Representative Democratic Model- Selectable Offices Part Twenty-Three The Filling Of Vacancies For Federal Bureaucracy:

Representative Democratic Model- Selectable Offices

Part Twenty-Three

The Filling Of Vacancies For Federal Bureaucracy:

The Heads of Cabinet have to be nominated by the U.S. President and then confirmed by the majority of U.S. Senators. This is in strict accordance to the U.S. Constitution. If there is a vacancy, then the preceding practice applies when the next legislative session convenes.

Until that time, the Assistant Cabinet Department Head, appointed earlier by the Cabinet Department Head, should only serve as the Acting Cabinet Department Head. The Assistant Cabinet Department Head or anyone else is not to be selected nor chosen by the President for the Acting Cabinet Department Head position. The Acting Cabinet Department Head is not eligible at that legislative session to be nominated by the U.S. President as Cabinet Department Head.

For inferior offices, unilateral Presidential appointment and dismissal authority (without the need for legislative confirmation) of the heads of the non-Cabinet departments is the most compliant to the Representative Democratic ideal. The heads of all departments and agencies (Cabinet or non-Cabinet) should have the authority to decide the choosing of all his/her department's staff and personnel according to the current governing law. This authority includes the choosing of the Assistant Department Head who would succeed him/her in case he/she vacates prior to the expiration of his/her term.

Cliff Notes Version: If there is a vacancy in the Heads Of Federal Cabinet Departments, only the Assistant Cabinet Department Head should become the Acting Cabinet Department Head until the next legislative session convenes. At that next session, the President should nominate another individual who is eligible for this position. Then the U.S. Senate confirms via majority vote a nominee to become the next Cabinet Department Head. The VPOTUS is allowed to cast a ballot to secure a majority vote if willing.

For inferior offices, only the President should need to appoint and dismiss the heads of these departments. The heads of these federal departments and agencies should have the authority to decide the choosing of all their departments' staff, including his/her top most assistant, in accordance to present law.