R&R

A Brief Overview of the R&R Alliance
The Glorious R&R Alliance is a steadily growing alliance that was established on the 14th of November, 2006. A week removed from their creation, the R&R grew past 20 members, drawing its support from their original America's Army forums, soon eclipsing 40 members. By the start of the Second Great War, the alliance's growth seemed to fall from grace, its enrollment rate dropping dramatically. However, R&R quickly recovered from the brief respite and soon passed the ever-elusive and sought-after goal of 50 members. Just recently they have passed 2,000,000 total nation strength, and continue on their way up.

R&R vs. RnR
The official name of the alliance is R&R. However, when technical limitations prevent the use of the "&" symbol, a lowercase "n" is substituted. Some examples where RnR appears are:
 * The alliance affiliation box
 * The forums of the R&R Alliance
 * The Wiki page
 * The R&R IRC channel on coldfront

Article I membership

 * 1) All nations are eligible to be a part of the glorious R&R alliance as long as the following conditions are met:
 * 2) The nation is not currently involved in any active wars*;
 * 3) This requirement can be waived if the nation is involved in a tech raid of nation that is at least 5 days inactive.
 * 4) The nation is not a member of any other alliance;
 * 5) The nation is not a known rogue;
 * 6) The nation agrees to not bring harm in any way to the R&R; AND
 * 7) The nation also must change their team color to orange.*
 * 8) nations above 1000NS are not required to change their team color even though it is strongly recommended.
 * 9) How to join
 * 10) Register on the offsite forums using the ruler name ONLY as the forum name so that the nation can be identified for purposes of security.
 * 11) Post in the new members sign up thread listing
 * 12) Nation name
 * 13) Ruler name
 * 14) Any alliances that nation may have been in and if so, did that nation leave on good terms from that alliance?
 * 15) While in the process of being verified by a member of the recruitment office, the nation should post in the alliance affiliation “RnR Applicant”.
 * 16) After a member of the recruitment office confirms that the nation meets all of the requirements in section 1 he will post in the sign up thread that the new ruler may now put RnR in his CN Profile.
 * 17) All rulers agree to follow this charter at all times. Any nation found to be in violation of this will be brought before the Justice Department for a hearing which a decision will be made in a time period of no more than three (3) days.
 * 18) Any nation that leaves or is removed from R&R for any reason will have to wait a period of two weeks to reapply.
 * 19) The President reserves the right to bring any new applicant to the Justice Department for denial of membership.
 * 20) The Princess reserves the right to mail furry porn to your mom.
 * 21) The Senate reserves the right to review any new application, and to deny membership for any reason.
 * 22) Any member wishing to leave the R&R must post a thread in the Offsite forum. If the nation does not post its resignation on the Offsite forum and join another alliance, that nation could be guilty of treason and at worst, could be placed on the ZI list in which the severity of the punishment will be determined by the Justice Department and voted upon by the Senate.
 * 23) Member Groups
 * 24) Upon being accepted, all recruits will be placed in R&R Probation.
 * 25) Probationaries will be promoted to R&R Regular after 1 month of service or -45 post, whichever comes first.
 * 26) To be promoted to R&R elite, a member must:
 * 27) Serve the alliance for at least 2 months;
 * 28) The 2 month requirement may be waived for those who have an AA forum account older than their nation. In the event their nation is older than their forum account, their AA forum account must be 2 months old or older. This decision is at the discretion of the R&R Government.
 * 29) The 2 month requirment can also be waived if the member is recommended and seconded by an elected R&R Government member not counting Senators. This will then go to a discussion before the R&R Elite members, and voted on by the R&R Senate. A 4-2 vote must be achieved.
 * 30) Post an application found in the "Regulars" forum. This will then be Discussed by the current R&R Elite members, and voted on by the R&R Senate. A 4-2vote must be achieved.

