ravensfire
Member of the Opposition
Fellow citizens,
In several recent discussions on Judicial Reviews, questions about the Decision Making article of the Constitution were raised. Rather than have multiple Judicial Reviews, I'd like to see us, the citizens, take an active role and clarify this matter. No offense to my fellow Justices, but this is a darn important issue, I'd rather see the citizens discuss, decide and amend as needed to make things clear to them.
For now, please focus soley on the Constitution, not on the Code of Laws. Let's keep this discussion on what should be, not what it. This Article is a drastic rewrite designed to clear up one of the most confusing articles of the previous DemoGames (The WOtP clause). Let's work together to decide, as a group, how this should work, and then make sure that's how everyone will interpret it.
To start things off, here are a few questions to consider:
1) What is the difference between an Initiative and a Referendum?
2) In a poll, how can a reader quickly and clearly determine the decision type?
3) Can a discussion thread with no poll result in a decision type?
This is only a start. If YOU have a question, please add it to the list!
Thanks,
-- Ravensfire
In several recent discussions on Judicial Reviews, questions about the Decision Making article of the Constitution were raised. Rather than have multiple Judicial Reviews, I'd like to see us, the citizens, take an active role and clarify this matter. No offense to my fellow Justices, but this is a darn important issue, I'd rather see the citizens discuss, decide and amend as needed to make things clear to them.
For now, please focus soley on the Constitution, not on the Code of Laws. Let's keep this discussion on what should be, not what it. This Article is a drastic rewrite designed to clear up one of the most confusing articles of the previous DemoGames (The WOtP clause). Let's work together to decide, as a group, how this should work, and then make sure that's how everyone will interpret it.
Constitution said:Article C - Decision Making
- Power of the People
- All decision making power within the Democracy Game is derived from the collective rights of all the citizens.
- The Power of the People can be delegated to officials of the game in one or more of the following ways, or in other ways which may subsequently be discovered.
- By Mandate as evidenced in a citizen's selection to hold office via the elective process.
- By Constituency as evidenced by citizen comments in favor of a decision, in a public discussion.
- By Opinion Poll in the form of the results of a non-binding poll
- By Referendum in the form of an official, binding poll which has force over the current decision only.
- By Initiative in the form of a binding poll initiated by the citizenry, which has force over a current decision and future decisions of the same type
- By Recall of an official and selection of a replacement via election or appointment
- In the event that two or more such delegations of the Power of the People are in conflict, the following hierarchy shall determine which decision has precedence.
- An initiative has force of law and supercedes any other decision type (including an earlier initiative on the same subject) except another later initiative which repeals it.
- Binding polls of any type have precedence over any other decision type.
- Non-binding polls have precedence over non-polling decision types.
- Citizen input has precedence over mandate.
- If two or more polls or discussions occur on a matter, the last one to complete shall prevail.
- Lower forms of law may modify parts of this hierarchy, except for the provision regarding initiative which may not be modified.
- A lower form of law may specify procedures and restrictions on implementing decision types, except
- Initiative must always be allowed
- No decision shall require more support than an amendment to the Constitution.
To start things off, here are a few questions to consider:
1) What is the difference between an Initiative and a Referendum?
2) In a poll, how can a reader quickly and clearly determine the decision type?
3) Can a discussion thread with no poll result in a decision type?
This is only a start. If YOU have a question, please add it to the list!
Thanks,
-- Ravensfire