Proposal [Proposal] RMB Rules and Regional Bans Clarification Amendment (February 2022)

[New Rogernomics]

RMB Rules and Regional Bans Clarification Amendment (February 2022)

Proposed by: New Rogernomics

Additional Credit to: Debussy, McChimp
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Preamble

This amendment will make clear the ability to enforce RMB policy, regional law, or otherwise enforce on-site rule violations, on non-citizen residents of Lazarus.

Section 2 in the Mandate currently reads:

II. Delegate of Lazarus

Establishment of the office of Delegate

(1) The Delegate will serve as head of state and lawful WA Delegate of Lazarus.

(2) The Delegate may not serve in any other office while serving as Delegate, except that the Delegate will be suspended from the Council of Lazarene Security if they are already a Councillor, but will automatically resume membership on the Council after their term as Delegate.

(3) The Delegate will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.

Powers of the Delegate

(4) The Delegate may admit residents of Lazarus to citizenship. Further procedure for citizenship admission, including procedure for appealing rejection of a citizenship application by the Delegate, criteria residents must meet in order to be admitted as citizens as well as criteria for maintenance of citizenship and enforcement of such criteria, may be established by law.

(5) The Delegate may, subject to confirmation by 50%+1 vote of the Council on Lazarene Security, impose revocation of citizenship, ejection and/or ban from Lazarus, or other measures to preserve the security and stability of Lazarus, for whatever duration of time is determined appropriate. The Assembly may overturn such decisions by three-quarters vote.

Section 2 of the Mandate shall be amended to include:

II. Delegate of Lazarus

Establishment of the office of Delegate

(1) The Delegate will serve as head of state and lawful WA Delegate of Lazarus.

(2) The Delegate may not serve in any other office while serving as Delegate, except that the Delegate will be suspended from the Council of Lazarene Security if they are already a Councillor, but will automatically resume membership on the Council after their term as Delegate.

(3) The Delegate will serve until resignation, removal from office by the Assembly, or automatic removal from office.

Powers of the Delegate

(4) The Delegate may admit residents of Lazarus to citizenship. Further procedure for citizenship admission, including procedure for appealing rejection of a citizenship application by the Delegate, criteria residents must meet in order to be admitted as citizens as well as criteria for maintenance of citizenship and enforcement of such criteria, may be established by law.

(5) The Delegate may, in the case of citizens, after confirmation by a 50%+1 vote of the Council on Lazarene Security, impose revocation of citizenship, ejection and/or ban from Lazarus, or other measures to preserve the security and stability of Lazarus, for whatever duration of time is determined appropriate.

Section 8 in the Mandate currently reads:

VIII. Off-site Property Administration

Composition of off-site property administration

(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.

Responsibilities of off-site property administration

(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.

(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.

Section 8 of the Mandate shall be amended to include:

VIII. Off-site Property Administration

Composition of off-site property administration

(1) The root administrator of off-site property, which will be the same citizen for all official Lazarene off-site property, will be responsible for the appointment and removal of citizens to serve as off-site property administrators and moderators for each off-site property. Membership in off-site property administration and moderation teams will not be construed to constitute government office.

Responsibilities of off-site property administration

(2) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of off-site property administration and moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the off-site property or its users.

(3) The root administrator will have final authority on off-site property permissions, and may deny or revoke permissions based on risk to the security or safety of off-site property or its users, or violation of terms of service.

Composition and responsibilities of on-site moderation

(4) The Delegate and Regional Border Control or Communications Officers of Lazarus' on-site properties will be responsible for on-site moderation of those properties, subject to the authority of the off-site root administrator.

(5) No provision of this Mandate nor any law or policy will be construed to limit or interfere with the responsibility and authority of on-site moderation, subject to the final authority of the root administrator, to safeguard the out-of-character security or safety of the users within the on-site properties of Lazarus.

Original discussion was here: https://nslazarus.com/forum/index.php?threads/3846/

 

[Clorinda]

Ok bet.

 

[Debussy]

Support.

 

[Domais]

Support

 

[McChimp]

In favour

 

[New Rogernomics]

I call for us to motion this to vote.

Any takers on seconds?

 

[Domais]

Second I do.

 

[Clorinda]

Seconded.

 

[Progiraffe]

can i ask the reasoning why we are removing the assembly's power to overturn decisions in section 2?

also what does the change in section 8 achieve?

 

[New Rogernomics]

can i ask the reasoning why we are removing the assembly's power to overturn decisions in section 2?

also what does the change in section 8 achieve?

Because it is fairly unnecessary in the instance of a Court judgment, as the Assembly can already change court verdicts by vote.

This part couldn't also practically be a check on the CLS, as the CLS can ban citizens from the Assembly on-masse, and once they are banned, they can't really vote to restore their citizenship.*1

I could also see a situation where someone could be banned again, and then the Assembly would have to hold a vote, and then they could be banned again, creating a limbo situation.

The change in section 8 achieves allowing for regional officers to eject fascists, spammers, and regional message board rule breakers, without having to hold votes on them.

We should probably have a wider discussion on the criteria of bans, and I'll be proposing something soon on the CLS front, as the Assembly is empowered to pass laws concerning CLS procedures:

(4) The Council may establish and revise its own procedural rules by 50%+1 vote. Such procedural rules will be subordinate to the laws of Lazarus.

Really up to this point it hasn't been considered an issue, as the criteria has been enforced on very few residents, let alone citizens.

*1: As far as criteria used so far. The only bans have been for being a fascist infiltrator, participating in a coup of another GCR, extreme dishonesty on their citizenship status/breaking regional law, a ban/ejection for violating the endorsement cap, and now spamming.

 

[Progiraffe]

ok, so what i'm getting is that this change is reducing the amount of baeacuracy that is needed to preform a action