Rahm Emanuel, responding to Cheney’s assertion that he is not part of the executive branch, will introduce an amendment to the funding bill for the executive branch, the Raw Story has learned. The amendment will remove all funding for the Vice President’s office.

“However, if he demands executive branch funding he cannot ignore executive branch rules. At the very least, the Vice President should be consistent. This amendment will ensure that the Vice President’s funding is consistent with his legal arguments.”

At a press briefing yesterday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino said that Cheney’s assertion that he operates outside of the executive branch of government was “an interesting constitutional question that people can debate” and a “non-issue.”

On Thursday, Emanuel suggested that if Cheney feels his office is not part of the executive branch “he should return the salary the American taxpayers have been paying him since January 2001, and move out of the home for which they are footing the bill.”

What’s even funnier about the whole debacle is that the White House considers a constitutional question a non-issue — what a surprise. Oh, and from the Raw Story article, Rahm on the floor of the House shared the new interpretation of the branches of government.