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Postby Polvia » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:35 pm

Greater Pokarnia wrote:Yeah, the way I see it it would be a sort of Socialist/Communist think tank. it wouldn't be a coalition with any election candidates or any decision-making abilities, just a place for our three parties to discuss and cooperate on legislation.

Should the TR also be invited to attend it, after all Social Democracy is technically a proper Socialist ideology?
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Postby Ainin » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:36 pm

Polvia wrote:
Greater Pokarnia wrote:Yeah, the way I see it it would be a sort of Socialist/Communist think tank. it wouldn't be a coalition with any election candidates or any decision-making abilities, just a place for our three parties to discuss and cooperate on legislation.

Should the TR also be invited to attend it, after all Social Democracy is technically a proper Socialist ideology?

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Postby Greater Pokarnia » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:38 pm

Polvia wrote:
Greater Pokarnia wrote:Yeah, the way I see it it would be a sort of Socialist/Communist think tank. it wouldn't be a coalition with any election candidates or any decision-making abilities, just a place for our three parties to discuss and cooperate on legislation.

Should the TR also be invited to attend it, after all Social Democracy is technically a proper Socialist ideology?


Sounds well enough.
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Postby Polvia » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:42 pm

Greater Pokarnia wrote:
Polvia wrote:Should the TR also be invited to attend it, after all Social Democracy is technically a proper Socialist ideology?


Sounds well enough.

So I suppose a founding document such as a statement of beliefs is in order? I would happily begin work if it pleases the people in favour of this think tank.
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Postby Greater Pokarnia » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:43 pm

Polvia wrote:
Greater Pokarnia wrote:
Sounds well enough.

So I suppose a founding document such as a statement of beliefs is in order? I would happily begin work if it pleases the people in favour of this think tank.


Sure. I'll help you draft it if needed.
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Postby Polvia » Thu Jun 06, 2013 8:57 pm

Honourable members of The Red-Greens, I must present you with the following for your opinion.

I have been conversing with the First Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party about the formation of a think tank that is made up of The Red-Greens, the United Socialist Labour Party, Totally Rad Party and the Communist Party. It will not be a coalition. Rather, it will be a place where all of the Socialist parties come together to discuss and draft potential legislation, for the purposes of working towards our common goals in the NSG Senate.

I ask you for your opinion on the matter. Is such a thing acceptable to my fellow members?
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Postby Yanalia » Thu Jun 06, 2013 11:15 pm

I support this think tank's creation.
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Postby Phing Phong » Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:00 am

Polvia wrote:Honourable members of The Red-Greens, I must present you with the following for your opinion.

I have been conversing with the First Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party about the formation of a think tank that is made up of The Red-Greens, the United Socialist Labour Party, Totally Rad Party and the Communist Party. It will not be a coalition. Rather, it will be a place where all of the Socialist parties come together to discuss and draft potential legislation, for the purposes of working towards our common goals in the NSG Senate.

I ask you for your opinion on the matter. Is such a thing acceptable to my fellow members?


I support the creation of and Red-Green participation in this think tank.
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Postby Mollary » Fri Jun 07, 2013 9:05 am

Polvia wrote:Honourable members of The Red-Greens, I must present you with the following for your opinion.

I have been conversing with the First Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party about the formation of a think tank that is made up of The Red-Greens, the United Socialist Labour Party, Totally Rad Party and the Communist Party. It will not be a coalition. Rather, it will be a place where all of the Socialist parties come together to discuss and draft potential legislation, for the purposes of working towards our common goals in the NSG Senate.

I ask you for your opinion on the matter. Is such a thing acceptable to my fellow members?

I would support this.
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Postby Strolingrad » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:27 am

Polvia wrote:Honourable members of The Red-Greens, I must present you with the following for your opinion.

I have been conversing with the First Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party about the formation of a think tank that is made up of The Red-Greens, the United Socialist Labour Party, Totally Rad Party and the Communist Party. It will not be a coalition. Rather, it will be a place where all of the Socialist parties come together to discuss and draft potential legislation, for the purposes of working towards our common goals in the NSG Senate.

