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The Vice-Presidency is indisputably part of the Executive Branch; the VP's Presidency of the Senate is his or her presiding over the Senate in case of a tie. Cheney knows that, but hey -- if I were Dick Cheney, I would claim whatever protection, ludicrous or not, I could to keep from being exposed in a way that would prove that Joe Biden is exactly right -- Cheney has been the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history. <br><br>Biden got the number of the article wrong. He didn't get the point wrong. In fact, unlike Palin, he actually answered a question posted to him, something I rather like in a Vice President. You can consider his reference to the wrong article a huge gaff while missing the larger point, but you'd look really silly in doing so. <br><br>Silly, and even more cowardly for the pettiness of it all. <br><br>Keely<br>http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/<br><br><br>> Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 07:01:13 -1000<br>> From: no.weatherman@gmail.com<br>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] Everyone should understand that.<br>> <br>> During the VP debate, Ifill asked Senator Joseph Biden, "Vice<br>> President Cheney's interpretation of the vice presidency?"<br>> <br>> Biden answered, "Vice President Cheney has been the most dangerous<br>> vice president we've had probably in American history. The idea he<br>> doesn't realize that Article I of the Constitution defines the role of<br>> the vice president of the United States, that's the Executive Branch.<br>> He works in the Executive Branch. He should understand that. Everyone<br>> should understand that. . . ."<br>> <br>> Article 1 of the Constitution does not, in fact, define the role of<br>> the executive branch. It defines the role of the legislative branch,<br>> otherwise known as the branch in which Joe Biden has served for the<br>> last 36 years:<br>> <br>> http://www.usconstitution.net/xconst_A1Sec1.html<br>> <br>> http://www.johnmccain.com/McCainReport/Read.aspx?guid=8714477a-40fd-4b45-85fa-adaa2ee94fd2<br>> <br>> If Sarah Palin had gaffed as bad as smokin' Joe on such an important<br>> issue, what would the Obama supporters on the list have said?<br>> <br>> Everyone should understand that.<br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/' target='_new'>See Now</a></body>
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