PART 5 - The Constitution of the Nation

Dear readers, Below is the beginning of the executive part of a draft constitution. More will follow tomorrow. But, you will see that the legislative, already posted, is the longest part. The executive and judicial parts are much shorter. Casey-pops

PART 5 - The Constitution of the Nation

Article II - The Executive Branch

Section 1 - The President
Clause 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the Nation. He shall hold his office during the term of 4 years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same term, be elected by popular vote of all citizens eligible to vote in any District. The President and Vice President candidates must stand for election as a team but may be elected from different Districts, political parties or political groups.
Clause 2. The Parliament shall determine the date for votation for the office of President and Vice President, and the day shall be the same throughout the Nation.
Clause 3. No person except a natural born citizen, or citizen at the date of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible for the Office of President or Vice President; any person shall be eligible to stand for these offices who is at least 32 years of age and has been a resident of the Nation for at least 10 years when elected.
Clause 4. In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his/her death, resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Parliament may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation or inability, of the Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a new President and Vice President are elected.
Clause 5. The President shall receive for his/her services a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which (s)he shall have been elected, and (s)he shall not receive within that period any other payment from the Nation or any District.
Clause 6. Before entering in office, the President and Vice President shall take the following oath or affirmation:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President (or Vice President) of the Nation, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Nation."