How is this discussion moving forward? It seems like we have broad consensus on the idea and would benefit from specific legislative language?

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In the spirit of moving this discussion forward, I am going to propose draft language about a Council on Regional Security without a WA requirement and tasked with major security decisions which appoints/selects a Coral Guard with a WA requirement and tasked with maintaining high endorsement counts for themselves and the WA Delegate.

I am under no illusions this is a perfect draft. Rather, I'm offering it as a starting point so we can get the ball rolling on this conversation.

IX. THE COUNCIL ON REGIONAL SECURITY AND CORAL GUARD

Establishing a central authority for protecting the Coalition’s security.

(1) The Council on Regional Security will be composed of experienced and trustworthy members of the Coalition, and will be responsible for monitoring and responding to regional security issues. The Council will choose a Chair as needed, who will fulfill all secretarial requirements of the Council that may arise.

Membership of the Council on Regional Security

(2) The minimum qualifications for membership in the Council on Regional Security are: maintaining a World Assembly member nation in the South Pacific; a Soft Power Disbursement Rating of at least 130,000, or a Regional Influence ranking of Apprentice; 400 endorsements or half the endorsements of the Delegate; and having served at least six consecutive months as a legislator or two terms in the Local Council. The influence and endorsement requirements may be updated by the Council, with majority approval by the Assembly.

(3) Eligible members may become members of the Council on Regional Security via two methods, either application to the Council itself, or nomination by the Delegate and Prime Minister.

(4) If applying directly to the Council, applicants should explain why they are well suited to protect regional security. Applications will remain private. The Council will review the application and determine whether or not the applicant is well suited. If the application is approved, the Council will forward the nomination to the Assembly for approval via a three-fifths majority vote.

(5) The Delegate and Prime Minister may jointly nominate any person meeting the requirements for membership and who are well suited to protect regional security. Prior to the nomination, the Delegate and Prime Minister will consult with the Council for their advice. To ensure collegiality and prevent dysfunction, if two-thirds of the members of the Council object to the prospective nominee’s membership, the nomination will not move forward. If no such objection exists, then the nomination will be submitted to the Assembly for approval via three-fifths majority vote.

(6) Continued membership in the Council on Regional Security is predicated upon meeting eligibility requirements. Should any member of the Council fail to meet those requirements, they will lose membership and all the powers and privileges that come with it if they do not meet the requirements within a week of notification.

(7) (6) If a majority of the Council deems a member to be a threat to regional security, they will be suspended from the Council pending an official investigation and report to the Assembly. Following the investigation, the Assembly must vote on whether to remove or reinstate the member.

(8) (7) Participation, in whole or in part and at any time, in any coup d’etat or invasion of the Coalition or any of its allies will disqualify a prospective or sitting member from membership in the Council on Regional Security immediately and permanently. Participation in normal raiding, defending, or liberation efforts as part of an organized military will not be considered a violation of this clause.

Powers of the Council on Regional Security

(9) (8) The Council on Regional Security will be responsible for establishing an appropriate cap on endorsements, ensuring that such a cap is not detrimental to the growth of the region. Enforcement of the endorsement cap should be done with leniency if a violator does not pose a significant risk to regional security.

(10) (9) During a coup d’etat, whether committed by outside forces, infiltrators, or duly elected officials, the Council on Regional Security may declare a state of emergency, until such a time that a legitimate government is restored. All necessary measures may be taken to defeat a coup d’etat or hostile invasion, except that the legitimate Assembly may not be suspended.

(11) (10) The Council on Regional Security, the Prime Minister, and the Delegate will establish a line of succession for the Delegate seat.

(12) (11) The Council on Regional Security shall designate an individual as Intelligence Coordinator, who must be notified of and approve all intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. The Intelligence Coordinator will be responsible for disseminating any and all intelligence to the Council on Regional Security and other bodies as needed. The Intelligence Coordinator and the Minister of Defense will maintain a regional intelligence classification system as necessary for ensuring information security.

Establishing an authority for maintaining influence and endorsements to defend the region.

(12) The Coral Guard will be composed of trusted members of the Coalition, and will be responsible for maintaining high endorsements and influence levels. The Coral Guard will choose a Chair as needed, who will fulfill all secretarial requirements of the Coral Guard that may arise.

Membership of the Coral Guard

(13) The minimum qualifications for membership in the Coral Guard are: maintaining a World Assembly member nation in the South Pacific; having served at least six consecutive months as a legislator or two terms in the Local Council; and meeting requirements for influence and endorsements which are set and published by the Council on Regional Security.

(14) Eligible members of the Coral Guard may submit an application directly to the Council on Regional Security in which they describe why they should be trusted with the ability to maintain high endorsement and influence levels and why they are capable of maintaining such high endorsement and influence levels.

(15) Continued membership in the Coral Guard is predicated upon meeting eligibility requirements. Should any member of the Coral Guard fail to meet those requirements, they will lose membership and all the powers and privileges that come with it if they do not meet the requirements within a week of notification.

(16) Members of the Coral Guard may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the Council on Regional Security or recall by the Assembly.

