Cheney Power Grab: Says White House Rules Don't Apply to Him

The Blotter: Cheney Power Grab: Says White House Rules Don't Apply to Him

"Vice President Dick Cheney has asserted his office is not a part of the
executive branch of the U.S. government, and therefore not bound by a
presidential order governing the protection of classified information by
government agencies, according to a new letter from Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.,
to Cheney.
Bill Leonard, head of the government's Information Security
Oversight Office (ISOO), told Waxman's staff that Cheney's office has refused to
provide his staff with details regarding classified documents or submit to a
routine inspection as required by presidential order, according to Waxman.
In pointed letters released today by Waxman, ISOO's Leonard twice questioned
Cheney's office on its assertion it was exempt from the rules. He received no
reply, but the vice president later tried to get rid of Leonard's office
entirely, according to Waxman."

Ok if he is not a part of the presidents office, why does he use the defense of executive privilege when it suits his needs to do so. This is a simple and blatant abuse of power, I think the Cheney took the office of Vice President with this sort of abuse of power in mind. He knew that the office operated with little public attention, which would allow him to exercise broad authority without oversight. I don't know if it can be done, or how it could be done,but I think steps should be taken to limit the power of the office of Vice President. Cheney has run a parallel administration, which is wrong.