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minus-squareFluffyPotato@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up28·15 hours agoIsn’t a vice president in the US just a backup incase the president croaks? Do vice presidents have any real power?
minus-squareGladiusB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agoTraditionally they are pure PR and help the president look good. They have very little weight in terms of getting stuff done.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·14 hours agoIf a bill hits a 50/50 tie in the Senate, the VP casts the deciding vote.
Isn’t a vice president in the US just a backup incase the president croaks? Do vice presidents have any real power?
Traditionally they are pure PR and help the president look good. They have very little weight in terms of getting stuff done.
If a bill hits a 50/50 tie in the Senate, the VP casts the deciding vote.