[Regional Law] World Assembly Affairs Act 2020

World Assembly Affairs Act 2020

An act to create a World Assembly Ministry and set up WA voting procedures within the Bloc​​​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) “WA” shall refer to the World Assembly.

(2) “Proposal” shall refer to a submission to be voted on by WA Regional Delegates before becoming a resolution.

(3) “Resolution” shall refer to a proposal which has been approved by at least 6% of WA Regional Delegates and to be voted on by the entire WA.

(4) “GA” shall refer to the General Assembly, where legislative proposals in the WA are presented.

(5) “SC” shall refer to the Security Council, where proposals to recognize nations or protect regions are presented.

(6) “WAD” or “World Assembly Delegate” shall refer to TCB’s representative in the WA, defined as that officer holding the office through virtue of the legal framework established in the Constitution, or the previous holder currently outlined as the WAD on the onsite interface during a legal handover.

(7) “MoWAA” or “Ministry of World Assembly Affairs” shall refer to a ministry with the portfolio of managing TCB polls on the forums to determine how the WAD should vote on WA proposals and the presentation of an analysis

(8) “FM,” or “First Minister” shall refer to the Head of State of the region

(9) “CoM” or “Council of Ministers” shall refer to the chief advisory body of the FM that votes on executive matters

(10) “Discord” shall refer to the Discord Server of the region.

(11) “Quorate,” shall refer to that state in which a WA proposal has been submitted, but has not yet reached sufficient approvals to go to vote.

(12) “MoFA,” or “Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” shall refer to the ministry with the portfolio of managing and establishing diplomatic relations with other regions and entities

(13) “LC,” or “Legislative Committee,” shall refer to the primary legislative body of The Communist Bloc

(14) “PA,” or “People’s Assembly” shall refer to the body of all citizens that acts as the other part of Bloc Legislature

(15) “Resident” or “Resident Nation” shall refer to any nation that currently resides in The Communist Bloc region

Article II - Category

(16) This Act shall be classified as a Type III EXECUTIVE law.

Article III - Provisions

(17) When a World Assembly proposal is in queue, it is the responsibility of the Minister of World Assembly Affairs or their equivalent to direct the World Assembly Delegate to vote either in favor or against the proposal. The MoWAA must publicly post their decision in the Dispatch pursuant to Article III, clause 16(d) of this bill.

1. The post must include the proposal in full text.

2. The analysis must include both pros and cons of the proposal at vote.

3. The discussion shall be open to all residents who may express their opinions on the proposal.

4. In addition to a post in #wa-discussion, the proposal and analysis shall be published as a Dispatch. The title of this Dispatch is to include whether it is a GA or SC proposal, the name of the proposal, and the final recommendation of the MoWAA. All current WA member nations shall be tagged in this Dispatch.

5. The proposal and analysis, or a link to the Dispatch, shall be cross-posted to the "#wa-discussion" channel on Discord and Regional Message Board by the Minister of World Assembly Affairs at the time of posting, and those with the “@World Assembly Affairs” role shall be notified.
   

(18) On the Discord, a channel called “#wa-discussion” shall exist as a place where GA and SC proposals and current proposals and resolutions at vote will be discussed.

(19) If the First Minister deems it diplomatically necessary for The Communist Bloc to vote on a World Assembly proposal a certain way, the World Assembly Delegate shall vote according to that decision.

1. The decision must be made publicly and state why it is crucial for the WAD to vote that way.

2. This may be repealed by a simple majority in the Legislative Committee, in which case the vote of the World Assembly Delegate shall be cast opposite the original MoWAA decision.

   1. The People’s Assembly may also have the power to motion for a repeal vote in the LC.

(20) Any member of the People’s Assembly may motion to repeal the decision of the MoWAA (unless a decision was already made by the First Minister under Article III, Clause 21). If the repeal achieves majority assent, the World Assembly Delegate must vote opposite the MoWAA’s decision.

Article IV - Schedule

(21) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

(22) An election shall open for the MoWAA at the passage of this act contingent on the FM and CoM voting on and creating the MoWAA

1. The election schedule will be a 4 day standing period and 2 day election period

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander