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.
Recent Bluessky Posts- Could run in the inaugural issue of the Stochastic Law Journal? bsky.app/profile/mfro... March 24, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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- The horror. The horror. And a few Republicans in Congress could put an end to it if only they were willing to risk their party standing (and one must admit perhaps their safety) in the national and international interest. March 22, 2026 Michael Froomkin
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.