Article II Government

 * 1) Any government member must have a valid CN nation
 * 2) You may only hold one elected position at a time
 * 3) an elected official may hold an appointed position

Section 1: President


 * 1) The President shall be the voice of the R&R on the CN Forums and will release all official statements from the Alliance to the CN community.
 * 2) The President shall be in charge of the daily activities of the R&R alliance.
 * 3) The President shall release all official statements from the R&R to the general assembly
 * 4) The President shall be the chair of the Senate
 * 5) The President shall bring forth to the Senate any propositions from the General Assembly
 * 6) The President shall be elected by a popular vote of the R&R general assembly
 * 7) You must be R&R Elite to be eligible to run for President
 * 8) The term of President shall last for 8 weeks
 * 9) The President shall stay up on all political activity in the CN community and advise the senate and secretaries of any thing deemed relative to their duties.
 * 10) The President shall review all treaties and make a recommendation to the senate if they should be passed or not.
 * 11) Any authority not spelled out in this document shall be given to the President until such time this document can be amended.

Section 2: Senate


 * 1) The Senate shall consist of 6 R&R members in good standing
 * 2) You must be R&R Regular to run for the R&R Senate.
 * 3) Each senator has equal power and vote
 * 4) The Senate shall investigate any suspicious activities with the R&R
 * 5) The Senate shall issue statement related to all matters of the Alliance to the President.
 * 6) The term of each senator shall last for 8 weeks
 * 7) At the second Senate election, 3 senators will be elected for an 8 week term and 3 will be elected for a 4 week term. After that every 4 weeks we will elect 3 senators.
 * 8) The senate will monitor the secretaries and make any recommendations they feel are needed.
 * 9) The senate will vote on all propositions and amendments.
 * 10) Each senator may appoint a Paige/advisor/adviser/slave to help with his duties; the Paige/advisor/adviser/slave will not have any power or vote.

Section 3: Secretaries


 * 1) Secretary of Defense
 * 2) The Secretary of Defense shall act as the head of the R&R defense forces
 * 3) The secretary of Defense shall in times of war coordinate counter attacks and defense strategies
 * 4) The secretary of Defense shall in peace time advise nations on topics of Military growth and strength and will implement a plan to defend the Alliance
 * 5) The Secretary of Defense will implement a Command structure for the R&Rmy.
 * 6) The secretary of Defense shall be elected by a vote of the general membership
 * 7) the term of the Secretary of Defense shall be 8 weeks
 * 8) Elections will be held during the senate elections when the President is not up for election.
 * 9) Any R&R Elite member is eligible to run for Secretary of Defense
 * 10) Secretary of State
 * 11) The secretary of State shall act as the head of the diplomatic corps.
 * 12) The Secretary of State may appoint a Deputy Secretary of State to assist in his duties.
 * 13) The Secretary of State may appoint, replace, or switch ambassadors to different embassies as he sees fit.
 * 14) Diplomats from the R&R will bring all pacts or treaties talks to the attention of the Secretary of State.
 * 15) Diplomats act under the orders of the Secretary of State.
 * 16) Any information that is deemed relevant will be brought to the attention of the Secretary of State.
 * 17) The Secretary of State will meet with any foreign diplomat that wishes to sign any kind of pact or treaty and recommend to the President any course of Action.
 * 18) The secretary of State shall be elected by a vote of the general membership
 * 19) the term of Secretary of State shall be 8 weeks
 * 20) Elections will be held during the senate elections when the President is not up for election
 * 21) Any R&R Elite member is eligible to run for Secretary of State
 * 22) Secretary of the Interior
 * 23) the Secretary of the Interior will oversee all things pertaining to recruitment, aid, and growth to R&R members
 * 24) The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint
 * 25) Deputy of Recruitment
 * 26) The Secretary of the Interior will oversee all things pertaining to recruitment, aid, and growth to R&R members
 * 27) The Deputy shall appoint as many members as he needs to fulfill these duties
 * 28) The Deputy will coordinate all recruitment activities
 * 29) The Deputy shall oversee running a background check on all new applicants
 * 30) The Deputy shall give a report to the Secretary of the interior of all things pertaining to recruitment
 * 31) Deputy of Aid
 * 32) the Deputy of Aid shall be responsible for all official aid request from R&R members
 * 33) The deputy of Aid shall be responsible for all aid request for other alliances brought to him by the secretary of state or the president
 * 34) The Deputy of Aid shall be responsible for the coordination of the R&R aid Programs.
 * 35) The Deputy of Aid shall have the authority to appoint members to help in any or all of his task.
 * 36) Deputy of Growth
 * 37) The deputy of Growth shall be responsible for overseeing the Tech Division, training and helping new tech dealers.
 * 38) The Deputy of Growth shall be responsible for contacting R&R members in game to offer suggestions on how to better grow their nations.
 * 39) The Deputy of Growth shall have the authority to appoint members to help in any or all of his task.
 * 40) The Secretary of the Interior shall deliver a report about the status of the Department of The Interior to the President or the Senate whenever he feels it is necessary, or whenever the President or a member of the Senate requests such a report.
 * 41) The Secretary of the Interior shall be elected by a vote of the general membership
 * 42) the term of Secretary of the Interior shall be 8 weeks
 * 43) Elections will be held during the senate elections when the president is not up for election
 * 44) Any R&R Elite member is eligible to run for Secretary of the Interior.