I ask you for your opinion on the matter. Is such a thing acceptable to my fellow members?


I support this motion.

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Postby Gaelic Celtia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:31 am

I support this
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Postby Polvia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:47 am

I just finished drafting some new party policy (with some assistance from the Chief Whip Mollary) that I think will put some proper organization into the party. I'd like your opinion on the subject, as well as your continued opinions on the think tank between us, the TR, USLP and the Communists.

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The Party Administration and Elections
Article I – Leadership
    1)The Leadership of the party is to be vested in a Chairman.
      a)The Chairman is to be elected every two months through Instant Runoff Voting.
      b)The Chairman shall be in charge of creating cabinet and administrative positions within the party, and appointing members to those positions at their discretion. This shall be done within forty-eight hours after their election to office.
        i)After the Chairman has made the decisions on who is to be appointed to the cabinet and administration as well as any ambassadors to other parties or individual senators or organizations within the NSG Senate, they must present these appointments before the Party thread for a vote of confidence. This vote shall ask the question “Do you approve of the appointments made by the Chairman to the party cabinet and administration?” and the options for voting shall be “YAY”, “NAY” and “BLANK”, with the vote being decided through majority of “YAYs” over “NAYS”.
        ii)If the Chairman fails to achieve a majority they shall listen to the opinions of the Party members and change their appointments accordingly to be presented once more for a vote of confidence.
      c)The Chairman may not hold any other administrative positions within the party except in temporary cases due to a vacancy.
      d) The Chairman may not be be a member of another party or independent.
      e) The Chairman may not vote for or against referendums or in elections. This is to maintain the impartiality of their position. The Chairman may not revoke any party member’s ability to vote in the party unless otherwise defined by party policy or for legitimate punishment purposes, though the Chairman is not prohibited from presenting referendums to be voted upon.
      f)The Chairman may negotiate with other parties in the formation of any coalition or support agreement, so long as the result of the negotiations is presented and approved by a majority of party members who vote on the matter.
      g)The Chairman shall be subject to all party policy and regulations of behavior the same way as all other party members, and shall be able to be punished by the Chief Whip for any violations.
      h)The Chairman shall enforce party policy and regulations of behavior upon the threads within party jurisdiction.
    2)Only those persons who are party members at the declaration of an election or vote shall be able to vote in that election or vote, and no non-party member shall be able to hold an official position within the party.
Article II – Administration
    1)The Basic Administration positions are to be the positions that the cabinet and administration are required to, but not limited to, have.
      2)The Deputy Chairman
        a)The Deputy Chairman is to take upon the administrative duties and powers of the Chairman in times which the Chairman is absent without explanation for more than five days, the Chairman under a suspension or ban or when granted such power for a set period of time at the public and official declaration of the Chairman. In such times the official title of the Deputy Chairman is to be “Acting-Chairman”.
        b)The Deputy Chairman must immediately return all power to the Chairman upon the expiration of the set time period, at the discretion of the Chairman even if the time period has not completely elapsed, or upon the return of the Chairman from their absence.
        c)As it is for the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman may not hold any other administrative positions within the party except in temporary cases due to a vacancy, and may not vote in any referendum or election while fulfilling their position of “Acting-Chairman”. While fulfilling their position as Acting-Chairman they are subject to all restrictions placed upon the Chairman, and is likewise able to be punished by the Chief Whip for party policy or behavioral regulation violations.
        d)The Deputy Chairman may make only temporary appointments in preexisting and vacant party positions, and may not create or eliminate positions within the party administration at any and all times. These appointments may be revoked by the Chairman upon their return.
      3)Election Commissioner
        a)The Election Commissioner shall be responsible for handling all election and voting proceedings.
        b)The Election Commissioner shall keep an up-to-date and accurate tally in all elections and votes.
        c)The Election Commissioner shall not be granted the ability to vote in elections or votes on referendum in order to maintain the impartiality of their position.
      4)Chief Whip
        a)The Chief Whip shall be charged with the enforcement of all party whips placed upon legislation.
          i)A whip may be called on any piece of legislation by any member of the party. In order to come into full effect this whip must be publically declared in the thread of the party headquarters and approved by five “ayes” or equivalent from party members in the thread, and must be approved by the Chairman.
