3 Presidents Reside over Executive Branch: The United States has outgrown the original constitutional construction of a singular president in charge of the executive branch; it's time to implement a three president system in which there is a more equal and responsive representation (ie. republican, democrat, independent) of "We the People". The issues facing this country and the world are much more complex than at any other time in history, more globally impacted and related, and citizen's opinions are more polarized than in recent history, therefore a concensus of executive powers is appropriate and provides a more democratic system for the citizens of this great country.
Implementing a 3 President System: 1. Each party would have their primary selection, and a primary for the independent party would need to be created. 2. GOP would select 2 candidates in their primary. 3. DNC would select 2 candidates in their primary. 4. IND would select 2 candidates in their primary. 5. Each legal voter would now vote for 1 candidate from each party in the general election. 6. Those candidates from each party winning the general election would now become the 3 Presidents governing the executive branch of the U.S. government. 7. A 2/3 majority vote of the presidents would be required for any/all executive decisions. 8. Each president would have their own advisories, but again their recommendations would require a 2/3 majority vote before any of their recomendations were enacted or related in representing the United States on foreign or domestic policies. 9. All other executive statutes would remain intact i.e. term limits etc., except where executive decisions are involved. 10. In the event of a death of one of the presidents, an emergency selection of 2 candidates from the party losing respresentation would be formed and a general election would be held to select the new president. 11. That newly elected president would serve the remaining time in office of the former president's elected term. In the event that I left out any furhter explanation, please feel free to advise.
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Ian Brennan on January 19, 2008, 3:24 PM
I don’t think having an independent president would make any sense at all. Having a bipartisan form of leadership would be a great idea but the thing is there would be no need for even two presidents. Maybe we should have the canidate who does not win the presidency but is the nomination for the opposite party become the vice president, that is a very effective way of having a bipartisan executive branch. And as for having a consensus on the executive powers, “we the people” do create a consensus, its called voting
Matt Moseman on January 19, 2008, 9:29 PM
You are just beating around the bush. All executive authority is inherently inefficient and corrupt. Historically triumvirates are lead by a dominant personality, and modern day implementation would only result in a further stagnated political structure.
Gnos Grajab on January 20, 2008, 12:43 AM
Interesting idea, and I%u2019m all for shaking up the current system, but I think this would end up being a temporary fix at best. In my opinion, the flaws in our system result from a degradation of the initial division of power set up by the founders. Adding a new division of power would not solve this since it would also, over time, become degraded. In short, the division of power among the three branches of government is meaningless if there are only two parties, and the two parties offer no real choices if they are both financed by the same wealthy interests. The addition of more presidents, in my opinion, will do little to change this dynamic.
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