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Arguing that the Vice President is a part of both the Executive and Legislative branches, and that the Vice President’s branch status depends upon the context in which he or she acts.
Responding to Akhil Amar’s hypothetical in America’s Unwritten Constitution regarding whether a VP could preside over the Senate at his or her own impeachment trial.
Akhil Reed Amar, America’s Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By Ch. 1 (2012).
Arguing that the Vice President may not preside over his or her own impeachment trial.
Arguing that the Founders wanted the Vice President to play this role, rather than a member of the Senate, because it would neither augment or diminish any state’s representation in the Senate.
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