"He went to court to protect details about the role of energy executives in private meetings he led to develop the Bush administration's national energy strategy.
He went to Capitol Hill to argue for an exemption to a proposed ban on torture of terror suspects. He wanted to make sure the president had the flexibility to order water boarding or other horrific techniques to prevent a terrorist attack.
Now he's gone to court again to argue that a vice president need only preserve records central to his job as the official who presides over the U.S. Senate, or relating to specific tasks assigned by the president. That would narrow the pile considerably". http://latimesblogs.latimes.co...
"The lawsuit stems from Cheney's position that his office is not part of the executive branch of government.
This summer, Cheney chief of staff David Addington told Congress the vice president belongs to neither the executive nor legislative branch of government, but rather is attached by the Constitution to Congress. The vice president presides over the Senate." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26...
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