The executive branch of the United States has various rules it must follow in order to legally be able to hire government employees. The President of the United States is no different in having to follow specific rules in order to remain qualified as the President of the United States.
These laws are mostly outlined in the US Constitution and US Code
- US Const. Art. 2
- US Const Amdt. 12
- US Const. Amdt. 20
- US Const. Amdt 25
- US Code Title 3
The most important parts to the people in 2025 are as follows:
Art. 2 sec. 1 – The President of the United States is vested with the executive power and will hold office for four years. The vice president will be elected for the same term.
Amdt. 12 – If a President is not chosen by March 4th, then the Vice President will be Acting President. The VP and Acting President must qualify to be President.
Amdt. 20 sec. 1 – The President shall begin their term on January 20th at 12 PM.
Amdt. 20 sec. 2 – Congress shall begin their term on January 3rd at 12 PM and meet at least once per year.
Amdt 20 sec. 3 – Congress may establish laws determining who the acting president will be if both the President and Vice President fail to qualify for office.
Amdt. 25 sec. 1 – If the President is removed from Office, the Vice President shall become the new President.
Amdt. 25 sec 2. – if sec. 1 comes to pass, the new President will nominate a VP and the Congressional Representatives and US Senate will confirm the nomination through majority vote.
Art. 1 sec. 3 – the VP is the President of the Senate, the Senate President Pro-Tempore is chosen by the senate along with its other officers. The Senate President Pro-Tempore acts as Senate President when the US VP is unable to be President of the Senate due to absences.
Amdt. 25 sec. 3 – The President can notify the Senate President Pro-Tempore that they are unable to complete the duties of their office and send a followup notification when they are able to complete their duties.
Amdt. 25 sec. 4 – The VP can notify the Senate President Pro-Tempore and the Speaker of the House that the President is unable to complete the duties of their Office and they will immediately become Acting President until the President notifies the Senate President Pro-Tempore and Speaker of the House that they are able to complete their duties. The VP will have 4 days to contest this notification. Congress will have 21 days from receipt of notification or from the day they resume a Congressional Session if the President can complete the duties of their office or not.
USC 3 § 102 – The President will receive $400k a year in wages.
USC 3 § 102 – The President will receive $50k in expenses (yearly or monthly)?
USC 3 § 103 – The President will receive $100k in travel expenses yearly.
USC 3 § 108 – The President will receive $1M per year for unanticipated needs.
USC 3 § 107 – The President will pick 6 employees from the list on USC 5 § 5314 and they will be compensated as per their employment agreement.
USC 3 § 107 – The President will pick 18 employees rated at a GS-18 pay rate and they will be compensated as per their employment agreement.
USC 3 § 107 – The President will pick as many employees as may be determined to be appropriate not to exceed a GS-16 pay rate and they will be compensated as per their employment agreement.
USC 3 § 113 – Personnel reports are due 60 days after the close of the fiscal year to be transmitted by the President to Congress. Fiscal years are as follows:
- 12/31 – Business and Private Industry
- 6/30 – Educational and Non-Profit
9/30 – Federal and Government
Some organizations run on non-standard fiscal years and their reports will be due 60 days after their fiscal years close. An effort should also be made to standardize their fiscal years if possible. Often this means a partial report and a full report the following year.
There will be up to $300,000 available per year for up to a 10 year period to provide protection detail to a former US President.
More detailed questions
Regarding Presidential inability, the request for review can be filed with the Speaker of the House and Senate President Pro-Tempure by the Vice President of the United States and the Pricipal Officers of the Executive Departments, or by an entity that Congress may establish through legislated law. The President not only has to declare they are able to compete the requirements of their office, they have to prove it and pass a 2/3 Congressional vote if this paperwork is filed against their office.
- Declaration is made about President
- President declares they are able to meet office requirements
- VP has 4 days to refute this
- Congress will assemble within 48 hours to discuss
- They will have 21 days to decide by 2/3 vote
- Congress will decide to discuss that issue immediately
- They will decide within 21 days by 2/3 vote if it is true
- Congress will assemble within 48 hours to discuss
US Const. Amdt. 25 sec. 4
Approved by Congress in 1965; Signed, Ratified, and Enacted in 1967.
