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Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday all but declared himself above the law, stating that he would probably refuse to comply with a Congressional subpoena to testify before a congressional committee.
The following is a report regarding Cheney's interview on ABC's "This Week:"
Asked in a television interview if he would testify before Congress if
he received a subpoena from lawmakers however, Cheney said it was
unlikely he would comply, as it would break with American political
tradition.
"I have no idea that I'm going to be subpoenaed, and obviously, we'd
sit down and look at it at the time," he told ABC's "This Week".
"But probably not, in the sense that the president and the vice
president are constitutional officers and don't appear before the
Congress," Cheney said.
Cheney, known for his robust view of the executive branch's power, said
it was not customary for the president or vice president to be
compelled to testify before a congressional committee.
Now, really, I don't care who the hell you are -- if you're a U.S. citizen, you're subject to the laws of the nation. This appears to be yet another example of the Bush/Cheney administration disregarding the 'rule of law' in favor of their own interpretations of the Constitution.
It's time these boys were made to attend (and pass!) a high-school civics lesson...
Update: ThinkProgress has additional commentary (along with a video and transcript of Cheney making the statement at http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/05/cheney-testify/
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