I've noticed some inconsistencies in capitalization. I want to discuss whether "Cabinet Ministers" or "Cabinet ministers" is more appropriate, so I can make an informed decision when correcting capitalization. Please comment your opinion below. Here are all of the places where "cabinet minister" (in whatever capitalization) shows up (with the words underlined, so you don't have to look):

THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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VI. THE EXECUTIVE

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(13) The executive may exercise the collective authority of executive orders, by unanimous consent among the Prime Minister 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. 

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(15) 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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Elections Act

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1. Election Commission

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(3) The Commissioner may not run for office or hold the office of Delegate, Prime Minister, or Cabinet Minister, during their tenure as Commissioner.

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4. Offices of the Cabinet

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(3) The terms for the incoming Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will begin the week after elections, during which any and all election-related disputes must be settled. The outgoing Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers will maintain their offices until then.

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7. Separation of Powers

(1) Offices of the Coalition are the Delegate, the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers, the Chair of the Assembly, Local Councillors, the Chief Justice, and any of their appointed deputies.

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Judicial Act

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2. Judicial Conduct and Requirements

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(3) The Chief Justice must fulfill the requirements to be an Associate Justice, and additionally may not serve as senior or junior cabinet minister, as Chair of Assembly or their deputy, or as Delegate.

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Regional Officers Act

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2. Regional Officers

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(3) The Cabinet ministers will be allotted between one and four Regional Officer positions and granted Appearance, Communications, and Polls powers. They will decide which Cabinet ministers among them will be granted Embassies power.

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Are there any non-Cabinet ministers?

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Are there any non-Cabinet ministers?

Not that I know of.

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Canadian style guidelines would to capitalize when it is used in place of a name or for a specific cabinet ministry, otherwise all generic and plural usage would be lowercase.  Though I don't think we would need ever capitalize the word cabinet, but I don't know if that's really widely followed, since I see "Cabinet" capitalzed in all sorts of daily news.

So while Minister of XYZ is capitalized, cabinet ministers would always be a generic or plural usage, and so never capitalized, because "Cabinet Minister"  is not the name of a specific ministry.  Prime Minister is a specific office and so would be capitalized, as would any appearance of the Minister of Media the Minister of Defence, etc.

Does that makes sense?

Of course TSP is free to adopt it's own style guidelines - just pick something and stick with it.  It may just be simpler to capitalize it every time and move on?

(summarized very poorly from:  https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tcdnst...t4&info0=4)

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Canadian style guidelines would to capitalize when it is used in place of a name or for a specific cabinet ministry, otherwise all generic and plural usage would be lowercase.  Though I don't think we would need ever capitalize the word cabinet, but I don't know if that's really widely followed, since I see "Cabinet" capitalzed in all sorts of daily news.

I agree fully on minister, but I think there is some argument for Cabinet within the context of TSP law. Unlike that example, the Cabinet does exist as a legal entity. It's not just a cabinet, it's the Cabinet. The law as written and standard usage also seems to lean that way.

For example, see its usage in the executive section of the Charter:

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, Culture, Engagement, Media, and Defense.

(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.

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I see an easy Way to solve this Problem: we should adopt a Germanic Approach and just capitalise every Noun!

Seriously, though, it warms my Heart to see us discussing this at all.

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or do away with capitals altogether

and punctuation

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WE SHOULD JUST FORCE EVERYTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS!!

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WE SHOULD JUST FORCE EVERYTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS!!

Finally someone starts making sense.

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WE SHOULD JUST FORCE EVERYTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN ALL CAPS!!

Finally someone starts making sense.

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