Apply for membership in the UASS

[Zimmerwald]

All currently unaligned nations are invited to apply for membership in the United Axis of Socialist States.  Once an application has been made, member nations will have one week to question the representative of the applying nation to determine that the applicant nation meets the membership requirements of the UASS.  These requirements, stipulated by the Charter, include some form of democratic or representative government, a society that has removed or minimized exploitation, and a managed or planned economy.

After the question period, which may be abridged, there shall be a one-week voting period.  Applicants will be notified whether they are admitted or not by the end of one week, or if the necessary majority is attained before that.

Current applicants: Xyrael, Delfos

[Delfos]

New Delfos is held by a 'Supreme' Council of all the region's presidents, including the ministry houses if required. All 5 regions have their own President and ministry houses, most of them develop for themselves since they were independent a while ago. For this Council all the 5 Presidents are automatically elected and the people will vote for President of the Supreme Council (Majority Required). The 2nd most voted gets Vice-President seat, and if there is no majority the 2 most voted will run a 2nd turn. Every 2 years the people vote for the Council, if they are doing a good job or not. If the people fails the council twice (at 2nd and 4th year for instance) the Council is dismembered and new elections must be made. Whenever one of the regional Presidents leave or is dismissed from the Council there must be an election from the people to fill the seat. This council manages most of the important things in the unified nation, most of all, they keep stability in all aspects, as in social and economic. The ministry houses holds the rest, the ministers manage their own parliament held in the regional parliaments around New Delfos. For example, the monthly education/youth parliament consist in all students representatives deciding the best for their educational system, the laws/proposals are passed or not by the education ministry house.
The ministers are voted at the same time as the regional presidents, only people with an advanced voting card can vote for ministers, those have government supported programs to learn the biography and the political past of the ministers.

About managed economy, as i said, the regions manage themselves, but there's an unified economy, this national economy is in surplus and is international lender, having the tax above 50% to support the free social services. The economy strenght comes from rocket/weapons industry, but mainly vehicles industry, this exports are normally the double of the imports. Most of this industries are over-viewed by a government agent to secure the labor, social and corruption laws. Any industry is welcome to New Delfos if more than half of the workers are Delfian. The general laws for foreign products come free of tax, unless they are deadly or have tax laws as weaponry, drugs, medicine, alcohol or tobacco. Any kind of allies/enemies can have special deals or agreements with the New Delfos government, if they tax us fish imports, we tax them the same for theirs, and if they free us from taxes we free theirs.

I don't know if i replied to every issue, if not just ask specific questions. Other than that, i would like to join the UASS

[Zimmerwald]

well, that's pretty comprehensive, but since we've got another five days before we can vote on you, here are some questions.

What are the powers of the Supreme Council?  Of the regional presidents?  Of the regional ministries?

[Hendrix]

Greetings Comrades.
The union of free men officially requests Membership of the UASS. Due to the fledgling nature of our new society, civil rights are at a lower national level than we would like, this however is balanced by our high level (and indeed encouragement) of political freedom. The Country is set into Regions, and each region comprises of four 'Marks' similar to counties, each one contains a 'Shop Steward' who runs the day-to-day working of his mark, he reports directly to the central Union. Under him are 'Foremen of the Union', there are on average 1 of these men per 100 of the populace, and they are tasked with conveying the message of the workers directly to the stewards. In all this system is effective and cost efficient. Communal or (nationalized) Factory's, farms and construction sites are managed on a pro-rata scale, each worker given a set rate for every hour he works (although a national health and insurance program has being instigated in which the worker pays a small amount of his income into a fund which will pay out out during sickness or after an accident.) promotion in these fields is won on merit and not status. The armed forces are based principally on those of the British Army minus the beaurocracy, officers are selected on merit, and their ability to command men, we currently hold a small professional army in which application is entirely voluntary, but also hold the 'National Service Corps' in which all men aged between 18 must undergo a years service (accumulating in 12 years reserve service should war break out) Unemployment is very low, anyone unemployed for longer than 6 months at a time is immediately mobalised for a years service with the 'national service corps'. economically the union is a self serving nation, at the moment not producing enough resources to warrant international trade, but again not needing to purchase anything from offshore.

I hope i have answered your main questions. Please ask more.

In unity there is strength.

[Delfos]

the Supreme Council has the power of a President, it's like a presidency council. They are all responsible for the nation, like if they are all Presidents, but only one is the representative (The President of the New Delfos Supreme Council). So the Vice-President of the Council is the same as a Vice-President. This council is not just from the regional presidents, but, if required, also the ministers involved. The council decides what's best for the nation, comparing to Nation States, the Council would decide for those issues Nation States shows.

