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Originally Posted by Andrewl
I'll offer an example of a worst case scenario of what she could do as both VP or POTUS. She could go after Iran by lying to the american people about the danger iran actually poses in order to pursue her faith based agenda of america's role in the end times. There is already a very recent precedence of a president and VP engaging in this sort of behavior, so its not absurd to consider it. Im not claiming GWB and Cheney are end-timers, but they lied to go to war for a neoconservative agenda. She could likewise lie for war to achieve her own twisted agenda.
McCain is a hawk on Iran (of a secular nature), and Palin could be used to garner support in the religious right for any adventures he might have planned in that region.
Another example: She could use her position to avoid tackling the enormous environmental problems the world faces because her theology of dominion necessarily places human wants and desires above that of the environment and other animals. Dominionism offers an extreme anthropocentric view of our place in the cosmos.
There are plenty more examples in the realm of abortion rights, stem cell research, creationism. She might not be able to ever pass laws on these issues, but she could waste at least 4 years giving respect to them as important issues.
There are plenty of books and internet sources on this topic. I don't really need to hold you hand if you want to learn about it. I'm sure you can read about it and figure it out for yourself. Your apparent ignorance on the subject seems more feigned than genuine anyway.
Andrew
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Yea! We have a winner! Someone who can actually answer.
Okay. Yes, you're right. They could lie for war. However, every news outlet and a majority of the nation would have to be complicit in that scenario for it to come into fruition. Further, the Senate would have to vote on that war. Due to the recent example that many bemoan, the bar on this is going to be very, very high. With the 24 hour news cycle and internet forums such as this, a scenario in which they are allowed to lie without being found out and then succeed purely on their own religious belief is highly unlikely. So I don't think that's valid.
For her to impede doing something about environmental issues, she would have to veto what comes out of the Senate. That is her only possible power in this scenario. If you believe that she will veto bills that are aimed at solving this climate crisis, then that's a good reason not to vote for her. I find that, however, highly unlikely, and if she consistently did that, I'm sure impeachment outrage from the nation would either pressure her to resign or quit vetoing. And she knows that, so it would be lunacy for her to enact those vetos.
As far as your other points, she can't pass any laws. There are a lot of books on that, I won't hold your hand on the role of the President or Vice President and what the Senate does.
Is my point starting to sink in?