Post by William Mannax on Sept 12, 2015 22:21:46 GMT -5
Article I: The Holy Office of King serves as the executive of the King’s Parliament. Such an Office is a hereditary Office passed from one King to the next. The current King may name a Prince/Princess who would be designated as the immediate successor of the current King. This designated Prince/Princess would enjoy no additional power within TKP. Nevertheless, this Prince/Princess would, in the event that the King steps down without explicitly naming a successor or is killed or otherwise incapacitated in real life or in game, become the default King of TKP. The King is responsible for appointing Lords to the House of Lords and overseeing the Offices of the Lords. The King may dismiss and appoint Lords at will and may perform any of the duties of His Lords. The King is the chief justice, diplomat, treasurer and military officer within the alliance and may supersede any of his Lords in their official roles; although, cannot supersede an Act of Parliament which overrides his veto with a 2/3s majority.
Article II: The House of Lords is the Upper House of the Parliament. Their will at all times be 5 Lords: The Lord of the Exchequer, The Lord of Foreign Affairs, The Lord of War, The Lord of Jurisprudence and The Lord of [the Seas]. The Lords are appointed and dismissed at the will of the King. Lords may be addressed as Lord [Name] or His/Her Lordship. [All Lords are responsible for recruiting and assisting new nations.]
Article III: The House of Commons is the Lower House of the Parliament. Their will at all times be 5 Members of Parliament within the House of Commons which will serve as Junior officers of the corresponding Lords of Exchequer, War, Foreign Affairs, Jurisprudence and [the Seas]. The Members of Parliament of the House of Commons will be elected by the Rabble. All of the Rabble will elect from among themselves Members of Parliament for each Office every May [of a year ending with a "0" or a "5"] within Orbis’s date system. If a Member of the House of Commons leaves his post early, then a by-election is held immediately to find his replacement. The King and Lords may not vote in such elections nor may the King or Lords dismiss or appoint a Member of Parliament under any circumstances. [All MPs are responsible for recruiting and assisting new nations.]
Article IV: The default of the treasury is that of a tax-less treasury funded solely upon interest and fines collected. Only the Parliament may issue a motion for a tax to be collected. The motion must be carried by a simple majority as all other motions must in order to become Acts of Parliament. All Acts of Taxation shall expire on the first day of January each year within Orbis’s date system, at which time, the tax rate shall return to [5]% until the Parliament issues a new Act which levies taxation.
Article V: Parliamentary procedure will be conducted as a current Lord or Commons officer will post an announcement titled “Motion for Act of Parliament #.” The numeric system should be sequential so the first Motion in the announcements would be 1 and the 11th would be 11. If the previous Motion for an Act of Parliament was number 5 then this next Motion would be number 6. The rest of the announcement should be a draft of the Act proposed which the Lord or Commons officer wishes to pass. The question is then open to all members of the alliance to debate within the announcement tab until the King or the Lord of Jurisprudence calls for a vote. After this time, no one may post arguments or comments under the announcements other than Parliamentarians from the Houses of Lords and Commons which comment “Yes” or “No” which would indicate their vote in affirmation or in opposition to the motion in question. Simple majority wins. The King has veto power but may be overruled by a 2/3s majority of Parliament. No non – Parliamentarians may vote or comment following the call for a vote within a motion. The King or Lord of Jurisprudence will set a clear duration of time for voting before the polls close when he announces that it is time to vote. Only the King or a Parliamentarian may issue a Motion for an Act but even a King cannot vote within the Parliament for or against any motion.
Article V.I: The MP or Lord who posts a motion also enjoys the right to set a voting window of any duration of time exceeding 24 hours when posting his/her motion. Furthermore, any MP or Lord may issue a “Motion for Extension of Window” (MfEW) by posting such a motion as a comment within the thread for deliberation and voting of the initial motion. In the event that an MP or Lord issues a MfEW, he/she must specify the amount of time in which the Parliamentarian requests that the window be extended. Any MP or Lord may also issue a “Motion for Summary Decree” (MfSD) which would immediately close the voting window allowing only votes already cast to be counted. No MfSD may ever be issued and approved by the Crown until after the Motion in which the thread was created for has been in existence within the announcements tab for at least 24 hours. Any MP or Lord may also issue a “Motion for Rollcall Vote” (MfRV) which will nullify all previous votes in the chain and close the window before the Crown sends a personal message to all MPs and Lords that a MfRV has been issued and approved. Once this occurs, all MPs and Lords will have 24 hours to cast a vote within the thread either in affirmation, negation or abstention of the motion in which the thread is devoted. Any Parliamentarian who fails to vote within 24 hours of a rollcall vote being called will abstain from voting by default. All MfEWs. MfSDs and MfRVs will be approved or declined at the discretion of the Crown.
Article VI: All nations within the alliance of the King’s Parliament must defend allies within their own war ranges when such allies are attacked by a foreign aggressor and must take part in any military conflicts which the King or Parliament orders a state to engage within for any reason whatsoever. Likewise, all nations within the alliance of the King’s Parliament are to always be prepared for war against any foe. Not being prepared for a conflict is an insufficient reason to fail to enter a conflict.
Article VII: The Lord of the Exchequer is responsible for managing the King’s Treasury.
Article VIII: The Lord of Foreign [Affairs] is responsible for coordinating relationships between the King’s Parliament and the other nations and alliances of Orbis.
Article IX: The Lord of [the Seas] is responsible [for ensuring that the nations of the King’s Parliament maintain adequate naval forces for blockading and countering blockades in times of war, organizing and defending supply lines in times of war, facilitating responses to common raids, reviewing raid plans and maintaining an up to date embargo list].
Article X: The Lord of Jurisprudence is responsible for ensuring that the Constitution of the King’s Parliament is being followed to the letter.
Article XI: The Lord of War is responsible for ensuring that all states are adequately prepared for war [with the exception of duties assigned specifically to the Lord of the Seas excluding the responsibility to respond to routine raids and raid requests which is a shared responsibility between the Lord of War and the Lord of the Seas] as well as being responsible for coordinating all war efforts which the King’s Parliament may become involved.
Article XII: Those inactive for 5 days or more may be exiled from the alliance without due process by His Majesty the King or any of His Lords.
Article XIII: The House of Commons may issue any statutory law which does not directly violate this Constitution.
Article XIV: The King assumes Dictatorial Powers for a duration of 50 RL days when the Parliament votes to grant him such powers to address concerns of the alliance. When Article XIV is invoked by the Parliament, the House of Lords will elect from among their ranks a Queen and the House of Commons will elect from among their ranks a Prime Minister. If both the Queen and Prime Minister agree to end the Dictatorship early, then it will end immediately upon their decision. Furthermore, the Queen and Prime Minister may in unison extend the duration of the King’s Dictatorial Powers by any span of time without the consent of the rest of Parliament. Both Queen and Prime Minister are needed to either extend the duration of the Dictatorship or to end it prematurely.
Article XV: The King is the Supreme Court of the King’s Parliament. For this reason, he may punish any nation with exile or fines that specifically violates this Constitution, violates any Statutory Law [Act] of Parliament, trash talks a fellow member, has committed deliberate espionage or has committed other acts of war against the alliance. Any punitive sanction imposed upon an accused party by the King may be revoked with a 2/3s vote to revoke such a sanction by the Parliament. The gradual accumulation of legal precedents set forth via stare decisis from the King’s judgments will establish the foundation of case law within the King’s Parliament.
Article II: The House of Lords is the Upper House of the Parliament. Their will at all times be 5 Lords: The Lord of the Exchequer, The Lord of Foreign Affairs, The Lord of War, The Lord of Jurisprudence and The Lord of [the Seas]. The Lords are appointed and dismissed at the will of the King. Lords may be addressed as Lord [Name] or His/Her Lordship. [All Lords are responsible for recruiting and assisting new nations.]
Article III: The House of Commons is the Lower House of the Parliament. Their will at all times be 5 Members of Parliament within the House of Commons which will serve as Junior officers of the corresponding Lords of Exchequer, War, Foreign Affairs, Jurisprudence and [the Seas]. The Members of Parliament of the House of Commons will be elected by the Rabble. All of the Rabble will elect from among themselves Members of Parliament for each Office every May [of a year ending with a "0" or a "5"] within Orbis’s date system. If a Member of the House of Commons leaves his post early, then a by-election is held immediately to find his replacement. The King and Lords may not vote in such elections nor may the King or Lords dismiss or appoint a Member of Parliament under any circumstances. [All MPs are responsible for recruiting and assisting new nations.]
Article IV: The default of the treasury is that of a tax-less treasury funded solely upon interest and fines collected. Only the Parliament may issue a motion for a tax to be collected. The motion must be carried by a simple majority as all other motions must in order to become Acts of Parliament. All Acts of Taxation shall expire on the first day of January each year within Orbis’s date system, at which time, the tax rate shall return to [5]% until the Parliament issues a new Act which levies taxation.
