Besides :LIB: firsts for the record book, what does she do? Vice presidents aren't automatically useless; Dick Cheney ran the empire for a while for example.

  • Vampire [any]
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    3 years ago

    The US vice president breaks ties when the Senate is split 50-50

      • Ziege_Bock [any]
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        3 years ago

        No. Furthermore, the Senate has decided that it requires a supermajority to actually pass most legislation with the exception being reconciliation bills, so in most situations where a tie occurs in the senate the VP's deciding vote is meaningless, if I'm not mistaken.

        • jkfjfhkdfgdfb [she/her]
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          3 years ago

          YOU'VE GOT BIDEN LITERALLY JUST THREATEN THEM WITH ALL THE POWER THAT IMPLIES

          YOU CAN GET THE TWO DEMS WHO WON'T COOPERATE TO DO SO

          AND THEN USE THE TIEBREAKER ONCE THEY MAKE IT FIFTY

          BUT OF COURSE THEM PROVIDING AN EXCUSE NOT TO DO THINGS IS THE FUCKING POINT

      • Vampire [any]
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        3 years ago

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tie-breaking_votes_cast_by_the_vice_president_of_the_United_States

        • UlyssesT [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I knew this already. But in practice these are more like guidelines, especially when one compares and contrasts Dick Cheney with Mike Pence, or even :top-cop: