The New Article Six

[Sabastos]

OK everybody...I finally finished what will now be called article six of the charter. This will cover the other government branches that were originally supposed to be in the articles of confederation. I tried to be as brief as I could and i have to admit that Basileus helped me with some of it. Let me know what you think.


1. The Regional Assembly is responsible for legislative matters of the Continental Union to include the following:

---a. To provide regulations and guidelines for Regional activities;
---b. To establish Ministries for the purpose of administration of particular activities designated by legislation in accordance with Constitutional Law;
---c. To regulate and monitor the terms of office and elective conditions for Officers of the Region not already established by Constitutional Law;
---d. To impeach and remove Chancellery or Judiciary Officers for misconduct, negligence, poor performance, or violations of Regional statutes, legislation, or Constitutional Law;
---e. To establish membership requirements and activities not already governed by Constitutional Law;
---f. To petition the Regional Founder or Founder’s Council to repeal or alter Orders, Directives, or acts of the Regional Præsidium or the Regional Chancellery;
---g. To enact legislation to govern all Regional Assembly activities and protocols necessary to enable its functionality in accordance with Constitutional Law.

2. Membership in the Regional Assembly is granted to all members of the Region who have met requirements and conditions established by the Regional Assembly.

3. Participation in the Regional Assembly is restricted under the following conditions:
---a. The Regional Founder, the Regional Chancellor, the Quæstor General, and the Chief Magistrate are not permitted to participate in any Regional Assembly activities while in office.
------i. The Regional Chancellor can post comments concerning legislation for the purpose of providing information relevant to the Chancellery’s position concerning proposed legislation or discussion. The Chancellor may not author any proposal or participate in any legislative polls.
------ii. The Assembly Speaker may invite any of the above Officers to address the Regional Assembly and provide them limited participation conditions to accommodate this temporary activity;
------iii. The Regional Palatine and Vice Chancellors are permitted to participate in all Regional Assembly activities on behalf of the Regional Founder and Regional Chancellor respectively.
---b. Members who have been banned or under censure as outlined by legislation may be restricted from or provided limited access to Regional Assembly activities.
---c. Only individual registered members may participate in activities of the Regional Assembly. Those entities established as roleplay profiles, puppet states, duplicate profiles, or business units cannot post material, participate, or access polls in the Regional Assembly.

4. The Regional Assembly will be headed by an Assembly Speaker who will represent the interests of the Regional Assembly in the Regional Chancellery and before the Founder’s Council.

5. The Assembly Speaker is assigned the status of an Officer of the Regional Chancellery and will monitor and manage the activities of the Regional Assembly. The Regional Assembly will provide legislation to outline the duties and responsibilities of the Assembly Speaker.

6. The Regional Chancellery is responsible for administrative matters of the Continental Union to include the following:
---a. To implement and enforce Regional statutes and legislation governing activities of the Continental Union;
---b. To regulate and monitor activities and duties assigned to Chancellery Officers by Regional statutes and legislation;
---c. To provide additional guidelines and regulations for specific activities assigned to ministries for administrative purposes;
---d. To create, monitor, alter, and implement protocols and procedures related to the functionality of the Regional Chancellery;
---e. To review and approve proposed legislation before its presentation to the Founder’s Council for Assent under conditions outlined in ….

7. The Regional Chancellery is headed by the Regional Chancellor who is elected directly by the General Membership and responsible for the following:
---a. To regulate and monitor activities and procedures of the Regional Chancellery;
---b. To assign registered members to ministry posts and Chancellery Offices as follows:
------i. To appoint a Minister of the Regional Treasury and Minister of Regional Security with the consent of the Regional Founder;
------ii. To appoint a Vice Chancellor to act on the Chancellor’s behalf, assume the role of Chancellor when the same is unable to execute duties of office, and perform duties as outlined by the Chancellor in accordance with Constitutional Law;
------iii. To appoint all other Ministers or Chancellery Officers as prescribed by Regional statutes or legislation;
------iv. To dismiss Ministers from office due to negligence or inability to perform their duties in accordance with Chancellery policies or protocols;
------v. To approve or veto proposed legislation approved by the Regional Assembly prior to presentation to the Founder’s Council for Assent. The Chancellor’s veto must be reviewed and endorsed by a majority vote of the Chancellery cabinet; otherwise, it will be presented for Assent in spite of the veto.
---c. To submit requests for legislative proposals to the Assembly Speaker in a manner consistent with Chapter 3(a)(i) of this Article.
---d. To act as the chief administrator of the Region as defined by Regional statutes, legislation, and Constitutional Law.

8. No Officers of the may serve more than two consecutive terms in office, except in cases of necessity to prevent disruption of Regional Administration as approved by the Founder’s Council.

9. The Regional Judiciary is responsible for judicial matters and dispute resolution concerning activities of the Continental Union to include the following:
---a. To review infractions and violations of Regional statutes and legislation by members to determine culpability and scope of responsibility for such infractions and violations;
---b. To review and examine activities or actions related to Regional statutes and legislation for interpretation as a matter of law;
---c. To review, evaluate, and adjudicate civil matters concerning contract law and related actions;
---d. To review and evaluate other matters assigned by Regional statutes and legislation.

