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The Vice Presidency Must Go

Founding fathers created institution in very different context

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 2, 2008 4:57 PM CDT

(Newser) – Few countries have vice presidents, and the US shouldn’t either, Bruce Ackerman writes in the LA Times. The founding fathers established the office as a consolation prize, the Yale law and political science professor explains, and it's morphed into a ticket-balancing slot. "This... Read full story »

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