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Friday May 26 2017, 05:53 PM
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What about this?
Have 5-people senate but with the president being one of its members. Would be a compromise between going for 5 seats and makes sure the president will at least have a voice in the senate.
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Friday May 26 2017, 06:58 PM
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Earlier, I drafted this. Tell me what you think.
Spoiler: click to toggle Second Constitution of Right to LifePreambleThe nations of Right to Life, recognizing the equal dignity and the inherent human rights of unborn children and seeking to maintain a community that is a haven for the pro-life nations of the world, do ordain this their regional Constitution. Article 1: Citizenship- Citizenship belongs to every member of the regional forums who has a nation present in the region, has taken the oath of citizenship, and has complied with regional law.
- The oath of citizenship is "I, [insert nation name], hereby affirm that I am pro-life; I am against induced abortion in all or most cases."
- Only someone who is pro-life can hold citizenship. Someone pro-life must be opposed to induced abortion in all or most cases. A citizen may support legal access to therapeutic abortions as well as abortions in cases of rape, incest, and serious fetal abnormalities.
- Right to Life, as a community, does not advocate induced abortion in any case. Aware of the incalculable worth of each and every human life, the region promotes the abolition of abortion on request, especially abortions that are performed merely or primarily for social or economic reasons, as well as the elimination of the underlying causes of abortion.
Article 2: The Founder- The Founder of the region is Culture of Life. The Founder is the head of state of the region, and he is its supreme executive authority. Subject to regional law, the Founder may exercise any and all powers granted by NationStates to his position,
This includes the ability to grant administrative powers to the World Assembly Delegate or to withhold those powers. including the power to grant or withhold executive authority from the Delegate and the power to appoint or dismiss in-game regional officers.
In accordance with regional law, the The Founder has the power to issue decrees for the governance of the region, provided such decrees are not inconsistent with this Constitution or with the statutory law.
- The Founder is primarily responsible for foreign policy, including for the creation and destruction of
in-game embassies and for the appointment and dismissal of ambassadors. The Founder is also the Supreme Commander of the Right to Life Army.
- The Founder has the absolute power to veto any enactments of the Senate.
- The Founder is responsible for
maintenance of maintaining the offsite forums of the region and for enforcing their terms of use and service. To aid him in the performance of these duties, he may appoint and dismiss forum administrators and moderators as he deems fit. Article 3: The PresidentThe President is the head of government and the World Assembly Delegate of the region. As the World Assembly Delegate, he may act on World Assembly proposals however he chooses provided that he approves and votes for every General Assembly proposal that would advance the pro-life cause and does not approve and votes against every General Assembly proposal that would promote abortion.
The President is the head of government of the region, and he is its highest elected official. He is primarily responsible for domestic policy and regional activity.
- The President has the power to appoint and dismiss ministers. He also has the power, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint other principal officers, created by statute, whose duties require their independence. The appointments of inferior officers may be statutorily granted to the President, the Founder, or any other official whom the Senate considers proper.
- The President should advise the Founder on the exercise of his powers (especially the veto), but such advice shall never be considered binding on the Founder or judicially enforceable.
- At the beginning of each new session of the Senate, which follows the senatorial election, the President shall deliver an address to the Senate on the state of the region. In this address, he should outline his accomplishments and goals, evaluate the performance of the officials whom he appoints, and recommend to the Senate such legislative measures as he deems appropriate.
- The President may be removed from office by the Founder if he is inactive for five or more days.
- Whenever the presidency is vacant, the Founder may appoint a citizen, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the term of office.
The person who is President, while serving in office, shall not transfer the delegacy, either permanently or temporarily, to any other person or nation without the approval of a supermajority of senators as well as the Founder. Article 4: The Delegate
- The Delegate is the chief representative of the region to the World Assembly. He may act on World Assembly proposals however he chooses, provided he approves and votes for every General Assembly proposal that would advance the pro-life cause and does not approve and votes against every General Assembly proposal that would promote abortion.
- The Delegate is primarily responsible for encouraging World Assembly membership, World Assembly participation, and the exchange of World Assembly endorsements. He should endorse World Assembly residents and shall keep his own endorsement count as high as possible.
- The Delegate has the power to appoint and dismiss vice delegates, who shall help him perform his duties and shall be exempt from any endorsement caps that the law may impose.
- The Delegate may be removed from office by the President if he is inactive for five or more days.
- Whenever the delegacy is vacant, the President may appoint a citizen, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the term of office.
- If the Founder ever ceases to exist, the Delegate shall ensure peace and order in the region and shall serve as the interim head of state, exercising the powers of the Founder, until the Founder returns or until a supermajority of the Senate enacts a new regional constitution.
Article 4 5: The Senate- The Senate is the regional legislature and the supreme court.
