Reply #25: Cheney [View All]

believed that all the power for foreign affairs should be found in the executive office, which is under the authority of the chief executive. It is also extremely important to study the Rumsfeld and Cheney efforts to organize the "shadow government" which would be used in case the US was involved in a nuclear war with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This planning took place during the Reagan-Bush1 years. The plans were shelved during the Clinton era, but put back in play shortly after Bush2 took office. The plans, which were instituted on 9-11-01, involve an executive "committee" that includes members of the administration not subject to congressional oversight, and business leaders. It does not include the legislative or judicial branch of the federal government.