Executive Branch Structure Poll based on Constitutional Articles

[Provolution]

Executive Branch Structure Poll based on Constitutional Articles

Following the flawed poll comparing options, I will now follow the polling standards to make this correct. I have omitted the proposers or proposing groups names in order to keep this neutral, and ranked these options accordingly, with Abstain as one option, a total of four real options.
Winner will be the one with the most votes.

As the previous poll did not allow a compromise vote, a spectrum vote or to vote for more than one acceptable solution, I have now decided to poll the contested Constitutional Article D, with multiple options accepted. This means that if many players could live with more than one option, that would reflect the true basis of support for a system. This poll will last for 72 Hours, and those players supporting more than one option are free to do so, and the winner is the option with simple majority.

Several reasons has forced the need for this poll.

Premature closing of discussions and polls with no prior warning or timetable.
Signals that some players wanted a compromise option
Flawed poll on alternatives, contested and questioned by both sides
Undue coercion and intimidation of the compromisers by extreme wings
The need for a clear comparison of the real options in one thread/poll.

The Options are:

Modified Traditional Ministerial Setup
Reformed Traditional Ministerial-Directorial Setup
Alternate Council-Directorial Setup
Abstain

Modified Traditional Ministerial Setup

Article D. The Executive Branch
The Executive branch is responsible for determining and implementing the will of the People, and is headed by the President. The President is charged with organizing and monitoring the affairs of the Ministers, and is also 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, including worker actions. The President is also charged with appointing citizens to uncontested elections, the election office, and the Naming Commission.

Section 1. Domestic Affairs
The Minister of Domestic Affairs shall be responsible for all domestic initiatives and the distribution of funds.

Section 2. Foreign Affairs
he Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for matters involving treaties with foreign nations as well as all espionage and embassy missions.

Section 3. Defensive Affairs
The Minister of Defense shall be responsible for all military strategy, troop activities, and unit upgrades.

Section 4. Trade
The Minister of Trade shall be responsible for negotiating trades both domestic and foreign, and monitored rival civs trade status.

Section 5. Research and Technology
The Minister of Science shall be responsible for all tech acquisition, foreign and domestic, and the construction of space ship parts.

Section 6. Cultural Affairs
The Minister of Culture shall be responsible for the construction of wonders, as well as the analysis and maintenance of cultural borders. This official shall also be responsible for monitoring Japanatica's cultural level against that of all rival nations.

Reformed Traditional Ministerial-Directorial Setup

Article D. The Executive Branch
The Executive branch is responsible for determining and implementing the will of the People, and is headed by the President. The President is charged with organizing and monitoring the affairs of the Ministers and Directors, and is also the primary designated player. The President shall take direction from a council of ministers and from other elected and appointed officials via the turnchat instruction thread, including worker actions. The President is also charged with appointing citizens to uncontested elections, the election office, and the Vice President position (including city naming). The President will lead the ministers and provide the overall focus for their strategy planning and take the necessary measures to integrate their planning.

The Vice President is legally responsible for the City Naming Office, Unit Naming Office, Province Naming Office and Geography Naming Office. The Vice President provides summary of every play session for the forums.

Section 1.
Minister of Interior Affairs (Roads, Mining and Agriculture) is legally in charge of planning all long term infrastructure developments, inclusive defensive land improvements, and is also in charge of all Major Wonder construction and enforcing cultural integrity of the nation. Minister of Interior Affairs is also responsible for opening up new territories for colonization as well as setting up new provinces.

Section 2.
Minister of Finance and Science (Slider management policy "Slider Czar", taxmen and scientists, long term research plan for one term), Minister of Finance and research is in charge of all fiscal policies related to sliders and rushes as well as setting up rules for all gold related activities such as upgrades, embassies and other financial actions for one term. Minister of Finance and Research is also responsible for Capital location and Forbidden Capital location, watching corruption levels and finally would be in charge for planning the Space Race builds in case that eventuality occurs.


Section 3.
Minister of Military is in charge of all military land and air units, except settler escorts. In wartime, the Minister of Military would also take control over the Navy. The Minister of Military is responsible for long term strategic planning for the military, which includes force composition, upgrade unit plans, military groupings and organization, rules of engagement, war strategy objectives (target cities) and advocating all military Wonder constructions.

Section 4.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade is responsible for all treaties and agreements signed with foreign nations, including trade in resources and science. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade needs to consult the Minister of Finance and Science on all technology transfers and the governors on all resource trades for their approval.

Section 5.
Director of Colonial Office is in charge of all operational scout, settler and military escort movements and the localization of cities as prescribed by the opened territory by the Minister of Interor Affairs. Director of Colonial Office is responsible for city planning per turnchat, and would consider the placement of future borders as well as operationally lead the navy in peacetime. Director of Colonial Office would also become the Director of Intelligence, deciding upon all espionage missions and embassies tasks. Colonial Office is also the nominal governor of non-provincial cities until these are included in a new province.

