from this MSNBC article is pretty straight-forward:
'Cheney also said he has an obligation “to defend the office against the unlawful or unconstitutional or unreasonable encroachment by the other branches of government.”
Otherwise, he warned, future vice presidents “would be in a situation where any time they meet with somebody, they have to call Henry Waxman to tell him who they met with, what the subject was that was discussed, giving him notes of the meetings that were taken.”
Turn the situation around and imagine Congress's reaction if the White House started making this kind of demands for details on congressional meetings. Congress would rightfully tell them to pound sand. Caving on Constitutional separation of powers due to political "appearances" would seriously weaken the Executive Branch. That's a hill worth fighting over.
Current Events » in reply to I must nadmit that I wonder if it is a hill worth fighting for. (nt)
Chaney's position...
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