Welcome to the DG4 Code of Laws Progress Indicator.

The idea here is to either confirm or replace all text in blue. New laws or standards confirmed by either unanimous discussion or conclusive poll will be adopted, after which progress will be tracked by changing the passage to black text.

Due to the size of DG2's second book, I have divided it into the first two posts.

This thread is for informational purposes only. This is not a discussion thread.

The Code of Laws(Part 1: Articles A-D)
A. Citizen Rights
1. Right to Assemble
A. Citizens may form civilian agencies/groups to perform specific tasks or
promote specific agendas.
1. Examples include a history tracking group and activists for or
against war.
2. Citizen groups may lobby for candidates and agendas.
B. Political parties (slate polling) are not permitted.
2. Right to Free Movement
A. Each citizen resides in a city of Fanatika.
B. Citizens choose where they live and may change this location at will.
3. Right to Free Speech
A. Citizens may post their comments in forum threads wherever
appropriate.
B. Citizens may post their comments in chats wherever appropriate.
C. Citizens may create discussion threads on any topic.
D. Citizens may create polls on any topic.
4. Right to a Fair Trial
A. A citizen accused of a crime is considered innocent until proven otherwise.
B. Cases will be tried by the judiciary and citizenry through discussion and
judged and sentenced by votes of the citizenry.
5. Right to Representation
A. The citizenry forms the Congress and thereby controls the passage of
laws and amendments.
6. Right to Demand Satisfaction
A. Any citizen may call to account any violation of the Constitution or
Code of Laws.
B. Any citizen can request that a departmental leader post a poll that lies
within that leader’s responsibilities.
1. If two other citizens agree with the proposed poll (proposal
seconded and carried) the request becomes a demand and the
leader must comply.
7. Right to Vote
A. All citizens have the right to vote in all public polls.
B. No citizen will be forced to cast their vote against their conscience.
C. No citizen will vote more than once in the same poll.
B. Game Play Restriction
1. It is unlawful to play through actions, move troops, make deals or take any
other action that would change the state of the playing game from that of the
saved game.
A. Exception: The structure of peace renegotiation treaties requires an
action to be taken to view the bargaining possibilities. Specifically, once
the deal is broached it must result in a new deal or a declaration of war.
Once the bargaining possibilities have been noted the altered game must
be immediately closed without saving. Further activity in the altered
game is not allowed.
C. The Executive Branch
1. Presidency
A. The Leader of the Executive Branch is the President.
B. The Deputy of the Presidency is the Vice President.
C. The Vice President assumes all powers and responsibilities of the
Presidency during the absence of the President.
D. May initiate Administrative, Legislative, Mobilization and Spot Council
Votes.
E. Casts a tie-breaking vote in Council Votes.
F. Organizes decisions on what to do with Great Leaders.
G. Organizes worker activities.
H. Has veto power over Legislative Council Votes (votes on Standards).
I. Organizes policy, plans and agendas for departments when these have
not been set by a department.
J. Organizes policy, plans and agendas for items and activities that have
not been defined as a task of an individual department or leader.
2. Council
A. The Council of the Executive Branch consists of the Leaders of the 6
departments.
B. Each department will have a deputy. The departmental deputy assumes
all powers and responsibilities of the department during the absence of
the leader.
C. Each department may also have one or more chat representatives. The
chat representative assumes all powers and responsibilities of the
department during the absence of the leader and deputy in a turn chat
only.
D. Department Leaders share several powers and responsibilities,
regardless of department.
1. Post polls and discussions to determine citizen desires for
departmental policies, plans and agendas.
2. Cast a tie-breaking vote in the polls determining their
departmental policies, plans and agendas.
3. Formulate departmental policies, plans and agendas based on
citizen feedback.
4. Formulate departmental policies, plans and agendas of their
own in the absence of citizen feedback (forum outage, low
participation, etc).
5. Convey these policies, plans and agendas to the President for
play in the game.
6. Call Legislative and Override Council Votes.
7. Vote in Council Votes of all types.
E. Some departmental powers and responsibilities overlap. If overlap
should cause the creation of non-complementary plans, departmental
precedence will be determined by rank in the Chain of Command.
F. Domestic Department
1. Organize decisions about settler placement.
2. Organize decisions about wonder building.
3. Organize the science/tax/luxury rate.
4. Organize departmental and provincial budgets.
5. Governor of cities that do not have a provincial governor.
6. Call a Mobilization Council Vote to determine if the economy
should be mobilized.
7. Organize mapping of Provincial Borders.
G. Military Department
1. Organize decisions on troop movements.
2. Organize decisions on defensive plans.
3. Organize decisions on offensive plans.
4. Organize decisions on troop upgrades and terminations.
