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[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Gattigap
I think so. The ingenious part of Cheney's argument is that his office "is a unique office that is neither a part of the executive branch nor a part of the legislative branch, but is attached by the Constitution to the latter. The vice presidency performs functions in both the legislative branch … and in the executive branch."

It's like it's a interplanetary office hovering just outside the ionosphere of Constitutional reach. Quite inventive, really.

I suppose Article II section 1 is rather vague: "The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected, "