Section 4: MoSW
 * 1) The Minister of Silly Walks will be in charge of increasing the general moral of the members of the Glorious R&R.
 * 2) Any R&R Elite may be eligible to be MoSW as long as he is able to walk in a silly and ridiculous manner.
 * 3) The MoSW shall be elected by a vote of the general membership
 * 4) The term of MoSW shall be 8 weeks
 * 5) Elections will be held during the senate elections when the president is not up for election

Article III: Procedures

 * 1) any member may suggest an amendment to this charter or any propositions by giving them to the President to take to the Senate
 * 2) Amendments to this charter must pass a senate vote of 5/6
 * 3) after an amendment passes the senate it is then taken to the general assembly for a vote
 * 4) In order to pass the general assembly vote the amendment must have 3/4 of all votes placed.
 * 5) Propositions shall require a minimum of 4/6 vote in the senate
 * 6) Once a proposition has passed the senate vote it will go before the President who will then sign it or veto it.
 * 7) If signed the proposition will then become law
 * 8) If vetoed it then goes back to the senate for another vote. If it gets a 4/6 vote the veto is overturned and shall become law.
 * 9) If a senator is unable to attend a vote the President will fill in for him. If a second senator is unable to attend the Secretary of State will fill in
 * 10) Elections
 * 11) The President will post a nomination thread in the election forum on the 15th of every month.
 * 12) The nomination thread will last for 72 hours.
 * 13) Each member will be able to nominate 2 members eligible for that office.
 * 14) It takes 2 members to nominate an individual.
 * 15) Incumbents will automatically be nominated.
 * 16) If you are nominated and do not want your name on the ballot you must post in the nomination thread that you decline the nomination.
 * 17) At the end of the nomination period the President shall post an election poll in the election forum.
 * 18) The vote will last for 48 hours.
 * 19) In the case of a tie, the President will post a runoff election with those that are tied that will last for 48 hours.

Article IV: War

 * 1) No nation in the R&R shall attack another nation without the permission of the Secretary of defense or the President.
 * 2) If a war is declared on the R&R the Secretary of Defense will coordinate all attacks.
 * 3) The President may step in and coordinate if the Secretary of Defense is not available.
 * 4) The President shall step aside and let the Secretary of Defense take over the coordination as soon as the Secretary of Defense is ready
 * 5) Should either be unavailable the undersecretary of defense may coordinate defense until one of the above named are available.
 * 6) It is expected that all nations will join the R&R military at at least reserve level and in time of war that all members of the alliance will come to its aid and follow the instructions of the Sec of Defense and President when called upon
 * 7) If the R&R is to declare an offensive war on an Alliance, the Secretary of Defense shall bring it to the President who will then bring it to the Senate with a recommendation.
 * 8) All declarations of war shall require a 5/6 vote of the Senate
 * 9) If an alliance that we have an MDP signed with is attacked then the MDP will come into play within 12 hours after the R&R is notified.
 * 10) This will give the Senate, President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense time to investigate whether the conditions of the MDP have been met.
 * 11) If the R&R is attacked, the Secretary of Defense, President, or Secretary of State shall determine if any MDP's we have signed should be activated. One of them should contact our MDP partners
 * 12) The Secretary of Defense shall write up other procedures dealing with war.
 * 13) All peace terms will be coordinated and negotiated by the President, Secretary of State, or Secretary of Defense.
 * 14) The R&R has a strict no first strike nuclear policy, and nation violating this will be expelled and could also face other penalties including war being declared on them.
 * 15) All tech raids must follow the Tech Raiding Bill
 * 16) Any changes to the Tech Raiding Bill must follow the same rules as amending the charter.

