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steveo — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:55:56 -0000

unbelievable . . . there's absolutely nothing there . . .

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kevin — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:20:40 -0000

Holy Talking-Points batman! Is this an interview or stump!

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Will Keene — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:48 -0000

The Constitution does not state that the VP has no role or authority as President of the Senate other than breaking a tie. It states that the only VOTE a VP has is to break a tie, but otherwise is President of the Senate with the details of the role being unspecified. The early VPs (Adams, Jefferson, Burr) presided over the Senate on a regular basis and made decisions about procedure. The President pro tempore does that now only because the VPs cant be bothered, not because the Constitution wouldnt allow a VP to do so.

I am hugely anti-Palin but my fellows on the left bungled this criticism.

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Carolyn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:33:13 -0000

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US Constitution | Article 1 | Section 3:The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.

The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States.

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Al — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:00:40 -0000

check it out

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SRM — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:07:32 -0000

Damn 3rd grade gotca questions.

Jarhead -- read the Constitution.

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Joe — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:54:55 -0000

The only power a VP has is to break a tie vote. She is not the majority leader of the senate. If you read the constitution it states they are the president but serves no role other than to break a tie vote. She has "No Power" over the Senate. Lets clarify that.. She was not talking to a third grader. She was answering a 3rd graders question on television speaking to the public.

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jarhed — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:01:45 -0000

Hilarious. Not her comment but yours. *She was talking to a third grader.* And her original comment about the constitutional role of the VP in the senate is spot on: the VP is the "president" of the Senate. He or she has as much power as he or she can negotiate with the SML and the rules commission. In fact, the VP could have quite a bit of power just by showing up every day. Once again, her answers were perfect, and you guys don't know what you are talking about.

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Kristin Scott — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:23:49 -0000

A fifth-grader can tell in which branch the office of the Vice President lies -- in the Executive Branch.
It is very clear in the Constitution. Cheney is muddying the waters for his own gain. When he served under the first Bush, he made it clear to Dan Quayle what he thought of the vice presidency. But, nooooo, when he gets the office himself, all of a sudden the Constitution can be seen very differently(!)

Read a text version here:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc....