[Proposal] Military Expansion Amendment (November 2019)

[New Rogernomics]

I dont like the way proposed but I also don't like handcuffing my region so other orgs can recruit, probably helping to invite this can of worms in here. Why cant we do whatever Tubbius and New Roger are ok with? "Hey can we go here, do this?" "Ok."

I have issue with the Prime Minister running it as well.

We should also have a military independent of political brinkmanship, as Roavin pointed out.

It would make more sense to just modify existing legislation to allow for the military carry out operations unimpeded, than for legislation to endorse the position that any high official should adopt a raider or defender bias.

We could easily just amend like so, which basically allows the Regional Guard to engage in raids or defense operations as a one off or indefinitely, without mentioning R/D affiliation:

Section 2. Establishment of Military Neutrality

(3) The Regional Guard may only engage in the following types of operations without prior approval from the Delegate:

a. Defense of Lazarus;
b. Defense of Lazarus' treaty allies, if mandated by treaty terms;
c. Invasion of regions upon which Lazarus has declared war, and defense of other regions against their military forces;
d. Defense of other Feeders and Sinkers at the request of their legitimate governments;
e. Assistance in other regions' legal Delegate transitions at the request of their legitimate governments;
f. Offensive or defensive training operations in game-created Warzone regions;
g. Invasion of fascist regions and defense of regions against fascist military forces;
h. Invasion of regions which pose a substantial threat to the out-of-character security or safety of NationStates players, and defense of regions against forces which pose such a threat.

(4) The Assembly may enact a resolution empowering the Regional Guard to invade a region that is the ally or protectorate of a region upon which Lazarus has declared war. Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.

(5) The Regional Guard may be empowered to engage in any other military actions short of an act of war upon approval of the Delegate.