Article V: Impeachment and Succession
Section 1: Impeachment
 * 1) If there is reason to believe that the President is not acting with the best interest of the R&R, and member may bring his reasons to the Senate. This meeting will be the only type of meeting that the President shall not be invited too.
 * 2) If the Senate feels that the reasoning is valid they shall start the impeachment procedure
 * 3) The President shall be given the chance to explain any actions and his reasons for any decisions
 * 4) The Senate shall then have an impeachment vote; it shall require a 5/6 vote of the senate.
 * 5) The vote must then be taken to the General Assembly where it will take a % of votes cast
 * 6) If impeached the President must turn over all powers to the next in line.
 * 7) If there is reason to believe that a senator is not acting with the best interest of the R&R, and member may bring his reason to the President. The President shall then hold a meeting of the other senators to discuss the concerns.
 * 8) If the senate and President feel that the reasoning is valid they shall start the impeachment procedure
 * 9) The Senator shall be given the chance to explain any actions.
 * 10) The other senators and President shall then have an impeachment vote, it shall require a 5/6 vote.

Section 2: Succession
 * 1) President
 * 2) The Secretary of State will take over the Presidential duties if the President has to beaway for an extended amount of time.
 * 3) The President will notify the Senate as soon as he knows he will be away
 * 4) Once the President returns the Secretary of State will hand back to the president all presidential duties.
 * 5) If the President is Impeached he will immediately turn over all powers, duties, and Information to the Secretary of State until such time a new President can be properly Elected to fill in for the remainder of the term.
 * 6) Senate
 * 7) If a senator has to be away for an extended amount of time he shall notify the president and the rest of the Senate. The President will then fill in for all votes made until the Senator returns.
 * 8) If a Senator is impeached, the President will fill in until such time a new Senator can be elected to fill in for the remainder of the term.
 * 9) Secretaries
 * 10) If a Secretary will be away for an extended time he should notify the President and the Senate. The President will fill in for the Secretary until the Secretary returns.
 * 11) If a Secretary is impeached the President will nominate a person to replace him, the Senate will then vote on this.

Article VI Department of Justice
Section 1:

Section VI - Once all of the evidence is collected by the Department of Justice, it will piece together the evidence to the case and provide its finding to the President, the Senate, and the Minister of Defense for their final ruling. The Department of Justice will have no say on the matter of the final ruling by the R&R Government.
 * 1) The Department of Justice will hear any and all complaints or issues of R&R members and investigate the matter to the best of its abilities. The Minister of Justice and the two Investigators will collect data and information concerning the issues at hand from all related parties.
 * 2) R&Rers seeking to file a complaint against another nation, be it another R&R member, a rogue nation, or the member of another alliance, must fill out the following form and post it under the Department of Justice in the R&R forum:
 * 3) Plaintiff(s) - Member(s) filing the charge(s)
 * 4) Defendant(s) - Member(s) being charged
 * 5) Charge(s) - must be listed from a pre-established offense list. The most serious charge shall determine final action. All additional charges may be taken into consideration based on their severity and relevance to the case.
 * 6) Evidence - List of evidence that is to be presented to the Department of Justice to prove the charge(s) levied against the defendant(s)
 * 7) Leniency Request (Optional) - The plaintiff(s) may request a lesser punishment than the maximum fixed to the offense
 * 8) Additional Information - The plaintiff(s) may add his/her/their personal comments. This information will in no way sway or bias the administrators of the Department of Justice or the final decision of the Government of the R&R Alliance.
 * 9) Evidence will be collected in all, but not limited to, the following forms: screen shots (Private Messages [within the R&R forum, the Cyber Nations forum, or other alliance’s forum], Battle Reports, thread conversations, Instant Messenger conversations [AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, mIRC, etc.]), links (CN Nations, Battle Reports, thread conversations, etc), All evidence must be backed up with a screen shot or cut and pasted text with the support of a witness to verify such information.

