Everything Old is Agnew Again

Part of the Governance Imperative is the acknowledgment of the corrupting influence of power on those who wield it. To be on guard against the mis-use of power is to understand not only the nature of power but the hold that power can have over human nature. An elected official does not reign with impunity for the length of their term.

Have we uncovered enough information in former vice-presidential chief-of-staff Libby's perjury trial to make a case for impeachment of the VP?

Here are questions I would hope are being asked:

- Has the VP used top-secret national security information, the identity/affiliation of Mrs. Plame, for political purposes?
- Did the VP violate the law by allowing or directing a leak of that sensitive infomation?
- Can the VP assert some sort of executive priviledge which authorizes him to declassify sensitive information without going through the normal procedures / channels?
- Can the VP claim to have been acting at the behest or on behalf of the President. This implies the awareness and consent of the activity on the President's part.
- Are the VP's actions covered by the authority vested to the office of Vice-President by the U.S. Constitution?
- Did the VP abuse the power of his office by condoning or otherwise allowing the dissemination of classified information to the press?
- Do any of these factors, by themselves or in combination, rise to the level of "high crimes and misdemeanors"?
- Should articles of impeachment be brought against Vice President Richard Chaney?