A Motion
To Amend the Constitution
Sponsored by Isles and co-sponsored by Glaciosia and The Noble Thatcherites
BELIEVING the affairs of the Executive to be of great importance to the Union,
UNDERSTANDING the current constitutional provisions for Ministers and the Vice President to be insufficient,
THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS ARE MADE:
1. 5. In article 3, section 2, clause 4, “the President may appoint a new Vice President” shall be struck out and replaced with “the President shall nominate a potential Vice President to the Senate. After an appropriate debate period, the confirmation motion shall then be subject to a four-fifths majority vote of the Senate. Following confirmation, the potential Vice President shall be sworn in.”
2. Clauses 7 and 9 of Article 3 Section 2 shall be struck out and the other clauses renumbered accordingly.
3. Article 3 Section 2 Clause 6 shall be amended to state “If the office of the President becomes vacant, the Vice President shall succeed the President, and shall be sworn in forthwith.”
4. Three new clauses shall be inserted following Article 3 Section 3 Clause 7 (“The President may nominate potential Ministers to the Senate”), and the other clauses renumbered accordingly:
A. “During announced inactivity of the President, the Vice President shall serve as Acting President, with the powers, restrictions, and responsibilities of the Office of the President. The President may issue directives to their Vice President which shall be binding for their service as Acting President. No Acting President may appoint a Vice President nor may an Acting President vote on motions in the General Assembly.”
B. “The President may, by written directive, delegate portions of their authority to their Vice President.”
C. “The President may, by written directive, delegate portions of their authority to Ministers, who may further delegate portions of their authority to subordinates. A Minister, and the offices which derive their authority from it shall form a Ministry.”
D. “The President may not delegate their authority to sign or veto a bill, submit nominees to the senate, or dismiss their direct subordinates including the Vice President and Ministers.”
E. “The authority, directives, and instructions, of an office are subordinate to those of the office or offices from which their power was derived.”
5. Following renumbering, “written” shall be inserted between “issue” and “directives” within Article 3 Section 2 Clause 12 (“The President may issue directives as to how the law is to be executed”).
