[Draft] Covenant of Lazarus

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[Draft] Covenant of Lazarus; Templar Theme
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Cormac	May 1 2015, 01:46 PM Post #1
Lazarene Posts: 398 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Apr 8, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Cormactopia II Skype cormac.ns Discord Cormac#9408	Covenant of Lazarus Preamble Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, like the sun rising in the east, so Lazarus rises. Though governments and their mandates may rise and fall, Lazarus endures. We, the nations of Lazarus, affirm our collective commitment to maintaining the community of Lazarus as a source of liberation from the chains of past lives, an everlasting sanctuary of rebirth. The Eternal Sanctuary of Lazarus will stand as the guarantor of this affirmation and the government of Lazarus, as mandated by this Covenant. 1. Charter of Rights (1) Unless otherwise noted, all nations residing in Lazarus will be afforded all rights enumerated by this article. (2) Nations will have the right to free expression, including freedom of speech and of the press. (3) Nations will have the right to free association, including freedom of peaceful assembly. (4) Nations will have the right to equal treatment under the law and freedom from denial of participation based on arbitrarily discriminative criteria. (5) Nations will have the right to defend themselves against criminal charges before the Chancellery with the guarantee of a fair and speedy trial. (6) Nations will have the right to due process of law and guaranteed protection against ex post facto applications of the law and bills of attainder. (7) Nations will have the right to reside in Lazarus and to be protected against ejection or ban without reasonable cause and due process of law. (8) Nations will have the right to sovereign management of their affairs and to decline to provide World Assembly endorsement to any other nation. (9) Nations will have the right to maintain World Assembly endorsement count up to thirty less endorsements than the Grand Sentinel or, during periods of transition in office, the Sentinel with the highest endorsement count. (10) Citizens will have the right to vote and to stand for elected office. 2. Citizenship (1) Any person may apply for citizenship by disclosing their nation residing in Lazarus and their World Assembly nation, and swearing an oath of citizenship established by statute. (2) The Grand Master will approve or reject applications for citizenship. The Convocation may vote to overturn approval or rejection of an application for citizenship within fourteen days. (3) If the Grand Master neither approves nor rejects an application within fourteen days, it will proceed to vote in the Convocation. (4) Citizenship may be voluntarily forfeited or may be removed if a citizen's nation residing in Lazarus ceases to exist or voluntarily relocates, or if a citizen is convicted of a criminal offense. (5) Citizenship will not be removed except under the conditions enumerated by this Covenant. 3. Convocation of the Elect (1) The Convocation of the Elect will be comprised of all citizens and will be the supreme governing authority of the Eternal Sanctuary of Lazarus. (2) The Convocation may enact, amend, or repeal the rules of its proceedings by simple majority vote. (3) The Convocation may enact, amend, or repeal statutory law by simple majority vote. (4) The Convocation may enact, amend, or repeal legally binding agreements with foreign regions or organizations by simple majority vote. (5) The Convocation may remove any official for which a higher threshold is not established from office by simple majority vote. (6) The Convocation may remove any of the following officials from office by two-thirds majority vote: Grand Orator, Grand Master, Grand Chancellor, Chancellor, Grand Sentinel, Sentinel. (7) The Convocation may declare war against a foreign region or organization by two-thirds majority vote. (8) The Convocation may amend this Covenant by three-quarters majority vote. (9) The result of any vote in the Convocation will be determined by taking into account only citizens who have voted and discounting abstentions cast in the vote. (10) The Convocation will elect a citizen to serve as Grand Orator, to administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. (11) The Grand Orator may appoint deputies to assist in legislative duties. Such deputies may be regulated by the rules of the Convocation's proceedings. 4. Grand Master of the Convocation (1) The Convocation will elect a citizen to serve as Grand Master, to serve as World Assembly Delegate of Lazarus and as head of state and government for the Eternal Sanctuary of Lazarus. (2) The Grand Master will exercise the powers of the World Assembly Delegacy of Lazarus only as permitted by statute. (3) The Grand Master may negotiate treaties with foreign regions and organizations, which will come into force only if enacted by the Convocation. (4) The Grand Master may appoint a Council of Ministers to assist in state and government duties. Ministers will only take office upon being approved by a simple majority vote of the Convocation, and the Convocation may regulate the Council of Ministers by statute. (5) The Grand Master may veto legislation to enact, amend, or repeal statutory law within fourteen days of its passage. The Convocation may override such a veto by two-thirds majority vote. 5. Chancellery of the Convocation (1) The Chancellery will be the judicial authority of the Eternal Sanctuary of Lazarus and will be comprised of three Chancellors who will serve until resignation or removal from office by the Convocation. (2) The Grand Master will nominate citizens to serve as Chancellors, who will only take office upon being approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the Convocation. (3) A Chancellor may not serve as: Grand Master, Grand Sentinel, Grand Orator, government minister, or legislative deputy. (4) The rules of the Chancellery's proceedings will be established by statute. (5) The Chancellery will try all criminal and civil cases and determine the constitutionality of statutory laws, foreign agreements, and government policies. (6) The Chancellery will elect a Grand Chancellor from among its membership to administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. (7) The Chancellery will reach decisions by majority vote. 6. Sentinels of the Convocation (1) Any citizen who meets endorsement and influence requirements established by statute may apply to become a Sentinel. (2) The Convocation may approve an application to serve as Sentinel by two-thirds majority vote. Sentinels will serve until resignation or removal from office by the Convocation. (3) Sentinels will monitor and report on regional security to the Convocation. (4) Sentinels will enforce decisions of the Convocation to remove the Grand Master from office. (5) Sentinels will be prepared to serve as acting Grand Master, if the office of Grand Master is vacant or the Grand Master is absent without notice, according to a line of succession established by statute. (6) The acting Grand Master will exercise the powers and carry out the duties of the Grand Master for the duration of the office's vacancy or, in the case of absence without notice, until the Grand Master returns. (7) The Grand Master may only be considered absent without notice if certified as such by majority vote of the Sentinels. (8) Sentinels who cease to meet endorsement and influence requirements established by law will automatically forfeit their service as Sentinels. 7. Grand Sentinel of the Convocation (1) The Convocation will elect a citizen to serve as Grand Sentinel, to seek to hold the second most endorsements in Lazarus. (2) The Grand Sentinel will administer the business of the Sentinels according to the rules they adopt for their proceedings. (3) The Grand Sentinel will be first in the line of succession to serve as acting Grand Master. 8. Lazarene Liberation Army (1) The Lazarene Liberation Army will be comprised of citizens and will be the sole legal military force of the Eternal Sanctuary of Lazarus and the only military force officially sanctioned by Lazarus. (2) The Lazarene Liberation Army will be under the command of the Grand Master, who may further delegate command to citizens. (3) The primary responsibility of the Lazarene Liberation Army will be defense of Lazarus and execution of all military mandates established by law. (4) The Lazarene Liberation Army may engage in defense of regions at the discretion of command. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be barred from invading regions absent a declaration of war by the Convocation. 9. Elected Officials (1) The Grand Orator, Grand Master, and Grand Sentinel will be considered elected officials for the purposes of this Covenant. (2) An election for an elected office will be conducted if four months have passed since the previous election for that office began or if the office is vacant. (3) Citizens will cast their ballots for a single candidate per office. If a candidate receives a simple majority of votes cast in the election, the candidate will be elected to the office. (4) If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election will be conducted between the two candidates with the most votes. The candidate who receives a simple majority of votes cast in the run-off election will be elected to office. (5) All ties will be broken in favor of the candidate who has been a citizen for the longest continuous period of time. (6) Abstentions cast in an election will not count against a majority. (7) No person may simultaneously hold multiple elected offices. (8) No person may consecutively serve in the same elected office for more than two terms of four months. 10. Regional Forum (1) The regional forum will be located at the following URL: http://nslazarus.com/archive/NSLazarus/index/ (2) Violation of forum terms of service or use and establishment and enforcement of moderation policies will be the responsibility of forum administration. Edited by Cormac, May 2 2015, 02:28 AM.

