Cheney Gives In To The Constitution On Executive Branch Fight

The Politico:

Vice President Cheney's office will not pursue the argument that he is separate from the executive branch, senior administration officials tell The Politico. The decision follows a threat by Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.), the No. 3 House Democrat, to try to cut off the office's $4.8 million in executive-branch funding.

The dispute arose after House Oversight Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) posted an eight-page letter he had written to Cheney taking issue with what he said was an assertion by the vice president's office last year that he is "not an 'entity within the executive branch' and hence is not subject to presidential executive orders." At issue was an executive order giving the National Archives oversight over the government's handling of classified information. The vice president is also president of the Senate, but Cheney has asserted executive privilege in the past.

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