OT: Impeach Cheney

Isn't this interesting...

From conservative constitutional scholar Bruce Fein:

"In grasping and exercising presidential powers, Cheney has dulled
political accountability and concocted theories for evading the law and
Constitution that would have embarrassed King George III. The most
recent invention we know of is the vice president's insistence that an
executive order governing the handling of classified information in the
executive branch does not reach his office because he also serves as
president of the Senate. In other words, the vice president is a unique
legislative-executive creature standing above and beyond the
Constitution. The House judiciary committee should commence an
impeachment inquiry. As Alexander Hamilton advised in the Federalist
Papers, an impeachable offense is a political crime against the nation.
Cheney's multiple crimes against the Constitution clearly qualify."

The full editorial is at
http://www.slate.com/id/2169292/pagenum/all/#page_start

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