          ii)A counter movement may challenge the whip. Should the counter movement receive at least eight “affirmations” from party members in the thread the whip shall be considered overturned, and no longer be in effect.
          iii)A single-line whip shall be a guide as to what official party beliefs would dictate as the proper vote upon a piece of legislation. All party members will be contacted by the Chief Whip and informed of this, though it shall not be binding for the attendance of voting, or the voting according to that dictation.
          iv)A two-line whip shall be a requirement for all party members to attend a vote unless they are given permission to not do so by the Chief Whip. All party members will be contacted by the Chief Whip and informed of what party beliefs, or the whip that has been approved, would dictate in terms of the voting procedure, as well as their required attendance at the vote.
          v)A three-line whip is the requirement of all party members to attend the vote and to vote as party beliefs, or the whip that has been approved, dictates. A member may request permission to vote freely from the Chief Whip, and be granted permission to vote freely by the Chief Whip instead of voting according to the whip, for such reasons of personal or moral convictions that keep that member from voting occurring to the whip. All members, however, must attend the vote, and will be informed of the vote and how they are to vote by the Chief Whip.
        b If at first a party member fails to attend a vote, in a two-line whip, or vote along party lines, in a two-line or three-line whip, when a whip is in place and they do not have permission to vote freely then the Member in question will be telegrammed a notice informing them that they are in breach of party code.
        c)If they then ask permission, attend the vote or change their vote the matter will be considered dropped. If they fail to do either they will then be sent an official warning by the Chief Whip.
        d)If they commit the offence a second time (on a different vote with a whip) they will be put on a watch list for the party if they fail to amend their vote and will remain on it for the following 30 days. If they then ask permission, attend the vote or change their vote before the voting on the bill in question is over then he matter will be dropped and they will not be on the watch list.
        e)On a third offence the offender will be suspended from the party for 5 days at which point they will be offered re-admission, if they fail to reply within 48 hours they will no longer be considered a part of party and will have to re-apply to join again. Once an offender is re-admitted they will remain on the party watch list for the next 30 days as long as they don't commit another offence.
        f)The Chief Whip is charged with ensuring that the Chairman or Acting-Chairman remains within proper party policy, and is charged with enforcing punishments upon the Chairman or Acting-Chairman in such times as they are in violation of party policy.
        g) The Chief Whip shall have the power to appoint Junior Whips to assist with enforcing whips that have been set in place by the party with the approval of the Chairman.These Junior Whips shall have their positions expire at the ending of the vote on the whip in question.
      Article III – Votes and Referendum
        1)There are to be four official votes that take place in any term length of two months.
          a)The election of the Chairman after a period of forty-eight hours to allow for members to declare candidacy beginning on the twentieth (20th) of the second month of a term. Voting must begin two days before the end of the term, as defined as the twenty-second (22nd) of the second month, and elapse over the time of forty-eight hours.
          b)The vote of confidence in the Chairman’s appointments. This vote shall also elapse over the time of forty-eight hours beginning after the Chairman presents their appointments.
          c)An vote to be held one month, as defined as the twenty-fourth (24th) day of the month following the Chairman’s election, into the current term for the purposes of voting on referendum, if any are up for vote, and shall elapse over the time of forty-eight hours.
          d)A vote on any referendum up for vote that is to begin on the eighteenth (18th) of the second month of the current term, and shall elapse over the time of forty-eight hours. Ending at the beginning of the period in which party members may declare candidacy.
        2)Votes on such items as the establishment of a coalition or support agreements, or any other vote that is of a nature unclassified in this act is to be voted on via a motion to do so that grants five “ayes” in the party thread. A referendum may be put up to a vote early with the same form of motion and the approval of either the Election Commissioner or the Chairman.
        3)Referendum shall be any proposed alteration or addition to the policies or platform of the party presented by party members. All party members shall be able to submit referendum for the votes and move for them to be pushed forward to a vote before the election.
        4)No election of party positions or votes on referendum, or any vote of a similar nature, may have a whip placed upon it, nor may party members be punished for voting a certain way in those votes.
      Article IV – Chairman Terms
        1)The term of a Chairman shall begin immediately after the election is over and end at the end of the next election. The terms shall elapse over a period of two months.
          a) 24 April – 24 June
          b) 24 June – 24 August
          c) 24 August – 24 October
          d) 24 October – 24 December
          e) 24 December – 24 February
          f) 24 February – 24 April
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Postby Wolfmanne » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:48 am

