With the contentious 2024 Presidential election rapidly approaching, Congress has made an unexpected repeal of the 12th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Prior to the 12th amendment’s adoption, the vice presidency was given to the runner-up of the presidential election, creating a two-party presidency. The recent repeal (now known as the 28th amendment) re-establishes this convention. Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D) says, “having a two-party presidency would be beneficial to the nation, as it would create a necessity for bipartisan action. With a vice president and president from opposing parties, they would be forced to work together to make any progress. We may even see the blossoming of an enemies-to-lovers arc.” 

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (D), a vocal proponent of the repeal, explained his reasoning: “There are more inter-party situationships than ever before in Congress, if recent events on the Senate floor are indicative of anything. You can’t tell me you’re not even a little bit curious to see what would happen?” It is unclear exactly what Senator Sanders meant by this, as he rubbed his hands together and smiled unsettlingly.

Some politicians have claimed that this new check-and-balance is unnecessary and redundant to the purpose of Congress. 

When asked for comment, House majority leader Steve Scalise (R) told Gaucho Marks, “A bipartisan presidency? What’s next? Holding hands with the Democraps and prancing around joyfully in a field of flowers? Going on cute little coffee shop dates? Making sweet, sweet love in a tropical island hotel room? No thanks, I’ve been through enough marriage counseling to know it’ll all be downhill from there.”

Strangely, although the repeal was ratified by the required two-thirds majority of Congress members, there was no clear stance on the issue by either party. Support and criticism of the repeal has come from both sides. 

Senate president Patty Murray (D) has criticized the repeal on X (formerly Twitter), with a post stating, “This amendment will ultimately do more harm than good. If the President and VP are unable to get along, it will only escalate tensions. Why do you think we had so many political assassinations back then?” In reply, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) stated, “Who doesn’t love a good political assassination! Would be healthy for the nation to have a good old-fashioned assassination every once in a while. This country’s full of sensitive ‘anti-murder’ snowflakes nowadays.” Chuck Schumer added to the thread, “Escalating tensions in more ways than one! ;)”

Current Vice President Kamala Harris has said relatively little about the amendment, only that she’s “looking forward to seeing if Biden or Trump will come out on top.”

Mike Johnson is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security.