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Ocelot II

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2. Does the VP have the authority to sign anything?

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2026, 01:59 PM

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Constitutionally, he has no power at all except to break a tie in the Senate and take over for a dead or incapacitated president. Maybe Piggy deputized him?

Of course, Iran will have something to say about whether anything gets signed by anybody.

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