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History
Founded November 14, 2006

The Constitution of the Merchants of Death
In the process of ratification

Executive Branch
‘’’Fearless Leader’’’, a leader elected by the Founding Fathers of the Alliance. The Founding Fathers consist of criminal177, Goodwin Almighty, Icemann, Preston, Sandrob57, and shippo.

The current Fearless Leader is Icemann.

The Fearless Leader’s duties include, but are not limited to:

Presiding over the High Court

Appointment, supervision and removal of all cabinet members

The Fearless Leader, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, controls and regulates the mobilization of the MoD military

The Fearless Leader, in cooperation with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, controls and regulates our diplomats to other alliances

The Fearless Leader, in cooperation with the Secretary of Domestic Affairs, controls and regulates recruitment and acceptance

The Fearless Leader, in cooperation with the Secretary of Domestic Affairs, possesses the power to commence, regulate, and conclude investigations, and the passing on of those investigations to the High Court

The Fearless Leader, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Treasury, controls and regulates foreign aid

The Fearless Leader is also the only member of the Governing Body who possesses veto power, but the veto may be struck down by a unanimous vote to do so in the High Court

Secretaries of the Governing Body
‘’’Secretary of Domestic Affairs’’’ – controls and regulates MoD membership, elections, investigations, and any other internal affairs. He also controls and regulates recruitment and acceptance of members. He may, at his discretion, appoint heads of departments and endow them with any of his powers or tasks.

‘’’Secretary of Foreign Affairs’’’ – controls and regulates foreign relations, the creation, maintenance, and/or dissolutions of foreign embassies at home and embassies abroad. He and his diplomats are responsible for the negotiation of treaties under the supervision of the Fearless Leader. During wartime, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs will act as the diplomat to the enemy alliance. He may, at his discretion, appoint heads of departments and endow them with any of his powers or tasks.

‘’’Secretary of Defense’’’ – controls and regulates the mobilization of MoD military forces. He may consult with the Secretary of the Treasury for the organization of aid for military needs. He may, at his discretion, appoint heads of departments and endow them with any of his powers or tasks.

Legislative Branch
For the time being, the Fearless Leader and his Cabinet will act as the Legislative Branch until a time deemed by the Fearless Leader and his Cabinet is reached. When this time is reached Senate elections will take place in which the member states will vote for Senators.

‘’’The Senate’’’ will be a council of elected representatives that serve a term that begins upon the 2nd of the month and ends on the 1st of the following month

The Senate’s duties include: the passing of resolutions, the ratification of most treaties and the approval/disapproval of declarations of war

Member states will be divided into districts, and each district will elect one (1) Senator from the members of their district. Each district will be composed of ten (10) member states. The member receiving a plurality of the votes will become the Senator for his respective district.

Passage of a resolution in the senate requires a super majority vote (67%). If the Fearless Leader vetoes the resolution, the resolution then requires a three quarters vote (75%). If the resolution again passes, but the Fearless Leader deems the resolution truly detrimental to the MoD Alliance, the resolution may be struck down by a unanimous vote to do so by the Fearless Leader, his Cabinet, and the High Court. If the resolution is struck down in this manner it may not be brought to a vote in the Senate again until a new Senate convenes.

‘’’The Fearless Leader’’’ serves as the head of the Senate and votes in any issue where the Senate vote results in a tie.

The Senate’s power is limited because it cannot propose resolutions. All resolutions or ratifications must come from the Fearless Leader, his Cabinet, or a petition signed by 25% of the member states.

Judicial Branch
The High Court hears all trials including that of the impeachment of a Fearless Leader.

Judges of the High Court

There are three (3) Judges of the High Court. They are elected in overlapping three (3) month terms, such that at the beginning of the First Judge’s second month the Second Judge’s seat is up for election, and at the beginning of the First Judge’s final, or third, month the Third Judge’s seat is up for election, and at the beginning of the Second Judge’s third, or final, month the First Judge’s seat is up for election.

The High Court’s duties include, serving as the jury over proceedings in all trials. The High Court also serves as the judges, sentencing the guilty.

All sentences and verdicts must be unanimous decisions.

Impeachment proceedings must begin with a petition signed by 90% of the member states or a unanimous decision among the Cabinet.

Current Government
Oh Captain, My Captain, Icemann – Fearless Leader

‘’’criminal177 – Secretary of Defense’’’

‘’’Goodwin Almighty – Secretary of Foreign Affairs’’’

‘’’Preston – Secretary of Domestic Affairs’’’

‘’’shippo – Secretary of the Treasury’’’

‘’’Members of the High Court’’’ 1.	‘’His Honor’’, ‘’’Judge MrVegas653’’’ 2.	‘’His Honor’’, ‘’’Judge Sir Mathew III’’’ 3.	‘’His Honor’’, ‘’’Judge Sandrob57’’’