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FORMALIZING through a constitutional amendment the statutory role of the vice president in our constitutional system is one reform that could help to defuse tensions and stabilize the current political situation wherein our two highest public officials are in open antagonism against each other.
'In still another US book on the constitution system, The Challenge of Democracy , the three authors write that the vice president's primary function is to serve as standby equipment. Only a heartbeat from the presidency, the vice president must be ready to take over if anything happens to the president during his term in office. For example, Vice President Al Gore became the key to shaping the Clinton administration's environmental policy.
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