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Originally Posted by Pazuzu View Post
Imagine how different the political arena would be if we repealed that amendment. Imaging how much...more free we would all be.

I would LOVE to repeal it. Get back to votes counting, get back to powerful vice presidents, and get back to the two highest elected positions in the land arguing against each other before they can even give a bill to the legislative branch.
How can the Vice President stop a bill from passing in Congress? What are his primary and secondary roles?

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
That's an interesting question. It seems having a president and vice president from different parties would make life a little scary for the president. The constitutional system was a strange concept. The 12th only partially fixed the problem. We need to get rid of the electoral college and have direct elections.
It actually is turning how I thought it would.
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