President Bush, Vice President Kerry
In the original elections of the American President, it was customary that the runner up became Vice President of the United States. Should the United States return to this method?
Far more likely, is Bush/Edwards.
No, I would not like to see the old style return.
Pepe Dominguez
12-10-2004, 00:50
In the original elections of the American President, it was customary that the runner up became Vice President of the United States. Should the United States return to this method?
They didn't really get along back then, and wouldn't now. Plus, that would mean, under current rules, that assassinating a Democrat president would put a Republican in office, and the opposite way..
Roachsylvania
12-10-2004, 00:51
In the original elections of the American President, it was customary that the runner up became Vice President of the United States. Should the United States return to this method?
Probably wouldn't hurt, especially if the veep always had as much power as Cheney (unlikely, since they President would never agree with them). It would sort of balance things out, I suppose. Although I can see how it would prevent any decisions from being made, because they would never agree on anything. But hey, maybe that wouldn't be a bad thing. If the politicians are kept preoccupied arguing amongst themselves, perhaps they'll have a harder time of infringing on the rights of the citizens. Who knows?
Purly Euclid
12-10-2004, 00:59
No, as the two could never work together. Asside being the President of the Senate, the VP does a host of administrative chores, and if we have powerful VPs in the future, such as Dick Cheney, then I think the American people deserve to know that such seismic rifts won't develope. If Adams were the president today, and Jefferson the VP, this nation would be so bureaocratic, even Hitler and Stalin would be intimidated by it.
When you say they wouldn't be able to work together - work on what together? The Vice President doesn't do anything.
When you say they wouldn't be able to work together - work on what together? The Vice President doesn't do anything.
He breaks Senate ties. This year, it's looking like that is gonna be a very powerful job.
Asssassins
12-10-2004, 04:01
They didn't really get along back then, and wouldn't now. Plus, that would mean, under current rules, that assassinating a Democrat president would put a Republican in office, and the opposite way..
Hmm, that could make things very interesting! :sniper:
He breaks Senate ties. This year, it's looking like that is gonna be a very powerful job.
Your thinking of Al Gore. He was head of the Senate, which isn't a Vice Presidential job.
Mac Cumhail
13-10-2004, 18:07
No, he's not thinking of Gore.
The primary job (indeed, only official job) of the Vice President is that he is the President pro tempore of the senate, who presides over it in name, and casts his vote to break ties if indeed they come up.
Read the Constitution before you make an argument about the process of our government.
Arammanar
13-10-2004, 18:10
Your thinking of Al Gore. He was head of the Senate, which isn't a Vice Presidential job.
He was a Vice-President too, probably at the same time...