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killer kitty	May 2 2015, 12:37 AM Post #11
THIS COLOR ANNOYS LAMB Posts: 367 Group: Administrator Member #114 Joined: Apr 23, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Nation in Lazarus Killer Kitty	Nothing in that thread suggested making the Army of Lazarus, whatever it's name is to be, the only military with no other military permitted in Lazarus, even unofficially. You added that all on your own, Cormac, you sneaky thing, you.



Cormac	May 2 2015, 12:42 AM Post #12
Lazarene Posts: 398 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Apr 8, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Cormactopia II Skype cormac.ns Discord Cormac#9408	killer kitty May 2 2015, 12:37 AM Nothing in that thread suggested making the Army of Lazarus, whatever it's name is to be, the only military with no other military permitted in Lazarus, even unofficially. You added that all on your own, Cormac, you sneaky thing, you. The threads expressed preferences for the military to a) refrain from invasion, b) operate under the jurisdiction of the executive. Obviously, if alternate military forces exist that do not operate under the executive or even under the law, they cannot be compelled to refrain from invasion nor can they be compelled to operate under executive authority. So, yes, the clause I've included does in fact logically derive from the stated majority wishes found in those threads. I apologize for crushing your hopes and dreams of establishing a rogue and lawless raider military operating from within Lazarus under your command with no oversight from the rest of the community, but -- wait, actually, I don't apologize for that at all.



