PRESIDENTIAL REFORM

 

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A NECESSARY AGE LIMIT

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No person shall serve as President or Vice President after having reached the age of 76 years. No person may be sworn in as President or Vice President if during a four year term they will turn 76 years of age before their last year in Office. And no person, not having attained the age of 40, shall be President or Vice President or be nominated for such office until the age of 40.  

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PRESIDENTIAL PARDON REFORM

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Any pardon or commutation of sentence must be signed by the President on camera and broadcast live. The President must read the name of the clemency recipient aloud and clearly read out the relevant Record of Judgment and Conviction and offer explanation as to why the person concerned is deserving of a Presidential Pardon or Commutation of Sentence. No crime not yet brought before a grand jury or court-martial may be pardoned. Only individuals may be pardoned and no group may be pardoned en masse.  After the live broadcast, the video of the pardon or commutation is to be posted immediately to the White House website for viewing and for download and for mass distribution. To be clear, no Pardon or Commutation of Sentence may be signed without witnesses present or off camera. 

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The President may only issue pardons during the first term within 180 days of the next Presidential Election and only on that day for a period of no more than twenty-four hours. If the President is not running for re-election, the President may not issue pardons. If the President loses a re-election bid, no pardons may be issued after the election. A President serving a second term may only issue pardons 180 days before the Congressional mid-term election and for a period of no more than twenty-four hours.  No Pardon or Commutation of Sentence may be issued for any crime resulting in the death of any individual, no pardons are to be granted for kidnapping, robbery, rape or other sexual offenses, all crimes concerning pornography, drug offenses or any terrorist related act or any act of Treason without clear and incontrovertible proof of actual innocence. No President may pardon himself. No President may pardon an immediate family member. The President may grant pardons only to living individuals. If any pardon is deemed inappropriate, unnecessary or excessive, suit may be brought to the Supreme Court within a time frame not exceeding 72 hours after Pardon is granted and no Pardon or Commutation case brought before the Court may be denied a hearing. The Supreme Court will have no more than 30 days after suit is filed to decide such a case and the overturning of a pardon shall require a two-thirds majority of the sitting Supreme Court. Any pardon appealed is to be placed on hold until the Supreme Court renders its decision.

 

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PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE

 

​The AutoPen is disallowed and will be immediately removed from the White House. The President will manually sign all documents and documents requiring The President's signature must be signed by The President's hand only. There is no argument to be made for the forgery of the President's signature. As such, it is wholly, totally and completely unlawful and will be treated as such.

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When the President wishes to send supporters a sincere Note of Thanks, a Letter of Sympathy or any other form of written communication all such Correspondence will be signed by the hand of The President. If The President does not wish to do so, The Presidential Seal may be used instead. The President's name may be incorporated beneath the Seal and in a font of the Presidents choosing. The size of the font will not exceed one-sixth the size of the Presidential Seal and may in no way resemble The President's actual signature. There is but one Presidential Seal and the President may use no other when conducting business while in Office. The Use of The Presidential Seal in place of an AutoPen signature in no way confers any legal authority, official privilege, or any legislative intent.   

 

To maintain the integrity of the Presidential signature, all Bills, Executive Orders, Signing Statements and Declarations must be signed in front of witnesses and on camera and the President must offer a verbal description of what is about to be signed. In the case of a National Security development, such video, verbal description, etc. is not to be released for public consumption and may be held from public view for no more than 50 years.       

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PMQ FOR THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT

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The President will address the Congress weekly on Wednesdays at High Noon and defend and debate his policies as per the model of Prime Minister's Questions in the United Kingdom. This is a good lesson and a valuable exercise to borrow from the UK Parliament. Our President will address The Congress weekly and address concerns and answer questions as will his Opposition, and in so doing, keep the Public apprised of The People's Business. Such a proceeding as PMQ will afford The People the opportunity to take an honest measure of both Presidential policies and the President's mental acuity and fitness for Office.  

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If our President was held to account for Promises Made and Promises Broken, if our Cabinet Secretaries were held to account for Oaths Taken and Duties Ignored, if Our Congress was held to this same weight and measure, we might have more things in Good Working Order. As is, these officials, responsible for so much, continue to offer excuses in soundbites and photo-ops. 

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On Fridays - at High Noon - The President will address members of the Press in The White House Briefing Room. If the President is not at The White House he will address them at the same hour local time elsewhere or another hour that proves convenient. He will also take questions from the Press present.    

  

Check out PMQ here.

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Canada has its own version of PMQ and an excellent example of PMQ in ultimate action can be found right here. 

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ON EXECUTIVE ORDERS​

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The Executive Order is a necessary check and balance. However, no President may issue more than one-hundred executive orders in any single term, and no more than twenty-five in any one year of a four year term. However, he may rescind one or more Executive Orders and replace them with new Executive Orders once the limit has been reached. We offer this limitation with the expectation that the issuance of Executive Orders are to affect only the most important matters in regard to our national interests. 

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No President may issue any Executive Order that forgives any loan due the Federal Government, unless at the same time he issues an order rescinding all federal taxes for that same year and issues an immediate refund of taxes already paid the previous year.

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EXECUTIVE PAY REFORM

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The Salary of The President shall never exceed the median income of the United States by more than 30%. An appropriate 401k plan will be offered while employed with a government match of 100 percent. And of course, The President will receive due credit for social security. Health Insurance will be provided by the Affordable Care Act. All investments, stocks, bonds, etc. are to be placed in blind trust. The Presidential Pension will match the salary amount of the President's last year in Office but will never exceed the amount of 250,000 dollars. The same shall apply to the Vice President, excepting Salary, which shall never exceed U.S. median income by more than 25%.  

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