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[Nirur Torir]

"Director-general would be a suitable replacement." Senator Chi Wen hastily altered the title, then looked around, curious about what the more dovish, free-trade-oriented senators would propose.

Spoiler: Re-revised Proposal for Constitution of Terran Republic, Chinese Revision (click to show/hide)

Constitution of the Terran Federation
Title I: Fundamental Principles and Organization

Article I - The Terran Republic is a federation integrated by the irrevocable union between Terra and and its colonies, characterized by:
I - humanity's manifest destiny among the stars;
II - singular right to sovereign rule and representation of the human species;
III - universal citizenship;
IV - cultural pluralism.

Article II - The Terran Republic features two powers, distinct by their nature:
I - The Terran Senate, led by a director-general, sovereign over Earth and all its colonies.
II - The Colonial Governments, led by semi-autonomous governors, sovereign over those Terran colonies they represent and subsidiary in relation to the Terran Senate.

Article III - Only the Terran Senate, as the Republic's sovereign body, may modify the Constitution, for as long as the Terran Senate exists as such, orienting themselves by the following principles:
I - humanity's survival and self-sovereignty.
II - equality.
III - dignity.
IV - free-initiative.
V- civil liberty.

Article IV - The Governors of Terran Republic's colonial members are elected from among existing Senators to preside over the planet, legislatively and executively, until voted out of office by a 51% majority.
I - The Senate may revoke governorship as required, in observance of Article III.
II - The planetary elections are subject to review by the Senate in case of gross misconduct.

Article V - The director-general of the senate is elected by the senate, to lead in times of crisis.
I - Success requires a 51% majority vote. In the event this is not reached, the previous director-general will reign until a re-election, taking place either the following year or after an emergency re-election. Should they be unavailable, no director-general will head the senate.
II - The director-general is re-elected on a four-year cycle.
III - A senator may call for an emergency re-election at any time. Should this receive the backing of three total senators, the re-election will proceed immediately.
IV - The director-general may command the admirals or planetary governors as they see fit. Their actions are subject to review of the other senators. Should the senate find them be found their actions to not be in humanity's best interest, they are to be subjected to immediate termination.

Article VI - The Terran Navy is the Terran Republic's sole military branch.
I - Admirals are to lead their fleets and troops as commanded by the director-general and senate.
  i - In times of crisis or senate indecisiveness, the director-general may over-ride senatorial standing orders.
  ii - The senate is ultimately above the director-general in the chain-of-command.
II - Planetary governors are allowed a garrison, subjected to limits imposed by the senate on a case-by-case basis.

Article VII - Each Colonial Government is responsible for its own fiscal affairs and transfers of tax revenues to Earth at a rate set by the Terran Senate.
I - Credit revenue is registered on January 29th of each year, Earth calendar

Article VIII - Colonial Governors are the ultimate legislative and executive authority in their respective planets, sovereignty of the Terran Senate observed.

Article IX - Any planet with a predominately human populace is part of the Terran Federation, and subject to all rights and responsibilities thereof.

((Bump.))

[Ghazkull]

Update tommorrow

EDIT: ive recieved pms from several people that they are away(aka not able to post), the game stays on hiatus for yet a while longer, but dont worry it is not dead only in a vegetative state.

[Ghazkull]

okay update definetly today or tomorrow, on another note, i have worked a bit on the system and wanted to ask if there would perhaps be more interest in an established Mandate at the precipice of a Civil War with all techs already unlocked and focus moved from Politics to the Military and Diplomacy between the various Warlords/Generals/and or States.