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United Nations Constitution
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UN CONSTITUTION
This is the constitution that we, the people of the United Nations Peacekeepers, have decided upon. In it, we have declared that we shall form a government of the people, a Democracy, in which
we shall choose who leads us. Our faction will be led by the people and for the people.
ARTICLE I: Government Structure
Executive Branch
This is the administrative section of our faction. The Executive branch is made up of the Commissioner and the Alpha Talent. These two are required to abide by the suggestions of the directors and governors, who represent the will of the people.
Commissioner:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Playing the game for the citizens
*Following director orders on their field of expertise
*Acting as he deems fit if there is an emergency
*Making turnthreads and keeping them updated
*Posting SAV`s and turnlogs on the forum
*Overall keeping the citizens aware of their situation
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
The Commissioner shall physically play the game.
Alpha Talent:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Taking over the Commissioners seat with its right and duties if the current Commissioner is somehow not available
*Being a substitute when a goverment official is impeached or has resigned
*Acting as he deems fit if there is an emergency
*Acting as guardian of the constitution. In the absence of justices informing the directors if they're not following the constitution such as not polling major decisions or posting unconstitutional polls.
*Posting polls to hear the people's voice
*Posting nomination threads
*Posting election polls
*Posting the cabinet thread for his term
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
The alpha talent is the second of the commissioner and is responsible for elections, finding out what the people want and helping the commissioner as best as his abilities let him.
Director and Governor Branch
Directors make up the directorate. Directors are elected in the area they oversee, and they have the task of informing and advising the people on our situation. They are required to conduct polls in order to interpret the people’s will. They are then to carry out that will, by giving their orders to the Commissioner.
All Directors are allowed to advise and consult with each other. They are also granted the right to petition for changes or actions from other Directors that may be critical to the their department. Ultimately, however, it is the Director in charge of his/her section that has the final say in how things are handled.
Directors and governors must poll all major decisions, such as deciding what science advance to pursue, whether to construct boreholes, or whether to construct a secret project. However, they can act on minor decisions without polling the people, such as what to do in the event of a mindworm attack.
Director of Science:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Starting polls to ask the people what their wishes are in his area
*Listening to the will of the people in his area
*Ordering the Commissioner what the next researched advancement is
*Requesting base facilities to the DIA and governors
*Deciding what to do with alien artifacts
*Giving his opinion to the director of foreign affairs about any talks, which effect his area, with other factions
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
The Director of Science shall choose the advancement to research.
Director of Peacekeeping Operations:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Starting polls to ask the people what their wishes are in his area
*Listening to the will of the people in his area
*Ordering the commissioner to move military units
*Ordering the commissioner to move covert ops units
*Ordering the commissioner to design new military & covert ops units, disband old military & covert ops units and upgrade current military & covert ops units
*Requesting base facilities and military units to the DIA and governors
*Giving his opinion to the director of foreign affairs about any talks, which effect his area, with other factions
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
May NOT:
Start wars if there hasn’t been official poll that says it is ok.
The Director of Peacekeeping Operations has the control of all military and covert ops units.
Director of Foreign Affairs:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Starting polls to ask the people what their wishes are in his area
*Listening to the will of the people in his area
*Ordering the commissioner on talks with foreign factions
*Maintaining good foreign connections
*Giving his opinion to the Director of Peacekeeping Operations on covert ops actions
*Consulting for advice any other director if his area is being discussed with foreign factions
*Representing our faction in the council
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
May NOT:
Declare blood truce, peace, pacts if there hasn’t been a poll saying it is ok.
The Director of Foreign Affairs will do all foreign negotiations.
Director of Social Engineering:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Starting polls to ask the people what their wishes are in his area
*Listening to the will of the people in his area
*Ordering the commissioner to change the social engineering page
*Consulting for advice directors which are effected by changes made in the social engineering’s page
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
May NOT:
Change the social engineering settings unless there has been a definitive (50+%) "Yes" vote in favour of the change.
The Director of Social Engineering is responsible for the social engineering page.
