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I’ve often assumed Harris didn’t want to insult her boss by going against him, because I got the impression she was planning to give Netanyahu what for once she took over - especially with him escalating things further and further. Did anyone else get that vibe, or was it just wishful thinking on my part?

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    22 days ago

    Your boss can still fire you or make your life miserable if you openly trash the job (s)he’s doing.

    Yeah, but her boss is Biden…

    The worst that would happen is some journalist reports he mumbled something under his breathe.

    If he wouldn’t do more about Bibi and Republicans, why would he do more if he didn’t like what Kamala said?

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        9·
        22 days ago

        The State Department

        Blinken?!

        Next you’ll say Garland is going to finally do something lol

        I seriously wonder where y’all come up with the notion that the Vice President can simply tell the President of the United States to go fuck himself.

        She can disagree with him on policy.

        It’s not normal but Biden literally did it with Obama about Israel’s abuse of the Palestinian people.

        How would this be any different?

      • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        7·
        22 days ago

        You’re getting downvoted because your understanding of the government is just made up. The vice president is an elected position, not an employee of Biden and not under some legal obligation to not contradict him. Until the Twelfth Amendment the vice president was just the person who got the second-most votes, often an actual opponent of the president.

          • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            6·
            22 days ago

            JFC, don’t posture like this when you’re just guessing about how things work:

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

            The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President…

            It’s two separate votes. Presidents and vice-presidents running as a combined ticket is custom, but the vote in the electoral college is separate votes and doesn’t need to conform to the wishes of the president, and both the president and vice president are elected positions.

            https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/15407/can-the-vice-president-of-the-united-states-be-fired

            And to respond to your edit, you’ll note how that says “outside of those enumerated in the Constitution”. The VP just does senate stuff and succeeds the president if needed, but the president can give them other tasks to perform, just like they can give any random person in their administration. Those are at the discretion of the president, not the vice president’s position.