Section 2: defined powers and procedures


 * 1) Once the evidence is collected and submitted to the R&R senate for a vote of guilty, not guilty or dismissed. The final action and or punishment will be given by the appropriate Department Head.
 * 2) President - The R&R president has the power to execute final punishment for all guilty parties who are members of the R&R Government and only R&R government.
 * 3) Sec Of Defense - The R&R Sec of Defense has the power to execute final punishment for all guilty R&R members who have broken the rules set by the Sec of Defense. This includes rogue wars by R&R members, and rogue nations who do not officially belong to an alliance.
 * 4) Sec of State - The R&R Sec of State has the power to execute final punishment for all non R&R members. This includes official and non official members of other alliances. Once a so called alliance member is deemed to be a ghost aka non official member of said alliance. The Sec of State may then hand over punishment to the R&R Sec of Defense if he See's fit.
 * 5) Sec of Interior - The R&R Sec of Interior has the power to execute final punishment for all non government R&R members. This includes, issues dealing with recruitment, aid and the growth of R&R. Tech deals, aid, and other transactions gone bad between R&R members and other alliances members will be put under review by the Sec of State. Final punishment cannot be given by the Sec of Interior on non R&R members unless given the go ahead by the Sec of State.
 * 6) Minister of Justice - The Minister of Justice has the power to submit all Department of Justice related issues to the Senate for a vote. The Minister of Justice shall have no powers of final punishment and will serve as a neutral party in all Justice Department issues. However.. if a member of the R&R Senate, is the party involved in a Department case.. the Minister of Justice reserves the right to appoint a replacement for those said members of the R&R Senate. Replacements must be R&R government, and they must not have a conflict of interest or be the possible executioners of a guilty verdict punishment. Since Senate falls under the category of R&R government. The President of R&R shall reserve the right for final punishment on Senate members.
 * 7) Senate - The R&R Senate shall vote on all issues submitted by the Minister of Justice. The Senate does not have the power to issue final punishment. However.. the Senate does reserve the right to appoint replacements involving 2 separate parties in said case. This will serve to protect the integrity of cases that may involve conflicts of interest. In short, if you are by definition given the right to execute punishment.. but you are also charged in the case yourself. The Senate must find a proper replacement to execute punishment IF you are found guilty.
 * 8) In the event that there is a tie in the Senate vote. The president reserves the right to make the tie breaking vote. If the president is involved in the case, or reserves the right to hand out punishment in the case..he can hand over the tie breaking vote to the Sec of State. (The President may not make the tie breaking vote if he falls under the guideline's of handing out the final punishment. Also.. if the Sec of State is involved in the case, the president must hand over the vote to the Sec of Defense or Interior.
 * 9) Mistrial - If during the Senate vote, new information comes forth that proves evidence has been falsified or witnesses have lied. The case will be judged as a mistrial based on the decision of the Mister of Justice.
 * 10) Appeal - All final verdicts are considered final. However.. appeals can be submitted to the Department of Justice for review. If deemed worthy.. the President then reserves the right to put forth a membership vote for a new trial. 75% vote with more than 25 votes submitted will allow for a new and final trial. Final Trial will be voted on by the Senate. Its up the the Defendant party to provide additional evidence and information to sway the votes of the Senate in their favor. If you have lost your mask, a temporary mask will be given to you while you wait for the final vote.