Just to say, I've vote-counted IRV votes and it's hard as fuck to do. I wish you the best of luck; you'll need it.
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Postby Yanalia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:55 am

The only problem I see is the sluggishness of the party with regard to whips. I propose that the Chairman, with agreement from any Whips, may initiate a whip. To balance this with democratic party control, a motion may remove the whip. We can also, alongside this,
keep the system currently in effect, where a motion may call a whip.
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Postby Polvia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 11:03 am

Yanalia wrote:The only problem I see is the sluggishness of the party with regard to whips. I propose that the Chairman, with agreement from any Whips, may initiate a whip. To balance this with democratic party control, a motion may remove the whip. We can also, alongside this,
keep the system currently in effect, where a motion may call a whip.

I'd be fine with the Chief Whip being able to declare a whip with Chairman approval. Of course the motion system would be used for repeal in the case that it isn't in the parties interest to keep the whip. I also agree with keeping the whip by motion, as we did for the WEA.
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Postby Mollary » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:06 pm

Polvia wrote:
Yanalia wrote:The only problem I see is the sluggishness of the party with regard to whips. I propose that the Chairman, with agreement from any Whips, may initiate a whip. To balance this with democratic party control, a motion may remove the whip. We can also, alongside this,
keep the system currently in effect, where a motion may call a whip.

I'd be fine with the Chief Whip being able to declare a whip with Chairman approval. Of course the motion system would be used for repeal in the case that it isn't in the parties interest to keep the whip. I also agree with keeping the whip by motion, as we did for the WEA.

I'd rather we stuck with the previous system of a five ayes to pass a motion for one; this will show that there is significant support behind. If the new system did come into effect as Chief Whip I'd be unlikely to excersize this power.
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Postby Yanalia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:16 pm

Mollary wrote:
Polvia wrote:I'd be fine with the Chief Whip being able to declare a whip with Chairman approval. Of course the motion system would be used for repeal in the case that it isn't in the parties interest to keep the whip. I also agree with keeping the whip by motion, as we did for the WEA.

I'd rather we stuck with the previous system of a five ayes to pass a motion for one; this will show that there is significant support behind. If the new system did come into effect as Chief Whip I'd be unlikely to excersize this power.


But it makes our whips much slower to come. We are already one of the less active major parties.
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Postby Mollary » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:19 pm

Yanalia wrote:
Mollary wrote:I'd rather we stuck with the previous system of a five ayes to pass a motion for one; this will show that there is significant support behind. If the new system did come into effect as Chief Whip I'd be unlikely to excersize this power.


But it makes our whips much slower to come. We are already one of the less active major parties.

I think that is a seperate issue, prehaps we should link the number of ayes required to the number of active members we have?
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Postby Polvia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:31 pm

Mollary wrote:I'd rather we stuck with the previous system of a five ayes to pass a motion for one; this will show that there is significant support behind. If the new system did come into effect as Chief Whip I'd be unlikely to excersize this power.