Article V: Parliamentary procedure will be conducted as a current Lord or Commons officer will post an announcement titled “Motion for Act of Parliament #.” The numeric system should be sequential so the first Motion in the announcements would be 1 and the 11th would be 11. If the previous Motion for an Act of Parliament was number 5 then this next Motion would be number 6. The rest of the announcement should be a draft of the Act proposed which the Lord or Commons officer wishes to pass. The question is then open to all members of the alliance to debate within the announcement tab until the King or the Lord of Jurisprudence calls for a vote. After this time, no one may post arguments or comments under the announcements other than Parliamentarians from the Houses of Lords and Commons which comment “Yes” or “No” which would indicate their vote in affirmation or in opposition to the motion in question. Simple majority wins. The King has veto power but may be overruled by a 2/3s majority of Parliament. No non – Parliamentarians may vote or comment following the call for a vote within a motion. The King or Lord of Jurisprudence will set a clear duration of time for voting before the polls close when he announces that it is time to vote. Only the King or a Parliamentarian may issue a Motion for an Act but even a King cannot vote within the Parliament for or against any motion.
Article V.I: The MP or Lord who posts a motion also enjoys the right to set a voting window of any duration of time exceeding 24 hours when posting his/her motion. Furthermore, any MP or Lord may issue a “Motion for Extension of Window” (MfEW) by posting such a motion as a comment within the thread for deliberation and voting of the initial motion. In the event that an MP or Lord issues a MfEW, he/she must specify the amount of time in which the Parliamentarian requests that the window be extended. Any MP or Lord may also issue a “Motion for Summary Decree” (MfSD) which would immediately close the voting window allowing only votes already cast to be counted. No MfSD may ever be issued and approved by the Crown until after the Motion in which the thread was created for has been in existence within the announcements tab for at least 24 hours. Any MP or Lord may also issue a “Motion for Rollcall Vote” (MfRV) which will nullify all previous votes in the chain and close the window before the Crown sends a personal message to all MPs and Lords that a MfRV has been issued and approved. Once this occurs, all MPs and Lords will have 24 hours to cast a vote within the thread either in affirmation, negation or abstention of the motion in which the thread is devoted. Any Parliamentarian who fails to vote within 24 hours of a rollcall vote being called will abstain from voting by default. All MfEWs. MfSDs and MfRVs will be approved or declined at the discretion of the Crown.
Article VI: All nations within the alliance of the King’s Parliament must defend allies within their own war ranges when such allies are attacked by a foreign aggressor and must take part in any military conflicts which the King or Parliament orders a state to engage within for any reason whatsoever. Likewise, all nations within the alliance of the King’s Parliament are to always be prepared for war against any foe. Not being prepared for a conflict is an insufficient reason to fail to enter a conflict.
Article VII: The Lord of the Exchequer is responsible for managing the King’s Treasury.
Article VIII: The Lord of Foreign [Affairs] is responsible for coordinating relationships between the King’s Parliament and the other nations and alliances of Orbis.
Article IX: The Lord of [the Seas] is responsible [for ensuring that the nations of the King’s Parliament maintain adequate naval forces for blockading and countering blockades in times of war, organizing and defending supply lines in times of war, facilitating responses to common raids, reviewing raid plans and maintaining an up to date embargo list].
Article X: The Lord of Jurisprudence is responsible for ensuring that the Constitution of the King’s Parliament is being followed to the letter.
Article XI: The Lord of War is responsible for ensuring that all states are adequately prepared for war [with the exception of duties assigned specifically to the Lord of the Seas excluding the responsibility to respond to routine raids and raid requests which is a shared responsibility between the Lord of War and the Lord of the Seas] as well as being responsible for coordinating all war efforts which the King’s Parliament may become involved.
Article XII: Those inactive for 5 days or more may be exiled from the alliance without due process by His Majesty the King or any of His Lords.
Article XIII: The House of Commons may issue any statutory law which does not directly violate this Constitution.
Article XIV: The King assumes Dictatorial Powers for a duration of 50 RL days when the Parliament votes to grant him such powers to address concerns of the alliance. When Article XIV is invoked by the Parliament, the House of Lords will elect from among their ranks a Queen and the House of Commons will elect from among their ranks a Prime Minister. If both the Queen and Prime Minister agree to end the Dictatorship early, then it will end immediately upon their decision. Furthermore, the Queen and Prime Minister may in unison extend the duration of the King’s Dictatorial Powers by any span of time without the consent of the rest of Parliament. Both Queen and Prime Minister are needed to either extend the duration of the Dictatorship or to end it prematurely.
Article XV: The King is the Supreme Court of the King’s Parliament. For this reason, he may punish any nation with exile or fines that specifically violates this Constitution, violates any Statutory Law [Act] of Parliament, trash talks a fellow member, has committed deliberate espionage or has committed other acts of war against the alliance. Any punitive sanction imposed upon an accused party by the King may be revoked with a 2/3s vote to revoke such a sanction by the Parliament. The gradual accumulation of legal precedents set forth via stare decisis from the King’s judgments will establish the foundation of case law within the King’s Parliament.