punkdaddy Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 The NSR has drafted a new constitution. Thoughts? Article 1 - Bill of Rights1.SovereigntyA. This document guarantees above all else the right tosovereignty over Domestic Affairs for every region whom holds membership in theNationStates Republic.B. All Nations of the Republic are sovereign and havethe right of self-determination in domestic policies, including Nation StatesIssues and the World Assembly.2. FreedomThe natural Rights offree speech, free press, free expression of religion, and free association willnot be infringed as long as the expressed freedoms do not (a) violate the samerights of others or (b ) violate the ToS of this Forum. The Forum Owner or hisdesignee(s) shall be the ultimate judges of propriety.3. VoluntaryParticipationParticipation in any regional or extra-regional government,forum, and military shall be voluntary.4. VoluntaryEndorsementNo nation of the Republic holding WA member status shall beobligated to endorse any officer of the Republic—except when volunteering for amilitary mission. The right to add or withdraw an endorsement will remain asovereign right of WA member nations.5. ConstitutionalRestraintAll Nations of the Republic have the right to be protectedagainst the abuse of powers by any government official, including in theirregion.6. Unjust BanjectionsNo Nation shall be ejected fromany region of the Republic, or banned from any Republic forum, without a publicexplanation. Should the ejection or banning be a matter of immediate regionalsecurity, the ejected or banned Nation shall have an avenue of redress in thatregion's forum as a member with limited membership.7. Fair &Impartial TrialsWhen charged with criminal activity, Nations of theRepublic shall enjoy fair and impartial court trials. Such courts may occurand/or deliberate in a locked forum.8. Constitutionality &PetitionsAny nation of the Republic may ask the Tribunal to determinethe Constitutionality of any treaty passed by the House of Lords, and maypetition the Court for redress of grievances with other nations, any Republicofficer or the Republic itself.9. Other RightsThe Rightslisted here are not exhaustive. Other Rights may be defined and existing Rightsmay be expanded by the House of Lords through treaties andlegislation.Article 2 - Governing Bodies1. Most legislativeauthority of the Republic shall rest within The House of Lords (HoL). The Houseof Lords shall be the governing body of the NSR. The House of Lords shall beresponsible to do the following:A. pass treaties for cooperation betweenallied regions,B. define terms of Republic membership,C. establishRules of Order for the HoL and Citizen Assembly,D. declare war by theRepublic,E. elect certain officers,F. provide oversight of officers andtreaties.G. Voting on Constitutional amendments passed by the CitizenAssembly.2. Each allied region shall have one vote in the House ofLords, and may seat three lords in the House of Lords. Membership requirementsare the following: A. all delegates and founders may be seated in theHouse of Lords automatically,B. an allied delegate or founder may appointtheir region's seated lords,C. all lords of the House of Lords must declaretheir WA nation, if they have one, and be a citizen of a Republic region,D.all lords of the HOL may be subject to a confidence vote--if denied, the lord inquestion must be replaced by their region,E. if a region's lords disagree,the seated founder will decide. If the founder is not a seated lord, the seateddelegate will decide. If the delegate is not a seated lord, the majority of saidregion's lords will decide. If a majority is unattainable, the vote shall becast as "present."3. The Citizen Assembly (CA) shall be the generalassembly of the Republic. It shall be a legislative tasked with initiatingConstitutional changes. The Citizen Assembly shall be capable of thefollowing:A. drafting all Constitutional changes;B. elect certainofficers--including a chairman to moderate the CA,4. CitizenAssembly membership requirements: A. register their WA nation or their“main” Republic nation if they do not have a WA nation,B. not be an alliedregion's founder, delegate or seated in the HoL,C. be a citizen of anallied region in good standing with that region's delegate--a delegate may vetoany nation's membership.5. The Security Council shall be thedefenders of the Republic and its Constitution. It shall be made up of fiveseated lords, who must be either founders or delegates of an allied region. TheHouse of Lords will elect them every three months by anonymous preferentialvoting. The Security Council shall act by simple majority, and shall beresponsible for the following: A. veto actions of officers--includingmilitary missions,B. approve continuing military action taken by theRepublic military,C. approve new allies that fulfill membership terms,C. ascertain the legitimate government of an allied region.Article3 - Officers of The Republic1. The chief executive of theNationStates Republic shall be the Alliance President. The President shall beelected by the House of Lords for a term of four months. He/she shall beresponsible for the following: A. oversee all Republic officers anddirect their activities,B. oversee all Republic treaties and directentailing activities,C. coordinate cooperation between allied regions,D. represent the Republic to NationStates and prospective regions,E.approve missions by the Republic military,F. appoint secretaries to help thepresident,G. veto legislation passed by the House of Lords.h. select aVice-President in case he/she Ceases-to-Exist or resigns. The Vice-Presidentshall serve the rest of the outgoing President’s term.2. The WorldAssembly Minister shall be elected by the House of Lords for a term of fourmonths. He/She shall be responsible for the following:A. leadingcooperation in the WA between allied delegates.B. maintaining the WAAffairs forum,C. representing the Republic to the NationStates world in WAaffairs.D. The minister shall be responsible for surveying Republic regionson each World Assembly vote.E. The minister shall be responsible forpublishing the results of the survey to Republic regions.3. TheOrientation Coordinator shall be elected from and by the Citizen Assembly for aterm of four months. The New Members Coordinator will be responsible for thefollowing: A. welcoming and engaging new regions to get theminvolved.B. creating a welcome and orientation brochure for new regions,House of Lords members, and citizens.5. The Defense Minister shall beappointed by the President, serving at his/her pleasure, and must be a member ofthe House of Lords and be approved by the Security Council. Once appointed, theDefense Minister shall serve indefinitely unless removed from office throughjudicial process or removed by the President. He/She shall be responsible forthe following: A. establishing a Republic military and intelligenceorganization,B. granting rank to soldiers.C. training soldiersD.along with the President, shall have authority to approvemissions.Article 4 – Tribunal & Tribune1.JurisdictionThe Tribunal of the NationStates Republic holds jurisdictionover the NSR, and has no implications in the Domestic Affairs of member regions.The Tribunal consists of three members of the House of Lords selected in reverseorder of length of