The Destiny Project

Charter of The Destiny Project
Mission Statement: The Destiny Project dedicates itself to creating an atmosphere conducive to growth, innovation, and fun. It also aims to establish a community of militaristic brotherhood.

Article I:
Section 1:Membership

A Member Nation is one whose ruler has applied, been accepted, and went through training and has been given the approval to have the Alliance Affiliation of The Destiny Project (hereby known as TDP). No member may be accepted if he or she has not recited and signed the oath.

Section 2: Rights of Members

a). Right to Free Speech All members have the right to voice opinions on any topic inside of the Members Only Area. The public TDP IRC channel does not count as a Member Only Area. The only other exception is when a member’s posts are in violation of the Terms of Service (TOS) of the forums. This applies to images as well. Outside of Members Only Areas, any thread or post may be deleted without warning by an administrator or moderator at their discretion.

B ). Right to Vote All members have the right to vote on the appropriate date for any elected position as outlined by Section 1: B ). No government official may under any circumstances deny any member the right to vote.

c). Right to a Fair Trial Members who have been accused for crimes are entitled to Habeas Corpus. They will be informed of the charges against them and given a fair trial as outlined by the Judiciary Act, made up by the Senators.

d). Right to Common Defense Members have the right to defend their nations against attack, and request military or financial aid in that defense. The government must offer protection to any nation under attack unless the alliance as a whole is put at risk. Risk is to be determined by the Emperor and Minister of Defense. However, the reason for this denial of aid must be made known to the member being attacked.

Article 2: Un-Elected Officials
a). Emperor- is the top official of the TDP and may enact any legislation at any time without any one’s approval. The Emperor cannot, under any circumstance, violate the charter or in any way edit it without consensus of 75% of all government officials. The Emperor’s duty is to uphold the charter, lead the alliance, and shape general policy. The Emperor is encouraged to follow general consensus but is in no way bound by popular opinion. If the Emperor resigns or is impeached, the Regent is then promoted to Emperor. This is the only way the Emperor may be impeached with a 2/3 vote in the General Assembly. The Emperor is the political and social leader of the alliance. Another right reserved for the Emperor is the ability to ratify treaties, no treaties or binding diplomatic agreements may be passed without Emperor unless the Emperor is on an extended leave, then the Regent may pass treaties.

B ). Regent- is the second-in-command of The Destiny Project. The Regent works with, and on the behalf of, the Emperor in areas of Defense, Finance, and Foreign Affairs. They have all the rights as appointed by the Emperor; however the Emperor may overrule any act of the Regent: The Regent should seek approval from the Emperor before enacting programs or legislation and may be penalized for not doing so. The Regent may only be removed from office by resignation, by order of the Emperor or a 2/3rd's majority by the General Assembly. A replacement Regent would be appointed by the Emperor.

c).Imperial Advisor - Acts as an Advisor to the Emperor. May be appointed and fired at any time at the discretion of the Emperor. Oversees alliance operation in the field specified by the Emperor, or in general if the Emperor so chooses.

Article 3: Elected Officials
a). Senators(3): A Senator’s duty is to ensure Article 1, section II is upheld, that applicants become educated in all those areas outlined in section II, and to organize this in an efficient manner. They run the Destiny Academy. Senators are responsible for making sure all lessons are accurate and easy to learn, as well as writing the entrance exam for applicants. They have the job of bringing new applicants into the alliance by implementing programs and procedures that allow for the maximum amount of new, quality applicants to join. Their job is to proof read alliance documents and insure accuracy. They must be ready at a moment’s notice to alert the alliance of important events via the in-game mass messaging feature. The Senators have the responsibility of running an alliance newspaper with both information and humor, and spreading news throughout the alliance.

B ). Minister of Finance: The Minister of Finance is responsible for the economic growth of the alliance. Their duty is to create programs that help nations of all sizes grow. Using various strategies and programs, the Minister must work to increase the overall Nation Strength and average Nation Strength of the alliance. They may create positions as they so choose within their department.

c). Minister of Foreign Affairs: The Minister of Foreign Affairs’ duty is the supervision and implementation of foreign policies decided upon by the Emperor and Regent. The Minister of Foreign Affairs is in charge of ambassadors, the foreign affairs area of the forum, and speaking for the alliance on matters of foreign policy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs may assign positions to their ministry as they see fit and may delegate responsibilities.

d). Minister of Defense: The duty of the Minister of Defenses is the supervision and implementation of alliance defense policy as set forth by the Emperor. The Minister of Defense is in charge of the organization of the military and in times of war, effectively leading nations to war for the alliance. Their responsibilities also include ensuring that these nations are trained, prepared, and efficient. The Minister of Defense may assign positions to their ministry as they see fit and may also delegate their responsibilities.

Article 4: Elections
Elections for the elected officials shall be suspended while TDP is in a state of war. The elections shall continue once alliance peace time is achieved.

Elections shall be held every 90 days for the elected official positions. Any member of TDP shall nominate one person for each position they feel will be best suited to lead the alliance.

There shall be two days of nominations; two days for each accepting candidate to campaign, and the vote shall last two days. Those receiving the highest votes per each position shall be named. No person within TDP shall hold more than one elected position at a time.

Also, no person shall nominate themselves for an elected position. All electees must be nominated by another member of TDP.

Article 5: Charter Amendments
Amendments to this charter shall be made at the discretion of the Emperor, Regent, and Senate. Any member of TDP shall propose a charter amendment at any time (s)he feels it will be for the betterment of TDP.

The amendment must pass the general membership by a 2/3 alliance wide vote.

Article 6: Treaty Ratification
Any member of TDP may propose a treaty for ratification at any time. Discussion over the proposed changes shall last 48 hours to give ample time for everyone’s input. Once the 48 hours have passed, final vote goes amongst the general membership, and must pass by a 2/3 vote.

Signed By The Destiny Project General Assembly, TimLee Letub Xerxer Murtaugh Monkmasta Trodwell

Preamble:
This is Destiny's Universal Policy.

Article I: Destiny
We do not believe Optional Defense and Optional Aggression pacts are necessary as everything is optional.

Article II: E-Lawyer
This treaty allows for The Destiny Project to enter a war in the defense or aggression of any alliance we deem fit. This treaty may only be enacted by a seventy-five percent majority of our General Assembly.

Article III: We Can Do It By Ourselves
We forfeit all rights and privileges of having a Protector for any military action that occurs due to the enactment of this treaty, though our protector is welcome to defend us as everything in CN is optional.

Article IV: Good Night Sweet Prince
This treaty can be canceled by The Destiny Project General Assembly with a seventy-five percent majority.