- Former Secretary of State Powell speaking about VP Cheney's chief of staff David S. Addington. Addington is the one who provided legal justifications advocating torture and the unilateral and unchecked power of the President. He is the most powerful man you never heard of.
According to the Boston Globe, Addington has been the “leading architect” of these signing statements, which have been added to more than seven hundred and fifty laws. He reportedly scrutinizes every bill before President Bush signs it, searching for any language that might impinge on Presidential power.
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