Octavian X
is not a pipe.
Now, it appears that during my two-week leave of absense, someone decided to go ahead and end the game. Understand that I haven't had a chance to completely read all the previous discussion on this subject to date, but this was just an idea that popped into my head while travelling down Interstate 80 through Nevada (or was it Interstate 70 through Kansas? Both are mind-numbingly boring).
How about a parliamentary democracy? That is, we elect a group of people to the Parliament. That Parliament then selects (from it's own body) a Prime Minister and (not necessairliy from it's own body) a Cabinet to assist the Prime Minister, who is the turnplayer-in-chief.
That doesn't sound too radical, but remember, it was a long trip. Before the Prime Minister could play the turns, he and his cabinet would have to compile a single, comprehensive turn plan that has to be approved by either the Parliament or by referendum of the citizens. The Prime Minister may present his government's plan to his choice of the bodies; however, should the plan fail before one of those groups, it gets thrown to the other.
For example, if the Prime Minister presents an unpopular plan to declare war on a neighbor before the Parliament and the Parliament rejects the plan, that turn plan must be presented as a referendum for all the citizens of the country. If the plan fails again during a referendum (or vice-versa), the government must survive a vote of confidence in the Parliament, or else the Prime Minister loses his job and new elections are held.
As another note, elections would only be held when the Prime Minister dissolves the Parliament (at his choice of times), or when the Prime Minister's government loses a vote of confidence in the Parliament (triggered when one of his turn plans fail), or or loss of such a vote in a referendum (probably triggered at the request of a group of citizens).
All that said, do we have any takers?
How about a parliamentary democracy? That is, we elect a group of people to the Parliament. That Parliament then selects (from it's own body) a Prime Minister and (not necessairliy from it's own body) a Cabinet to assist the Prime Minister, who is the turnplayer-in-chief.
That doesn't sound too radical, but remember, it was a long trip. Before the Prime Minister could play the turns, he and his cabinet would have to compile a single, comprehensive turn plan that has to be approved by either the Parliament or by referendum of the citizens. The Prime Minister may present his government's plan to his choice of the bodies; however, should the plan fail before one of those groups, it gets thrown to the other.
For example, if the Prime Minister presents an unpopular plan to declare war on a neighbor before the Parliament and the Parliament rejects the plan, that turn plan must be presented as a referendum for all the citizens of the country. If the plan fails again during a referendum (or vice-versa), the government must survive a vote of confidence in the Parliament, or else the Prime Minister loses his job and new elections are held.
As another note, elections would only be held when the Prime Minister dissolves the Parliament (at his choice of times), or when the Prime Minister's government loses a vote of confidence in the Parliament (triggered when one of his turn plans fail), or or loss of such a vote in a referendum (probably triggered at the request of a group of citizens).
All that said, do we have any takers?
