Term 3 - The Office of the Judiciary - The Fanatikan Rule of Law

[Bill_in_PDX]

Office of the Judiciary - Term 3

This is the official thread of Fanatika's Judicial Office for Term 3.

The Constitution of Fanatika can be found here: http://www.civfanatics.net/~demogame/constitution_of_fanatika.htm

The Judicial Log can be found here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26749

The Term 2 Judicial Tread can be found here: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=33210

The Judiciary of Fanatika consists of the following members this term:

Chief Justice: Bill_in_PDX
Public Defender: naervod
Judge Advocate: Vacant - donsig (Pro-Tem)

In accordance with the Constitution, Article I, the census of Fanatika is set as follows

Term 3 Active Census: 35**
Term 3 Quorum Level: 18**
Term 3 Full Census: 41

**Actual numbers are 34.4 active, 17.2 quorum. All numbers rounded up as required.

The active census (35) and quorum (18) are numbers normally used in polling for all issues from the simple up to, and including, changes to our Code of Laws.

The full census (41) is only used for constitutional amendments. 21 YES votes are needed to pass a constitutional amendment in the congress, along with a 2/3 approval vote in the Senate.

The duties and responsibilities of your Judiciary are outlined in Code of Laws, Section E. Please use this thread to request any of the following:

1) Judicial Reviews (for Articles, Laws, Standards, and Clarification of existing rules)

2) Requests for Public Investigations**

3) Requests for advice on the rules, how they work, and what options you may have in a given situation.

**Prior to submitting a request for a public investigation, please review the requirements for doing so in the Code of Standards, Section H.

All of the Judiciary members are here to assist our citizenry, please do not hesitate to raise issues for discussion.

Bill
Chief Justice

 

[Eklektikos]

Official City placement poll (part one). Time is short so please vote as soon as possible if you wish to have your say!

 

[GenMarshall]

I would like to apply for the Possition of Public Defender .

 

[FortyJ]

Congratulations on your election, Bill. If you require any assistance, let me know.

 

[naervod]

CivGeneral- Talk to Shaitan he is making the appointmens. There is at least one other person who applied I know of... ME!

 

[Shaitan]

CivGeneral and naervod are currently being interrogated...er...interviewed for the vacant position.

 

[Eklektikos]

Official City placement poll (part two). This one deals with the city after next, and is a quick poll

Again, time is short so please vote as soon as possible if you wish to influence the end decision!

 

[donsig]

*donsig puts on poofy wig and long, flowing dark blue robes. Grabs the Three Books and his shiny new gavel.*

The Judicial Department is now in session. Our President has called for a proactive judiciary. I call on citizens to help us make term three a pleasant and productive one. The biggest area where the judiciary can be beneficial in a proactive way is for the justices to review proposed polls before they are posted. I would like to remind our leaders that the proper method of polling includes posting the porposed poll in the discussion thread prior to posting the actual poll. When doing so leaders are free to post a link to the proposed poll in this thread and the judiciary would be happy to make suggestions regarding the proposed poll.

 

[Eklektikos]

Discussion on "landbridge" city sites has been posted in the Citizen's Forum.

1000th post... Bugger. From now on I might as well have "Spammer" emblazoned across my forehead!

 

[Bill_in_PDX]

Originally posted by Eklektikos
Discussion on "landbridge" city sites has been posted in the Citizen's Forum.

1000th post... Bugger. From now on I might as well have "Spammer" emblazoned across my forehead!

It had to happen someday. You held off longer than many have.

 

[naervod]

Well it looks like I might be the 3rd Judiciary Member.
Council Vote to Confirm Naervod Public Defender

 

[Bill_in_PDX]

Good naervod, and we look forward to you joining the judiciary team.

 

[naervod]

2/3 of the Council voted to confirm me so it's official, I am the Public Defender.

 

[Eklektikos]

Congratulations Naervod

A definitive poll regarding provincial borders has been posted.

 

[Eklektikos]

I have posted quick polls to decide where our next city will be placed and where the city after that will be placed also. Please vote in these polls as soon as possible if you wish to influence the final decision!

 

[disorganizer]

a question:
lets say a poll does not need prediscussion.
but otherwise would not qualify for quickie.
how can that be done? or must it be discussed 24h anyways?

example:
peace with aztecs. they offer all they have. no more to get from them. so the only question is: yes or no or abstain...?

 

[Shaitan]

Actually, there already was a discussion for how far we'll push the Aztecs. It's been up for well over 24 hours.

 

[donsig]

Originally posted by Eklektikos
I have posted quick polls to decide where our next city will be placed and where the city after that will be placed also. Please vote in these polls as soon as possible if you wish to influence the final decision!

It seems those who voted were unable to influence the final decision after all.

 

[Shaitan]

The cities were founded according to the instructions posted in the chat instruction thread. Note that the first city called for a location on a different map than what was in the instruction thread. Make sure you look at that map before launching the arrows at me.

 

[donsig]

Originally posted by Shaitan
The cities were founded according to the instructions posted in the chat instruction thread. Note that the first city called for a location on a different map than what was in the instruction thread. Make sure you look at that map before launching the arrows at me.

Yes, you are correct about that and I apologize. Didn't realize there was a link to a different map. Serves me right for getting up at 4:30 in the morning.

However, I expect to let many more arrows fly. I cannot stand idly by, especially since I am now on the bench, and watch our demo game turn into a despo game. I am very curious to know why this thread is now closed. I realize the poll is over but I checked one other poll that has closed yet the thread remains open. This leads me to believe that the thread was closed manually by one of our mods. I checked the *Needed Stuff* thread and saw nothing there about closing the thread though I realize instructions there are deleted after completed. That particular poll and thread was an issue dear to me as I am a resident of Tlaxcala. I would hate to think that the thread was closed in an attempt to squash discussion about the starving of the Aztecs in Tlaxcala.

I have the feeling that my rights as a citizen are being dismissed by the current administration. I make no claim of technical wrong doing here as I express my feelings. I would like to remind our leaders that it is quite possible, even under the most well written laws, to abide by the letter of the law while trampling the spirit of the law underfoot. I urge our leaders to always keep this in mind. It would be a shame indeed if this term, which has such great potential for achievement, should end up with a tarnished civil rights record.