The Potomac Agreement: A Co-Presidency

[Blair]

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[Blair]

Is this constitutional?

From the Federal Election Act

Section 4: Tied Runoff Elections
If the Runoff Election procedure specified in section 4 results in a tie, then:
1. One of the tied candidates may concede their portion of the term. The rules for determining the winner shall proceed based on as if the number tied candidates is reduced by one.
2. The two candidates shall each serve for one half of a term.

[Blair]

Is this constitutional?

From the Federal Election Act

Section 4: Tied Runoff Elections
If the Runoff Election procedure specified in section 4 results in a tie, then:
1. One of the tied candidates may concede their portion of the term. The rules for determining the winner shall proceed based on as if the number tied candidates is reduced by one.
2. The two candidates shall each serve for one half of a term.

That part of the law seems to be in conflict with the Constitution, which explicitly states that the President shall serve for four months, without mention of co-presidents.  I don't have much interest in challenging the law myself nor am I necessarily against this agreement, but this does seem borderline, if not outright, unconstitutional.

There's even less of a grounding in the law for a CO-Presidency in the sense of both of using being in the same office, or serving as each others Vice-Presidents.

The constitutional aspect raised by Scott could be offset by the clause which states that...

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Likewise I've talked to President Truman, Supreme Court Justice Windjammer, Yankee and Rpyor about the dynamics of this deal; and the issue hasn't been raised as a constitutional roadblock

To take a rather liberal brush to the entire clause (besides the fact that we still have 'he'; constitutionally baring a women from office) is that it's merely referring to the Office, and saying that the Presidential term should be this long- not the officeholder should have that term for four months

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[Blair]

There's nothing more I can do on my part until Yankee comes online

[Blair]

I've been in contact with Yankee and hope to have this all sorted as soon as possible

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[Blair]

I'm happy you guys choose the most plausible legal path to sort it out. In meantime, we should probably pass a constitutional amendment to make such a shared term part of the law.

I'm glad you and Scott raised it; we were in the awkward position of it not be illegal or legal 

[Blair]

That was our original plan Poirot, and trust me its what we wanted to do do- the problem is that the constitution doesn't allow for separate terms.

As we've learnt from the Court there's a lot wrong with that election Act; and even if the act outlined it it's dubious to give someone the Presidency without them being in line for it

[Blair]

We haven't even discussed yet who'd be Yankee VP; and I was never assumed that it would be me. I always assumed that Rpryor would get the job, and have been thinking about what I'd be doing for the two months after I resign as President. I have no plans to be VP