Act of Congress Office of the Attorney General Act

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A
BILL
To

Amend the constitution and create Executive Offices & The Office of the Attorney General

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Office of the Attorney General Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act is hereby co-sponsored by Nacholebraa

2 - Reasons
(1.)The Government requires an unbiased Prosecution body to prosecute on behalf of the government and defend it as a whole.
(2) Currently the Attorney General Acts as a personal Lawyer to the President and their administration, this has caused division within the government on several occasions as the Attorney General is often obligated to defend the President and not the Government as a whole.
(3) The Legislative and Executive are in need of their own legal counsels.

3 - Amendment to Section III - The President & The Cabinet

(1) Amendment to the the Order of Succession:
Order of Succession
In the event that the President is incapacitated, removed from office, or inactive for more than 7 days unannounced, the title of President shall pass in the following order of succession, but lower positions on this order of succession do not rise to fill any vacancies created by this process:
Vice President
Speaker of The House of Representatives
President of the Senate
Secretary of the Department of State
Secretary of the Department of Justice
Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs
Secretary of the Department of Education & Commerce
Secretary of the Department of Public Affairs
Secretary of the Department of Construction & Transport
Secretary of the Department of Health
Secretary of the Department of Environment & Recreation


(2) Amendment to the Role of the Cabinet:
Role of the Cabinet.
The Cabinet is a group of advisers to the President known as secretaries & Executive Officers, who collectively administer and guide government decision-making and policy. The body holds no power outside of department & office policy, instead, it derives its power through advising the President.

1. Responsible for community engagement through events and media.
2. Oversees Government-owned assets, including any cities and towns, plots, apartments, and buildings, as well as the management of the GDP and Government balance.
3. Responsible for changes (not law) in economic systems, transportation systems, and town/city systems.
4. Cabinet can put forward proposals to staff for plugins.
No person shall hold the position of President, Vice President, Secretary, Executive Officer, or any other Principal Officer position simultaneously with a position as Representative or Senator.

(3) Amendment to Secretaries:
Secretaries & Executive Officers
Secretaries are members of the cabinet who each lead a government department or portfolio. It is the Secretary's job to oversee the efficient operations of their department and to create and amend department policy in conjunction with the Government's direction. They appoint and dismiss employees of their respective departments.

Executive Officers are members of the cabinet who each lead executive offices, it is the Executive Officer's responsibility to oversee the efficient operations of their office and to create and amend office policy in conjunction with the Government's direction. They appoint and dismiss employees of their respective departments.
Executive Offices and Officers are required to remain unbiased, impartial and are required to defend the constitution and the laws of the commonwealth over the will of the current administration and president.

Secretaries & Executive Officers are nominated by the President and approved by the Senate, continuing to serve at the pleasure of the President. A Secretary or Executive officer may be removed from office should they be impeached by the House and removed from office by the Senate.

Presidents-Elect may nominate Secretaries and Executive Officers, still approved by the Senate, preceding their inauguration. These nominees may only take office as Secretaries & Executive Officers following the inauguration of the President-Elect.

The full title of a Secretary is "Secretary of Example".

Example: Secretary of Justice, or Justice Secretary, is responsible for the Department of Justice.

The full title of an Executive Officer is their specified title for example the “Attorney General.”

Example: The Attorney General, is responsible for the Department of Legal Affairs.

(4) Subsection a. changes to subsection b:
a.Government Departments
Government Departments and their employees fall under the executive arm of Government. The current departments are:
b.Government Departments & Offices
Government Departments, Offices and their employees fall under the executive arm of Government. The current departments & offices are:

(5) Section a. is added under “Government Departments and Offices.
Department of Legal Affairs: The department is charged with legally defending, investigating, and prosecuting on behalf of the Government. The department is charged with the employment of Commonwealth Prosecutors and Legal Officers. The Department of Legal Affairs is to act in the best interests of the Government. The Department will act ethically and lawfully at the President’s direction. The Department oversees Freedom of Information requests.

 

[Austin27]

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted Presidential Assent and is hereby signed into law pending public referendum as this is a complex change.

 

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Votes before reconsideration (House): 2-6-2

A
BILL
TO​

Amend the Constitution, the Office of the Attorney General Act, and the Executive Standards Act and to provide for a Department for the Attorney General’s Office.

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives and Senators in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the “Department of Legal Affairs Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately after it has been signed into law.
(3) Authored by Rep. xEndeavour and Mayor LilDigiVert
(4) Co-Sponsored by Rep. Reaperay
(5) At the request of the Attorney General

2 - Reasons
(1) The Attorney General’s Office is an under-appreciated and under-resourced de facto department.
(2) The Attorney General is a member of cabinet, despite having no departmental portfolio.
(3) With an increasingly complex legislature and legal system, it is in the Government’s interest to add depth and scale to its capacity to manage its legal affairs.

3 - Department of Legal Affairs
(1) The following is added before Section 8 in the Executive Standards Act and will be reflected in the constitution:

1. The department is charged with legally defending, investigating, and prosecuting on behalf of the Government. The department is charged with the employment of Commonwealth Prosecutors and Legal Officers. The Department of Legal Affairs is to act in the best interests of the Government. The Department will act ethically and lawfully at the President’s direction. The Department oversees Freedom of Information requests.
2. The Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs is the Attorney General and will be referred to in an official capacity as the Attorney General.

(2) The following will be amended in Section 10 of the Executive Standards Act and will be reflected in the constitution:

1. The Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs will be added to the Executive Succession above subsection f and below subsection e in its current form.

4 - Removal
(1) The following will be removed from the Constitution:

1. Offices of the Attorney General: Charged with legally defending, investigating, and prosecuting on behalf of the Government. The Office oversees the Redmont Bar Association and is charged with the employment of Prosecutors and Office employees. The Office of the Attorney General while an executive Office is to act in an unbiased fashion, No member of the Office of the Attorney General may legally represent or assist in intergovernmental dispute between the Legislative and Executive.
2. The Attorney General ceases to be an Executive Officer.

 

[LilDigiVert]

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.