Section 3: requirements for Minister of Justice + Investigators


 * 1) In order to be eligible for the position of Minister of Justice. You must fit the following criteria in order to be considered for MOJ.
 * 2) You must be a Regular R&R member in good standing within the alliance. (in good standing means you have never been found guilty in any case dealing with the R&R Department of Justice)
 * 3) You must be Nominated by 2 current R&R government members not charged in a Dep. of Justice Case in the previous 2 weeks. And when nominated, you must accept the nomination to be put on the ballot. (you cant nominate yourself)
 * 4) You must be able to understand the charter from front to back. And you must be active. There may be a test to determine your knowledge of the R&R charter. So be prepared.
 * 5) All Elected R&R government members can not be nominated or run for Minister of Justice until they have posted their resignation from their former position.
 * 6) In order to be eligible for Minister of Justice Investigators. You must fit the following Criteria
 * 7) You must be a member in good standing with the R&R alliance. You must be R&R regular. And you must be appointed by the Minister of Justice. All Elected R&R government are not eligible for these positions. If you are a non elected government member, you can be appointed. But in the even that their is a conflict of interest. You will be required to step down temporarily until all investigations have been finished.

Section 4: Elections


 * 1) Minister of Justice Elections shall be held every 8 weeks on the 1st of the month. The Minister of Justice elections shall be held separate from all other elections. But will still require the same majority of votes to be elected by the general membership.
 * 2) All other procedures besides nominations status requirements and election dates will follow the same guidelines as all other government elections.

Section 5: Penalties/Conflicts of Interest


 * 1) Penalties - All members found guilty in any Department of Justice Case may be required to step down from any government position/s they may hold. (stepping down means you have no longer have voting or decision rights until a decision is made on whether you can return and regain said right and privileges) This may also include changes in forum access/masks, user groups and other various titles and rights. The president will reserve the right to make such decisions. unless.. (see conflicts of interest)
 * 2) Definition of Conflict of Interest. In the event, that an investigation is being conducted or a verdict or punishment has been handed out. Any party involved in the investigation that is found to be closely related, or directly involved in the case itself. A conflict of interest will be declared and be dealt with accordingly.

Tech Raiding Bill
Passed on October 27th, 2007, the Tech Raiding Bill is designed to outline the procedures for an R&R member that wishes to Tech Raid.

Levels of Licenses
Level One: Requirements:


 * 1) Pass Sec of Defense certified tech raiding test Rules
 * 2) Target must be at LEAST 3 days inactive.
 * 3) Target must not have anything in his profile stating that he is not inactive (ex: I AM NOT INACTIVE, or saving up taxes not inactive, etc)
 * 4) Target must not be part of any alliance.
 * 5) Receive permission from specified official

Privileges


 * 1) None

'''Punishments For 3 infractions'''


 * 1) License removal

Other


 * 1) Secretary of Defense has the right to remove your license for any reason at his/her discretion

Level Two: Requirements:


 * 1) Have a level one tech raiding license
 * 2) Apply for the level two licence in the appropriate forum
 * 3) Have a NS of atleast 7k
 * 4) Meet the requierments the SoD has set out in order to recieve the level two licence

Rules


 * 1) Target must be at LEAST 3 days inactive.
 * 2) Target must not have anything in his profile stating that he is not inactive (ex: I AM NOT INACTIVE, or saving up taxes not inactive, etc)
 * 3) Target must not be part of any alliance.
 * 4) Receive permission from specified official

Privileges


 * 1) Declare on inactive day 2

Punishments For 3 infractions


 * 1) License removal(need to retake test and start with level one)

Other


 * 1) SoD has the right to remove your license for any reason at his/her discretion

Level Three: Requirements:


 * 1) Have a level two tech raiding license
 * 2) Apply for the level three licence in the appropriate forum
 * 3) Have a NS of atleast 10k
 * 4) Send 50 tech (or 1 mill to a tech dealer who then sends the tech) to a specified nation.
 * 5) Meet the requierments set out by the SoD in order to recieve the level three licence

