The Executive Branch (President, Vice President, etc.)

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Nay. I agree with Senator Truman's dissent, but I also think that the President and the VP must be able to work together and having a possible partisanship issue in the executive office would not bode well for Atlasia.

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I think we need to clarify just what exactly the Vice President's role will be in the tie-breaking situation. Before we know this, we can't really proceed with determining how ties will be broken in the other chamber (although technically, we could allow the VP to break the tie in both chambers). The VP could also have no tie-breaking ability, however, it wouldn't make much sense to have kept this position and not give it tie-breaking power somewhere (not to mention that we'd need to devise potentially two new ways to break ties: either one person in each chamber, or one for both chambers).

Possible options:

The VP breaks the tie in the Senate The VP breaks the tie in the House The VP breaks the tie in both chambers The VP breaks the tie in neither chamber

I think the VP should be able to break ties, in both chambers, or at least the Senate. This is really one of the only main powers the VP has to do and should be upheld.

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OFFICIAL BALLOT
Principle Vote on Presidential Powers

The President shall have the power...

1.  To grant reprieves and pardon individuals of crimes past and present.*
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

*NOTE: We will discuss possible restrictions on this power at a later date.

2.  To introduce legislation into the queue of the Senate.
[  X  ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

3.  (Pick one)
      [   ] To appoint the cabinet
      [ X ] To appoint the cabinet with the advice and consent of the Senate
      [   ] NOTA

4. To appoint the justices of the Supreme Court with the advice and consent of the Senate
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

5. To establish executive departments as necessary
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

6. To veto acts of legislation passed by Congress
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

7. To exercise a line-item veto over the budget
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

8. To appoint the vice president in the event that the office falls vacant
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

9. To command the armed forces of the Republic of Atlasia
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

10. To make treaties with the advise and consent of the Senate
[ X ] AYE    [   ] NAY    [   ] Abstain

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Aye.