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Subject: Re: Female Veep
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Date: Fri, 20-Jul-84 11:22:50 EDT
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, (sop to the blank line eaters--consider it a religious sacrifice)

I agree with Lisa on *WHY* running mates are chosen, but I disagree on
why they *SHOULD* be chosen.  They should be chosen as a person capable
of taking over if the president is incapable of continuing in office,
and as a person capable of acting as president of the Senate.  Barring
the legal restrictions on the age of a candidate, would you have cheered
a nomination of Shirly Temple when she was 12??  It certainly would have
generated votes.

>From the Soapbox of
Tom Condon     {...!uw-beaver!teltone!teldata!tac}

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