There are three senators, including the President. Neither the Founder nor the President shall serve as a senator, but the President shall have a tiebreaking vote when the senators are even in number and equally divided.
- A majority vote consists of the approval of
at least two senators, and a a majority of the entire membership of the Senate, vacancies included. A supermajority vote consists of the approval of all three senators at least three-fourths of the entire membership of the Senate, vacancies included.
- By majority vote and with the approval of the Founder, the Senate may enact statutes for the governance of the region.
- By majority vote and with the approval of the Founder, the Senate may expel one of its own members.
- By majority vote, the Senate may impeach the President or the Delegate. Upon impeachment, the Founder shall be responsible for determining whether the President or the Delegate shall be removed from office or retain his office.
- By supermajority vote and with the approval of the Founder, the Senate may amend this Constitution.
- A senator may be removed from office by the President if he is inactive for five or more days.
- Whenever a seat in the Senate is vacant, the President may appoint a citizen to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the term of office.
- In accordance with regional law and principles of natural justice, the Senate may exercise its judicial power by majority vote. The Senate has the power to reverse bans and ejections from the region, and it can order that suppressions of posts on the regional message board be undone. Judicial acts of the Senate cannot be vetoed by the Founder or any other official.
- The Senate is primarily responsible for interpreting regional law. The hierarchy of regional law is as follows: this Constitution, statutory law, decrees of the Founder, and precedents established by the Senate in previous judicial decisions.
- If a senator recuses himself from a judicial proceeding, he may appoint, if he so chooses, another citizen to serve as a substitute judge, provided at least half of the other senators consent.
Article 5 6: Presidential ElectionsThe nominations period for presidential elections shall be the last seven days of the months of March, July, and November. The voting period for presidential elections shall be the first three days of the months of April, August, and December.
Presidential elections shall begin on the first day of the months of March, June, September, and December. There shall be seven days of nominations followed by three days of voting.
- To run in a presidential election,
someone a person must be a citizen who holds World Assembly membership in the region.
- Presidential elections shall take place
in public polls on the main page of the region publicly on the regional forums. Subject to such reasonable restrictions that the statutory law may impose, anyone who holds World Assembly membership citizenship in the region at the beginning of the nominations period and maintains it through the whole election process may vote. Each eligible voter can vote for one candidate. The candidate who receives the most votes shall become the President. Each voter shall cast a ballot that ranks the candidates from first place to last place, and the ballots shall be counted according to the single-winner method known as the instant-runoff vote or the alternative vote.
- The Founder is responsible for breaking any ties that might occur in a presidential election. If the incumbent President is involved in a tie, then the Founder shall break the tie in favor of that candidate.
The Founder may allow members of the Right to Life Army who are ineligible to vote in a presidential election to cast votes if those members are ineligible to vote only because of military service; that is, their World Assembly member nations are present in foreign regions because of military service. Article 7: Delegacy Elections
- Delegacy elections shall begin on the first day of the months of March, June, September, and December. There shall be seven days of nominations followed by three days of voting.
- To run in a delegacy election, a person must be a citizen who holds World Assembly membership in the region.
- Delegacy elections shall take place in public polls on the main page of the region. Subject to such reasonable restrictions that the statutory law may impose, anyone who holds World Assembly membership in the region at the beginning of the nominations period and maintains it through the whole election process may vote. Each voter may vote for one candidate. The candidate who receives the most votes shall become the Delegate.
- The Founder is responsible for breaking any ties that might occur in a delegacy election. If the incumbent Delegate is involved in a tie, then the Founder shall break the tie in favor of that candidate.
- As the Supreme Commander of the Right to Life Army, the Founder may allow members of the Right to Life Army who are ineligible to vote in a delegacy election to cast votes if those members are ineligible to vote only because of military service; that is, their World Assembly member nations are present in foreign regions because of military service.
Article 6 8: Senatorial ElectionsThe nominations period for senatorial elections shall be the last seven days of the months of January, May, and September. The voting period for senatorial elections shall be the first three days of the months of February, June, and October.
Senatorial elections shall begin on the fifteenth day of the months of January, April, July, and October. There shall be seven days of nominations followed by three days of voting.
- To run in a senatorial election,
someone a person must be a citizen.
- When the nominations period ends and the voting period begins, the number of senators to be elected shall be determined. If there are six or fewer candidates, three senators shall be elected. If there are seven or more candidates, the number of senators elected shall be equal to one-half of the number of candidates, fractions rounded down.
- Senatorial elections shall take place publicly on the regional forums. Subject to such reasonable restrictions that the statutory law may impose, anyone who holds citizenship in the region at the beginning of the nominations period and maintains it through the whole election process may vote.
Each eligible voter can vote for one candidate. The two candidates who receive the most votes shall be elected.
