Amendment to Article 5 of the Charter

[Sandaoguo]

In consultation with the Delegate, I've put together a technical amendment to Article 5 of the Charter. This amendment would simply put into statute the Cabinet changes that we've already made. The Cabinet would be split into two sub-parts: the senior levels members and the junior level members. The goal here is to give Deputies the opportunity to be involved in policy discussions, and to give SPINN and the head of the judicial system opportunities to look into Cabinet meetings and be part of the discussion process.

 

We are not creating a new government positions, but merely shuffling things around a bit. As such, there isn't much substantive change in this amendment. It's more technical, so I'm hoping we can bring this to vote by next Friday.

 

Here's the draft:

 

<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:Ubuntu, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Amendment to Article 5 of The Charter of The Coalition of The South Pacific


The Assembly of the South Pacific, having discussed and debated the composition of the Cabinet, and having determined that changes must be made to increase participation among Deputies and other important members of the Coalition community, hereby adopts the following amendment to Article 5 of The Charter of The Coalition of The South Pacific.

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<p style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:Ubuntu, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">"Article 5: Executive

<p style="margin-left:40px;color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:Ubuntu, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;">Section 1 - Cabinet and Powers of the Cabinet

1. The Cabinet shall consist of senior and junior members.
   
2. The senior Cabinet members shall be the Delegate, Vice Delegate, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minster of Regional Affairs, Minister of the Army, and Chair of the Assembly.
   
3. The junior Cabinet members shall be all appointed Deputies, the head of the judicial system, and the Editor in Chief of the South Pacific Independent News Network.
   
4. The Cabinet shall strive to promote activity in the region and shall remain cognizant of the well-being of all nations in the Coalition of the South Pacific.
   
5. The Cabinet may adopt Executive Policy in cases where no law exists; Executive Policy may not conflict with the Charter, Bill of Rights, or Code of Law.
   
6. The Cabinet will serve a term lasting four months, excepting appointed Cabinet Deputies, who serve at the discretion of their respective Senior Cabinet member. 
   
7. Procedures for the election of the senior Cabinet must be defined in the Code of Laws."