5. Call a Mobilization Council Vote to determine if the economy
should be mobilized.
6. When the economy is mobilized for war, becomes the defacto
President, superceding the President in the Chain of Command.
7. Can supercede a provincial build queue with military units or
improvements during time of invasion.
A. Invasion is the presence of offensive troops belonging
to a country we are at war with inside the borders of the
province to be superceded.
H. Foreign Affairs Department
1. Organize decisions on declarations of war.
2. Organize decisions on peace treaties.
3. Organize decisions on construction of embassies.
4. Organize decisions on rights of passage.
5. Organize decisions on trade embargoes.
6. Organize decisions on mutual protection pacts.
7. Organize decisions on placement of spies.
8. Organize decisions on intelligence gathering, spying and sabotage.
I. Science Department
1. Organize tech research queue.
2. Organize tech trades.
3. Organize tech espionage.
J. Culture Department
1. Can supercede a provincial build queue with cultural
improvements when:
A. The city does not control its full 20 tile radius due to
lack of cultural expansion; or
B. The city does not control its full cultural radius due to
foreign cultural borders.
K. Trade Department
1. Organize trade deals.
2. Track the status and expiration of established deals.
3. Council Votes (Executive Branch)
A. A quorum requires the attendance of 2/3 of the Council.
B. Administrative Council Vote
1. Called by the President.
2. Affirmative result overrules an elected official’s instructions and
decisions for game play.
3. Simple majority of respondents required to override the official.
C. Legislative Council Vote
1. Called by any Department Leader or the President.
2. An affirmative result amends the Code of Standards.
A. The President can veto a legislative vote.
B. The Presidential veto can be overruled by an Override
Vote.
3. Simple majority of respondents required to pass the proposed
measure to amend the Code of Standards.
4. Judicial Review may occur at any time when requested by the
sponsor of the proposal or immediately upon the vote being
posted.
D. Override Council Vote
1. Called by any Department Leader.
2. An affirmative result overrules a presidential veto.
3. Unanimous support is required to override the veto.
E. Confirmation Council Vote
1. Called by the President.
2. An affirmative result confirms a Legislative, Judicial or
Provincial Governor position.
3. Simple majority of respondents required to confirm the official.
F. Mobilization Council Vote.
1. Called by the President, Military Leader or Domestic Leader.
2. An affirmative result mobilizes the economy.
3. Simple majority of respondents required to mobilize the
economy.
G. Spot Council Vote
1. An Administrative vote called and carried out in the turn chat.
2. Tallied immediately in the turn chat.
3. Simple majority of respondents required to pass the proposed
measure.
H. Process and Procedure
1. Poll is posted by the sponsoring official.
2. Proposal must be in Yes/No/Abstain format.
3. Forum polls will stay open until:
A. All votes have been cast, or;
B. A quorum has responded and further votes cannot
affect the outcome of the vote, or;
C. The posted poll closing time has been reached.
1. Minimum duration to run a poll is 48 hours.
4. Each Department Leader casts one vote.
5. In the event of a tie where a simple majority is required, the
President will cast the deciding vote.
D. The Legislative Branch
1. The Senate (Governors)
A. Provinces
1. Provincial borders are geography based and will be approved
by the Congress.
2. A province may contain any number of cities.
3. Provincial borders shall be defined well ahead of expansion.
B. Each province will have a deputy. The Deputy Governor assumes all
powers and responsibilities of the provincial office during the absence of
the governor.
C. A governor organizes the production (building queues) of the cities in a
province.
1. A governor’s build queues may be preempted under certain
circumstances:
A. Presidential decree supported by Administrative
Council Vote.
B. Military Leader decree during invasion of the province.
C. Cultural Leader decree for cultural border expansion
or defense.
D. A governor organizes the tile use in his province.
1. If a tile is unused, it may be used by a city in a neighboring
province.
E. A governor organizes tile development in his province.
F. The Domestic Leader is the governor of all cities that lack a
provincial governor.
1. When a defined province grows to 3 cities during an election
term, a provincial governor may be appointed.
2. The Congress (Citizens)
A. Comprised of all registered citizens of Fanatika.
3. Legislative Votes
A. Poll mechanics
1. Congressional and Senatorial polls will be posted by the
Judiciary upon completion of Judicial Review.
A. Congressional polls are in anonymous responder
format (standard Forum poll option).
B. Senatorial polls are in open response format (normal
thread, no Forum poll option).
2. Proposal must be in Yes/No/Abstain format.
3. Polls will stay open until:
A. All votes have been cast, or;
B. A quorum has responded and further votes cannot
affect the outcome of the vote, or;
C. The posted poll closing time has been reached.
1. Minimum duration to run a poll is 48 hours.
4. The quorum for changes in the Code of Laws is 1/2 of the
active census.
5. A 2/3 majority of support is required to adopt or alter a law.

