Frontline Cheneys Law
Autor: Erdy13 • November 5, 2012 • Essay • 366 Words (2 Pages) • 1,357 Views
The documentary show's that our government is not run by public opinion, but within the confines of the constitution. When it comes to protecting our country the president and the vice president have an obligation to uphold and defend according to article two of the constitution. Vice president Cheney took an active role in fighting the war on terror.
People think the president is a dictator. Cheney law points out that the office of legal counsel proved legal opinion that is based presidential constitutional powers, the legislature can challenge the president in court if the disagree. The video showed that they took every effort to protect to protect our country and fulfill their oath, it showed that it is not always pretty but needed to be done
Since Sept. 11, Addington and the vice president were able to secretly override congressional votes and unfavorable Justice Department rulings, leaving the president to prosecute the war on terror in the ways he saw fit, including torture tactics, warrantless wiretapping and rendition. At one point during this quiet establishment of this new order, 30 Justice Department officials threatened to resign.
The relationship between the vice president and his lawyer dates back to the Reagan administration, when Cheney was alone in voicing his opinion that the president didn't need congressional approval to fund the Contras in Nicaragua. Cheney was only partway into formulating a plan to centralize power in the Oval Office, a three-decade effort that finally bore fruit in this administration. But he didn't have the ability to give his views a voice until he met Addington, a man who shared Cheney's vision and, better yet, could interpret it through a constitutional prism.
Neither could do anything until 9/11. This moment was called a moment of preparation meeting opportunity. Former administration officials saw the plan in action, these included, John Yoo, the Justice Department lawyer
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