Folks, it is time to start a discussion on the particulars of the DG5 ruleset. I would like to organize this using this thread as an anchor for the Constitution discussion, with separate threads for any issues which result in a lot of controversy. This should be a lot more streamlined than the DG4 discussion which had a separate thread for every article.
Here is my proposal for a starting point.
Here is my proposal for a starting point.
Code:
We, the people of Fanatica, in order to create an atmosphere of
friendship and cooperation, establish this Constitution of our
beloved country. We uphold the beliefs that each citizen must
have an equal voice in the government and ruling of our country,
that government itself is a construct of and servant to the people,
that rules, regulations, and laws should be established to
facilitate the active participation of the people and to make
possible the dreams and desires of the citizens.
Article A. All Civfanatics Forum users who register in the Citizen
Registry are citizens of our country. Citizens have the
right to assemble, the right to free movement, the right
to free speech, the right to a fair trial, the right to
representation, the right to seek to redress grievances
and the right to vote.
Article B. Governing rules shall consist of these Articles of the
Constitution, such amendments that shall follow and lower
forms of law that may be implemented. No rule shall be
valid that contradicts these Articles excepting an
amendment or lower form of law specifically tasked
to do so.
Article C. The government will consist of the Executive Branch,
Legislative Branch and Judicial Branch.
Article D. The Executive branch is responsible for determining
and implementing the will of the People. It is headed
by thePresident who shall be the primary Designated
Player. The President shall take direction from a
council of leaders and from other elected and appointed
officials via the turnchat instruction thread.
1. The Minister of Internal Affairs shall be
responsible for all domestic and cultural
initiatives, as prescribed by law.
2. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible
for matters involving treaties with foreign nations,
as prescribed by law.
3. The Minister of Defense shall be responsible for all
military strategy and troop activities, as
prescribed by law.
4. The Minister of Trade and Technology shall be
responsible for all tech acquisition and trade
initiatives, as prescribed by law.
5. The Minister of Finance and Labor shall be responsible
for the allocation of monies in all forms except as part
of trades which fall under the authority of the Minister
of Trade and Technology; and for prioritization of
worker tasks and assignment of workers to tasks.
Article E. The Legislative Branch will be the Congress,
will consists of the entirety of the citizenry and is
responsible for the drafting of new Laws.
Article F. The Judicial Branch will consist of one Chief Justice
and two Associate Justices. These three justices are
tasked with upholding the Constitution and its supporting
laws (if any) in a fair and impartial manner as prescribed
by law. The Chief Justice shall have the additional
responsibility to organize and conduct the affairs of the
Judicial Branch.
Article G. All elected positions shall have a fixed term. The runner
up in each election (if one exists) shall be the deputy for
that position. Any office which is left vacant at the end
of an election due to no candidates accepting a nomination
or due to all candidates withdrawing shall be filled by
appointment by the highest ranking leader of a citizen to
fill the position. Any elected position which becomes
permanently vacant, such that the official will not return,
shall be filled first by the deputy for that position, or by
appointment of a citizen to fulfill the remainder of the term.
Vacant deputy positions shall be filled by appointment by the
leader of a citizen to fill the deputy position.
Article H. No person shall hold multiple positions of leadership
in the same branch of givernment simultaneously. No person
may be a leader of one office and deputy of a different office
in the same branch simultaneously. The President and Chief
Justice may not hold any other elected office or deputy position.
Article I. Census, and Amending the Constitution
1. The census shall be defined as the average number
of votes cast, dropping fractions, in each of the
contested elections in the most recent general
election.
2. Ratification of Amendments to the Constitution
shall require each of the following:
a. A poll which is open for at least 48 hours, which
states the text of the proposed new section(s),
the text of the section(s) being replaced, and
posing the question in the form of yes / no /
abstain.
b. A majority of yes votes.
c. A number of yes votes greater than or equal to
2/3 the census current at the start of voting on
the amendment, dropping any fraction therein.
Article J. Elected officials must plan and act according to the will
of the people.
Article K. All irreversible game actions must progress during a
public turnchat, while reversible game actions(ie build
queues) that adhere to legal instruction can be prepared
offline.
Article L. The constitution, laws and standards of Fanatika can never
be contrary to the rules and regulations of the
Civfanatics forums. Moderators may veto any such
constitutional amendments, laws or standards.
Article M. Commission of any game action by any person other than
the Designated Player while carrying out their duties
that is not instantly reversible without reloading the
save is strictly forbidden.
1. Exception: Determining options in the renegotiation
of Peace agreements requires an action of acceptance
or war to exit the bargain screen. This may be done
but the game must be immediately closed without
saving.
That would have to be run by the President however before it went into effect. In turn I think the president should be able to sack people in ther main position for not doing their job.
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