I do agree. I'm admittedly uncomfortable with granting something as powerful as a whip to an undemocratic authority. Plus if the current motion system is to sluggish to be used then how can it be trusted against the potential dictatorship like abilities the abuse of the system could bring.
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Postby Mollary » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:33 pm

Polvia wrote:
Mollary wrote:I'd rather we stuck with the previous system of a five ayes to pass a motion for one; this will show that there is significant support behind. If the new system did come into effect as Chief Whip I'd be unlikely to excersize this power.

I do agree. I'm admittedly uncomfortable with granting something as powerful as a whip to an undemocratic authority. Plus if the current motion system is to sluggish to be used then how can it be trusted against the potential dictatorship like abilities the abuse of the system could bring.

Exactly. I think what we really need is to try and bring in more new members; possibly by being more environmentalist.
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Postby Polvia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:47 pm

Mollary wrote:
Polvia wrote:I do agree. I'm admittedly uncomfortable with granting something as powerful as a whip to an undemocratic authority. Plus if the current motion system is to sluggish to be used then how can it be trusted against the potential dictatorship like abilities the abuse of the system could bring.

Exactly. I think what we really need is to try and bring in more new members; possibly by being more environmentalist.

I agree wholeheartedly with the Honourable Chief Whip. We should be more active in attempting to draft legislation towards our partisan platform, and for the establishment of democratic control of the means of production, and certainly a more active stance for these things may make us more active.
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Postby Potenco » Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:48 pm

Polvia wrote:
Mollary wrote:Exactly. I think what we really need is to try and bring in more new members; possibly by being more environmentalist.

I agree wholeheartedly with the Honourable Chief Whip. We should be more active in attempting to draft legislation towards our partisan platform, and for the establishment of democratic control of the means of production, and certainly a more active stance for these things may make us more active.


I second this stance.

Out of curiosity my fellow party members, how is a party ambassador to another party selected?

I mean not to toot my own horn, but as a former Progressive Conservative, I feel I would make a decent ambassador to that party.
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Postby Polvia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 5:57 pm

Potenco wrote:
Polvia wrote:I agree wholeheartedly with the Honourable Chief Whip. We should be more active in attempting to draft legislation towards our partisan platform, and for the establishment of democratic control of the means of production, and certainly a more active stance for these things may make us more active.


I second this stance.

Out of curiosity my fellow party members, how is a party ambassador to another party selected?

I mean not to toot my own horn, but as a former Progressive Conservative, I feel I would make a decent ambassador to that party.

I create the position and ask if anyone is interested. If two or more are then an election is held. If only one person is interested then they are appointed by default. This may change if the administrative policy I present is affirmed by the party.
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Postby Venaleria » Fri Jun 07, 2013 8:24 pm

Polvia wrote:I just finished drafting some new party policy (with some assistance from the Chief Whip Mollary) that I think will put some proper organization into the party. I'd like your opinion on the subject, as well as your continued opinions on the think tank between us, the TR, USLP and the Communists.

