Message posted on Stardate 00113.0 at 1905 hours
Posted by Nick Lackie.
Edict #20
While holding authority ex officio over the various departments of STF government, the President is not permitted to hold any cabinet position during his own administration. The Vice President is permitted to hold a maximum of one cabinet position during his period of service in that office, and other cabinet members are to be likewise limited to one cabinet spot at a time. Temporary appointments of serving cabinet members to fill positions as acting heads of departments or fleets until permanent ones are named is allowed, however, at the discretion of the President.
For the purposes of this edict, the cabinet is composed of department and fleet heads (not including assistants or the Vice President).
Nick