Director of Internal Affairs:
Has the rights and duties of:
*Starting polls to ask the people what their wishes are in his area
*Listening to the will of the people in his area
*Mapping out regions in our faction
*Dividing formers, crawlers and funds over regions in our faction
*Making a list of every buildrequest by other director that has to be divided between the regions in our faction
*Polling the peoples wishes on colonizing decisions
*Moving colony pods
*Polling basenames and landmarks
*Vetoing orders from a governor
*Advising any governor on how he should run his region
*Advising any other part of the government
*Serving his faction the best he can
The Director of Internal Affairs is the head of the governors council.
Governors:
Have the rights and duties of:
*Ordering the commissioner to:
**move formers for his region
**move crawlers for his region
**start build queues for his region
**rush constructions for his region
**move workers
[all within the parameters given by the Director of Internal Affairs]
*Advising any director that concerns his region
*Polling for guidelines for his region
*Carrying out orders from the Director of Internal Affairs
*Advising the rest of the faction about this region the best he can
May NOT:
Give orders in a specific field if the director of Internal Affairs uses his veto on the subject.
Governors are assigned by the people to take care of a certain region of our faction.
ARTICLE II: Government policy
Amendments:
Amendments to the Constitution can be submitted by any member of our faction. First in a form of a thread where exact lines can be discussed and after that in a poll. An amendment is passed and made official by a 2/3 or greater vote on the amendment's inclusion.
Office Terms:
All office terms shall last one month. A member can run for a different office at the end of his term, but he cannot change offices during it. If a member is elected three times into the same government office, that member may not run for that government office the fourth consecutive term. After the fourth term he may run for any government office that is available. If this rule let not have a fully seated government, the rule will be deemed invalid for that term.
Officials can be divised in four groups:
1. Commissioner and Alpha Talent
2. Directors
3. Governors
4. Justices
It is not allowed to run for two positions in the same group. Nor is it allowed to combine a position in group one with a position in group two or four. All other combinations are allowed.
Impeachment and Resignations:
Every member of our faction is recognised the right to bring foreword the issue of impeachment of any government official at any time. The constitutional court will look at the demand and determine if an impeachment progress has to be started within 48 hours of the impeachment demand
The rules for the poll:
*There has to be started a one-choice-poll with the options: YEA, NEA and ABSTAIN
*5 days open
* 2/3 YEA vote to pass the proposal or under 1/3 NEA vote to pass the proposal
The rules for the first post:
*The unbiased reason why the person in question could be impeached
*The job of the person in question
*The time when the poll ends
If impeachment happens the alpha talent takes his place until a new election has been held.
Every government official may resign from office. The alpha talent will do the same as with impeachment. If the alpha talent has to take over 2 or more government places we will freeze the game until new elections are held.
Playing ahead:
No person is allowed to play ahead for any reason.
Article III: Polls
There will be 4 types of polls:
*Elections
*Official
*Social Engineering (a special case of an official poll)
*Unofficial
Elections:
May only be started by the alpha talent. Must have election
in the subject line. They are purely decision-making polls.
Poll:
*Office in question
*ONLY names candidates
*Abstain option (will Refrain from banana)
*Write-in-option
*3 days open
First post:
*ONLY names candidates
*Link to discussion thread
*Expire date
Official:
May only be started by a government official. Must have official in the subjectline, and must be used as information gathering or decision making
Poll:
*Abstain
*Write-in-option
*Minimum of 2 days
*Maximum of 7 days
*Clear and not biased question and answers
First post:
*Further explanation of the questions and answers
*Link to discussion thread (if any)
*Expire date
*Stated: information gathering or decision making
Time Frame:
*No poll may be posted on a particular issue more than once in the period between two turnchats, excepting polls which have been declared invalid.
*The above rule will apply even if a new decision on a particular issue which has already been decided is part of a poll on something else; for example, a poll on a borehole being built on a particular square, if, within the specified period, the people have voted against it, could not be worked into a general terraforming poll.
*In cases where a previous poll is tied, new polls are permitted on the issue, but may only include the options that tied, along with the 'Abstain' or 'Xenonabana' option.
*If a turnchat does not occur within 7 days (168 hours) of the previous poll closing, it is considered to have occurred for the purposes of this amendment, as the opinion of the people may have changed significantly by this time.