10. The Regional Judiciary will be headed by a Chief Magistrate who is elected directly by the General Membership and responsible for the following:
---a. To create, establish, and implement policies, protocols, and procedures necessary for the functionality of the Regional Judiciary in accordance with Regional statutes, legislation, and Constitutional Law.
---b. To appoint a Promagistrate to assist the Chief Magistrate in the performance of duties granted, assume the role of Chief Magistrate when the same is unable to execute the duties of office, and represent the interests of the Judiciary in the Regional Assembly, the Regional Chancellery, and the Founder’s Council in accordance with Constitutional law;
---c. To appoint, monitor, and oversee other positions in the Regional Judiciary, such as Mediators, Scribes, and other positions, as authorized by Regional statutes and legislation;
---d. To dismiss Officers of the Judiciary for negligence or inability to perform the functions of their responsibilities.

11. The Chief Magistrate may serve no more than three consecutive terms in office, except in cases of necessity to prevent disruption of Regional Administration as approved by the Founder’s Council.

[Imperator Rex]

Thanks for the hard work on this. We have to figure out how to create indents for these kinds of postings. I will work on that. What does everyone else think?

[Imperator Rex]

I modified this post to take out the bold font and space things out a bit. It was a bit hard to read. Let's see what everyone else thinks.

[Yávaros]

I like it. I have a question on the ministers. Does the chancellor appoint all ministers? And why is the questor general not allowed to be in the assembly?

[Letor]

I agree. It seems fine. Now we will not need another document. I have a question about why nothing is in this part about the delegate except the part about combining the positions.

[Basileus Romanus]

It looks pretty good. I think section 3a is a little vague and I don't really agree with section 7b. If the chanceller vetos it then it dies. I also think the chancellor should have to power to appoint ministers.

[Imperator Rex]

Dec 16, 2010 1:18:23 GMT Yávaros said:

I like it. I have a question on the ministers. Does the chancellor appoint all ministers? And why is the questor general not allowed to be in the assembly?

Some will be appointed and others elected. This will depend on the legislation related to the creation of the ministry. This is the case because some ministries require an element of experience and trust. For example, the Treasury minister oversees financial operations in the Alliance and will have access to the shop, currency, and other admin functions.

The Quæstor General, like the Founder, the Chancellor, and the Chief Magistrate, handle board functions and have extensive authorities. These individuals can sway member opinions, and there is a possibility that these Officers may exert undue influence that can prevent the members from expressing their views and legislate opinions. Several of us have seen how unscrupulous individuals can abuse their "authority" to get what they want.

I hope that clarifies for you.

[Imperator Rex]

Dec 16, 2010 19:37:06 GMT Letor said:

I agree. It seems fine. Now we will not need another document. I have a question about why nothing is in this part about the delegate except the part about combining the positions.

That is a good question. I looked through the lasted edit of the Charter and I did not notice anything specific. We need to at least mention what kind of officer this person will be. If in the Præsidium, then the Founder will issue a Letters Patent describing job duties. If the office is in the Chancellery, then there has to be legislation outlining those duties.

What does everyone else think?

[Imperator Rex]

Dec 17, 2010 1:07:13 GMT Basileus Romanus said:

It looks pretty good. I think section 3a is a little vague and I don't really agree with section 7b. If the chanceller vetos it then it dies. I also think the chancellor should have to power to appoint ministers.

On chapter 3...can you be a bit more specific on what you think it should be? I think that I know what you mean, but...

On chapter 7...get over it! We decided a while back that the Chancellor should not be given blanket veto power. In exchange, you can fire ministers. That should be some consolation for you.

[Dragos]

I like it so far. I copy and look at later to see if I have more questions.

[Sabastos]

I think the delegate should be in the praesidium. It makes more sense since it really is not a ministry. It's just a region rep to the wa.

[Sabastos]

Dec 17, 2010 1:07:13 GMT Basileus Romanus said:

It looks pretty good. I think section 3a is a little vague and I don't really agree with section 7b. If the chanceller vetos it then it dies. I also think the chancellor should have to power to appoint ministers.

Really Roman? Are you serious?? Those are the sections you sent me. All I did was move them in with the other text. If you don't like them then why did you send them to me?

And Rob is right. If you're going to question something you need to be more specific so we can understand what you're whining about.

[Adriaticus]

Man! You got some drama going on here! That'll make it exciting! I read it and I guess it's ok. I'm new and haven't participated much so I guess you guys can figure this out. I don't see any problems.

[Sabastos]

Dec 19, 2010 22:23:04 GMT Adriaticus said:

Man! You got some drama going on here! That'll make it exciting! I read it and I guess it's ok. I'm new and haven't participated much so I guess you guys can figure this out. I don't see any problems.

Thanks for your opinion! And don't worry...no serious drama here. Basileus is like that. He likes to draw attention to himself and he likes a good fight every once in a while. He and I are cousins and we've been picking on each other since we were kids. He's just a bully...but a harmless one. And you're right! A little drama makes in more interesting just as long as people don't get mean and offensive.

[Yávaros]

HAHAHAHAHA! Roman is like this always. I worked with him before and he has a sense of humor like this. He likes to be difficult. If he does not like someone, he does not have contact with the person. If he gives you difficulties that means he likes you.

Estaban...ignoralo. Just put it in the polls like it is.