Byron York of National Review reveals some interesting news about Executive Order 13292 which increased the power of the Vice President to classify (hide government crimes) government actions and information. This order by Bush is a revision of an earlier order by Clinton listing that classification authority will lie only in the President and certain agency officials. York goes on to say:
In the last several years, there has been much talk about the powerful role Dick Cheney plays in the Bush White House. Some of that talk has been based on anecdotal evidence, and some on entirely fanciful speculation. But Executive Order 13292 is real evidence of real power in the vice president's office. Since the beginning of the administration, Dick Cheney has favored measures allowing the executive branch to keep more things secret. And in March of 2003, the president gave him the authority to do it.Oh, so I guess the President can just do what ever he wants. I'm just not smart enough to understand where the US Constitution gives the president such enumeration. That must be why Roberts and Alito are on the court, to explain why the executive pretty much has absolute power.
