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Offline OF JUSTICE AND FREEDOM

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Government 2.0
« on: July 23, 2007, 07:20:56 PM »
Here's the idea:

Head of the region is The Taijitu Delegate. The Head of Taijitu shall, on the nomination of Chamber of Representatives, appoint the head of government. The Delegate shall sign every Law, other than a Law relating to its powers and will also be chief diplomatic officer.

Executive power is exercised by the government. Government is made of the head of government and the Ministries, the institutions subordinated to it. Government agencies may produce services like:
    * Communications
    * Education (e.g. community college)
    * Emergency services
    * Entertainment (e.g. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
    * Entitlements
    * Financial services
    * Financing
    * Fire fighting
    * Healthcare
    * Insurance
    * Law
    * Law enforcement
    * Police
    * Postal service
    * Transport (e.g. government transportation)

     Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of parliament, the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate.
    1. The Senate exists solely for the purpose of scrutinize and possibly vetoing legislation that may have been drafted over-hastily by of the The Chamber of Representatives, and to suggest amendments. The Head of Taijitu cannot ratify treaties without the advice and consent of the Senate. The senate has 6 seats which are won by individual members that want to take part in the elections for this positions. It is meant to protect the minorities against the 'tyranny of the majority', and represent the wisdom of the region.
    2. The Chamber of Representatives is directly elected by the member nations of Taijitu by direct popular vote on a proportional representation. The Chamber of Representatives has 14 seats which are won by the political parties (Zocalo) of Taijitu or Independents. The party decides which members of their party will fill the positions won in the election.

The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
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Offline Solnath

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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2007, 07:27:58 PM »
Other than the fact that the seat counts should be odd, I like the idea.

But the main question is: is it better than the one we have?
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2007, 08:01:47 PM »
The seat number was given as an example, we can change it if you want.
I think this is better, because it will involve political parties (a lot) more, giving more realism/fun/social interaction to the whole game :). Plus, it will be educational also :P...
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2007, 11:09:00 PM »
It doesn't seem like much of an improvement over our current system as much as a kneejerk reaction to the events of July 21st.  Plus, how difficult would this be to implement?
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2007, 08:32:06 AM »
To be honest it has nothing to do with July 21st. I just want to see (a lot) more implication in politics of Taijitu Political Parties (Zocalo).
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2007, 08:35:31 AM »
The difficulty isn't an issue. Whether or not it's an improvement or not is.
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2007, 08:47:08 AM »
agreed with my beloved comrade and runningmate.
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2007, 07:14:36 PM »
True, true...I'm just worried that pushing a revolution in government is going to cause more confusion (at least initially) than good.  At the very least, we need to wait until the Delegacy is settled.
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"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2007, 07:16:14 PM »
Name one revolution that was a bad idea.
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2007, 07:19:18 PM »
Dance Dance Revolution.
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2007, 07:22:46 PM »
Hey! I like DDR!
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2007, 07:46:21 PM »
Quote from: Allama on July 24, 2007, 07:19:18 PM
Dance Dance Revolution.

There's one.

But seriously, revolution comes when the people are oppressed for long periods of time and extremely angry at their rulers.  With the exception of the last few days, we have not had a reason to be angry at our higher ups, and most Taiji wouldn't call themselves opressed (in my opinion).
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"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2007, 07:55:07 PM »
The philosophical revolution (Enlightenment?) and the industrial revolution weren't really that much results of oppression rather than leaps in development.
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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2007, 08:31:43 PM »
Ahh yes, the non-political (though nothing is really apolitical) revolutions.  However, this one would be a largely political revolution; also, is merely adding another house a major development worthy of revolution?
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"I believe every single person is extraordinary. The tragedy is that we
have a society where too many people never get to fulfill that
extraordinary potential. My view – the liberal view – is that
government’s job is to help them to do it. Not to tell people how to
live their lives. But to make their choices possible, to release their
potential, no matter who they are. The way to do that is to take power away from those who hoard it. To challenge vested interests. To break down privilege. To clear out the bottlenecks in our society that block opportunity and block progress. And so give everyone a chance to live the life they want." - Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

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Re: Government 2.0
« Reply #14 on: July 24, 2007, 08:40:10 PM »
I'll evaluate the pros and cons of this specific proposal when Alex comes back; Max is far from qualified.
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