Representative Democratic Model- Selectable Offices Part Six

Representative Democratic Model- Selectable Offices Part Six

1. The first mode of selection at the federal level should be Presidential nomination and U.S. Senate (federal upper house) confirmation. This applies to judges and to the heads of Cabinet.

2. The second mode of selection at the federal level should be nomination by the Vice-President Of The United States and then confirmation by the U.S. House Of Representatives. This is not in the U.S. Constitution but it should be. This nomination by the VPOTUS and confirmation by the federal legislative lower house via majority vote should apply to the head of the prosecutorial law enforcement Cabinet department.

Since the President could very easily be subject to probes and investigations by this department, it is important that the VPOTUS does the nomination and that the federal legislative lower house via majority vote does the confirmation of the head of the Federal Chief Prosecutor's Office currently known as the U.S. Attorney General's Office.

3. The third mode of selection at the federal level is unilateral Presidential appointment and unilateral dismissal of the heads of non-Cabinet departments. A written demonstration of cause would be required for both activities. The preceding practice is the most compliant to the Representative Democratic ideal.

In regards to Inspector Generals (IGs), the foregoing is simply not the case. Either the President, in direct democratic mode, or the agency heads, in Imperial Democratic mode, currently appoints the IG of a specific agency. In addition, in direct democratic mode, the U.S. Congress is directly notified of termination, removal, or reassignment of any and all IGs.

Bear in mind that direct democratic mode and Imperial Democratic mode inevitably breed tyranny. In order to adhere to Representative Democratic norms, the U.S. President needs to appoint the head of the Inspector General agency which appoints the IGs for all government agencies. The U.S. President should never appoint directly specific IGs for specific government agencies/departments.

Currently the name of the Inspector General Agency is the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Its head only should be chosen by the President and that head's agency should choose all the inspector generals (currently 72) for existing government agencies/departments. The head of the specific agency/department should never be allowed to choose the IG for that specific agency/department.

Both the President and the head of the main IG agency/department whom the President chooses should not have to report to the federal legislature. Congressional interference is both a violation of the principles of Jacksonian Democracy and the Representative Democratic Republic. The U.S. President should have the authority to preside over all government agencies/departments. Obviously all the activities of all government agencies will always be transparently recorded for all to review with the exception of activities that pertain to vital national security interests.

Cliff Notes Version:

1. The first mode of selection should be by Presidential nomination and then by U.S. Senate confirmation. This is for judges and Cabinet heads.

2. The second mode of selection should be by VPOTUS nomination and then by U.S. House of Representatives confirmation. This is for the head of the prosecutorial law enforcement Cabinet department. This should be incorporated in the U.S. Constitution as a probe of the President by this specific head currently leads to a conflict of interest.

3. The third mode of selection is unilateral Presidential appointment and dismissal of only the heads of all non-Cabinet departments, provided the POTUS provided documented and properly explained cause.