Communist Party of CyberNations

Mission Statement
The first aim of the CPCN is to spread the teachings of Marxism-Leninism, and its derivatives, through CyberNations and to encourage organization within CyberNations, which fits the ideals of Marxism-Leninism. The second aim is to be a meeting place between all Marxist-Leninists of CyberNations, for cooperation and protection, discussion of theory and otherwise the building of camaraderie.

Article 1.1
The Party is ruled by the General Assembly (GA). Each member of the General Assembly has one vote. All members of the Communist Party of CyberNations are guaranteed the ability to vote within the GA, with the exception of those on trial.

Article 1.2
The General Assembly has the power to create new legislation, modify past legislation, and propose amendments to the Constitution. The GA will operate under the guiding principle of democratic centralism. That is, the results of votes must be obeyed by all within the organization. Criticism of the outcome of votes must be kept within the GA.

Article 1.3
To become law, legislative proposals must receive the support of a simple majority (50%+1) of all votes cast.

Article 1.4
Constitutional amendments must receive the support of a super majority (67%+1) of all votes cast.

Article 1.5.1
Votes and the discussion about votes will occur in the same topic. There will be no duplicate topics. Any such topics will be merged into the official topic by a moderator.

Article 1.5.2
Votes will not be done using polls. Votes will be done within the posts of those replying to the topic. It is the duty of everyone to make sure votes are counted correctly. It is the responsibility of the Party Secretary to check all votes for consistency. This is to help ensure that voters read through the entire topic, and so that voters may change their votes if they so wish, based on further developments. This is also so that it can be seen who voted for what.

Article 1.5.3
Votes will be organized within the posts of voters, initially, in this format:

Yes: 0

No: 0

Abstain: 0

or some equivalent. More options may be added if necessary.

If an overwhelming majority votes a certain way, and it becomes mathematically impossible for the outcome to change, the vote has passed. This is determined by the Census Officer.

Article 1.5.4
Votes which are not urgent and which do not keep any outside parties waiting have a time limit of 72 hours. This limit can be waived by the Party Secretary or the Party Chairman if it is apparent that more discussion is necessary. Votes on treaties with other alliances are limited to 48 hours. Urgent votes are restricted to 12 or 24 hours, or some other appropriate limit, depending on the situation. The following do not qualify as urgent:

Declarations of war on alliances not already at war with an ally or not already planning to attack or harm us, or indeed harming us.

The following people can decide whether a vote is urgent: the Party Chairman and the Party Secretary.

Article 2.1
The War Council is made up of the Party Chairman, the Party Secretary, the Comrade General of the People's Army, the Comrade Lieutenant General, the Foreign Commissar, the Deputy Foreign Commissar, the Central Planning Commissar and the Deputy Central Planning Commissar.

Article 2.2
During times of war or when a vote of the GA is passed awarding it with a supermajority, the War Council gains absolute power until such time as the situation ends or their period of power is ended by a vote of the GA succeeding with a supermajority.

Article 3.1
CPCN members are forbidden from attacking another CPCN member.

Article 3.2
It is forbidden to attack a non-CPCN member, unless that person is unaligned or in an alliance of less than five.

Article 3.3
All elected positions are accountable to the General Assembly, except in times of war. Any person elected to a position of authority within the CPCN can be removed with a vote of the General Assembly that had a simple majority after 72 hours.

Article 3.4
No member may say anything outside of the CPCN private forums that contradicts or endangers the CPCN or its decisions.

Article 4.1
All positions of authority have administrative powers, with the exception of Moderators.

Article 4.2
With the exception of Moderators, all positions of authority are voted on once every two months.

Article 4.3
Votes for the positions, except Moderators, will be done thus: Candidates step up for the position. Any member not on trial may do this. There is then a vote. If there are more than two candidates, the one with the lowest number of votes is removed, and another vote held. This continues until there are two candidates. There is then another vote, and the winner gets the position.

Article 4.4
There is no limit on the number of Moderators. To become a Moderator, the vote follows the same template as in Article 1.5.3.

Article 4.5
The positions available are these:


 * Party Chairman: Highest position in the party. The PC can interfere with the running of any department as is seen fit. The PC also posts all CPCN announcements on the CN forums. The PC presides over trials. No trial may be held without permission from the PC.
 * Party Secretary: The deputy to the Party Chairman. The PS is also responsible for ensuring the consistency of votes.
 * Census Commissar: Heads the Census Office. Its responsibility is to keep track of those who vote, and their numbers, to make Article 1.5.4 useful.
 * Recruitment Officer: Heads the Recruitment Office. Its responsibility is to bring more members to the CPCN.
 * Comrade General: Heads the People's Army. The Army is organized as the General sees fit, unless the PC or PS object.
 * Comrade Lieutenant General: Deputy to the Comrade General.
 * Foreign Commissar: Heads the Foreign Ministry. Appoints diplomats to other alliances.
 * Deputy Foreign Commissar: Deputy to the Foreign Commissar.
 * Central Planning Commissar: Heads the Department of Trade and Aid. This department manages the aid and trade between members absolutely. This is a planned economy, planned for maximum efficiency.
 * Deputy Central Planning Commissar: Deputy to the Central Planning Commissar.

Article 5.1
Trials are initiated by the PC or PS.

Article 5.2
The PC or PS is the chair, or judge, of the trial.

Article 5.3
Decisions on guilt and sentencing are made by the GA, but must obey the rest of the constitution.

Signed,

The General Assembly of the Communist Party of CyberNations