The Defence Confederation

The Official Charter of the Defense Confederation

Section I: Preamble The Defense Confederation was formed on June 27, 2007, to become a safe-haven for players in CyberNations. Formed by a veteran of the game, it is intended to be an alternative from the major alliances, and the stereotypes that come with them. We strive to be a neutral respected alliance in CyberNations.

Section II: Headquarters The Defense Confederation's offsite forum can be found at: http://z4.invisionfree.com/DefCon/index.php? or: Defcon.shorturl.com - the board creator is Genome

Section III: Initiation and Expulsion

Article A: Initiation Any Nation can join DefCon by signing up on our forum. Upon application, it is required that you submit the following: QUOTE

1. My Ruler Name is: 2. My Nation name is: 3. Name on the CyberNations forums is: 4. My default resources are: 5. My Current Strength: 6. Alliances I have been in the past are: 7. The name of the person who recruited me: 8. Wars I am currently in: 9. Post a link to your nation:

By standard procedure, you are not allowed to be in another alliance if accepted. If you are in a war at the time of application, we will strive to end it. The Defense Confederation reserves the right to deny any applicant. You must also be within the white sphere to join, exeptions are granted on a nation to nation basis.

Article B: Expulsion Very rarely does the Defense Confederation expel a member. One of the grievances would be attacking another Nation without permission and refusing to cease attacks upon request. Another would be disobeying orders multiple times. Commiting Espionage for or against The Defense Confederation is also inexcusable. The punishments for most cases are far less severe - all punishments are decided by the Ministers.

Section III: Government and Structure QUOTE

Article A: Ministries The Ministries consist of 4 areas of expertise: Ministry of Defense: The Military Branch of DefCon. All members are required to sign into this Ministry. Ministry of Finance: Trade and Finances Branch of DefCon. In control of the Grant and Loan system. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Foreign Relations Branch of The Defense Confederation. In charge of Ambassadors. Ministry of Internal Affairs: Recruitment Branch of DefCon. In charge of the memberlist and Alliance statistics. Also solves internal conflicts in the alliance.

All Ministries have Individual guidelines that they must follow. These rules cannot contradict the main Charter in any way.

Article B: Government of The Defense Confederation The Government of The Defense Confederation will consist of the Prime Minister, the Ministers, and the moderation team.

The highest position is Prime Minister. At the time of the Alliance creation, for stability purposes the PM cannot be impeached, removed, etc. At a designated later date, he is required to step down, and at such time, every two months a new Prime Minister will be elected by the general membership. If the Prime Minister resigns, he will appoint a successor. The Prime Minister can veto any act the alliance makes.

The Ministers consist of the elected leaders from the different ministries. They discuss many issues, sign all official documents, and are the main ruling party of the Alliance. At the end of each month, elections are held. Any member is capable of running, as long as they have served in the respective Ministry for a period of 30 days.

Section IV: Embassies The Defense Confederation promotes the use of Embassies, and relations between Alliances. The Defense Confederation is open to any sort of Non-agression or friendship pact, but wishes to remain completely neutral for now and will not sign any PIAT, MDP or MADP. If you wish to propose one with us, please visit our forums and open an embassy. All Alliances are accepted, regardless of the Alliance numbers. Should there be no activity for a period of 30 days, the Embassy will be deleted, but it can be recreated at the Alliances request. The Defense Confederation will never close an Embassy for any reason other than inactivity.

For a NAP or other friendship pact to be approved, it must be passed by the Prime Minister, The Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence.

Section V: Wars The Defense Confederation does not support wars, unless absolutely necessary. This belief stems from the fact that you are ruining someone elses long hard work. Seeing as war is the point of the game however, we allow you to declare on any nation as long as you follow and agree to these conditions: 1) The Nation does not belong to an Alliance 2) You do not expect assisstance. You can ask individual members to help, but the Government will not. 3) If the Nation requests peace, you will accept 4) You will not recieve aid to rebuild from this war 5) You notify your Battalion Commander two days beforehand 6) You do not use Nuclear Weapons

The Defense Confederation has a strict no Nuclear Weapon first policy. If you are attacked with a Nuclear Weapon, you may retaliate. If The Defense Confederation is in a wartime situation, one nation being attacked with a Nuclear Weapon is cause for the entire Alliance to strike back. Unaligned Nations during wartime situations can be attacked with a Nuclear Weapon first under these circumstances and rules: 1) They Attacked you 2) You take a screenshot of the nation with None as an Alliance Affiliation for proof.

For The Defense Confederation to be in a Wartime Situation, the Prime minister and all Ministers need to unanimously issue a document saying so.

Section VI: Charter Revision and Veto Power

For the Charter to be revised, it requires the approval of the original author, Genome, unless otherwise stated. The Signature of the Prime Minister and all the Ministers are required. If it contradicts individual Ministry guidelines, they will have to be revised.

For DefCon Ministry Charter revisions, it requires the majority approval of the Prime Minister and 3/4 Ministers(one having to be that ministries minister).

The Veto Power holder is the first Prime Minister, Genome. Only he may appoint his successor. He can Veto any action made by the Ministers or members. He serves as the first Prime Minister, but must step down as soon as The Defense Confederation is a stable Alliance. In times of crisis, the Veto holder assumes Prime Minister title again, along with control of the Alliance. He needs a 70% approval from the members of The Defense Confederation to do so.

Section VII: Charter Signatures

The Charter of The Defense Confederation(also known as DefCon) must be signed each time it is updated by the author, Genome, unless otherwise stated. The Prime Minister and Ministers also are required to sign. All signatures are recorded below.

Written June 19, 2007, and Signed by the founders of The Defense Confederation:

Genome Prime Minister, Veto Holder Rabonnobar Minister of Internal Affairs