- In each senatorial election, cumulative voting shall be used. Each voter shall have a number of votes equal to the number of senators being elected, and he may cast these votes for the same candidate or for different candidates. The candidates who receive the most votes shall become senators.
- The
Founder President is responsible for breaking any ties that might occur in a senatorial election. If an incumbent senator is involved in a tie, then the Founder President shall break the tie in favor of that candidate. Article 7 9: Direct Democracy- The citizenry shall have the freedom to petition for and initiate a public vote on the removal of a regional official, on the direct enactment of a statute, or on the direct passage of a constitutional amendment as provided in this article.
- No petition for any of the reasons named in the first section of this article shall be valid, unless it is approved by the Founder and is signed by at least one-fifth of citizens within seven days of its introduction.
- The Founder shall be responsible for responding to all valid petitions made by citizens; and, if he decides that it is appropriate, he may choose to open on the regional forums a public vote, which shall last not less than three days nor more than seven days. No such public vote shall be valid, unless a majority of the citizenry participates.
- By a simple majority vote, the citizenry shall have the power to remove a regional official in accordance with the procedures outlined in this article.
- By a simple majority vote, the citizenry shall have the power to enact, repeal, or amend a statute directly in accordance with the procedures outlined in this article.
- By a simple three-fourths vote, the citizenry shall have the power to pass a constitutional amendment directly in accordance with the procedures outlined in this article.
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Friday May 26 2017, 07:16 PM
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Looks good, disagree on term lenght obviously. But if people want to go with 3 months, it's better than what exists currently. Would prefer the president held the power of veto himself. And a new issue, I think executive runs better if the president were free to make his choices without having to go through the senate. Legislatures rarely object, only result of requiring legislative consent is slowing the executive down. Not a fan of anyone being able to issue decrees unilaterally too.
Last thing, maybe I missed, but shouldn't there be something about the judicial system?
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Friday May 26 2017, 07:33 PM
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William F. Buckley
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- Friday May 26 2017, 07:16 PM
And a new issue, I think executive runs better if the president were free to make his choices without having to go through the senate. Legislatures rarely object, only result of requiring legislative consent is slowing the executive down. The President would have a free choice on his foreign minister and his interior minister. The advice and consent of the Senate would be required for the appointment of independent officers because of the nature of their duties. Like the [wiki]Fed Chairman[/wiki], you want the Bank Director to have wide support. Likewise, you want to reduce partisanship in the areas of cartography, justice, and news.
- Free States
- Friday May 26 2017, 07:16 PM
Not a fan of anyone being able to issue decrees unilaterally too. I've had the power since 2011. 
http://w11.zetaboards.com/NS_Right_to_Life/forum/3118165/
That's not an addition to the Constitution.
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Last thing, maybe I missed, but shouldn't there be something about the judicial system? There are four clauses about it.
The Senate is the regional legislature and the supreme court. . . .
In accordance with regional law and principles of natural justice, the Senate may exercise its judicial power by majority vote. The Senate has the power to reverse bans and ejections from the region, and it can order that suppressions of posts on the regional message board be undone. Judicial acts of the Senate cannot be vetoed by the Founder or any other official.
The Senate is primarily responsible for interpreting regional law. The hierarchy of regional law is as follows: this Constitution, statutory law, decrees of the Founder, and precedents established by the Senate in previous judicial decisions.
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In 2013, the Senate created the Justice Court and, therefore, eliminated the inconvenience of conducting trials itself, reserving to itself "appellate jurisdiction in all cases" (RTL Code 7:3).
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Saturday May 27 2017, 02:48 PM
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What will be the voting system for president? Also, wouldn't it better that if a president were lo leave office during his term for a new election to be done to complete the term instead of having the legislature pick the president?
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Saturday May 27 2017, 02:59 PM
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Maybe the Delegate and President shouldn't be voted for at the same time, maybe off set the Delegate election in between the Senatorial and Presidential election?
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Sunday May 28 2017, 03:48 AM
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- Saturday May 27 2017, 02:48 PM
What will be the voting system for president? According to the draft above, [wiki]instant-runoff voting[/wiki].
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Monday May 29 2017, 01:44 PM
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Maybe add presidential term limits.
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Monday May 29 2017, 01:50 PM
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- Sunday May 28 2017, 03:48 AM
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What will be the voting system for president?
According to the draft above, [wiki]instant-runoff voting[/wiki]. Why not two-rounds if nobody reaches 50%+1 in the first? At least it would allow people to vote privately through forum polls. Keeping votes public creates social pressures to vote one way or another that privacy would eliminate.
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Thursday Jun 1 2017, 06:48 PM
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I like the new Constitution mostly. I agree with the RCS that the Delegacy elections should be in between Presidential and Senatorial. Also, I think Senate voting should work where you get as many votes as there will be Senators. Any nation with a majority is elected, and if that doesn't fill it, runoffs.
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