Warning: Its a tad of a long read.
The Party Administration and Elections
Article I – Leadership
    1)The Leadership of the party is to be vested in a Chairman.
      a)The Chairman is to be elected every two months through Instant Runoff Voting.
      b)The Chairman shall be in charge of creating cabinet and administrative positions within the party, and appointing members to those positions at their discretion. This shall be done within forty-eight hours after their election to office.
        i)After the Chairman has made the decisions on who is to be appointed to the cabinet and administration as well as any ambassadors to other parties or individual senators or organizations within the NSG Senate, they must present these appointments before the Party thread for a vote of confidence. This vote shall ask the question “Do you approve of the appointments made by the Chairman to the party cabinet and administration?” and the options for voting shall be “YAY”, “NAY” and “BLANK”, with the vote being decided through majority of “YAYs” over “NAYS”.
        ii)If the Chairman fails to achieve a majority they shall listen to the opinions of the Party members and change their appointments accordingly to be presented once more for a vote of confidence.
      c)The Chairman may not hold any other administrative positions within the party except in temporary cases due to a vacancy.
      d) The Chairman may not be be a member of another party or independent.
      e) The Chairman may not vote for or against referendums or in elections. This is to maintain the impartiality of their position. The Chairman may not revoke any party member’s ability to vote in the party unless otherwise defined by party policy or for legitimate punishment purposes, though the Chairman is not prohibited from presenting referendums to be voted upon.
      f)The Chairman may negotiate with other parties in the formation of any coalition or support agreement, so long as the result of the negotiations is presented and approved by a majority of party members who vote on the matter.
      g)The Chairman shall be subject to all party policy and regulations of behavior the same way as all other party members, and shall be able to be punished by the Chief Whip for any violations.
      h)The Chairman shall enforce party policy and regulations of behavior upon the threads within party jurisdiction.
    2)Only those persons who are party members at the declaration of an election or vote shall be able to vote in that election or vote, and no non-party member shall be able to hold an official position within the party.
Article II – Administration
    1)The Basic Administration positions are to be the positions that the cabinet and administration are required to, but not limited to, have.
      2)The Deputy Chairman
        a)The Deputy Chairman is to take upon the administrative duties and powers of the Chairman in times which the Chairman is absent without explanation for more than five days, the Chairman under a suspension or ban or when granted such power for a set period of time at the public and official declaration of the Chairman. In such times the official title of the Deputy Chairman is to be “Acting-Chairman”.
        b)The Deputy Chairman must immediately return all power to the Chairman upon the expiration of the set time period, at the discretion of the Chairman even if the time period has not completely elapsed, or upon the return of the Chairman from their absence.
        c)As it is for the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman may not hold any other administrative positions within the party except in temporary cases due to a vacancy, and may not vote in any referendum or election while fulfilling their position of “Acting-Chairman”. While fulfilling their position as Acting-Chairman they are subject to all restrictions placed upon the Chairman, and is likewise able to be punished by the Chief Whip for party policy or behavioral regulation violations.
        d)The Deputy Chairman may make only temporary appointments in preexisting and vacant party positions, and may not create or eliminate positions within the party administration at any and all times. These appointments may be revoked by the Chairman upon their return.
      3)Election Commissioner
        a)The Election Commissioner shall be responsible for handling all election and voting proceedings.
        b)The Election Commissioner shall keep an up-to-date and accurate tally in all elections and votes.
        c)The Election Commissioner shall not be granted the ability to vote in elections or votes on referendum in order to maintain the impartiality of their position.
      4)Chief Whip
        a)The Chief Whip shall be charged with the enforcement of all party whips placed upon legislation.
          i)A whip may be called on any piece of legislation by any member of the party. In order to come into full effect this whip must be publically declared in the thread of the party headquarters and approved by five “ayes” or equivalent from party members in the thread, and must be approved by the Chairman.
          ii)A counter movement may challenge the whip. Should the counter movement receive at least eight “affirmations” from party members in the thread the whip shall be considered overturned, and no longer be in effect.
          iii)A single-line whip shall be a guide as to what official party beliefs would dictate as the proper vote upon a piece of legislation. All party members will be contacted by the Chief Whip and informed of this, though it shall not be binding for the attendance of voting, or the voting according to that dictation.
          iv)A two-line whip shall be a requirement for all party members to attend a vote unless they are given permission to not do so by the Chief Whip. All party members will be contacted by the Chief Whip and informed of what party beliefs, or the whip that has been approved, would dictate in terms of the voting procedure, as well as their required attendance at the vote.
