Charter of the Lazarene Regional Guard Amendment
Proposed by: @"New Rogernomics"
Proposed by: @"New Rogernomics"
Preamble
This amendment will declare the operational guard commander a government official and not a minister, and allow for the Delegate to give more operational flexibility to the guard if they so authorize.
Section 1. Amendment of Section 1
(1) Section 1 shall be amended to read:
Quote:(1) The Lazarene Regional Guard will be the sole military force of Lazarus, unaligned in alignment.
(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate may appoint a citizen to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subject to all provisions for appointment and removal of a government official. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the operational commander.
(3) The command, conduct, and membership criteria of the Regional Guard may be further regulated by law or by executive policy.
Section 2. Amendment of Section 2
(1) Section 2 shall be amended to read:
Quote:(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.
(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.
(3) The Regional Guard may engage in the following types of operations without prior approval of 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 Such a resolution may be approved or rescinded by two-thirds vote of the Assembly.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 military operations short of an act of war upon approval of the Delegate.
[spoiler]Edit (11/14/19):
(5) The Regional Guard may be empowered to support military operations of allied and friendly regions upon approval of the Delegate.
Edit (11/13/19):
Section 2. Amendment of Section 2
(1) Section 2 shall be amended to read:
Quote:(1) The regional military alignment of Lazarus will be neutral. Lazarus will bear the Neutral tag at all times.
(2) Lazarus may not bear any of the following tags: Defender, Imperialist, Independent, or Invader.
(3) The Regional Guard may only engage in the following types of operations:
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 support military operations of allied and friendly regions upon approval of the Delegate.
Edit (11/12/19):
Section 1. Amendment of Section 1
(1) Section 1, Subsection 2, shall be amended to read:
Quote:(2) The Delegate will be the commander-in-chief of the Regional Guard. The Delegate may appoint a citizen to serve as operational commander of the Regional Guard, subject to all provisions for appointment and removal of an official, including a 50%+1 vote of the assembly. Operational command authority may be further delegated to a chain of command subordinate to the operational commander.
(2) Section 2, Subsection 5, shall be included, and amended to read:
Quote:(5) The Regional Guard may be empowered to support military operations of allied and friendly regions upon approval of the Delegate.
Edited (11/12/2019):
(2) Section 2, Subsection 5, shall be included, and amended to read:
Quote:(5) The Regional Guard operational commander will not be permitted to promote a regional military alignment:
a. They will not be allowed to emphasize one type of military operation over another, inclusive of raiding, invading, defending, for any military operation that requires the approval of the Delegate.
b. This shall imply to only favor, and not for instances where the operational commander may more often than not promote a particular type of military operation.
c. They will not be allowed to publicly declare the Regional Guard as an aligned organization or recruit for the Regional Guard as if it is an aligned organization.
(2) Section 2, Subsection 6, shall be included, and amended to read:
Quote:(6) The Regional Guard may be empowered to support military operations of allied and friendly regions upon approval of the Delegate.
Edited (11/12/2019):
(2) Section 2, Subsection 5, shall be included, and amended to read:
Quote:(5) The Regional Guard operational commander will be not be permitted to propose military operations that promote a regional military alignment.
Edited (11/10/2019):
(2) Section 2, Subsection 5, shall be included, and amended to read:
Quote:(5) The Regional Guard will be not be permitted to propose military operations that promote a regional military alignment.
Edited (11/10/2019):
(2) Section 2, Subsection 6, shall be included, and amended to read:
Quote:(6) The Regional Guard may be empowered to support military operations of allied regions upon approval of the Delegate.[/spoiler]