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**Jay Coop** · 12-31-2019, 08:38 PM

Consistent with discussion on whether to expand the Cabinet and the recent polling results, I have put together a draft that amends the Charter by allowing the Assembly to create and abolish ministries when deemed necessary.

Quote:VI. THE EXECUTIVE

Establishing an executive branch consisting of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet.

(1) The Prime Minister will be the head of government and the leader of the Cabinet. They will be responsible for the overall coordination of executive activities, being a liaison between the government and the community, and protecting the Coalition.

(2) The Cabinet will consist of ministers with the following portfolios: Foreign Affairs, Regional Affairs, and Military Affairsportfolios determined by the Assembly in a law.

(3) As leader of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister is responsible for overseeing a collective Cabinet agenda, and may give directions and instructions to the ministers. Disputes within the Cabinet are subject to the majority decision and collective responsibility; where there is no majority the Prime Minister’s vote shall be the deciding one.

(4) Members of the Executive are required to hold Legislator status.

Elections

(5) Executive elections will be held every four months, where the Prime Minister and all Cabinet positions will be up for election.

(6) The date, time, and manner of elections will be set by the Assembly in a law.

Minister of Regional Affairs

(7) The Minister of Regional Affairs will be responsible for promoting regional and forum activity, integrating new players into the forums, organizing cultural events, and communicating with the world about the South Pacific’s activities.

Minister of Foreign Affairs

(8) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be the Coalition’s chief diplomat. They will be responsible for establishing the government’s foreign policy program, communicating with allies, and coordinating with the military on foreign policy priorities when necessary.

(9) The Minister of Foreign Affairs holds the sole power to initiate treaty negotiations with other regions, groups, and organizations, but may designate officers to handle those negotiations. Upon completion of a treaty negotiation, the Minister must present it to the full executive for majority approval, before submitting it to the Assembly for ratification.

(10) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for establishing standards for the creation and maintenance of consulates and embassies.

Minister of Military Affairs

(11) The Minister of Military Affairs will be the civilian leader of the armed forces of the Coalition, the South Pacific Special Forces. In conjunction with a group of Generals, the Minister of Military Affairs will be responsible for the defense of the Coalition, building military activity, and conducting military operations.

(12) The Minister of Military Affairs may elect to establish an intelligence office, in equal coordination with the Council on Regional Security.

Executive Authorities

(137) The executive may exercise the collective authority of executive orders, by unanimous consent among the Prime Ministers and Cabinet Ministers. Executive orders may only be issued to address an immediate and pressing issue created by ambiguity or holes in a particular law, which will immediately have the effect of law.

(148) Upon declaring an executive order, the order will be presented automatically to the Assembly for three days of debate, followed by a vote according to legislative rules, where it will expire and its effects shall be reversed if the Assembly does not incorporate it into law.

(159) The Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers may elect to appoint deputies and advisors, who will be considered junior members of the Cabinet, but will not have voting rights in any executive decision.

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**Seraph** · 01-01-2020, 01:58 PM

We would need to produce the law itself concurrently, or else we'd end up with an illegal cabinet.

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Bleakfoot · 01-02-2020, 04:30 AM

A possible solution would be to retain the existing text and add in an additional paragraph giving the Assembly the power to disapply para 2 and paras 7-12 and substitute alternative Ministries in their place. This retains the existing structure by default while giving the Assembly power to modify it.

**Rebeltopia** · 01-06-2020, 08:34 PM

I don't see the need for this particular amendment... The Assembly already has the power to modify the Charter, so this just opens loopholes and fixes nothing. If and when the Assembly decides if and how to expand or constrict the Cabinet, then - and only then - would it be worth modifying the Charter.

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