Section 6.
Director of Labor and Research Office is responsible for all worker movements and actions on an operational level as prescribed by the Minister of Interior Affairs, and is also in charge of deciding on tactical amendments of the Term Science Plan.

Section 7.
Chief of Staff is in charge of all military operation level plans and tactical decisions as prescribed by the strategy objectives and military structure, formations and force composition planned by the Minister of the Military.
In wartime, the Chief of staff would also take control over the Navy.
Finally, the Chief of Staff is responsible for cooperating with the governors in meeting the needed defense requirements as prescribed by the Military Ministers long term plan.

Section 8.
Director of Central Bank is in charge of operating the slider within the scope prescribed by the Minister of Finance and Science, as well as approving and disapproving all gold requests from other Directors and Governors.

Alternate Council-Directorial Setup

Article D. The Strategic layer consists of the President, the Vice President,
and the Consuls. The Consuls, as listed below, are in tasked with
deciding on the broader picture of how $COUNTRY_NAME will operate.
The President leads the Strategic layer and controls/leads discussions
involving more than one Strategic Consul. The majority of the Strategic
layer's policy is based on discussions and polls.

The Tactical layer consists of the the officials in charge of micromanagement of the game, within the boundaries of the Strategic layer's policy. The Tactical layer is not required to receive instructions from the people as long as their policy is within that of the Strategic layer's. The Tactical layer is consisted of the officials below.

1. President - Leads discussions crossing over multiple areas of different
Consuls. He/she will also decide on any strategic tasks not designated to
another consul in this constitution.

2. Vice President - Assistant to the President. He/she may take over the
President's tasks when the President is absent. If the President should be
removed from office for any reason the Vice President will then take the position of President and appoint a Vice President. The Vice President must be approved by a majority of the consuls.

3. Consul for Domestic Policy - Oversees long term settlement, long term work movements, and long term build queues goals(not specific goals). In charge of government switches.

4. Consul for External Policy - Oversees long term planning of policy regarding other nations. This includes military plans and foreign affairs.

5. Consul for Cultural Policy - Monitors culture. Pushes for culture improvements. Fits science and religous improvements into the big picture.

6. Consul for Resources and Technology Policy - Decides on long term tech queues and long term resource policies.
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[Tactical Level]

7. Commander of Armed Forces - Micromanages the military operations against foreign countries.

8. Director of Commerce - Decides on foreign affairs and trading. Sets exact tech queue. Adjusts slider and approves/denies requests from governors regarding rushes(in a government
requiring gold to rush).

9. Director of Infrastructure - Controls the worker actions. Reviews requests from governors about worker requests and accepts/denies these.

10. Director of Expansion - Decides on where to settle with settlers.

11. Governors - Manages citizens in cities under his/her control and the build queues.

 

[Black_Hole]

multiple choioce provo?
Well I guess I am still voting for the alternate government proposal only...
Provo in the other poll alternate government is winning, do we really need to create a third poll?

 

[Provolution]

Blackhole, at least this poll is done right. I can live with DS's too, but this opens a window for the middle-ground compromisers.

 

[Black_Hole]

moderators: could a moderator add another vote for me to abstain? Thanks (please keep third optin also, as this is multiple choice)

Moderator Action: edited

 

[Provolution]

Well, Blackhole, that abstain was given to undermine the poll ?

 

[Black_Hole]

Well, Blackhole, that abstain was given to undermine the poll ?

yep, all part of my conspiracy

 

[Provolution]

Well, shame you have shown your anti-democratic colors Blackhole, but I hope the normal middleground solution people are more kind and sensible. Well, I have turned nice, but you still play very dirty Blackhole.

To all pollers, Blackhole has asked for Abstain and his own option to undermine this poll. That is not the intent of this poll. I urge all pollers to only use the abstain option if they really mean so. This poll is made to see the interest in a compromise or not, due to the polarity and division of the options.

 

[Black_Hole]

Well, shame you have shown your anti-democratic colors Blackhole, but I hope the normal middleground solution people are more kind and sensible.

it was a joke, i voted abstain because i didnt like how it is multiple choice and how we already have another poll for it. last time i checked I can vote whatever i want

 

[Provolution]

Well, sabotating my polls seems to be your specialty Blackhole, for some odd reason.
However, I called up on all the players wanting to consider a compromise solution, and for that, we need multiple choice to cover that in.

 

[Provolution]

Moderator, please sticky this thread, as this is the only poll that opens for a compromise across differences.

 

[Curufinwe]

I don't like any of them so I abstain.

 

[Provolution]

This poll is more legitimate, and with this in place, the compromisers had a fair try, and this will give the Alternate Proposal of Daveshack more than the needed legitimacy to stand the test of time.

 

[Provolution]

Please forget this poll, Black_holes abstain mobilization worked, and as we are in an election right now, we have to go on election on the non-ratified constitution authored by same person. Amendments will be discussed, more fairly, in term one, and the unfairness incurred is not that important as Term one will go away to slow paced bureaucracy anyways.