The Constitution of Fanatica (C3C ISDG)

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[B]Article A[/B]
All Civfanatics Forum users who register in the Citizen Registry
are citizens of Fanatica. 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 demand
satisfaction and the right to vote.

[B]Article B[/B]
Governing rules shall consist of the Articles of the Constitution,
the Code of Laws and the Code of Standards.
 §1. No laws shall be passed that conflict with an article and no
     standards shall be used that conflict with a law or an article.
 §2. In addition to these laws, all citizens of Fanatica shall abide
     by the ISDGs Official Rules of Play.

[B]Article C[/B]
The government will consist of the Administrative Council,
the Assembly and the Judicial Council.

[B]Article D[/B]
The Administrative Council consists of the Consul of Internal
Affairs, the Consul of Foreign Affairs and the Consul of Military
Affairs.
 §1. The Consul of Internal Affairs is in charge of the nation.
     He acts as the head of state and government for Fanatica.
     He shall be the primary person in charge of playing the save
     game.
 §2. The Consul of Internal Affairs handles all aspects of the game
     directly related to the care and management of the cities,
     and of the national tax rates. He also oversees the nation's
     scientists in their work.
 §3. The Consul of Foreign Affairs handles all diplomacy conducted
     with foreign nations. This includes the negotiation of treaties
     and trade agreements.
 §4. The Consul of Military Affairs is the general of the army, navy,
     and air force. He handles all movement of units, except for
     workers and settlers.
 §5. No citizen shall hold multiple Consul offices simultaneously.
 §6. Each Consul shall appoint one Deputy.
 §7. The Consuls may delegate their powers as they see fit by
     creating and appointing citizens to Offices.

[B]Article E[/B]
The Assembly shall consist of the entirety of the citizenry.
The Assembly shall be the legislative body in the government.
 §1. For each term there will be a stickied thread for the Assembly.
     Here all legislative discussions will be held.

[B]Article F[/B]
The Judicial Council will be formed of the Justice of the Court of
Fanatica. He shall handle all judicial matters of the county,
including interpretation of the Constitution, laws, and Public Investigations.
 §1. No citizen shall hold a Consul position in conjunction with the
     position of Justice of the Court.
 §2. The Justice of the Court may delegate judical powers as the Justice
     see fit by creating and appointing citizens to Offices.

[B]Article G[/B]
The offices of Consuls, Justice of the Court and Ambassadors, will be
filled via election with terms lasting according to a fixed schedule
based on game years.
 §1. There shall be equal terms of 25 turns each and elections shall
     be held accordingly.

[B]Article H[/B]
All officials must plan and act according to the will of the people.

[B]Article I[/B]
It is unlawful to play through actions, move troops, make deals or
take any other action that would change the state of the playing
game from that of the saved game.

[B]Article J[/B]
The constitution, laws and standards of Fanatica can never be
contrary to the rules and regulations of the Civfanatics forums.
Moderators may veto any such constitutional amendments,
laws or standards.

[B]Article K[/B]
A majority of the active Assembly shall be required to amend
the Constitution.
 §1. The average of the number of votes cast in each of the most
     recent contested elections shall constitute the active Assembly.
 §2. Polls to amend the Constitution must be open for a minimum of 72 hours.

[B]Article L[/B]
A majority of the votes in a poll lasting minimum 48 hours is required
to amend the Code of Laws.
 §1. The poll must also recieve a number of votes equal to or
     greater than half of the active Assembly.

[B]Article M[/B]
The Consul of Foreign Affairs, the Foreign Affairs Deputy and the
Consul of Internal Affairs are de-facto ambassadors to all nations.
Regular Ambassadors are elected each term.
 §1. Ambassadors shall only be chosen when Fanatikou has made
     in-game contact with a rival civilization.

[B]Article N[/B]
 §1. In the event a Consul or Justice of the Court takes a temporary leave
     of absence, the Official shall appoint a pro-tempore official to fill
     that position until the Official shall return.
       a. The pro-tempore official may be the Consuls deputy.
       b. The Official may empower another official or citizen to
          choose the pro-tempore official.
 §2. In the event an Official becomes vacant, a new Official shall be
     appointed.
       a. In the event the Consul of Internal Affairs becomes
          vacant, the Justice of the Court shall appoint a new citizen
          to fill the vacant position.
       b. In the event the Consul of Foreign Affairs or the Consul of
          Military Affairs becomes vacant, the Consul of Internal Affairs
          shall apoint a new citizen to fill the vacant position.
       c. If the position of Ambassador to any nation becomes
          vacant, the Consul of Foreign Affairs shall appoint a new citizen
          to fill the vacant position.
       d. If the position of Justice of the Court becomes vacant,
          the citizens shall elect a new Justice of the Court.
            1. There will be a 24 hour period where citizens can be nominated.
            2. After the nominations there will be a 48 hour poll to
               elect the Justice of the Court. A simple majority are needed.
 §3. Should the citizen filling the position of Consul of Internal Affairs
     become absent for a period of seven (7) days without prior
     notification to the nation, the Justice of the Court may remove that
     citizen from the office and appoint another citizen as the Consul.
 §4. Should citizens filling the positions of Consul of Foreign Affairs
     or Consul of Military Affairs become absent for a period of
     seven (7) days without prior notification to the nation,
     the Consul of Internal Affairs may remove that citizen from the
     office and appoint another citizen as the Consul.
 §5. Should citizens filling one of the Ambassadorial positions
     become absent for a period of seven (7) days without prior
     notification to the nation, the Consul of Foreign Affairs may remove
     that citizen from the office and appoint another citizen as the Ambassador.
 §6. All appointments must be approved by a citizen poll lasting 48
     hours. A simple majority is needed for ratification.
       a. The newly appointed official may act as the official of his office,
          from the time of his appointment and until the poll closes.

[B]Article O[/B]
Treaties and agreements with foreign nations may be ratified by
Fanatica with a poll open for minimum 48 hours. A simple
majority of voters is required to ratify the treaty or agreement.
 §1. In matters of extremely urgent national security (ex. impending
     invasion), the Administrative Council may chose to sign the treaty,
     making it binding for all of Fanatikou. However, the Chief Jutice
     would have to verify that is was indeed a matter of extremely
     urgent national security.
 
Code:
[B]A. Elections[/B]
 §1. The nominations to the offices shall start seven (7) turns
     before the end of the current term. The elections shall start
     four (4) turns before the end of the current term and finnish
     as the next term starts.
 §2. The candidate with the most votes wins the election.
 §3. If a poll is tied when it closes a new poll with the tied
     candidates will be required. It shall be open for minimum 24 hours.

[B]B. Forum Duties[/B]
 §1. For each term there shall be a stickied "General Info Thread" with
     information about the government, IRC-channels, Save Game Mailing
     list and so on.
 §2. Post number 2, 3 and 4 should be reserved for the Consul of Internal
     Affairs, Consul of Foreign Affairs and Consul of Military Affairs
     respectively. Each of the Consuls shall keep their posts updated during
     the term with orders, tasks and requests concerning the game.
 §3. The Consuls and Justice of the Court shall open one stickied thread
     each concerning their offices.
 
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