SENATE RESOLUTION: The Vice President Election Amendment (Failed)

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One could argue that this closes the only path to a presidency for a minor party (something that’s actually not been done in game I don’t think actually):

Major Party/Minor Party elected
Major Party/Minor Party re-elected
Major Party retires
Minor Party feeds off the machine and avoids a 3 way race

With lower long term unity between major and minor party, the final step is likely harder to pull off.

Of course the odds of an IRL 80-92 regardless of party affiliation is low due to the overall turnover of the game so I’m not sure how much this is worth anyway. Or how indistinguishable said minor party would be to the major party by that last step.

I’m just throwing this out there. I’m unsure how much merit the above is worth.

A bigger problem is what would happen if two people who did not like each other got elected President and VP. That’d at least result in the VP having varying roles in the administration pending what they got along with the President.

Also while the VP plays a role in administering Congress, it is not the only administrator. Why not have separate elections for that as well then? Would having an elected congressional administrator by the people and an elected congressional administrator by the body be a needed check and balance system?

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I don't really have strong feelings toward this one way or the other. I don't really think there's a magic bullet that will solve all our problems with gameplay regarding the operations of the presidency and vice president and their relationship with Congress.

This seems closest to my view at this point but could see what Jimmy is suggesting as a good middle ground.