Vice Presidential Election Amendment (Debating)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I support this as well. I think we still need to add some responsibilities to the VP though, to make it more enticing a prospect.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Double serving the AG as something else will invariable risk a conflict of interest at some point regardless of what post it is. I think we should look at it in terms of systemic risk, what could a VP do as VP that also being AG could allow for him to get away with that he would otherwise be charged for?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Double serving the AG as something else will invariable risk a conflict of interest at some point regardless of what post it is. I think we should look at it in terms of systemic risk, what could a VP do as VP that also being AG could allow for him to get away with that he would otherwise be charged for?

Good point. But that would leave only SoEA and SoIA as prospective jobs.

Well my actual point was is VP any more risky then say SoEA or SoIA and does the systemic risk demand that we decline to take such a step?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Its seems we got VP debate occuring in the cabinet reorganization thread and cabinet talk going on in the VP thread.

Anyway, another issue was raised in the Cabinet reorganization thread and that concerned the independence of the VP with regards to the Presidency. This also dovetails with the concerns that Cassius has brought up. Assuming it is seperately elected, to what extent would the President exercise authority over the office?

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

This fits the Duke plan like a fing Glove just saying. VP acts as liason between the Senate PPT, House speaker and President. He could preside over any joint sessions, handle the elections of officers of both chambers, confirmation hearings in the Senate and even control emergency slots in both chambers. The opportunities are endless.