While attention is focused on the Veep's decapitation authority, the real issue of his declassification authority is not getting the attention it deserves. LiberalOasis has a nice analysis. I haven't checked the original sources personally, but this seems very plausible to me.
Update: Extended discussion of this issue at Secrecy News.
Now this stuff... This is the kind of stuff you can sink your teeth into. None of that pansy-ass 'the President claims he can kill terror suspects while they eat dinner at TGI Fridays,' and 'Cheney's accidental shooting of man worse than Kennedy leaving a woman to drown while he sobered up'.
This is the stuff impeachments are made of.
Posted by: Adam at February 16, 2006 01:43 PM