Thomas Marshall said, "Once there were two brothers. One ran away to sea; the other was elected vice president of the United States. And nothing was heard of either of them again" I think this quote sums up the vise presidency for the most part. However there are a few exceptions to my opinion. For example, Gerald Ford as president. Some people think that the office should not be chosen by the president. This article talks about the vice president office. In the article the writer talks about a conversation he had with Bob Bauer a believer in changing the way we elect the vice president. He gives his reasons why in the article, Sarah Palin, for example. Bauer has not put tons of thought to how exactly he wants it to change but one idea includes giving the office to the candidate in your party that has the second most delegates. I thought it was interesting.
This is, though interesting, just all talk. I think that it would create contention if the vice was the second most delegate getter even if they come from the same party they might have had a heated primary. Despite this I think there will be some good things to come out of that. For one, the presidential election would hopefully be more focused on the one running for president not the hype they get when selecting a vice. I think that there would be less Cheneys and more competent VPs. In conclusion I think it's cool speculation but there are many more urgent problems that need to be fixed about the US Government first.
I think it'd be cool to have more competent V.Ps, but it could be dangerous. The vice president does not have a term limit, hence someone could be indefinetely elected to the post, reguardless of who in the party was in power for the duration of their terms. It would also scare me to see the two most influential leaders in each party together in the White house. Rivalries are bitter in parties, if the vice president is constantly trying to undercut the president, the president has less credibility, and so will the party.
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