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Fmr. Pres. Duke
AHDuke99
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« on: October 12, 2015, 02:27:50 PM »
The VP should have a job if we form a bicameral government. If we don't go that route, eliminate it. Sure, picking a vp is always fun strategically, but the job is just awful and I hated it despite how much I love Marokai. It just was monotonous and boring.
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Fmr. Pres. Duke
AHDuke99
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« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2015, 03:15:14 PM »
I'm fine keeping the VP, but I think the senate should govern and lead itself. The VP can continue to tie break votes but I never liked the idea of having the VP administer things a la the PPT.

I do think removing it would make elections more boring and take strategy out of it. Who says the VP needs a job anyway? They exist to stand in for the president should he disappear or be away for an extended period of time.
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Fmr. Pres. Duke
AHDuke99
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2015, 11:19:11 AM »
Giving the VP a vote in the senate aside from breaking ties blurs the lines too much between branches of government for my liking.
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Fmr. Pres. Duke
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2015, 12:20:36 PM »
The VP only exists to take the place of the president should he be incapacitated and to break ties in the senate. That's it. But they are part of the executive branch. We had this debate a year ago during DemPGH's presidency. The VP is not a legislator nor is it a member of the legislative branch. There's no debate about it.
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Fmr. Pres. Duke
AHDuke99
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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2015, 12:22:52 PM »
Also aye on the amendment, we can edit it as we go. This isn't a final vote on the government structure details.
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Fmr. Pres. Duke
AHDuke99
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« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2015, 01:06:45 AM »
Aye
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Fmr. Pres. Duke
AHDuke99
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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2016, 09:56:56 AM »
Have we settled the issue of the VP yet? Not that I'm complaining about having nothing to do, but we need closure here
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