Defense and Counterstriking Order

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< Defense and Counterstriking Order (DCO) Charter

Preamble

This day, April 18th, 2011, we the members of the Defense and Control Order do declare to be an alliance and an Order to defend the rights of our members and counterstrike rebel and renegade tech raider and mercenary forces. For one we stand, in God we trust.

I. Government

The government is headed over by the Captain. The Captain is the leader and guide of the alliance. The government has one houses, the Executive Council. The Executive Council holds:

The Captain:

The leader and guide of the alliance. Has a term of 1 year and is the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

The Ensign:

The second in command and second in command of the armed forces. If the Commandant resigns or his nation is destroyed, the Lieutenant serves the rest of the Captain’s term. Has a term of 1 year.

The Sergeant at Arms:

Is the Director of the Armed Forces. Oversees the building of the alliance’s military for the Captain and Ensign. However, the Ensign and Captain BOTH oversee the Sergeant at Arms day to day work. Is appointed by the current Captain.

The Aide:

The Internal Affairs Director. Is in charge of inter-alliance tech deals and trade circles. Is in charge of recruitment. Has a term of 1 year.

The Minister:

The Foreign Ambassador for the alliance. May appoint consul’s to help him. Is in charge of making official statements for the alliance. Has a term of 6 months. Is elected.

The Tribune:

Is the official attorney for the alliance. Can decide whether a decision is unconstitutional and look over it. If a decision or law is decided to be unconstitutional, the people vote whether or not it really is and whether it should be destroyed or the law stays. Has a term of 6 months. Is elected.

If a law is to be proposed, any one of the Executive Council members just puts the bill out for voting. A simple majority passes the bill unless the Captain vetoes it (see Vetoing).

II. Laws

1. As soon as you join you are a member.

2. You may not tech raid.

3. You may attack other nations only if they aren’t in an alliance, unless it is in a time of war.

4. In order to run for a government position, you must have been in the alliance for 2 months.

5. All the terms start from the day the member is inaugurated and the number of months to the day later.

6. You may not attack your fellow members unless they are ghosting the AA.

7. You cannot be tried for the same case twice.

8. There is no limit to the number of times you run for an office.

9. You may not hold several government offices at once.

III. Elections

If you wish to run for a government office, you must have been in the alliance for 2 months minimum. If you have, all you have to do is on election day is announce on the forums you’re running for that office. Then, all the people not running for office vote and if you get the most votes, you win. If there is a tie in votes, then the members vote again until the tie is finally broken.

IV. Amending

If an amendment is requested in the Executive Council, it requires a simple majority vote in the Executive Council.

V. Merging

For a merger to be made, it requires a majority vote from the Executive Council and approval from the Captain and the members.

VI. Vetoing

For the Captain to veto, the Senate must have had the bill passed by less than a 2/3 majority. If there isn’t less than a 2/3 majority, the bill is passed and the Captain must sign it. If there is less than a 2/3 majority and the Captain vetoes it, then the bill is sent to the members only. The government officials don’t count as members in this case If they pass it with a simple majority, then the Captain must sign it. If there is a tie when the members vote, then the members vote again on the bill. They continue voting until the tie is broken. Their decision is final.

VII. Bill of Rights

Freedom of Speech, Religion, Nation Government, Commerce, Choice, and Nation Bio.

These rights shall never be eliminated from the charter.

VIII. Military Ranks

(Not including the Captain, Ensign, and the Sergeant at Arms)

Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Commander 1st Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Sergeant Major Sergeant Corporal Private First Class Private>