President of LEGO City

The **President of LEGO City** is the head of state and head of government of LEGO City. The President leads LEGO City, especially it's executive branch, presides over the LEGO City Council, and is the Commander in Chief of the LEGO City Armed Forces.

The President plays a role in legislation, presiding over the LEGO City Council and either signing or vetoing bills. The President announces elections and election results, gives orders, leads the cabinet, and can pardon individuals.

The President is elected via the theme votes, which can be given however the theme directs them to be given. Theme votes are determined by the population number divided by 3, and are determined every 5 Councils. The President is elected alongside the Vice President. 5 individuals have served as President.

Stephen B. David is the 5th and current President of LEGO City, having assumed office at the beginning of the 16th Council.

## Legislative Powers

Although the President presides over the City Council, he may not vote unless the vote comes to a tie. However the President can sign or veto bills passed by the Council. If the President vetoes the bill, the Council can override it with a 2/3 vote (or 6 of the 8 Councilmen). The President can also call special sessions of the City Council.

## Executive Powers

The President is the head of the city government. The President makes several appointments, usually after consultation with a government official. The Council must approve their nominees with a 1/2 majority vote (4 of the 8 Councilmen). The President can appoint cabinet members without consultation, except for the Secretary of Law, whose appointment is to be discussed between the President and Chief Justice of the LEGO City Supreme Court. The President can also appoint the leader of the military after consultation with the Secretary of War, Defense, and Security. Appointments to the Supreme Court, including the Chief Justice are to be consulted with both the Secretary of Law and the Secretary of Jobs.

### Commander in Chief

One of the most important of executive powers is the President being commander in-chief of the LEGO City Armed Forces. The President can send a declaration of war to the council. The President can promote individuals to general with the approval of the Secretary of War, Defense, and Security.

## Leadership Roles

As head of state, the President represents LEGO City. As city leader the President performs many ceremonial roles. The President is also the leader of their party, and if the Council is tied, then the President gives their party a majority.

## Selection Process

Someone who has been impeached for any office cannot run for President as impeachment prohibits the convicted from holding the office they were impeached from and anything higher. If the incumbent Presidents pardons an impeached individual, then they can run for President, after one full Presidential term has passed. Presidential candidates are nominated in primary elections, where voters from a party vote on a nominee. The presidential candidate will then select their running mate. The candidates then participate in debates, both primary and general, which are moderated by the Vice President, or the Chief Justice in the case that the Vice President is unavailable.

### Inauguration

The president and vice president are inaugurated alongside the incoming city council. The president is to be inaugurated by the Chief Justice of LEGO City and the vice president by the outgoing vice president or the Secretary of Jobs if the vice presidency is vacant. The presidential oath is "I (full name) do solemnly swear to faithfully execute the office of President of LEGO City, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of LEGO City." A President who has won reelection does not need to be re-inaugurated.

## Incumbency

### Terms

Donald J. Trump, the first president, served the longest of any president, serving 3 terms and presiding over the first 7 councils. Trump stepped aside during the 8th Council elections in support of Councilman Matt Murdock. Murdock then served 1 term, although he was elected to a second, he resigned shortly after. Murdock appointed former Councilman Marty McFly. McFly served 2 terms but his successor, Daniel LaRusso only served one. Currently there is no term limit on the presidency.

### Vacancies and Succession

Upon the death, resignation, impeachment, or disability of the president to serve, the vice president becomes President. If the Vice Presidency is vacant, then the Chief Justice becomes president, followed by the cabinet in order of rank, the city council majority and minority leaders, and finally the remaining city councilmen in order of seniority.

### Removal

Government officers can be impeached and removed from office, including the president. The president can be impeached for a crime committed including disruptions of council or cabinet activites. The trial, as others are, is presided over by the Chief Justice of the LEGO City Supreme Court. However, since the accused cannot act in their own trial, the president cannot co-preside with the Chief Justice as he does at other trials. The trial is held in the City Council Chamber. After the trial, the Chief Justice gives their recommendation of whether to impeach. The council then votes. A 2/3 vote (6 of the 8 councilmen) is required to remove the president. If the president is removed he is disqualified from ever holding the office again and can possibly go to jail, depending on the severity of the crime. If not, then the president is free to hold any office other than the presidency and vice presidency, as impeachment only prohibits the convicted from holding the office they were impeached from and anything ranking higher. The reason for disqualification from the vice presidency is that the vice president's first duty is to fill the vacancy in the event that a president were to leave office intra-term.

So far, no president has been impeached. Only Daniel LaRusso faced a vote of impeachment, during the 15th Council. LaRusso was acquitted of all charges.

## Post-presidency

So far, three former presidents, Donald Trump, Matt Murdock, and Daniel LaRusso, have held office after leaving the Presidency. President Trump left office at the beginning of the 8th Council. Later during the 9th Council Elections, Trump ran against incumbent Peter Parker for Seat 1 on the LEGO City Council and won. He served until the 16th Council, and became the first council majority leader during the 11th Council. President Marty McFly appointed former president Matt Murdock as his Secretary of Law, and Murdock made a (failed) bid for the presidency during the 12th Council Elections and 14th Council Elections. Murdock and Trump were the presidential and vice presidential nominees respectively for the Nelson-Murdock Party during the 16th Council presidential election, but lost. President Stephen David appointed Daniel LaRusso, who had just left office, as his Secretary of Transportation.

As of the 16th Council, every individual who has served as President is still alive. There are 4 former Presidents. In order of service they are

Donald J. Trump (1st Council - 8th Council)Matt Murdock (8th Council - 10th Council)Marty McFly (11th Council - 14th Council)Daniel LaRusso (14th Council - 16th Council)
## Timeline of Presidents

### Political Affiliation

When Donald Trump took office before the 1st Council, political parties did not exist. They came to rise during the 1st Council. President Trump supported the Nelson-Murdock Party, founded by councilman and future president Matt Murdock. Eventually by the 5th Council he was affiliated with the party and was considered a member. He ran on the party for Seat 1 on the LEGO City Council during the 9th Council elections. The first 3 presidents were Nelson-Murdockians, and since then, both presidents have been members of the Populist Party. President McFly attempted to limit the amount of political parties by having minority parties caucus together in the council and limiting debate appearances.

Presidents by Party