Regional Presidents are the presidents of the region. Since the 5 regions were independent countries a while back, the system is maintained. They have their own president, their own culture and their own market. For the economic issue, there's a market inside the region and outside, but those markets only deal in the nation. For international market they have a centered National Market that imports and exports the needs of the people. Imagine a region have surplus of tomatoes and deficit of potatoes, if it couldn't be resolved inside New Delfos, the national market would import potatoes and export tomatoes (brief explanation). For political there's national laws and regional laws, something like United States laws and State (of Pennsylvania for instance) laws. This independent systems for the regions are being destroyed by the unification, maybe in the future there will not be a mini-government managing the regions but a single ministry house for the whole region. So..comparing to 'real life', the regional presidents are like State Presidents.

Regional ministries are the ones supporting the mini-government of the regions. Since they have their own market, they need an economy ministry house to over-view or manage the market <- for example.

Some of those politicians have more than 1 job. Since their job is easier because of having a large government, they can deal more than 1 thing. Whenever the Councilors are not in the Council they are Regional Presidents, and they deal with their own region. Which unites the nation as a whole, because the needs of some are the surplus of others and there's an united political view of the future (they all want to profit, and they must profit together).

My vision is quite blurred, I'm trying to explain a government that is in my head, if you do not understand or have any doubt feel free to ask.

[Delfos]

I've a question for Hendrix, does whoever that reaches 18 is forced to complete any kind of military service?

[Hendrix]

the issue is currently working through parliment as some people seem to oppose the current system.

the current system is this:

On reaching their 18th birthday all members of the male populace must report for compulsory military service. They must complete 1 year in a corps or regiment, which is selected for them at the 'CMS Selection center' Once they have finished their service, they are given the chance to extend their service, in which they are given a golden handshake (roughly amounts to a third of a years wages - tax-free) and are then taken on for a further period (usually 3 or 6 years)

Any male who finishes his national service and who does not find a regular job within 12 months of leaving, will be called up for a further 1 year engagement (this can happen up to 6 times, after which the subject is assessed and can received a custodial prison sentence under article 6 of the national collectivization act.

Any female who does has been employed for under a total of 8 months prior to her 21st birthday will also be called up. The same rules apply.

Unlike most society, higher and further education are classed as full employment.

[Zimmerwald]

New Delfos has been confirmed as a member of the UASS.

[Zimmerwald]

Just so you know, voting takes place on the psr forums...

And it's 3-0 in favor at the moment, so all those opposed to UFM had better get there and vote.

[Ranholn]

ooc: VIVA LA SA HIDY HOLE!!! oh wait im not a member any more... *slinks away*

[Bara]

The Democratic Republic of Barakarin would like to join the UASS.

We are a  Democratic Socialist Republic that has Freedom of Religion, Free Speech, Freedom of Press, and Freedom to Gather.

The leader of the Government is the Government, but underneath him, is a council of people, each from a different branch from the Government, in order to help with his decisions. Underneath them, is the Senate, which invents and Votes on new laws. Blew that, is the Governors, Judges, etc. at the very lowest, is the Peolpe in the Nation. but, the people does has a lotof power due to unions, and if they dont like a law, they can tell the govment due to unions, and the Government almost always changes the law. Also, there is free Helath and Social welfare. 

The BNA has over 500,000 members in it full time, but the Part time National Guard has 2 million soldiers in it. The Guard main tasks is to Protece the nation from attacks. The army are as trained as well as US Marines. The military is split up into 4 parts, the Air Force, the Army, the National Guard, and the Navy. Military service is not mandatory, but during times of war or attack,  Drafts can take place.

The Economy is a free market, and the government controls certain parts of it, but now all of it. Most people out of the Highlands work as Welders, Shepard's, Mechanics or Enlist. The polpe in the plains work mainly as Ranchers. The pope in the Eastern part of the nation mainly work in Offices in the citys.

if you need an more info, ask me

[Delfos]

worker conditions

population conditions

social services

fill those up...

[Phelimar]

ooc: dont you have to be sociolest economy to be part of a socialist alliance?

[Zimmerwald]

OOC: read the treaty, Phelimar.  It's all there.  Democratic government, socialist/planned economy, non-exploited society.

[Bara]

worker conditions: Workers are allowed to have unions, and are allowed to ask for higher wages. The mim. wage law is currently at 7 darics a Hour.

population conditions: It depends on where you live. In the foothills/ Mountains area,  You have a (Sorrry to offend, but this is the only way i can describe it) Lower-Middile Class area. In the Plains area and Northern area, it is the same. But, in the western part, it is a Little bit better then the average US citizen. 

social services: In Barakarin, everybody receives free health and social welfare, and we do have Workplace democracy.