Reply #14: There is real danger here [View All]

[Robbien]

Not just to Cheney and his secret energy committee, but for all future WH activities. According to Findlaw, if Cheney wins the appeal:

Any action by Congress or the Judiciary that intrudes on the president's ability to recommend legislation to Congress or get advice from Cabinet members in any way would necessarily violate the Constitution. The Freedom of Information Act and other open government laws would therefore constitute an unconstitutional interference with Executive authority. Any action by a court or Congress that infringes on any other Article II power of the President, for example, the President's role as Commander in Chief of the armed forces and the national security concerns that derive from that role, would violate the Constitution. Any congressional or judicial ruling that infringes on the President's role in foreign affairs, would violate the Constitution.

So, any questioning whatsoever of the President and his men will be violations of the constitution if Cheney wins his appeal.