#NeverHawley, I trust the neocons to preserve democracy more than the fascist, lean Rumsfeld, could also go Cheney
Cheney though literally was the guy who most pushed the unitary executive theory , and basically said in an interview with Chris Wallace said this
WALLACE: So what rights do the Congress -- what constitutional rights do the Congress and the courts have to limit the power of the president when it comes to these matters of national security?
CHENEY: Well, the Congress has -- clearly has the ability to write statutes and has certain constitutional authorities granted in the Constitution. But I would argue that they do not have the right by statute to alter a presidential constitutional power. In other words, you can't override his constitutional authorities and responsibilities.
WALLACE: So if they want to say he can't surveille or he can't detain...
CHENEY: Well, they have, for example, said -- passed the War Powers Act. The War Powers Act is still in force out there today. That requires him to grant certain notifications to the Congress and give them the authority to supersede those by vote, if they want to, when it comes to committing troops.
No president has ever signed off on the proposition that the War Powers Act is constitutional. I would argue that it is, in fact, a violation of the Constitution, that it's an infringement on the president's authority as the commander in chief.
It's never been resolved, but I think it's a very good example of a way in which Congress has tried to limit presidents' authority and, frankly, can't.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/12/interview_with_dick_cheney_on.html
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