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Okay, the President's the head of state. How low do we have to go before the elected chief doesn't need an elected deputy whose only duty is to serve if there's an interregnum? A mosquito abatement district? "Maxwell Swartwout, formerly vice president for looking out the window of Never Profit Semiconductor Corporation, has been elected Vice-Chairman of the West Hinky Dink Mosquito Abatement District. If the chair should resign, die, or be removed from office as a result of mental incapacity or impeachment, Swartwout is prepared to be sworn in immediately, thereby preventing the West Nile Virus and Mongolian hordes now massing on the Canadian border from overrunning West Hinky Dink. Meanwhile, he is working 20 hour days familiarizing himself with the chair's duties. Other elements of his job description include representing the chair at funerals and chili bake-offs, and presiding over West Hinky Dink's annual succotash festival."