          v)A three-line whip is the requirement of all party members to attend the vote and to vote as party beliefs, or the whip that has been approved, dictates. A member may request permission to vote freely from the Chief Whip, and be granted permission to vote freely by the Chief Whip instead of voting according to the whip, for such reasons of personal or moral convictions that keep that member from voting occurring to the whip. All members, however, must attend the vote, and will be informed of the vote and how they are to vote by the Chief Whip.
        b If at first a party member fails to attend a vote, in a two-line whip, or vote along party lines, in a two-line or three-line whip, when a whip is in place and they do not have permission to vote freely then the Member in question will be telegrammed a notice informing them that they are in breach of party code.
        c)If they then ask permission, attend the vote or change their vote the matter will be considered dropped. If they fail to do either they will then be sent an official warning by the Chief Whip.
        d)If they commit the offence a second time (on a different vote with a whip) they will be put on a watch list for the party if they fail to amend their vote and will remain on it for the following 30 days. If they then ask permission, attend the vote or change their vote before the voting on the bill in question is over then he matter will be dropped and they will not be on the watch list.
        e)On a third offence the offender will be suspended from the party for 5 days at which point they will be offered re-admission, if they fail to reply within 48 hours they will no longer be considered a part of party and will have to re-apply to join again. Once an offender is re-admitted they will remain on the party watch list for the next 30 days as long as they don't commit another offence.
        f)The Chief Whip is charged with ensuring that the Chairman or Acting-Chairman remains within proper party policy, and is charged with enforcing punishments upon the Chairman or Acting-Chairman in such times as they are in violation of party policy.
        g) The Chief Whip shall have the power to appoint Junior Whips to assist with enforcing whips that have been set in place by the party with the approval of the Chairman.These Junior Whips shall have their positions expire at the ending of the vote on the whip in question.
      Article III – Votes and Referendum
        1)There are to be four official votes that take place in any term length of two months.
          a)The election of the Chairman after a period of forty-eight hours to allow for members to declare candidacy beginning on the twentieth (20th) of the second month of a term. Voting must begin two days before the end of the term, as defined as the twenty-second (22nd) of the second month, and elapse over the time of forty-eight hours.
          b)The vote of confidence in the Chairman’s appointments. This vote shall also elapse over the time of forty-eight hours beginning after the Chairman presents their appointments.
          c)An vote to be held one month, as defined as the twenty-fourth (24th) day of the month following the Chairman’s election, into the current term for the purposes of voting on referendum, if any are up for vote, and shall elapse over the time of forty-eight hours.
          d)A vote on any referendum up for vote that is to begin on the eighteenth (18th) of the second month of the current term, and shall elapse over the time of forty-eight hours. Ending at the beginning of the period in which party members may declare candidacy.
        2)Votes on such items as the establishment of a coalition or support agreements, or any other vote that is of a nature unclassified in this act is to be voted on via a motion to do so that grants five “ayes” in the party thread. A referendum may be put up to a vote early with the same form of motion and the approval of either the Election Commissioner or the Chairman.
        3)Referendum shall be any proposed alteration or addition to the policies or platform of the party presented by party members. All party members shall be able to submit referendum for the votes and move for them to be pushed forward to a vote before the election.
        4)No election of party positions or votes on referendum, or any vote of a similar nature, may have a whip placed upon it, nor may party members be punished for voting a certain way in those votes.
      Article IV – Chairman Terms
        1)The term of a Chairman shall begin immediately after the election is over and end at the end of the next election. The terms shall elapse over a period of two months.
          a) 24 April – 24 June
          b) 24 June – 24 August
          c) 24 August – 24 October
          d) 24 October – 24 December
          e) 24 December – 24 February
          f) 24 February – 24 April


Sorry to be egocentric here, but will the recruitment commissioner be listed in administration or elsewhere? I didn't see it, but then again, I'm not very good at reading carefully... :p

And yes, I too agree on the legislative activeness stance made previously by the chairman. It will help to get us in order with a more organized political approach.

A think-tank is a perfect place for our party and others like it to converse for internal and external legislative drafting. Secondary input is always good!
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Postby Polvia » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:16 pm

Venaleria wrote:
Sorry to be egocentric here, but will the recruitment commissioner be listed in administration or elsewhere? I didn't see it, but then again, I'm not very good at reading carefully... :p

And yes, I too agree on the legislative activeness stance made previously by the chairman. It will help to get us in order with a more organized political approach.

A think-tank is a perfect place for our party and others like it to converse for internal and external legislative drafting. Secondary input is always good!

I'll add the position sure. I don't mind at all. I mean it is the first draft and I asked for feedback. :lol2:
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