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bbmykel

(282 posts) Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:03 PM Apr 2016

Vice Presidential duties

Isn't the Vice President is the President Pro-Temp in the Senate? What does that entail? Could the VP show up every day and run the Senate or is it limited to special occasions?

I am just wondering if there is any unexploited political plays with this.

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Vice Presidential duties (Original Post) bbmykel Apr 2016 OP

The VP breaks ties. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2016 #1

No. elleng Apr 2016 #2

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

1. The VP breaks ties.

Reply to bbmykel (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:05 PM

Apr 2016

He does not run fhe Senate.

elleng

(131,145 posts)

2. No.

Reply to bbmykel (Original post)

Fri Apr 8, 2016, 05:10 PM

Apr 2016

According to the United States Constitution, the Vice President of the United States is the President of the Senate, despite not being a senator, and the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in his absence. Since 1890, the most senior senator in the majority party has generally been chosen to be president pro tempore; this tradition has been observed without interruption since 1949.[2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_pro_tempore_of_the_United_States_Senate

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