Re: [BNW] Re: Test

[Nicholas Bouquet <nbouqu1@prodigy.net>]

no, you're wrong.... the Vice Presidency was just left vacant until the next
election. As for the Constitution being followed to the letter, certain customs
were developed over the years to prevent the election of a president and
vice president who had just been at each other's throats.... trust me on
all of this.... this is what I studied in college and do for a living (if
it can be called that)

Nick


David Fryer wrote:
> 20020803142038.7627.qmail@web20414.mail.yahoo.com">
> Actually it does. Before the ratification of the 25th
> Amendment the Vice Presidency was filled by the Senate
> through a vote, much like if there had been a tie in
> the presidental election. The 25th amendment mearly
> formalized a process which had become commonplace. In
> fact the constitution still doesn't provide for a
> presidental canidate selecting a running mate. If the
> constitution was followed to the letter, Al Gore would
> be the vice president today.
>
> --- Nicholas Bouquet <nbouqu1@prodigy.net> wrote:
> > correct to an extent, but the constitution before
> > the XXV Amendment 
> > which was not radified until 1967, did not establish
> > procedures for a 
> > vacancy in the Vice Presidentcy. So, I doubt in the
> > BNW timeline it ever 
> > got ratified.....
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> > David Fryer wrote:
> >
> > > Actually it is in Article II Section I of the
> > >       
> > United
> > > States Constitution. There it specificly states
> > >         
> > that
> > > if the president dies then power devolves to the
> > > Vice-President. So constitutionally you need a vice
> > > president to recieve the powers if the president is
> > >           
> > no
> > > longer able to exercise them. 
> > >
> > > --- Nicholas Bouquet <nbouqu1@prodigy.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > not necessarily, the replacement of VP amendment
> > > >               
> > >               
> > was
> > > > added to the 
> > > > constitution after 1963 (think it might have been
> > > > after Nixon). and you 
> > > > clearly missed what I was hinting at.....
> > > >
> > > > Nick
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > David Fryer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Well in order to mantaine even a facade of
> > > > > Constitutional rule he has to. I think a lot more
> > > > > people would be siding with the Defiance if he
> > > > >                     
> > > >                     
> > >                     
> > was
> > > > > deliberatly flaunting the Constitution in such an
> > > > > obvious way.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Nicholas Bouquet <nbouqu1@prodigy.net> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Who says anything about "Jack" having a VP? if
> > > > > >                             
> > > > >                             
> > > >                             
> > >                             
> > you
> > > > > > know what I mean.....
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Nick
> > > > > >
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> > > > >
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> > > > road."
> > > >
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> > > > >
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