Powers and Responsibilities of the Coral Guard

(17) Members of the Coral Guard are responsible for maintaining high levels of endorsements and influence in the region as well as promoting a growth-oriented endorsement culture in the region, subject to the limitations of the endorsement cap set by the Council on Regional Security.

(18) During a state of emergency, the Coral Guard will be required to execute any and all directives by the Council on Regional Security in order to restore the legitimate government of the region. When nations must be ejected or banned from the region, the Council on Regional Security will have the power to order any member of the Coral Guard to do so.

(19) The Coral Guard will have the power, subject to the limitations of the endorsement cap set by the Council on Regional Security, to build infrastructure and conduct events to promote the growth of endorsements in the region, particularly among the Council on Regional Security and Coral Guard.

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Spell check on title "Guard"

Clarifications;
Item (6) the assembly vote, a simple majority or super-majority of some percentage?

Maybe add an item (8) before listing the powers of the CRS;
(8) The members of the Council on Regional Security will maintain in confidence all discussions and deliberations related to their term of office.
(16) what are those minimum requirements? Not going CTE? What are the minimum maintained endo and influence numbers?

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I dont think edits to the exiting structure is what we need right now. The CRS needs a major overhaul.

Also, we have a Law Standards Act for a reason...

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This draft is a good start, though I echo Rebels sentiment that an overhaul, rather than changes to existing laws is needed.

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I dont think edits to the exiting structure is what we need right now. The CRS needs a major overhaul.

Also, we have a Law Standards Act for a reason...

 

This draft is a good start, though I echo Rebels sentiment that an overhaul, rather than changes to existing laws is needed.

Acknowledging I'm the big bad person who doesn't want change, what overhaul do you want to see? 

Change for change sake isn't helpful. If some has ideas on problems and how to fix said problems — then by all means — but until then saying "we need a major overhaul" isn't really productive to the discussion.

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It's worth pointing out that the CSS is not an intelligence agency, it's a security agency. Our duties involve monitoring the endorsement cap, helping manage endorsement levels, coordinating delegacy transitions, responding to border control incidents, and only occasionally assessing what intelligence might come our way to see if it has any relevance to regional security. If anyone has the impression that we constantly get intelligence and have some key role to play in keeping the government abreast of it, then they will be supremely disappointed with the decidedly non-glamorous reality of what the CSS does. I'm all for the region having an intelligence apparatus, if it so chooses, but I don't want legislators getting the impression that this is something the CSS was supposed to do and is somehow failing do perform. It is not. If need be, we already have provisions within the Charter that allow the MoD to establish an intelligence agency. We can always make use of that to ensure that needs are being met.

I do think there is legitimate criticism to be levied against the CSS in that it might be too passive when it comes to keeping healthy endorsement levels and promoting a dynamic endorsement culture. Those are things we are discussing and that we should absolutely keep in mind as we move forward so that we never find ourselves in a situation where we cannot adequately respond to a security crisis due to unhealthy endorsement practices.

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Clarifications;
Item (6) the assembly vote, a simple majority or super-majority of some percentage?

(6) appears in the current Charter language and, in my opinion, would refer to a simple majority. 

Maybe add an item (8) before listing the powers of the CRS;
(8) The members of the Council on Regional Security will maintain in confidence all discussions and deliberations related to their term of office.

I personally think this is covered by other portions of the Charter about intelligence classification systems maintained by the Ministry of Defense and CRS.

(16) what are those minimum requirements? Not going CTE? What are the minimum maintained endo and influence numbers?

The minimum endo and influence numbers would be set by the CRS per (13). (Note, I realized I had missed a number and have now renumbered sections (12)-(19)). 

Also, we have a Law Standards Act for a reason...

I have formatted this according to the way the Charter itself is formatted (hence not including centered titles). That said, are there other specific areas I need to adjust?

I dont think edits to the exiting structure is what we need right now. The CRS needs a major overhaul.

This draft is a good start, though I echo Rebels sentiment that an overhaul, rather than changes to existing laws is needed.

I feel like the proposed modification is a fairly substantial overhaul. I share a frustration with CRS endorsement trading and promotion recently, however don't see what more radical reform is necessary besides separating out endorsement-trading and security responsibilities in the Charter.

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I feel like this should be split into two different large sections; IX. THE COUNCIL ON REGIONAL SECURITY and X. THE CORAL GUARD.

It just feels way too big. Currently, the biggest section is VI. THE EXECUTIVE but you can't really split that up into 2 pieces because it's describing the entire cabinet. If this were to pass as-is, it would be the largest section.

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I feel like this should be split into two different large sections; IX. THE COUNCIL ON REGIONAL SECURITY and X. THE CORAL GUARD.

It just feels way too big. Currently, the biggest section is VI. THE EXECUTIVE but you can't really split that up into 2 pieces because it's describing the entire cabinet. If this were to pass as-is, it would be the largest section.

I don't think that's an issue at all, but I would prefer simply naming the section Regional Security. The better route would be adding level two titles to the Charter and our laws and incorporating them into the table of contents.

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