The Extended Plan has been submitted. I am now proceeding to draft laws to enshrine the democratic process, provide a means of deposing a shogun without internecine conflict, and ensure the priveleges of japanese citizens are protected
These laws shall be proposed to the cabinet by tomorrow for comment, and then if there is no major problem they shall be proposed publicly. After public feedback and after any alterations are made the entirety of the laws proposed, including those previously mentioned will be officially made the law of the Empire.
*Enshrine Democratic Process: Waste of a law. Democracy is absolute. Part of the rules. A president couldn't change the government, nor could the players, even if they wanted to.
*Providing a means of deposing a shogun without conflict: Waste of a law. Yeah I hate to break it to you, but its called voting him out, or in Christos's case, not voting him in.
*Ensure privileges of japanese citizens are protected: Will be obsolete as soon as a president comes around that wants to violate these privileges. A president could just abolish these so called 'laws' and carry on with his plans that go against them.
OOC: Stop focusing on laws. Thats not the point of an RP. Yes, it is important to role-play, but laws just add a whole new level of complications to the game that aren't needed, not to mention they serve no purpose because as Ive mentioned, a president could just ignore these. It is my understanding that some basic semblance of laws against murder and such are here, or at least ingrained in tradition so that those who commit such acts are punished. The way these other things are handled will depend on who gets voted into office and based on precedent, not on laws.
Now, you don't have to listen to me, but I'm just trying to shift the focus of this RP away from laws, and onto what it traditionally is, role-playing immortals.