service with the longest serving member serving as chiefjustice. The Tribunal shall serve for one month or the length of time it takesto make a determination of the case that spurred its commencement.TheTribunal will be responsible for the following:A. Convicting member nationsof valid charges.B. Arbitrating inter-regional disputes when asked to do soby all parties.C. Hearing appeals of the Tribune’s decisions.A tribuneof the Republic shall be elected by the House of Lords serving an indefiniteterm. The Tribune shall be barred from voting on legislation thereafter needingonly to maintain citizenship status in his/her home region.The Tribune willbe responsible for the following:A. Determining the constitutionality of anyaction, statement, or enacted law.B. Interpreting the law.2.TransparencyOnce a case is decided, all allied regions must be told ofthe result. There are to be no secret cases or verdicts, but case discussionsand deliberations of a Court Tribunal may be made in private.3.RecusingAny House of Lords member may be recused according to thefollowing:A. Conflict of InterestB. Being a litigant partyC.Serving as a witness in the case.4. ConstitutionalityUponrequest by a citizen nation of an allied region, the Tribune shall review anydecision, action, proposal, etc. of the Republic to determine it'sConstitutionality. The Tribune’s decision shall have a binding effect oflaw.5. ConvictionThe Tribunal shall have authority to do thefollowing by consensus:A. To establish the criteria for correctiveaction.B. For making amends or restitution.C. To makepunishments.6. ImpeachmentAny Republic officer or lord may beimpeached by the House of Lords. 10% of the HoL's membership must sign animpeachment petition. If an impeachment petition is signed by 10% of the HoLmembership, then the full HoL shall vote on the petition. Officers can beremoved via a majority vote of the House of Lords membership.8.AppealsAll decisions of the Tribune may be appealed and heard by theTribunal. Decisions made by the Tribunal are considered final in allcases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkdaddy Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 This is in 'draft' form so please do feel free to comment. I should also note that we have decided at the NSR that we will only go forward with the regions that sign this document. If regions do not sign the document they will no longer be part of the NSR. We are doing this because of an activity drought and we wish to move forward with regions that also wish to move forward with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I'll just mention what I've mentioned elsewhere. This: 1.SovereigntyA. This document guarantees above all else the right tosovereignty over Domestic Affairs for every region whom holds membership in theNationStates Republic.B. All Nations of the Republic are sovereign and havethe right of self-determination in domestic policies, including Nation StatesIssues and the World Assembly. is in conflict with this... 6. Unjust BanjectionsNo Nation shall be ejected fromany region of the Republic, or banned from any Republic forum, without a publicexplanation. Should the ejection or banning be a matter of immediate regionalsecurity, the ejected or banned Nation shall have an avenue of redress in thatregion's forum as a member with limited membership. TWP does not need to be forced to provide an avenue of redress for AdSpamming Nazi's our delegate banjects. Darkesia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkdaddy Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 Yeah, I don't like 6 at all. I'd be just fine removing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Hoorah sovereignty. Boo federalism. God-Emperor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 How many regions have signed up yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 None? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Really? Not even one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Not to my knowledge, but I'm just the FA Deputy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 There are 17 members of NSR: The Allied Republics Asgardia, Successor of AsgardAtrigeas Continental UnionEmpires of EarthThe Empire of WinGlobal PowersGood Guy AllianceThe Great Kingdom ofPrussiaMei Li De Dao QunMinecraftiaThe New Hetalia OrderOne Big IslandRegion INCSkyrimThe West PacificThe Union of Nations Against Fascism Wait....make that 16. Region Inc is withdrawing, and the NSR Secretary of Defense, Shadowtech has had to resign as a result (he's from Region Inc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Can Shadowtech not stay on anyway? Is it vital that all members come from member regions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libetarian Republics Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I think it would be awkward to have an official that is not a citizen of a member region. Frankly he could stay so long as he simply applies to another member region under the NSR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah, in other organizations it's been common for a player to establish a puppet nation in another member region to remain organizational membership. It kind of sounds like Region Inc may consider returning to NSR later. They are focused on revitalizing their region at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libetarian Republics Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Best of luck to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah, Region Inc started out with the idea of a corporation themed region. I'd thought about that concept in the past, but had never seen it implimented anywhere before. Although....The Black Market was somewhat like that before Region Inc was founded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Never heard of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Region Inc. or The Black Market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Black Market. Region Inc. has been on my radar for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 The Black Market is was long ago.....faded away.....tried to come back.....faded away....tried to come back.......not sure of their current status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intelligent Holograms Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 About 20 nations, not particularly active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I think it's fortunate for them that it still exists. It's difficult (but not impossible) to revive an old region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Tell that to Pope in Gatesville Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 He and I were discussing The Church of Westwind, the Ordo Heretics, and The Church of Gatesville the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God-Emperor Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Interestin'...Was there a schism? Is reconciliation in the works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westwind Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Well.....he simply didn't realize that there is a Chuch of Westwind. There's also the Church of Equilism, of which I am Saint Westwind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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