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Let me begin by saying I am but a leaf on a large tree, and the things I say are in no way binding. I am just a concerned citizen, speaking her own thoughts!

Now then,



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Our esteemed President Silent Warrior just published an article for something I had been waiting for the right time to talk about. And with the publishing of his article, I thought this was a good time to publish mine.

Anyone who checks the forums or browses the Tsunami shouts saw that I published an article almost a week ago detailing my idea for a Constitutional Dictatorship: a psuedo-democratic holdover while our nation slowly works to heal the wounds of the past, and I (still) genuinely think this is a good idea. This method was coined by the eUK and refined by eCanada and is now practiced all over the world in our many, many new dictatorships.



Red is Dictatorships, Yellow is Democracies

The evidence is clear: For better or for worse, dictatorships are here to stay. 60% of the eRep countries as dictatorships for all sorts of reasons. Some were PTOs, other were political parties rising to power, but many of them were simply established to prevent the new, real threat of a strong Military Unit (MU) rolling into a country and plundering it of all it's resources. This fear was especially valid for small, low influence-dealing nations who simply didn't have the manpower to stop powerful MUs. The only protection was offered in the worst choice: becoming a dictatorship themselves.

Now, a constitutional dictatorship works by placing heavy restrictions on the dictator's freedom to exercise their power. These powers are then returned to the Country President (CP) and Parliament to delegate among themselves. What sorts of checks and balances are in place to ensure this relationship works, you might ask? True, there is no in-game mechanism to do any of the things outlined in the constitution. Well, the only mechanism we need are the people.



Yes, the people. As with any constitution, the power of its enforcement lies with the people. It would be up to us to respect it, and to overthrow the government disrespecting it IF it is our will to do so. This is VERY important. The entire idea only has validity if ALL parties respect one another and sacredness of the document. If someone (a dictator, that dictator's MU, or that dictator's coalition) violates the constitution, it is the people's right to uphold it, by whatever means necessary to restore justice and freedom. No one is above the law.

As for the nitty-gritty details,those will have to be grinded out later. I am currently drafting something like what our constitution would look like, and I'll post it when I'm finished, but if you guys have any ideas, I'm all ears.

To be perfectly clear, this isn't what I want to aim for. As you can see on the map, there are many, many countries that make democracy work even in our "Brave New World," and I still don't 100% buy the "We need it for protection!" excuse. Japan may not be a world power, but we are by no means a small country, and with the help of Nebula I believe we could easily stop any coup that would happen against our country. But if it reaching a democracy proves to be an impossible task, this is our next best option. My goal is not to have this indefinitely, but to push for a slow, gradual shift to democracy as we wean ourselves off of dictatorship.

So by all means, petition your government for democracy. But keep this in the back of your minds.