SENATE BILL: Active Vice Presidency Amendment (Tabled)

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Why are we so bothered by the Vice Presidency being exactly what the Vice Presidency is intended to be? Why are we trying to force "activity" on it?

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I'm glad my colleagues have come to their senses.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

I happen to think this bill is a mess and would create a mess. I think it's an example of forcing a square peg in a round hole.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Are you going to help find the round peg, then, or are we going to leave an empty hole?

There's nothing wrong with an empty hole sometimes. It let's the system breathe.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

No. I'm pulling out of this. No further comments, Mr. PPT.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Compromise is nice when it is the smartest thing to do. In this case, I can't think of an intelligent compromise. In my opinion, and that's what we are all going off of because there's no proof either way of who's right, changing or combining the duties of the VP into another office or what have you will likely just cause mass confusion. The VP is a do-nothing position. Everyone knows that. But when the President is gone, like when Lief took time off, the VP becomes important. If we start giving the VP other jobs, make it a cabinet position or the like, then if the president does go missing, the VP may have all these other duties on top of being the president.

All sexual jokes aside, it's best we leave this be and let the VP be the VP, which is to do nothing unless he is needed.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

What about when the SoIA or AG, etc. takes time off?

In those cases, they normally step down if they are going to be gone long. It's easier to reappoint someone than it is to have another national election. That said, I can't remember a time where a cabinet member's activity really hurt the game except when we went through a stint of having crappy GMs.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

No, thank you. It's always nice to have backup.

[Fmr. Pres. Duke]

Aye