The Code of Laws(Part 2: Articles E-J)
E. The Judicial Branch
1. The judiciary is comprised of three members, the Chief Justice, the Public
Defender and the Judge Advocate.
2. All members of the judiciary share several rights and responsibilities.
A. Post polls and discussion on interpretations of the Constitution, Code
of Laws, and Code of Standards.
B. Do not have Deputies but may appoint Pro-Tem officials (Pro-Tem
Justice, Pro-Tem Defendant and Pro-Tem Advocate) if they are unable
to fulfill their duties. Pro-Tem officials have all of the rights and
responsibilities of the officials they are filling in for but are a temporary
position and must surrender their pro-tem status upon the request of the
official.
C. Participate in Judicial Review to determine the legality of proposed
amendments, laws and standards.
D. Initiate and participate in Judicial Review to interpret and clarify
existing amendments, laws and standards.
E. Initiate and participate in Judicial Review to dismiss investigations as
having "No Merit".
F. Post Legislative polls that have passed Judicial Review.
3. The Chief Justice
A. Perform as needed in the positions of Public Defender and Judge
Advocate in the absence of either official.
B. Is responsible for posting the current full census and current active
census at the beginning of each term.
C. Is responsible for updating and maintaining the Judicial Log.
D. Is responsible for monitoring investigation threads to keep them on topic
and accurate.
4. The Public Defender
A. Is tasked with ensuring all public investigations are performed correctly
with deference to the presumed innocence of the accused.
B. Will ensure that the accused understands the charges against them and
what rules were purportedly broken so the accused can mount a valid
defense.
C. Will perform as defender, if so wished by the accused.
5. The Judge Advocate
A. Is tasked with the mechanics of investigation and trial.
B. Will open and close discussions and polls as appropriate to the trial.
C. Will perform as prosecutor (gather and present evidence) for
anonymous accusers.
6. Judicial Review
A. A quorum requires the attendance of all 3 members of the judiciary.
B. Review of proposed amendments and laws.
1. 2 of 3 must agree that the amendment or law does not conflict
with existing amendments, laws and standards.
2. If a proposal is rejected due to conflicts it is returned to the
Congress with detail of the conflicts noted. This proposal may
then be edited and resubmitted for Review.
3. If a proposal is approved through Judicial Review it is posted
as a Legislative poll(s) by a member of the Judiciary.
C. Review of proposed standards.
1. 2 of 3 must agree that the proposal does not conflict with
existing amendments, laws and standards.
2. If a standard is rejected due to conflicts it is returned to the
sponsor with detail of the conflicts noted. This proposal may
then be edited and resubmitted for Review.
A. If the standard is already in the polling process the
Legislative Council Vote is declared VOID.
B. If the standard has completed the polling process it is
revoked and removed from the Code of Standards.
D. Interpretation and clarification of existing amendments, laws and
standards.
1. 2 of 3 must agree on the interpretation or clarification.
2. The interpretation/clarification is then entered into a Judicial Log
for reference.
A. The Judicial Log may be referenced for further
interpretation or clarification but may not be used as
criteria for review of proposed amendments, laws and
standards.
E. Dismissal of investigations
1. 3 of 3 must agree that the accusation shows "No Merit".
