Richard Cheney believes that it is the Presidents prerogative to decide how war is conducted without any restraints from National Laws or Treaties such as the Geneva convention. Human Rights groups took Cheney to task when he said in an interview that "a dunk in the water" for terrorism suspects during questioning in order to save American lives was a "no-brainer". President Bush and Cheney defended themselves saying that the US doesn't commit torture and that he wasn't advocating torture.
George W. Bush and Richard Cheney subscribe to the Unitary Executive Theory. They have been able to expand the Executive Branch's power, virtually ending the Posse Comitatus Act, so the President can control and use the United States Military against Americans in the United States as he or she sees fit. Governors are fighting back hard to regain the exclusive power of controlling the National Guard in their home states.
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