Rules


 * 1) Target must be at LEAST 2 days inactive.
 * 2) Target must not be part of any alliance.
 * 3) Receive permission from specified official

Privileges


 * 1) Declare (but not aggressivly attack) on inactive day 1 (reduced from 2 days)
 * 2) Tech Raid Nations 2 days inactive (reduced from 3)

Punishments For 3 infractions


 * 1) License removal (need to retake test and start with level one)

Other


 * 1) SoD has the right to remove your license for any reason at his/her discretion

Terms of use and other info
You understand that:


 * 1) You will be responsible for all damages occurred
 * 2) If reps are demanded (and deemed necessary by the SoD or President) you must pay for them
 * 3) All granting of licenses, removals of licenses, or punishments pertaining to tech raiding may be brought to the Secretary of Justice for review.
 * 4) Listed punishments are the minimum, Sec of Defense may increase the severity of punishment as he sees fit
 * 5) Must follow proper approval process immediately after declaring and if approval is denied promptly offer peace
 * 6) Definition of infractions: disobeying any rules.
 * 7) The RnR government will not assist you in any way if your tech raid goes bad, tech raid at your own risk.
 * 8) In the interest of Orange Unity and Peace in the Orange sphere, all Orange nations are off limits to Tech Raiding.
 * 9) In recognition of NPO's "Revenge Doctrine", all Red nations are off limits to Tech Raiding.

Minister of Silly Walks
The title of Minister of Silly Walks is an honorary title that R&R present to a member nation. Most would compare the holder of this title to the title of pope of the Roman Catholic Church. This title is honorary because it signifies everything from which the R&R was born. The original R&R members are a small minority amongst its fellow members and what was truly R&R at one time, these members were there to see it. From the birth of the Jolly R0G3R! by xmetalxheadx to the Tarc wars, from Frez the annoying 12 year old to Doc and Lee's E3 trips, these were the members that lived through it and carry the true spirit of the R&R and the rank of MoSW, that spirit is captured in the titles bearer. The story of the title is as follows:

In the beginning there was chaos. Chaos that resounded from the very tubes of the Internet; and then there was the Minister of Silly Walks. In the very infancy of the alliance that is the R&R, elections were held for the very first time. There was a President and various other diplomatic and important positions, but there was one thing missing, the MoSW. Public outcry had led to ill will, and ill will led to an all out riot (lies! All lies!)! And finally, democracy prevailed. For the first time (again with the first times!) there was an election held for the much contested MoSW position. The voice of the people was heard, and the mighty (and hilarious) egomaniac Alablablania was elected to the position.

But alas, the days of the glorious MOSW were numbered, for a new diplomatic process was on the way, one that excluded the MoSW. But in secret, the reclusive Alablablania continued his MoSW responsibilities, and so it became an honorary position, one that could never be taken away again. And thus ends the saga of the Minister of Silly Walks.

Paris Island Conflict
This minor scale conflict began with an unprovoked attack on a member of TFH, headed by Steve-O of Alaskan States. News of the attacks came on December 16th, 2006 and initial reports of the progress of the conflict seemed grim. And so, the R&Rmy saw fit to intervene, quickly smashing through the defenses of the main aggressor, Gunny of Paris Island. His backers were quickly subdued but the damage was already done. Some of the TFH members had suffered significant damage to their infrastructure and losing many valiant soldiers in battle. The nations of A.S.F.W. and Ferretopia were honored by the TFH for their valiance in battle and their contributions. No awards were given out by the R&R for this conflict as the awards system had not yet been established.

