The Strategy Act

Vista Major
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The Strategy Act | as proposed by Vista Major, MP
A resolution to establish a commission dedicated to regional development

Author: Vista Major
Date: November the 3rd, 2015 AD

Preamble
The Commonwealth of Free Nations is at a pivotal point in its history where it will need to adapt to the needs and desires of its residents. As such, this Act shall establish a committee of citizens and noncitizens to plan for the future of the Commonwealth.

Article I:
The Strategic Planning Commission is hereby established, with the mission of developing recommendations to the government and writing legislation that, to its best knowledge, judgement, and consensus of vote, shall benefit the Commonwealth of Free Nations and its relationships with foreign powers, based on the governments and operations of other regions and ideas proposed by the CFN Public.

Article II:
The Strategic Planning Commission shall be composed of one representative per 10 citizens, and one representative of the non-citizen population (the definition of non-citizens and the non-citizen population shall be determined by Parliament, as per The Immigration Act, subject to review by civil court).

Article III:
The Commission shall be composed of no more than 2 individuals from any one party. Furthermore, no more than half of the Commission may have partisan ties. No one who serves on the Legislative Review Committee or the Cabinet (excluding deputies) shall serve on the Commission.

Article IV:
The Strategic Planning Commission shall be elected every 3 months via Multi-Member Ranked-Choice Voting. As such, the leading candidates (according to the allocation of representatives in Article II) following the 1-week election period shall be elected to the Commission (provided that Article III is not violated).

Article V:
The Commission shall elect a Chairperson from among its ranks to oversee the Commission and propose legislation made by the Commission on their behalf. The Chairperson shall share the normal powers of other members.

Article VI:
The Commission shall meet a minimum of once every two weeks. Where the Contents shall meet is up to the Chairperson. During meetings, the Communication shall discuss the state of the Commonwealth and propose recommendations and draft legislation that may assist the Commonwealth. Legislation may be written by any number of people, but must receive the majority of support of the Commission to be brought before the Parliament by the Chairperson. Any legislation rejected by the Commission may be adopted by Commission members or Members of Parliament. Recommendations are to be delivered by the Chairperson to the applicable entity(s).

Article VII:
All the affairs of the Commission shall be made available to the general public by the Chairperson at least once a month.

Article VIII:
The Parliament may vote to dissolve the Commission and call an election to replace the Commission for the remainder of the term at any time via referendum.

ENDORSEMENTS: Flynnvakia (MP), Libertystock1 (MP)

DENOUNCEMENTS: Markotovia (Chancellor), Continental Commonwealths (MP), ConnorR (Circuit Judge), Jacksonwood (MP)

Last Edit: Nov 4, 2015 23:40:02 GMT by Vista Major

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Commonwealth of Free Nations

Flynnvakia Full Member Circuit Judge of the CFN Posts: 16 WA Member: Yes CFN Political Party: Liberal	The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 2:59:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Flynnvakia on Nov 4, 2015 2:59:04 GMT Endorsed
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libertystock1 New Member Posts: 3	The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 3:05:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by libertystock1 on Nov 4, 2015 3:05:43 GMT I endorse

Jacksonwood
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The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 5:18:19 GMT

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Nov 4, 2015 3:23:47 GMT @concontcom said:

I denounce this bill.

This is completely unnecessary. It also appears similar to the repeated proposals to install an upper house within Parliament: membership is restrictive, there are additional and complicated elections, it duplicates some of the roles of Parliament, the Executive, and parties. There is nothing currently inhibiting people from collaborating on or submitting legislation, so this bill seems to aim to fix a problem that does not exist.

Further, I worry that a committee created for the express purpose of producing legislation will continue to churn out bill proposals to perpetuate itself even when said legislation is not necessary.

And before one may be compelled to compare it to the LRC: the latter does not require region-coordinated elections, impose an elections process, or set a quota for meetings. Alternatively, it allows for developing recommendations to proposed legislation while also requiring minimal government intervention.

