes from counting then the REAL dumbfawks don't get in office.


Dumbing down the country with his pro-christian stance was offensive, although genius, as he knew the morons in this country would belive his lips and not his actions and vote for him, he was right, they did.


Remind me Eddie, what month did Bush outlaw abortion again?

 

[gardenweasel]

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"The Oversight Committee has learned that over the objections of the National Archives, you exempted the Office of the Vice President from the presidential executive order that establishes a uniform, government-wide system for safeguarding classified national security information," Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Committee's chairman, wrote in a letter to Cheney. "Your decision to exempt your office from the President's order is problematic because it could place national security secrets at risk. It is also hard to understand given the history of security breaches involving officials in your office."

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was "the bat" referring to sandy berger and the clinton administration?:shrug:

 

[Eddie Haskell]

PF:

Abortion isn't outlawed yet, but he has placed all the pieces in position. The Supreme Court will now be ineffective to save the country as they will not change any draconian law supporting right wing conservatism under the mantra of stare decis and no judicial activism however, they will change any progressive law. Just watch Roe v. Wade get slowly eaten away by these 19th century minions appointed by the most treasonous president we have ever had. God help us.

Eddie

 

[djv]

Mr C is one SOB. I believe much like Scott Peterson he would kill his own.

 

[McVegas]

I have, in the past, presented you with the answer. Simply let everyone vote by IQ, the higher your IQ the more your vote counts.

If we keep the dumbfawks votes from counting then the REAL dumbfawks don't get in office.


Dumbing down the country with his pro-christian stance was offensive, although genius, as he knew the morons in this country would belive his lips and not his actions and vote for him, he was right, they did.


Remind me Eddie, what month did Bush outlaw abortion again?

Only problem is that for every person with an IQ of 130 to 140, there are 20 people with an IQ of 75. I hear what you are saying, it's just that it will never happen.

 

[bryanz]

I have, in the past, presented you with the answer. Simply let everyone vote by IQ, the higher your IQ the more your vote counts.

If we keep the dumbfawks votes from counting then the REAL dumbfawks don't get in office.


Dumbing down the country with his pro-christian stance was offensive, although genius, as he knew the morons in this country would belive his lips and not his actions and vote for him, he was right, they did.


Remind me Eddie, what month did Bush outlaw abortion again?

If we go by your rules, would you get a vote ??? I'm not the smartest guy, the way I see it, we have to many High IQ's in government and in the voting booths. We need to get Americans that know whats it's like to work for a living, the people with common sense involved.

 

[bryanz]

PF:

Abortion isn't outlawed yet, but he has placed all the pieces in position. The Supreme Court will now be ineffective to save the country as they will not change any draconian law supporting right wing conservatism under the mantra of stare decis and no judicial activism however, they will change any progressive law. Just watch Roe v. Wade get slowly eaten away by these 19th century minions appointed by the most treasonous president we have ever had. God help us.

Eddie

Why do we waste time with Abortion. Whether it's legal or illegal woman are going to have them. Women with money will get better and safer ones ; like anything else in a free economy. We went threw 12 yrs of Reagan and Bush 41 and it's still legal. Abortions not going any where, if it wasn't overturned after 12 straight years of a republicans in the white house, when will it be ??????? The left uses abortion like the right uses gun control and school prayer. It doesn't matter what the law is : People are going to pray in schools , kill people with guns and kill their babies with abortions. I use to feel sorry for poor women. If a rich girl ****ed up, she could get it fixed. If a poor girl ****ed up, she may die getting it fixed. I'm at the point , I say let her die. Maybe the bastards will think about it. I have come to the conclusion, the only thing wrong with abortion is dumb people with no money don't have enough of them. The right wingers at the country club are having abortions, it's poor America breeding like dogs and cats that don't take advantage of their rights to enough abortions. Who's having big families in this country ?? The poor and the uneducated, of all races . I don't want to offend anyone, I'm talking about whites, blacks and others. I can't stand most democrats, at least their consistent when it comes to abortion. They are for killing the baby because they can't do shit for the kid any ways. How many republicans at the next convention that are against abortion would take a crack baby into their homes ??? Let's leave this up to the women and God and move on to the few subjects we can control.

 

[bryanz]

Most of your NRA types are against abortion. Hunting and abortion are just two tools that God may use to keep the population in check. If a mother thinks & feels that her best option is to kill her baby , rather than bring that life into this world, do we really want that person among us ? Think about it, there is nothing like your mothers love. If a women has to think about it, she should do the unborn and society a favor and kill the baby. I know , there are great stories about almost abortions and the life turned out to be brilliant. Those are few. The tragedies of these people that don't use birth control, self control and abortion are apparent in our society every day. Who's to say, the right wing isn't standing in the way of God by being anti abortion ?

 

[djv]

Well with 45 million with out health care insurance or money for drugs. Well maybe not that many. Some have money like Rush to buy drugs illegally.
I guess apportion is needed. Your right the rich and most conservatives vote no. But send there daughters to best clinic for there apportions. They just call it a appendices. As for Cheney I have hunch he dislikes his daughter a great deal.

 

[Pujo21]

Cheney is an undercover muslim.

Who will he have murdered for his transplant???

The two brave draft dodgers that run this dubai annex.

 

[ImFeklhr]

Only problem is that for every person with an IQ of 130 to 140, there are 20 people with an IQ of 75. I hear what you are saying, it's just that it will never happen.

Assuming that is close to being true....

for every person with an IQ of 75, there are 20 people with an IQ 115 or 120.

 

[Penguinfan]

If we go by your rules, would you get a vote ??? I'm not the smartest guy, the way I see it, we have to many High IQ's in government and in the voting booths. We need to get Americans that know whats it's like to work for a living, the people with common sense involved.

Tell me who you think voted Bush into office?

The idiots came out in droves based on his faith filled promises, look where that has got us, and them for that matter.

Problem is they would be dumb enough to vote for him again if possible, there lies the problem.

 

[gardenweasel]

the problem was,what was the alternative?......

gore and kerry?......bush didn`t actually win any elections...the democrats lost them.....

whose responsiblity is that?...

bush is no conservative.....that`s become painfully obvious( much to my dismay)........and he won the second election well into the iraq war....he won it fairly convincingly....

how do you `splain that,lucy?

it`s easy....you have to put up a little more than a mannequin and a gigolo....

 

[smurphy]

Regardless of who won elections or why, no VP should be able to get away with this crap. Cheney is boldly proclaiming that the rules of governement don't apply to him.