was concerned, it was all fine. he said essentially that a president can do anything he wants. on national security, no law can constrain a president. that was the one dissent filed to the congressional investigation. that was the minority report, the wyoming congressman. fast forward two decades to a december after in 2005. you were on board air force ii with the vice president of the united states, en route to the middle east, the "new york times" has just broken the news that the government has been secretly wire tapping americans without a warrant and while he is being questioned about that on board air force ii, vice president dick cheney interjects this advice to the reporters questioning him. he says essentially, hey, listen, if you want to know why i think what we're doing is kosher, why i think it isn't illegal for us to do this, even though it sure looks illegal, if you want to know my feelings on what a president can and cannot do, go on and look at the minority report i authored on the iran-contra affair. we are in an era of radically extended presidential power.