Yaberian Trade Dispute
This was a brief battle between the nations of E_Yabs of Yaberia, Leonidas of Spartana, and What? of P3nguin Island. The battle sparked after Yaberia had canceled a trade, due to a switch from the red team to the orange team. This switch in teams was due to Yaberia joining R&R, an orange team alliance. Both nations were stronger then Yaberia, attacked in unison, and it was a major blow on Yaberia. Yaberia responded with several cruise missiles and air strikes on both aggressors, and infantry attacks on Spartana. Peace was quickly declared between What? and E_Yabs, due to diplomatic talks. The conflict partially subsided when peace was declared with What?, and peace with Leonidas soon followed, completely ending the conflict. The briefness of this dispute is a direct consequence of the incredible ability of the R&Rmy to contact other nations command, and quickly set up peace talks. Perhaps another reason the conflict failed to escalate, was the sheer strength of R&R compared to the alliance of What? And Leonidas, Triad.

The Full Cry Campaign
On February 11th, it was reported that a nation by the name of Full Cry, nation leader Marth, had attacked New Palm Beach, nation leader UhOhSpaghettios of the R&R alliance. The initial attacks were quite devastating on both sides and soon, both nations were thrown into civil disorder and Anarchy. Several diplomatic talks were attempted with Marth but none proved themselves fruitiful and his aggressions continued mercilessly. RnR researchers and analysts later found that Marth had received a substantial aid package from Hooterville, nation leader Jed Clampett, of the GPA. Diplomatic talks were quickly set up and the leaders of the GPA made clear that Full Cry had no official and binding relation to them and gave the go ahead for an unimpeaded assault on Full Cry's defenses. Full Cry was soon engaged on all fronts by several RnR member nations including Arrowheadland, Nation Ronzio and Sk Gold, and his population was forced in to a draft situation very quickly. Cruise missiles from both sides began flying in either direction, laying waste to some of the great cities of R&R. However, the most devastating damage was sustained by Marth of Full Cry and soon, the conflict had resulted in a ZI situation for Full Cry, rendering the R&R Alliance victorious once again. Although some serious damage was sustained by the R&R members, their losses were quickly regained and all nations involved are currently beyond pre-conflict strength.

Involvement in Third Great War
On 19 March, 2007, The NPO attacked GATO, with accusations of spying the cause for attack. Other alliances of The Initiative declared support, but did not attack. In a few days, NAAC and the Imperial Assault Alliance declared war in defense of GATO, with The Legion soon to follow.

To War
The Sphere remained at peace up until the 22nd of March, when The BTA claimed to have a defensive clause in a PIAT with GATO, which was later found to be false. The whole Sphere entered in the war, simultaneously attacking CIS at the update, sending 40% of their nations into anarchy. The War was going well for The Sphere, since other alliances of The Initiative were not attacking. This peace with other members of The Initiative lasted until an alliance hopper switched from CIS, was then attacked, but switched again to \m/. VikingSkull, The Secretary of Defense of The R&R Alliance, then posted a thread on the CyberNations Forums, explaining the circumstance of this rogue. The rest of The Initiative took this as a threat, and responded by threatening to attack back. While there was no full scale assault on The Sphere, several members of \m/, and later NATO attacked members of R&R.

Peace
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After The Initiative threatened to destroy all alliances and members of The Sphere, peace talks sprang up. The first two were abusive, and called for BTA to disband, along with other unrealistic terms. However, other Sphere alliances began to surrender to The Initiative. First was Entente of the Sun, who left The Sphere all together, and then GoG. A final peace talk was held Between R&R and CIS, including 4 members of the senate of R&R (Danielg42, A.S.F.W., Yaberia, and Andorany), the president of R&R (GoFastLeft), the current secretary of defense of R&R (VikingSkull), two members of CIS, and one member of \m/. These peace talks, unlike the others, were very non-abusive, and in some cases even laughs were present. Eventually, peace terms emerged that were agreed upon, the only controversy being that it was called surrender, instead of the suggested ceasefire. In the end, a new trust emerged between the alliances present; CIS and \m/ even agreed that “R&R is a cool alliance.”

Involvement in The Unjust War
On September 10th, 2007 at 9:41PM CNT, The R&R declared war on NoV  in compliance with their MDP signed with  FOK!, officially involving them  in The Unjust War. Initially, the attacks were going well for R&R. After the OOC incident, R&R sought peace terms. On September 18th, 2007, R&R officially surrendered to NoV.