[Vision2020] Everyone should understand that.

[Sue Hovey]

When, in the debate, Joe Biden referred to Article 1 I thought he made the 
reference clear when he continued with the statement that the only 
legislative power the Vice President has is to vote in case of a tie.  And 
that is specifically in Article 1. Everything else regarding the Vice 
President and his/her duties comes under Article 2, the enumerated powers of 
the Executive Branch.  So I certainly don't see Biden's remark as a 
misstatement.

Sue Hovey
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
To: "No Weatherman" <no.weatherman at gmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Everyone should understand that.


> Incidentally, Chris, Article 1 of the Constitution does define the
> role of the Vice President as it relates to the legislative branch.
> This wouldn't be salient to the conversation except that it's this
> very argument that Cheney used to claim that the VP isn't subject to
> restrictions on the executive branch.
>
> -- ACS
>
> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 10:01 AM, No Weatherman <no.weatherman at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> During the VP debate, Ifill asked Senator Joseph Biden, "Vice
>> President Cheney's interpretation of the vice presidency?"
>>
>> Biden answered, "Vice President Cheney has been the most dangerous
>> vice president we've had probably in American history. The idea he
>> doesn't realize that Article I of the Constitution defines the role of
>> the vice president of the United States, that's the Executive Branch.
>> He works in the Executive Branch. He should understand that. Everyone
>> should understand that. . . ."
>>
>> Article 1 of the Constitution does not, in fact, define the role of
>> the executive branch. It defines the role of the legislative branch,
>> otherwise known as the branch in which Joe Biden has served for the
>> last 36 years:
>>
>> http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec1.html
>>
>> http://www.johnmccain.com/McCainReport/Read.aspx?guid=8714477a-40fd-4b45-85fa-adaa2ee94fd2
>>
>> If Sarah Palin had gaffed as bad as smokin' Joe on such an important
>> issue, what would the Obama supporters on the list have said?
>>
>> Everyone should understand that.
>>
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