ubiq – he clearly has no answer. This idea of the VP picking the President unilaterally runs counter to the idea of a democracy (and one that was formed in the shadow of a monarchy which it did not want to be). There are some ideas so basic and enshrined in the constitution that the idea you need it written out is ridiculous. The notion of government and a constitution has philosophical principles underlying it, because without that, all you really have is a piece of paper. Unless enough people are willing to demand that the nature of government and the underlying laws are respected, the paper itself is of little consequence. This parsing of words in the constitution to find meanings that clearly run counter to its objective is simply reflective of a desire to toss aside the fundamentals of American Democracy. It comes from a hatred of what America is.
