The “Break it Down” Blog

Just a quick reminder that FRONTLINE’s program “Cheney’s Law” aired last night, and you can watch the whole thing online. It’s a 7-part program discussing how Cheney, with the sole legal advice of David Addington, has created their own interpretation of the law and what they can do under it.

You can check out the entire synopsis if you are interested, here is the quick-blurb:

For three decades Vice President Dick Cheney conducted a secretive, behind-closed-doors campaign to give the president virtually unlimited wartime power. Finally, in the aftermath of 9/11, the Justice Department and the White House made a number of controversial legal decisions. Orchestrated by Cheney and his lawyer David Addington, the department interpreted executive power in an expansive and extraordinary way, granting President George W. Bush the power to detain, interrogate, torture, wiretap and spy — without congressional approval or judicial review.