The Legion

The Legion is an influential purple sphere alliance founded on January 31, 2006 by Great Britain. The Legion is heavily influenced by the Roman Empire, taking from it different titles and its processes for governance. As of September 23, 2015, The Legion regained its sanctioned status.

Charter
The Legion's Charter is the governing document of the Legion. It specifies governmental structure and the branches' respective powers including executive, legislative, and judicial. The Legion's Charter may be amended through government proposals that carry a super-majority of membership approval. The current Charter represents the fourthundefined major revision to the original Legion Charter first established approximately February 2006.

History
Founded in January 2006, the Legion is the oldest purple sphere alliance and one of the oldest in Cyber Nations. At its height, the Legion was home to more than 1,600 nations and was a military superpower. The Legion has endured numerous trials and tribulations best summarized by a rise, fall and rebirth of the alliance. The Legion is one of only several alliances to survive a disbandment crisis despite a dramatic loss of members.

Government
The Legion Government is headed by the Imperator of the Legion who serves as chief executive. The Imperator appoints a Proconsul who serves as regent, acting in the absence of the Imperator and is responsible for overseeing the Consulate. The Consulate is composed of the Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economics, and the Minister of Internal Affairs.

The Consulate oversee their respective ministries and implement overall alliance policy. The Consulate can overrule an executive decision with a 3/4 votes. Unlike the Imperator, the Consulate do not face a confirmation vote and serve at the leisure of the Imperator.

Previous Governments
The Cabinet served as the executive governing body of The Legion from February 2006 to November 2007. The Cabinet was composed of the following officers:


 * Prime Minister
 * Deputy Prime Minister
 * Foreign Minister
 * Minister of Defense
 * Home Minister

The Consulate served as the executive governing body of The Legion from December 2007 to April 2009. The Consulate was composed of the following officers:


 * Minister of Defense
 * Minister of Economics
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Minister of Internal Affairs
 * Speaker of the House

The Imperator is the current chief executive of The Legion beginning April 2009 to the present. The imperial government is composed of the following Charter-defined officers:
 * Imperator
 * Proconsul
 * Minister of Defense
 * Minister of Economics
 * Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Minister of Internal Affairs

The Legion Charter also defines a government oversight position known as the Inspector General.

Related links

 * Legion Forums
 * Flags of the Legion
 * Legion-Valhalla War, sometimes referred to as the Dove War
 * Legion Disbandment Crisis
 * Karma War
 * Government of the Legion
 * Pax Legio