Commonwealth of Great Nations

The Charter of the Commonwealth of Great Nations

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Preamble:

The Commonwealth of Great Nations is the alliance formed following the merger of the Commonwealth of New England and the Global Coalition of Superior Nations. It is a Mutual Protection Alliance. It's goal is to bring prosperity to all members, to defend its members and govern them through a fair democratic government.

Article I: The Code of Conduct.

It is expected that every member of the Commonwealth of Great Nations will adhere to these policies: a. Attacking a fellow Alliance member is forbidden. b. Joining another Alliance while a member of the Commonwealth of Great Nations. To join another alliance you must change your AA and notify the alliance. c. Members may fight wars against unaligned nations, but must not attack unaligned nations without permission. d. Members may NOT involve the Alliance in a war without expressed permission from the Chancellor or Senate. e. Members will behave themselves on the Forums and elsewhere in Cybernations.

Article II: The Government

1. Members

All member nations of the Commonwealth of Great Nations are responsible for the protection of their fellow members. All members may also propose initiatives on any topic for the Senate to vote on. All members must obey the code of conduct.

2. The Chancellor The Chancellor is the leading official of the Commonwealth of Great Nations. They are elected by the members for a period of two months. The Chancellor has the power to declare a defensive war and to acknowledge a war declared in the defense of the CDT, but aggressive wars must be cleared by the Senate. The Chancellor has the power to veto a Senate decision unless it has 100% Senate backing.

3. The Senate

The Senate is a group of three elected officials who have the power to vote on aggressive war declarations, new legislation, and member impeachments. To pass the Senate two yes votes are needed with Chancellor approval, or three yes votes without. The Senators are elected from the members and the Chancellor places them into the three Ministerial posts. The Senators are elected once a month, and an emergency election will be held if one is unable to carry out their duties. Two Senators may impeach the other Senator with Chancellor approval, and an emergency election would be held in which the impeached Senator may run. The Senate may also impeach the Chancellor with a unanimous Senate vote. If this happens an emergency election will be held and the impeached Chancellor may run.

4. Ministers

Ministers may appoint a deputy if they so wish. This deputy can help them with their job, and can takeover their role and powers temporarily if the Minister authorizes it. However, the Minister is responsible for the actions of their deputy.

A. Minister of Defense The Minister of Defense will deal with all wars and will make all decisions in war situations. They will be held with the responsibility of making and organizing all squads to create an effective military in case of emergency. They will hold one vote in the Senate. They are also responsible for monitoring the alliance tech raiding activities, and providing support by organizing aid in both money and military forms to nations in a war. They are also the CDT delegate with regards to military action by the bloc.

B. Minister of Foreign Relations The Minister of Foreign Relations keeps track of and establishes friendly relations with all other alliances. They are responsible for organizing embassies, and resolving any problems. They may give NAP’s and PIAT’s without approval, though they must inform the alliance. Other treaties must be voted on by the senate. They will hold one vote in the Senate. They are also responsible for making announcements on the CN forums, and appointing ambassadors. They are the CDT delegate with responsibility of voting on CDT issues such as admission and charter proposals.

C. Minister of Domestic Affairs The Minister of Domestic Affairs solves problems within the alliance. They are responsible for keeping an updated record of all alliance members and whether or not they are active. They are also responsible for organizing recruitment and keeping the alliance on track. They also have the responsibility for setting up aid programs within the alliance. They will hold one vote in the Senate.

5. Directors There will be three directors who help run the alliance. They are the Director of Recruitment, the Director of Education, and the Director of Trade. The Director of Recruitment is responsible for organizing recruitment and getting more members to our alliance. The Director of Education is responsible for educating new members on how to play the game and making sure every member grows and improves. The Director of Trade is responsible for helping members find good trades and encouraging trading within the alliance. The directors are appointed by the Chancellor immediately after his election. The Chancellor is responsible for making sure they are doing their job.

Article III: Admission

Any nation can apply to join the Commonwealth of Great Nations but, they may be turned down by the Director of Domestic Affairs for a given reason. If the reason is not felt to be satisfactory, the senate may revoke that decision.

Article IV: Security

The security of the Commonwealth of Great Nations and its members is crucial to the success of this alliance. Any nation found to be spying on the Commonwealth of Great Nations will be ruthlessly dealt with. Decisions about this situation, as any war situation, will be made by the Minister of Defense

Article V: The Election System

The Election system will start with member nominations, which will be held for 48 hours before votes are cast. Nominations will be held for the Chancellor and Senators. A member can nominate any fellow member for the elections. If a member wants to run and has not been nominated they may post their own candidacy. Nominees may post their ideas and plans, basically campaigning for their position. Members may also ask the candidates questions about their plans during the 48 hour period. In the polls members vote for their 3 favorite for Senate positions, and for their favorite Chancellor candidate.

It is the responsibility of the government to set up and run the elections.

Article VI: War

1. Defensive War

All members of the Commonwealth of Great Nations have the right to defend themselves from attackers. If they are unjustly attacked, all members within strength range of the attacker must help defend their fellow member unless they are unable to for an accepted reason.

2. Offensive War

All members of the Commonwealth of Great Nations MUST NOT declare offensive wars on nations belonging to other alliances, except in case of an alliance war between the Commonwealth of Great Nations and the said alliance. Declaration of war on unaligned nations is acceptable, however any aid to a nation starting a war on an unaligned is voluntary. All wars on unaligned nations must be reported.

3. Nukes

All Nuke Launches MUST be approved by the Chancellor before fired.