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Dearest countrymen,

Like my election promises said, I would look at a new form of government.
A promise is a promise, and I did it inmedeatly.

I had to use some things we have now, because erepublik has certain systems.

This is my new plan.
IT IS NOT COMPLETE, I STILL HAVE TO FINISH IT!
I publish this for your (and mine) consideration. I would like some feedback. Dont start heavy discussions here, please send me a PM if you want to complain. Just some feedback.

I will also post this on the discussion part of congress on the forum.
http://www.enetherlands.nl/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=2958&p=32121#p32121

Greetings (and thank you all for my election!),
Congressman Flando

Please vote this up, so we can reach even more people!


Groups/persons
National Assembly:
All citizens of the United Netherlands (including all other groups/persons)
Congress:
40 congressmen elected in the in game congress elections (25th of every month)
President:
1 person elected in the in game president elections (5th of every month)
Prime-Minister:
1 person chosen while forming the new cabinet (part of the cabinet)
Cabinet:
All ministers + Prime-Minister (formation starts the 26th of each months)
All members of Cabinet must be a members of Congress, and must be in one of the coalition parties.
Government:
The Cabinet + the President
Tribune:
2 persons, 1 from the coalition parties + 1 from the opposition parties (Chosen by the parties in both groups 1 day after the formation has ended)
State Council:
Party President of each party with a number of members equal or more then 10% of the national population + the President + the Prime-Minister + any single expert (if needed). (Prime-Minister changes after the end of the formations, President changes after the elections, Party Presidents after the elections)

(I was fully tied to the president and the congress, as they exist in erepublik)



Division of power
Legislative: National Assembly + Congress
Executive: Government (Cabinet + President)
Judiciary: Tribune (with help from the National Assembly)

(This shows the way the different kinds of power will be divided)


Tasks/Rights
National Assembly (Everyone):
- Vote on law propositions (new law or removing old)
- Vote on veto’s from the Tribune
- Elect the President, Party President and Congress at every election.
- Observe discussions about law propositions

Congress:
- Make law propositions (new law or removing old)
- Discuss law propositions
- Vote of confidence over the new Cabinet

President:
- Head of state
- In game tasks (Welcome message etc.)
- Discuss law propositions
- Make law propositions (new law or removing old)
- Start quickened procedure
- Start emergency procedure
- Seat in the State Council

Prime-Minister:
- Represent the Cabinet
- Seat in the State Council (representing the Cabinet)
- Replace the president if needed
- Discuss law propositions
- Make law propositions (new law or removing old)
- Start quickened procedure
- Start emergency procedure (in name of the full Cabinet)

Cabinet:
- Run day-to-day business
- Run the ministries
- Discuss law proposals
- Make law proposals (new law or removing old)
- Start quickened procedure


Tribune (members are called Tribunai):
The Tribune checks law proposals (reported to them and/or found by themselves) with the constitution.
Both Tribunai have to say wether they veto or not. When Both veto the law proposal is stopped.
When both Tribunai disagree about the veto, the law the law is sent to the National Assembly, who will vote in favour or against the veto.

In case of a quickened procedure, the Tribune has 12 hours of discussion time to stop the procedure. (Both Tribunai have to say they want to see it stopped, when only one Tribune member reacts in time, his verdict counts for both Tribunai.)

In case of an emergency procedure, the Tribune can not stop the procedure. But it has to look at it. When the Tribune thinks that the emergency procedure was not necessary, it should publicly tell that. This will not have any effect on the resolution.


State Council:
The Sate Council is just for political discussion, and does not have any power.
In the State Council the members can talk about anything (for instance: events, political views, the current government etc.) without it having formal consequences.
Ofcourse, during these meetings, deals may be made.
The goal is to improve relationships between the parties.
The State Council gathers every 10th of each month. At which the members (or representatives from the members) gather. The Council has the possibility to invite one guest/expert when they want it. (Minister of Defense when talking about the army, PEACE ambassador when talking about a war, etc.)
The Council may also gather more on other dates when members ask for it, but the 10th of each month is mandatory.



Law Day
Every Tuesday and every Saturday is national Law Day,
everything that has to do with laws turn around these days.

These 3 things are being done on Law Day:
1. Congress members and the President present their new law propositions by posting them onto the forum (new laws or removing old)
2. National Assembly votes on Tribune veto’s
3. National Assembly votes on law propositions that were presented during the previous Law Day

The Government publishes an article in the night before Law Day, containing all information about 2&3 (in the above row)


Law proposals
New laws travel these steps:
1. A member of Congress or the President makes the law proposal (only during a Law Day)

2. The law proposal remains open until the next Law Day, during which:
- Members of the Congress and the President may report the law proposal to the Tribune.
- Members of the Congress and the President publicly discuss about the law proposal. (the National Assembly may observe this, so the government members can use this discussion to convince the National Assembly members to vote for or against the proposal)

3. The National Assembly votes on the proposition, a simple majority (even 1 vote, no vote quorum) at the end of Law Day is sufficient to accept the law. (This step is during the next Law Day since the proposal)


If (in step 2) a law proposal is reported to the Tribune, the Tribune must look at the law and check if it is in conflict with the constitution. This must be done before the next law day.
If both or one Tribunai thinks it is in conflict, he may veto the law.
In that case the law proposal is sent to the National Assembly. Which will vote in favour of or against the veto during the next Law Day.
When the National Assembly votes in favour of the veto the law proposal is removed.
When the National Assembly votes against the veto the law proposal is found legal, and placed at next Law Day for voting.

Quickened procedure:
A member of the Cabinet or the President can start a quickened procedure when they think that is necessary. Quickened procedures travel these steps:
1. A member of the Cabinet or the President starts a quickened procedure.

2. 12 hours of public discussion (by the Congress and the President) is started. In this time, the Tribune has 12 hours to stop the procedure. (Both Tribunai have to say they want to see it stopped, when only one Tribune member reacts in time, his verdict counts for both Tribunai.)

3. 24 hours of voting by Congress and the President. (the National Assembly does not vote at quickened procedures)
As soon as there are more then 20 votes in favour of the proposal, the voting stops and the law is passed.

Emergency procedures:
The Prime-Minister (in name of the Cabinet) and the President may start an emergency procedure when they think that is necessary. Emergency procedures travel these steps:
1. The Prime-Minister or the President starts an emergency procedure.

2. 24 hours of voting starts immediately, the Congress and the President may vote. (The National Assembly may not vote on emergency procedures) As soon as there are more then 20 votes in favour of the proposal, the voting stops and the law is passed.

3. The Tribune can not stop the procedure. But it has to look at it. When the Tribune thinks that the emergency procedure was not necessary, it should publicly tell that. This will not have any effect on the resolution.



National Research Group
The national research group is a group that makes researches.
These reaserches can be asked for by the Cabinet, the President and the State Council (not by individual party Presidents).
The Group constist of 1 research leader and any given number of researchers, that the leader wants in his team.
The research leader can be (re)appointed and relieved at any given time and for any given duration by the State Council.
The research leader may not be a member of the Cabinet, the President or a member of the State Council.

Parties and citizens can always ask for research and when the Research Group has not got its hands full of government researches, it will do the research. Any Cabinet/President/State Council will have inmedeate priority over all other research.

The research done is stricly confidential, and the Research Group may never tell anyone what they are researching and for who. Also, the research group may not research any confidential Government information, nor give any results connected to it.