Do you not remember when President Trump delegated his declassification authority to William Barr to declassify and release whatever classified documents were necessary to clarify the Trump/Russia Hoax issue?
"The Intelligence Branch gets to decide unilaterally what information will be released and what information will be kept secret.
There are three branches of Government, and "The Intelligence Branch," AIN'T ONE OF THEM!
The President IS ONE OF THEM, and as Chief Executive and Commander in chief, THEY WORK FOR HIM.
There is a VERY SPECIFIC PROCEDURE FOR DECLAS. PERIOD.
Yes, there are procedures, and the President, as a matter of custom and courtesy, typically defers HIS AUTHORITY to intelligence agencies, the same way he defers his authority to all department heads of other Government Agencies.
That is the same as his delegation of his authority to BARR for that specific purpose.
But the Constitution says that authority IS HIS ALONE.
The only way to divest that authority from the President would be to change the Constitution. No law or regulation can affect that authority in any way.
You got that wrong.
And if the article you cite agrees with your mistake,
Do you not remember when President Trump delegated his declassification authority to William Barr to declassify and release whatever classified documents were necessary to clarify the Trump/Russia Hoax issue?
There are three branches of Government, and "The Intelligence Branch," AIN'T ONE OF THEM!
The President IS ONE OF THEM, and as Chief Executive and Commander in chief, THEY WORK FOR HIM.
Yes, there are procedures, and the President, as a matter of custom and courtesy, typically defers HIS AUTHORITY to intelligence agencies, the same way he defers his authority to all department heads of other Government Agencies.
That is the same as his delegation of his authority to BARR for that specific purpose.
But the Constitution says that authority IS HIS ALONE.
The only way to divest that authority from the President would be to change the Constitution. No law or regulation can affect that authority in any way.
You got that wrong.
And if the article you cite agrees with your mistake,
THEY GOT IT WRONG too.