Social Engineering:
May only be started by the Director of Social Engineering. They are purely decision-making polls.
All polls to change social engineering settings should be in this format:
Poll:
*Single choice
*Only names options (Must include current setting)
*Abstain option (Or Xenobanana)
*Write-in-option
*Open 3 days minimum
First post:
*Further explanation of question (if needed)
*Only names options
*Link to discussion thread
*Expire date
If this poll gives a clear majority (50+%) to one option, then that option is put into place. If not then there is to be a ‘head to head’ poll in this format:
Poll:
*Name the two highest scoring options from above poll (if two are equal second, the Director of Social Engineering can choose which one goes through)
*Abstain option (Or Xenobanana)
*Write-in-option
*Open 3 days minimum
First post:
*Further explanation of question (if needed)
*Only names options
*Link to discussion thread
*Expire date
Unofficial:
May be started by all members of the faction. They are purely information gathering polls
Poll:
*Minimum of 3 days
First Post:
*Expire date (if any)
*Link to discussion thread (if any)
No-confidence votes:
*The word abstain is hereby stricken from the constitution, and replaced with the term 'xenobanana'. This replaces the abstain option in all official polls and elections. This then follows the time-honored precedent where a banana vote signifies disagreement with all choices on offer, or, to put it more negatively, a no-confidence vote in the poll or candidate being voted on.
ARTICLE IV: Bill Of Rights
Clause 1: No person shall be denied the right to become a Peacekeeper citizen.
Clause 2: No citizen shall ever be denied the right to vote in any poll.
Clause 3: Free speech shall not be abridged unless it violates Apolyton rules.
Clause 4: No one shall be banned permanently from participating in the democracy game, excluding those who are permanently banned from Apolyton. Note that people may still be banned for any amount of time, as long as it is not permanent.
Clause 5: The right to associate into any form of organization shall not be denied.
Clause 6: No citizen may be punished in any way without due process of law.
Clause 7: The government may not knowingly hide information or give false information to the people.
Article V: The Court
1. Purpose:
The Court is constituted to rule upon: contested disputes involving legal interpretation, validity of polls, violations of the Constitution, or any other legal dispute involving the game.
2. Construct of the Court:
a. Size of Court:
The Court is composed of five Justices. Each Justice is to to be elected by the people, with a poll lasting three days.
b. Terms in office:
There is no limit to the number of terms a Justice may serve.
Each Justice serves a term of two months. All appointments and re-appointments must be approved by a majority vote of the public.
c. Senior Justice:
At the beginning of each case, the Court is to select a 'Senior Justice', who will be responsible for ensuring that a report is published for each decision made by the court, showing the rationale behind the decision. If the report is not provided, this may be grounds for an appeal. The Senior Justice will also preside over any hearings before The Court.
d. Other Governmental Posts:
A Justice may serve in other governmental posts, but may not serve as Commissioner or Alpha Talent while a serving Justice.
3. Case Structure:
a. Quorum:
At least three Justices must be involved in any ruling that is made. If only three justices are involved and they cannot agree, a non-voting justice must step in to break the deadlock.
b. Rulings:
All rulings are immediately official and final except where appeals are granted.
c. Appeals:
Appeals may be granted if there are grounds to believe that the constitution has not been applied properly. Any citizen directly involved in the case may make an application for an appeal. If 3 of the 5 judges decide to grant the appeal, a new trial will be created to examine the case. In that case, the current verdict is placed on hold until after the appeal process.
d. Injunctions:
The Court cannot stop the game to make a decision without a 2/3 vote amongst the people. In case of an emergency due to timing of a turnchat and poll of the populace, the Court may halt the game for 24 hours, but only by unanimous vote of the Court and only if a specific case has been presented to them that must be decided prior to the turnchat. In the emergency case, the Court would immediately have to present a 24 hour poll to the people for their approval of the Injunction. If not approved by the time of the poll's closure, the game immediately resumes where it was before.
e. Case Presentation:
The Court cannot act on any issue until a citizen of the nation brings forth an Issue to The Court. Issues to The Court should be posted publicly and must involve a dispute that the court is empowered to rule upon.
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