The Gao's Assault on the Executive Branch
The American Legion Magazine, pp. 20-22, July 2002
Posted: 21 Aug 2006
Abstract
This article explores the constitutional issues involved with the General Accounting Office's suit to force Vice President Cheney to disclose notes and attendance records from confidential, executive-branch meetings of an energy task force established by the President to give advice on a national energy policy. Noting that the presidency was deliberately designed to be able to operation with secrecy and dispatch, when necessary, the article concludes that the GAO's suit is a dangerous violation of separation of powers principles.
Keywords: Separation of Powers, President, Congress, General Accounting Office
JEL Classification: H10, H11
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