Yesterday, Joe Biden said that he’s 2nd in line of succession for president. Here are some other facts about the vice presidency according to Biden:
FACTS ABOUT THE VICE PRESIDENCY, ACCORDING TO JOE BIDEN
* He’s allowed to vote in the Senate as much as he wants as long as it doesn’t affect the outcome.
* Miami Vice was based on the later years activities of Spiro Agnew.
* According to the Constitution, he gets all the Cheetos he can eat as long as he doesn’t talk during important meetings.
* The first vice president was Benjamin Franklin. The second was Thomas Edison.
* Originally, the vice president lived in a tree house on the White House lawn, but it became infested with owls.
* When he is sleeping, vice presidential duties are taken over by his cat Noodles.
* His only power in the House of Representatives is to be able to demand that Dennis Kucinich do a silly little monkey dance for his amusement, though actually anyone can do that.
* If it’s ever needed, precedent says it’s his job to shoot Timothy Geithner.
* In times of crisis, his job is to stare out the White House window and count how many people walk in front of the building, as he’s been told that’s important data in catching spies.
* The vice president is forbidden to ever dress up as a pirate.
* He has the power to demand a specific toy from McDonald’s when ordering a Happy Meal.
* He has the only phone that can directly call the Justice League, but they’ve been busy every time he called.
* He has to send Dick Cheney $1000 any time he asked, due to a Vice Tax.
* His most important job as outlined by the Constitution is to fetch the movie everybody wants from the nearest RedBox, and he can be executed if he gets the wrong one.
* If the president is ever incapacitated, it’s his sworn duty to walk Bo.