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In June 2007, Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] claimed that he is neither a member of the executive branch of the U.S. government<ref>Julia Malone, [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2007/06/22/cheney_asserts_hes_part_of_the_legislative_branch/ "Cheney asserts he's part of the legislative branch. Will not follow executive order,"] Cox Newspapers (''Boston Globe''), June 21, 2007.</ref>, nor required to comply with [[executive order]]s issued by President George W. Bush. In turn, President Bush&mdash;consistent with his claim that presidential power "must be unilateral, and unchecked"<ref>Jennifer Van Bergen, [http://www.rawstory.com/news/2005/CanExecutive_Branch_Decide_0923.html "Scholar says Bush has used obscure doctrine to extend power 95 times,"] ''The Raw Story'', September 23, 2005.</ref>&mdash;also claims that he is not required to comply, as neither the president nor the vice president are "agencies" of the executive branch.<ref>Josh Meyer, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-na-cheney23jun23,1,7680698.story?coll=la-news-politics-national&track=crosspromo "Bush claims oversight exemption too. The White House says the president's own order on classified data does not apply to his office or the vice president's,"] ''Los Angeles Times'', June 23, 2007.</ref>