2. Specific reasoning for a judgement of "No Merit" must be
provided.
F. Forum Moderators
1. Democracy game forum moderators are responsible for handling elections and
site maintenance.
2. Democracy game forum moderators are responsible for enforcing Civfanatics
Forum rules within the Democracy Game Forums.
3. Are not officials in the demogame government just by virture of their status as
Moderators. However, Moderators, properly registered as citizens, may stand
for election, or appointment, to any office, or position, as allowed to all citizens
within the law.
4. Do not enforce Democracy Game specific rules, unless they have been elected,
or appointed, to an office that is tasked with such functions.
G. Chain of Command
1. Determines the Designated Player if the President is unavailable for the turn
chat.
A. If the COC should fall to the "Remaining Elected Officials" or
"Appointed Officials", a spot vote will be conducted in the turn chat to
determine which official will be the Designated Player.
2. Settles departmental jurisdiction conflicts.
3. COC
A. President
B. Vice President
C. Domestic Leader
D. Military Leader
E. Foreign Leader
F. Science Leader
G. Trade Leader
H. Cultural Leader
I. Chief Justice
J. Public Defender
K. Judge Advocate
L. Domestic Deputy
M. Military Deputy
N. Foreign Deputy
O. Science Deputy
P. Trade Deputy
Q. Cultural Deputy
R. Remaining Elected Officials (example - Governors)
S. Appointed Officials (example - Designated Chat Representatives)
H. Appointed Positions
1. Leaders in Executive, Judiciary and Provincial Government (office vacant mid-
term or not filled during elections)
A. Deputy is promoted to Leader. If there is no Deputy then:
1. Appointed by President.
2. Leader is confirmed by a Confirmation Council Vote. Simple
majority required.
2. Departmental Deputies (office vacant mid-term or not filled during elections)
A. Designated Chat Representative is promoted to Deputy. If there is no
Designated Chat Representative then:
1. Department Leader appoints a deputy.
2. Deputy is confirmed by a poll of the citizenry. Simple majority
required.
3. Designated Chat Representative
A. Appointed by Leader.
B. Confirmed by a poll of the citizenry. Simple majority required.
4. Deputy Governor
A. Appointed by Provincial Governor
B. Confirmed by a poll of the citizenry. Simple majority required.
5. Pro-Tem Justice, Defendant and Advocate
A. Appointed by Public Defendant and Judge Advocate, respectively.
B. Confirmed by a poll of the citizenry. Simple majority required.
I. Nation Name and Flag
1. Proposed changes to the nation name and national flag can be implemented only
during periods of anarchy.
J. National Park Rules
1. Parkland may not be terraformed. Exception: jungle tiles in the radius of a city
may be cut down to prevent disease.
2. Roads may be constructed. Railroads may be constructed only directly
between cities.
3. Cities that have park land in their radius may not construct new pollution
causing improvements (factory, coal plant, nuclear plant, manufacturing plant,
research laboratory, airport, Iron Works).
4. Pollution on park land will be cleared in preference to all other worker tasks.
5. A majority of citizen approval is required to override standing park rules.
6. Any citizen may propose a new park or change in territory for an existing park.
Approval requires the support of the governor(s) whose province is involved
and a majority of citizen approval.

My apologies. I am fully aware that the tabs are off on all three of these. Please bear with me while I figure this out. ;)

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