White House official web site says Vice-President is part of the Cabinet ...

[BattyDem]

which makes it part of the Executive Branch.

President Bush's Cabinet

The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. One of the principal purposes of the Cabinet (drawn from Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution) is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices.

The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html


Scroll down the page and you''ll even see a picture of one of the Cabinet Rank Members: The Vice President, Richard B. Cheney

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. He should be stuffed into a cabinet. Snugly. with no hope of escaping. nt

[rodeodance]

2. original story here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1152430#1152430

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Cheney_tells_agency_that_Vice_Presidents_0621.html


UPDATE

Vice President Exempts His Office from the Requirements for Protecting Classified Information

Washington, D.C. -- The Oversight Committee has learned that over the objections of the National Archives, Vice President Cheney exempted his office from the presidential order that establishes government-wide procedures for safeguarding classified national security information. The Vice President asserts that his office is not an "entity within the executive branch."

more at:
http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1371

[rodeodance]

3. the Justice Department has not followed up on the Archives's request.

Waxman noted that Cheney's office had declared itself not affected by an executive order amended by President George W. Bush in 2003 regarding classification and declassification of government materials.

"Your position was that your office 'does not believe it is included in the definition of 'agency' as set forth in the Order' and 'does not consider itself an 'entity within the executive branch' that comes into the possession of classified information,'" a National Archives official claims Cheney chief of staff David Addington wrote to him.

The Vice President's office's refusal to comply with the executive order and the National Archives's request prompted the National Archives to file a complaint with the Attorney General's office. But the Justice Department has not followed up on the Archives's request.

In response, Waxman issued a set of questions to which he requested answers by July 12.

The full set of documents from Waxman's office can be found at the Oversight Committee's website.

[BattyDem]

4. Oh ... thanks for posting that

Silly me ... I just figured everyone knew by now. :blush:

[slick8790]

5. And thrown in the potomac, perhaps? eom