killer kitty	May 2 2015, 12:48 AM Post #13
THIS COLOR ANNOYS LAMB Posts: 367 Group: Administrator Member #114 Joined: Apr 23, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Nation in Lazarus Killer Kitty	Cormac May 2 2015, 12:42 AM The threads expressed preferences for the military to a) refrain from invasion, b) operate under the jurisdiction of the executive. Obviously, if alternate military forces exist that do not operate under the executive or even under the law, they cannot be compelled to refrain from invasion nor can they be compelled to operate under executive authority. So, yes, the clause I've included does in fact logically derive from the stated majority wishes found in those threads. Lawless you say? Do not all citizens and residents of Lazarus not have to still subscribe to the laws of the region? Lawless indeed. It is no more "lawless" than the Rejected Realms Army, it's simply raider, and thus you hate its existence. *patpats* This is nothing more than attempt to drive a subset of players out of Lazarus entirely. New to Lazarus? Want to be a raider? TOO BAD! Take your filthy ideology away from these pure Defender Halls! Is that really the message we want to send to new members? Conform entirely to what we say or leave? That's certainly not any Democracy I've ever heard of. I am at least glad, Cormac, that you've come clean and added that on your own will. The truth will set you free,



Cormac	May 2 2015, 01:13 AM Post #14
Lazarene Posts: 398 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Apr 8, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Cormactopia II Skype cormac.ns Discord Cormac#9408	I've changed the language from "permitted to operate from within Lazarus" to "officially sanctioned by Lazarus," at the suggestion of Llamas and Wolf. That was what I was trying to get at, in any case, it was just worded badly. It's unfortunate that we couldn't have had that suggestion immediately rather than the theatrics. Edited by Cormac, May 2 2015, 01:17 AM.



Harmoneia	May 2 2015, 02:19 AM Post #15
Mhysa Posts: 657 Group: Accused Member #42 Joined: Apr 11, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good Military Stance Neutral Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Harmoneia	Cormac, I suggest you make a separate thread for the socialist theme and I'll pin it as well so it doesn't get a bit messy around here. And to KK - Cormac's LLA section is simply conforming to the democratic consensus found among other threads, as well as the in-game poll. Edited by Harmoneia, May 2 2015, 02:22 AM.



Cormac	May 2 2015, 02:30 AM Post #16
Lazarene Posts: 398 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Apr 8, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Cormactopia II Skype cormac.ns Discord Cormac#9408	Harmoneia May 2 2015, 02:19 AM Cormac, I suggest you make a separate thread for the socialist theme and I'll pin it as well so it doesn't get a bit messy around here. Done!



Amerion	May 2 2015, 03:17 AM Post #17
Star Destroyer Posts: 6,524 Group: Accused Member #29 Joined: Apr 9, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good Military Stance Neutral Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Amerion Discord Amerion#9702	Okay...... Lovely unnecessary banter...... Back to subject matter, the draft is very good and I am in agreement with the LLO retaining its name, I was merely curious.



killer kitty	May 2 2015, 08:36 AM Post #18
THIS COLOR ANNOYS LAMB Posts: 367 Group: Administrator Member #114 Joined: Apr 23, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Nation in Lazarus Killer Kitty	Harmoneia May 2 2015, 02:19 AM And to KK - Cormac's LLA section is simply conforming to the democratic consensus found among other threads, as well as the in-game poll. No, it did a bit more than that. Cormac's self addition would have Constitutionally banned the formation of any military group inside of Lazarus that isn't the official military of Lazarus. All this, Cormac says, was simply due to "poor wording" on his part. As I told Cormac on IRC, words mean things.



Cormac	May 3 2015, 12:28 AM Post #19
Lazarene Posts: 398 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Apr 8, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Cormactopia II Skype cormac.ns Discord Cormac#9408	killer kitty May 2 2015, 08:36 AM No, it did a bit more than that. Cormac's self addition would have Constitutionally banned the formation of any military group inside of Lazarus that isn't the official military of Lazarus. All this, Cormac says, was simply due to "poor wording" on his part. As I told Cormac on IRC, words mean things. To be clear, I still don't believe the previous wording would have had that effect. I changed the wording because the new wording is less ambiguous and accomplishes what I was trying to accomplish.



Kazmr	May 3 2015, 05:36 AM Post #20
Lazarene Posts: 987 Group: Members Member #85 Joined: Apr 22, 2015 Alignment Lawful Good Military Stance Neutral	Honestly, Cormac, I don't see why we shouldn't be banning military groups from forming independently in the region. They undermine the stability of the region, draw from the same recruiting pool as our own military, and it would be just as easy for them to start a military on their own in a separate UCR. No reason to ban prticipation in a foreign military, but a military operating within Lazarus not under The government's jurisdiction is very contrary to our interests.



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