[PROPOSAL] Security Act
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Topic Started: Jul 14 2017, 04:33 PM (238 Views)
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Amerion
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Jul 14 2017, 04:33 PM
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Security Act - click to view
SECURITY ACT
DEFINITIONS
Majority: fifty percent plus one (50%+1) of all votes cast with the exception of abstentions.
Special-majority: seventy-five percent plus one (75%+1) of all votes cast with the exception of abstentions.
LINE OF SUCCESSION
Cosmic Council
(1) Should the office of the Convenor be vacated; the highest-ranked Deputy Convenor shall serve as Acting-Convenor until a Special Election for the position has concluded.
(2) Should the office of the Deputy Convenor be vacated; the Convenor may appoint a Councillor to serve as Deputy Convenor.
Diocesan
(1) Should the office of the Sovereign be vacated; the Defender of the Realm shall assume the position of Sovereign for the remainder of the term.
(2) Should the office of the Defender of the Realm be vacated; a Special Election shall be held.
(3) Should the office of an Archbishop be vacated; the Sovereign may delegate a member of the office to serve as Acting-Archbishop until a confirmation vote for the position has concluded.
Celestial Inquisitorial Court
(1) Should the office of the Holy Prelate be vacated; the Court shall choose among itself, a Holy Prelate.
(2) Should the office of a sitting Prelate be vacated; a confirmation vote shall be held.
World Assembly Delegacy
(1) Should the office of the Delegate be vacated; the Vice Delegate shall assume the position of the Delegate for the remainder of the term.
(2) Should the office of the Delegate and the Vice Delegate be vacated; the Delegacy shall devolve in accordance with the Line of Succession of the Vanguard.
Vanguard
(1) The Sovereign shall specify a Vanguard Line of Succession for the Delegacy and may specify changes to the Line of Succession at any time.
(a) The Cosmic Council shall vote to confirm the Line of Succession. A confirmation which has received a special-majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.
(2) The Sovereign shall administer an accessible record of the Line of Succession.
(3) A Line of Succession shall expire at the conclusion of an election period.
(4) A Line of Succession shall be specified no longer than seven days after the conclusion of an election period.
VANGUARD
Authority
(1) The Lazarene Vanguard is the internal security apparatus of Lazarus.
Composition
(1) The Vanguard shall comprise of no less than three Guardians and no more than seven Guardians.
(2) The Vanguard shall include the Sovereign and the Defender of the Realm.
(3) The Sovereign shall chair and administer the business of the Vanguard.
Membership prerequisites
(1) A Councillor who meets the prerequisites of:
(a) A Soft Power Disbursement Rating of twelve thousand and eight hundred;
(b) An endorsement count of fifty percent of the Sovereign's endorsement count;
(b) Hold the status of Core World and have done so for the continuous period of no less than three months;
(c) Not have been convicted of a crime; and
(d) Hold the status of a World Assembly member;
may apply to become a Guardian.
Membership process
(1) A Councillor shall apply to the Cosmic Council.
(2) The Council shall address the application as a Resolution Proposal and follow the appropriate legislative process.
(3) A Proposal which has received a majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.
PERSONA NON GRATA
Authority
(1) The Lazarene Vanguard may declare an individual a Persona non grata; who is a threat to the safety, stability, or well-being of Lazarus.
(2) A Persona non grata shall be expelled from Lazarus.
Process
(1) The Vanguard shall vote on a Proposal to classify an individual a Persona non grata.
(2) A Proposal which has received a majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.
(3) The Sovereign shall administer an accessible record of individuals classified as Persona non grata with reference to the reason for the classification.
Oversight
(1) The Cosmic Council may vote to uphold the classification of a World.
(2) The Council shall vote to uphold the classification of a Core World.
(3) The Council shall address the matter as a Resolution Proposal and follow the appropriate legislative process.
(4) A Proposal which has received a majority of votes cast shall be brought into effect.
Why should we consider this Act?
Currently, there are a number of laws which is not consistent with one another in language and structure. This Act standardises these Acts.
More importantly, it consolidates our laws into one easy to read law. The intention is for Lazarus' legal code to have chapters. So, if you were interested in looking at what the law is on security, you would only have to look at the Security Act rather than look through multiple ones.
The goal is to have a few chapters of laws; and this Act will form one of them.
I hope you will find this beneficial and support it. Please feel free to write down any feedback you may have
What does the Act do?
The Act combines two acts, the Grand Advisor Act and the Persona non grata Act; and includes a section specifying the line of successions.
Point-by-point, the Security Act:
- Line of Succesion:
Cosmic Council
- If the office of Convenor be vacated, the Deputy Convenor shall act as Acting Convenor until a special election has concluded.
- If the office of Deputy Convenor be vacated, the Convenor may appoint a new Deputy Convenor.
Diocesan
- If the office of Sovereign be vacated, the Defender of the Realm (DotR) shall assume the office of Sovereign for the remainder of the term.
- If the office of DotR be vacated, a special election shall be held.
- If the office of an Archbishop is vacated, the Sovereign may delegate a member of the Archdiocese to serve as Acting Archbishop until a confirmation vote for the Archbishop has concluded.
Celestial Inquisitorial Court
- If the office of Holy Prelate be vacated, the Court shall choose a new Holy Prelate.
- If the office of Prelate be vacated, a confirmation vote shall be held.
World Assembly Delegacy
- If the office of Sovereign/Delegate be vacated, the DotR/Vice Delegateshall assume the Delegacy for the remainder of the term.
- If the offices of Sovereign and DotR be vacated, the Delegacy shall devolve in accordence with the Line of Succesion for the Vanguard.
Vanguard
- The Sovereign shall list the Line of Succession for the Vanguard and may make changes at any time. The Line needs to be confirmed by the Cosmic Council
- Vanguard:
- There shall be seven Guardians. The Sovereign and DotR are among them.
- A Councillor who meets the prerequsites shall apply to the Vanguard. The Counsil shall decide on the application through the appropriate process.
- Persona non grata:
- In emergency situations, the Vanguard may declare a person a Persona non grata.
- The Cosmic Council may vote to uphold this classification if it's a non-citizen but it must vote if it is a citizen.
Edited by Amerion, Jul 17 2017, 08:17 AM.
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Doperland
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Jul 14 2017, 04:56 PM
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I do approve simplifying and condensing our laws. I don't see any issues either but then I might just be missing things. Good work.
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Jul 14 2017, 05:33 PM
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Looks great, it's a great job of condensing down laws & simplifying them in layman's terms without losing it's legal edge. I approve of the work in it's entirety, great job!
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The13th
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Jul 14 2017, 05:47 PM
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I like it a lot! But- I did notice one thing. If there is more than one Deputy Convenor, who would fill the spot of Convenor? Would the Deputies work that out among themselves, does the Convenor pick, or what else happens there?
Anyways, nice work for sure!
*I do think I read somewhere that the Convenor does pick one of the Deputies to fill in the role but I don't exactly remember
Edited by The13th, Jul 14 2017, 05:48 PM.
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Aumelodia
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Jul 14 2017, 07:23 PM
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- The13th
- Jul 14 2017, 05:47 PM
I like it a lot! But- I did notice one thing. If there is more than one Deputy Convenor, who would fill the spot of Convenor? Would the Deputies work that out among themselves, does the Convenor pick, or what else happens there? Anyways, nice work for sure! *I do think I read somewhere that the Convenor does pick one of the Deputies to fill in the role but I don't exactly remember According to the Legislative Procedures Act, the Convenor is supposed to rank his/her deputies:
- Legislative Procedures Act
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6: Deputies and Vacancies (1) The Speaker shall designate a number of citizens as deputies to assist in the administration of the Legislature. (2) The Speaker shall rank these deputies. If the Speaker is absent or unable or to fulfill their duties, the highest ranked deputy available shall assume the responsibilities of the Speaker.
To clarify that, then, I suggest changing the Security Act proposal:
- Security Act
- Line of Succession - Cosmic Council
Cosmic Council
(1) Should the office of the Convenor be vacated; a Deputy Convenor the highest-ranked Deputy Convenor shall serve as Acting-Convenor until a Special Election for the position has concluded.
This line I find unnecessary:
- Security Act
- Line of Succession - Cosmic Council
(2) Should the office of the Deputy Convenor be vacated; the Convenor may appoint a Councillor to serve as Deputy Convenor.
There is no "office of the Deputy Convenor" in the sense that the Convenor may have as many or as few deputies as he/she wishes; so there is never a 'vacancy' or a need to 'appoint a new Deputy Convenor'. The Convenor may appoint deputies or remove them whenever he/she wishes
I also find this problematic:
- Security Act
- Line of Succession - Celestial Inquisitorial Court
(2) Should the office of a Prelate be vacated; a confirmation vote shall be held.
Once again, the Court does not have a fixed number so what a 'vacancy' means is unclear in this case. It could be interpreted to mean that any time a prelate resigns/is removed, a new one must be appointed.
Additionally-- is the Vanguard section meant to overwrite our existing Guardians (Grand Advisors) Act?
I definitely support this overall, though. Admirable work.
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Lamb
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Jul 15 2017, 02:45 AM
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The Court has to have a minimum of three Prelates residing, so a vacancy implies lower than that. @Aumelodia
There's no reason to allow Guardians to decide whether or not an applicant supported by the rest of the region should reside along with them. Allowing that decision to be in the hands of only a few individuals, regardless of the trust in security we grant them, is not something I would like to see happen. There's currently no reason to change how our Guardians are appointed and I can only really see the negatives of implementing that change. Guardians, especially because of their high influence and endorsement counts in the region, should not be granted the potential to contradict the Cosmic Council's wishes, nor should they be battling each other with votes if there ends up being a divide. We grant those individuals the privilege to serve the region, not to tell us who we can grant that honor to.
Edited by Lamb, Jul 15 2017, 02:47 AM.
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Amerion
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Jul 15 2017, 02:58 AM
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@Doperland and @Kanglia
Thanks!
@The13th
Yes, I think the Legislative Procedures Act states that the Convenor may appoint deputies and shall rank them.
@Aumelodia
I've edited the proposal to include 'highest-ranked.'
The Line of Succession includes the Deputy Convenor as it is a guaranteed/official office in the Celestial Mandate Act. However, the specific language in the proposal is 'may' which indicates the Convenor may choose to do so. It does not necessitate that he/she must appoint a DC.
Yes, it is meant to overwrite the Act. It includes all the provisions of that Act but it amalgamates that Act with similar Acts.
Thanks
@Lamb
I've edited the proposal to strike that part.
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Aumelodia
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Jul 15 2017, 03:54 AM
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- Jul 15 2017, 02:45 AM
The Court has to have a minimum of three Prelates residing, so a vacancy implies lower than that. @Aumelodia In that case, the wording 'a prelate' makes no sense; 'Should the number of Prelates fall below three, a confirmation vote shall be held' would be more clear.
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Jul 15 2017, 04:00 AM
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- Jul 15 2017, 02:45 AM
The Court has to have a minimum of three Prelates residing, so a vacancy implies lower than that. @Aumelodia
In that case, the wording 'a prelate' makes no sense; 'Should the number of Prelates fall below three, a confirmation vote shall be held' would be more clear. Yes.
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Jul 15 2017, 05:15 AM
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The Line of Succession looks great, well done.
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