What Exactly is a "Chief of State"

[palani]

Where precisely is the president's title given as "Chief of State" in the U.S. constitution?

Who exactly are we supposed to be dealing with here?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

If I remember correctly when I used to communicate with my federal government I would receive a letter from them with a sort of flattened eagle where the stamp would normally go. The federal government pays no postage. It has been years (say around 30) since I received any correspondence from the federal government.




http://adask.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/chief-of-state/#more-12511


Scroll down further under the “Government :: United States” heading and you’ll come to another subheading entitled “Executive branch”. There, the CIA describes the “Executive branch” as follows:



“chief of state: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009); note – the president is both the chief of state and head of government

“head of government: President Barack H. OBAMA (since 20 January 2009); Vice President Joseph R. BIDEN (since 20 January 2009)

“cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval

[palani]

Elsewhere in Adask's article on the CIA Factbook he states that the several States of the union are identified as "administrative subdivisions" of the (singular) "United States". This is a federal overlay played by using words of art to describe a plane that was never intended by the constitution to exist. This plane is described in state statute law as "this state". This is the plane you will find yourself in if you use a zip code, have a SSN, have a drivers license, pay income tax.

If you find yourself in this plane it is only because you consented to it. If you are interested in removing yourself from this plane learn to consent a little less.