If neither the VP nor the President are qualified for office, then Congress can declare “who shall then act as President”, they can also establish law to provide voting procedures when neither is qualified, or establish legislation on selecting an Acting President who is qualified or more qualified than the regularly selected candidates who went through the electoral college process.
US Const. Amdt. 20 sec. 3
Congress is to provide Electors for the Seat of Government normally thought to be Washington DC or Capitol Hill and a surrounding 10 square mile area.
US Const. Amdt. 23
Approved by Congress in 1960; Signed Ratified and Enacted in 1961
US Const. Art. 1 sec. 8 Clause 17 – Seat of Government Clause
The President of the United States can nominate representatives and issue writs of election if necessary.
US Const Amdt. 17
US Const Art. 1 sec. 2. cl. 4 and US Const. Art 1 sec. 3 cl. 2
The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy. This has an interesting context because of what are known as Geneva Conventions in a modern context that include delineation of civlian quarters and required battlefield demarcations. US Constitution Quartering of Soldiers Clause, US Const. Amdt. 3, are also part of these conversations. Many Civilian Presidents, Monarchs, and Parliamentarians such as Prime Ministers, defer to military generals to do much of the battlefield decision making.
US Const. Art. 2 sec. 2
The US Constitution mentions the word President 125 times, and it would be difficult to cover all the stipulations in one short article. The people have a right to vote and the popular consensus after the current president who has been elected to do large budgeting and financially competent administration, is to file the qualification audit paperwork and request that Congress establish new legislative processes.
Long term, thinking out to 2045 or 2060. Popular opinion is that the Presidents Office will be a National Government Coordination Center and that the Principle Officers of each Branch of Department will be responsible for their own requirements. This is very similar to trends in Fortune 500s, Medium to Large Enterprises, and even small businesses with a corporate structure. The Executive Officers do mostly audit, compliance check, coaching, and department manager meetings to ensure that the necessary work is being done and that there is not a hostile or aggrivated workplace.
Voting Laws in the US Constitution
- Amdt. 15 – Shall not be abridged because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- Amdt. 19 – Shall not be abridged because of sex (gender, marriage, sexual expression, or orientation).
- Amdt 24 – Shall not be abridged over non payment of taxes.
- Amdt 26 – Shall not be abridged on account of age for those 18 and older.
- Amdt 14 sec. 2 – Shall not be abridged for male citizens over the age of 21 unless they participate in a rebellion or crime.
Age of Employment for Government Work
- Art. 1 sec. 2 cl. 2 – Twenty Five for a representative and 7 year citizenship requirement.
- Art. 1 sec. 3 cl. 3 – Thirty for a senator and 9 years citizenship requirement.
- Art. 2 sec. 1 cl. 5 – Thirty five for US President and a born in the United States requirement.
Many US Citizens are concerned with financial stability and not so much the American Dream, Good Paying Jobs, Religious Context or National Unity.
Granted, a developed nation should be safe, but it may not be necessary to attempt to be friends with everyone or to be pretentious around people who have a conflict in lifestyle or perceptions of life.
Modern economies revolve around independent work, what used to be called 1099, remote workers, distributed teams, and moderate to medium high incomes that allow lots of time off, and money to do fun activities when not working. Many jobs pay in cash in time off instead of benefits, meaning that their is an electronic deposit exchanging time, services, or products for money and the worker manages their own costs for health care, vacations, and basic necessities such as rent, mortgages, car financing, meals, and workplace development.
The government often fills in for these “benefits” as humanitarian aid anyways because of work life balance and labor camp policy avoidance requirements in developed nations. This leaves the employer or contract manager to deal with wages or payment for services and time off or non availability to make their businesses profitable.
The main request from the modern population in government services is better tax budgeting, economic modeling, long term financial stability, and continued policies in money and time off as the primary form as compensation with other compensation models to be reassessed by the employer or contract manager as something that is best kept confidentially to themselves or allowed per request on a case by case basis.
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