I finally got around to watching Michael Kirk's excellent documentary, Cheney's Law, which was broadcast as an episode of Frontline back in October.
The program details how Dick Cheney spent 25 years arguing that presidential power should be increased and then quickly seized the opportunity to do exactly that in the aftermath of 9/11. Cheney and his lawyer David Addington orchestrated several controversial legal decisions by the White House and Justice Department. The net result was greatly expanded executive power, granting George Bush the right to detain, interrogate, torture, wiretap, and spy — all without any need for congressional approval or judicial review.
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