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The Vice-President simply has no power to order anything more complex than pizza. Having the tie-breaking vote in the Senate is a very tangible power of the VP
by epoxyhockey 14y ago
The Vice-President simply has no power to order anything more complex than pizza.
Having the tie-breaking vote in the Senate is a very tangible power of the VPOTUS, especially when it is needed.
I do agree that MU may be able to prove that it didn't break any laws, due to their minimal DMCA compliance. And, it is for that reason that higher powers in the US may have had to resort to illegal tactics to shut the website down. I also agree that Biden, if he was involved, would not actually take the responsibility for any actions. However, politicians are playing a game of public perception, and none of them want their names brought up when foul play is being exposed.
- tedunangst 14y agoEver since we decided that all senate votes are going to be 60-40, the vp's vote has become a lot less important.
- sxp 14y agoTie-breaking votes haven't been used since the Carter administration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tie-breaking_votes_cast_by_Vice_Presidents_of_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tie-breaking_votes_cast...