Cheney: Office not part of executive branch

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Hasn't that much been obvious since day one?

Yeah, but there's a difference between other people saying it and his current self-pwnage.

[Kuciwalker]

How is it self-pwnage?

[Lancer]

He thinks he works for Exxon.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
How is it self-pwnage?

Directly contradicting yourself in the press is generally not a good thing.

Yes, I'm considering 'him' to be the same as 'his office' in this case.

[Kuciwalker]

I was talking about the whole revealing himself as an evil grand vizier bit.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

He's been making the argument all along that he follows the law, it's just certain laws don't apply to him. Apparently even the laws that are specifically supposed to apply to him don't now, though.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi

Directly contradicting yourself in the press is generally not a good thing.

Do you think he actually cares about what people think? He is telling everyone to go **** themselves and gets away with it. I expect a coup lead by him early next year to ensure that he is installed as emperor. He will be connected to a machine that will insure he lives forever.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Zombie Cheney

Zombie Reagan

[DRoseDARs]

[Patroklos]

he also sits in Cabinet meetings and has an office at the White House.

Can't the President let whoever he wants into his Cabinet meetings? Or give anyone he wants an office at the White House?

[DRoseDARs]

Well that's a frightening thought. Gee, thanks.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
The gentleman in my avatar, John Adams, first VP of the US, was actually excluded from cabinet meetings by George Washington, on the ground that Adams, as VP, was part of the legislative branch, and so having him at a cabinet meeting would violate the seperation of powers. So the argument isnt THAT far fetched.

Remember, though, that this was the case when the VP was the losing presidential candidate and a rival to the president. Nowadays the two are supposed to be a team, and the constitution really does seem to indicate, in pretty clear language, that the VP is a member of the executive branch.

[dannubis]

Did he or did he not take (or help taking) executive decisions ?

[Dinner]

Reagan really was an idiot. Anyone recall when Reagan claimed trees cause more pollution then automobiles? The man just never had a solid grasp of science & critical thinking. Luckily, he just had to read scripts other people wrote for him and he never had to think for himself. GWB has completely followed the Reagan example right down to refusing to do live press conferences when ever possible; Reagan would screw live events up left and right saying.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by Lorizael


Remember, though, that this was the case when the VP was the losing presidential candidate and a rival to the president. Nowadays the two are supposed to be a team, and the constitution really does seem to indicate, in pretty clear language, that the VP is a member of the executive branch.

John Adams was not in fact a rival to George Washington, and was more "pro-Washington" than Jefferson was.