Executive Proposal

[Todd McCloud]

I'd like to propose a few changes, after stepping back a bit and re-reading the document:



Change this:

Article 11 - Election of the Prime Minister





  1. The Prime Minister shall serve a three month term starting the 5th of a given month. Campaigning for the post shall be opened by the Delegate one-week before the date polls open, and all candidates shall be required to state their intent to run.

To this:

Article 11 - Elections



1. Both the Prime Minister and Delegate shall be subject to regular elections.



2. The Prime Minister shall serve a three month-term in conjunction with the first or prior Prime Minister elections, while the delegate shall serve a six-month term in conjunction with the first or prior Delegate elections. Nominations, campaigning, and voting for the post shall be monitored by the Minister of Justice



3. The Minister of Justice is charged with initiating and overseeing elections. Both elections shall begin with a three-day nomination period in which candidates are nominated and seconded by another citizen. Non self-nominations will require the acceptance of the nominee. Following this, a three-day campaigning period will begin in which candidates are urged to outline their respective platforms. Finally, a three-day voting period will follow in a public voting thread by which a voter must state which candidate they are voting for.



4. Both the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Security are charged with monitoring elections and checking for any foul play. Voter fraud, electioneering, and other illegal activities may be subject to a trial. Admins will check for matching IP's to ensure everyone only votes once.



5. Election processes will take place in a voting sub-forum. Election topics will be closed once the elections have passed.



6. The Prime Minister and the Delegate shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.

We've also missed out the Minister of Justice. I'm suggesting this becomes article 12 and the other articles are bumped up:

Article 12 - Responsibilities and authority of the Ministry of Justice



  1. The Ministry of Justice shall be responsible for all judiciary activities in the region, as outlined in Article 7, and voting, as outlined in Article 11.



  2. If a nation feels it was wrongfully ejected from the region, they may file a claim with the Ministry of Justice. Providing the Justice finds in favor of the plaintiff, the Delegate will then un-ban the nation in order to allow them to return to the region.



  3. The Ministry shall be responsible for the maintenance of the Code of Laws (archiving, interpreting, etc.).



  4. The Ministry is responsible for following through with Judicial Review when necessary.

The impeachment section, to me, is worrying in that the delegate cannot be impeached. While an impeachment cannot remove the delegate from the seat, it can remove it from the forum government.



Old:

Article 16 - Impeachment





  1. Any government member may be impeached for incompetence or violation of The South Pacific law.



  2. The Regional Assembly may impeach and remove any government official with a 2/3 supermajority.



  3. The Delegate cannot be removed in this fashion

Suggested:

Article 16 - Impeachment



  1. Any government member can be impeached for gross violation of the Charter or for gross misconduct.



  2. When a call for impeachment has been received it will be processed under Article 7 of the Charter.



  3. If a guilty verdict is reached, the Cabinet, excluding the subject of the impeachment proceedings, must decide on a sentence.



          * The sentence must at minimum result in the subject of the impeachment proceedings being relieved of their responsibilities.



          * The sentence may include, in addition to the above, the application of one to three Warnings, a temporary or permanent ban on standing for office, and temporary or permanent expulsion from The South Pacific. The sentencing must be determined within a three-day period, or Article 12.3a shall be applied automatically.



  4. No appeals are possible to an impeachment verdict.

Also...



Suddenly, we have become The North Pacific, lol:

Article 8 - Responsibilities and Authority of the Delegate





  1. The Delegate?s power is only binding as long as they hold the Delegate position. All Ministries and official arms of the Coalition bow to the will of the office of Delegate, not the individual nations wielding the power.



  2. The Delegate shall be the Head of State of <strong class='bbc'>the North Pacific</strong> as well as Commander-in-Chief and First Diplomat.

I would suggest we change it to The South Pacific XD. I also believe executive order should be interpreted to avoid any problems. I would perhaps instead suggest the following:

Article 8 - Responsibilities and Authority of the Delegate



  1. The Delegate?s power is only binding as long as they hold the Delegate position. All Ministries and official arms of the Coalition bow to the will of the office of Delegate, not the individual nations wielding the power.



  2. The Delegate cannot surrender the sovereignty of the region to any group or alliance without approval from the region in form of a Cabinet vote.



  3. The Delegate may act only in the interest of the region with the consent of the region. Expulsion may only take place as outlined above. The Delegate must follow the Charter completely.



  4. The Delegate shall be informed of all information concerning the region by the Cabinet immediately.