Denounced, for the reasons stated above.

In addition,

As the leader of a confederate nation, I can not, in good conscience, endorse a bill that does not fall within the scope of limited small government. While it appears that the motivations of this bill are well intentioned, I worry about what the expansion of parliamentary bureaucracy could bring us in the future, more specifically, the powers of lobby and special interests.

The bill itself, however, is well written and I give credit to it's author.

Last Edit: Nov 5, 2015 4:30:04 GMT by Jacksonwood

Markotovia Full Member Chancellery Admin Posts: 213 Nation: Markotovia WA Member: Yes CFN Political Party: The Liberal Party	The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 13:00:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Markotovia on Nov 4, 2015 13:00:06 GMT DENOUNCED
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judgeconnor Full Member Posts: 17	The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 20:51:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by judgeconnor on Nov 4, 2015 20:51:08 GMT Denounced

Vista Major
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The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 23:44:56 GMT

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Nov 4, 2015 3:23:47 GMT @concontcom said:

I denounce this bill.

This is completely unnecessary. It also appears similar to the repeated proposals to install an upper house within Parliament: membership is restrictive, there are additional and complicated elections, it duplicates some of the roles of Parliament, the Executive, and parties. There is nothing currently inhibiting people from collaborating on or submitting legislation, so this bill seems to aim to fix a problem that does not exist.

Further, I worry that a committee created for the express purpose of producing legislation will continue to churn out bill proposals to perpetuate itself even when said legislation is not necessary.

And before one may be compelled to compare it to the LRC: the latter does not require region-coordinated elections, impose an elections process, or set a quota for meetings. Alternatively, it allows for developing recommendations to proposed legislation while also requiring minimal government intervention.

Unnecessary, possibly so. There isn't a need for a Strategic Planning Commission. However, I am going to create one soon. And I would much rather at least consult the Parliament via legislation first. As for the elections, consider it a pilot program for possible implementation of regional RCV in the future, if ever, and also giving newer citizens the opportunity to run for office and try their hand at the electoral process before tackling the Cabinet.

The SPC would be a "training ground" of sorts for new Members of Parliament to come together and write legislation, thus gaining experience. I'd be more than willing to relax the structure, if that is what people desire more than the one in this current bill. I want to afford as many opportunities to serve in government as possible; if that means new government entities, than so be it.

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Vista Major
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A New Age is Born

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The Strategy Act Nov 4, 2015 23:47:48 GMT

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Post by Vista Major on Nov 4, 2015 23:47:48 GMT

Nov 4, 2015 5:18:19 GMT Jacksonwood said:

Nov 4, 2015 3:23:47 GMT @concontcom said:

I denounce this bill.

This is completely unnecessary. It also appears similar to the repeated proposals to install an upper house within Parliament: membership is restrictive, there are additional and complicated elections, it duplicates some of the roles of Parliament, the Executive, and parties. There is nothing currently inhibiting people from collaborating on or submitting legislation, so this bill seems to aim to fix a problem that does not exist.

Further, I worry that a committee created for the express purpose of producing legislation will continue to churn out bill proposals to perpetuate itself even when said legislation is not necessary.

And before one may be compelled to compare it to the LRC: the latter does not require region-coordinated elections, impose an elections process, or set a quota for meetings. Alternatively, it allows for developing recommendations to proposed legislation while also requiring minimal government intervention.

Denounced, for the reasons stated above.

In addition,

As the leader of a confederate nation, I can not, in good conscience, endorse a bill that does not fall within the scope of limited small government. While it appears that the motivations of this bill are well intentioned, I worry of what the expansion of parliamentary bureaucracy could bring us in the future, more specifically, the powers of lobby and special interests.

The bill itself, however, is well written and I give credit to it's author.

My personal philosophy is that we should expand the Parliament whenever possible, because it is the direct body of our citizenry. Expanding and strengthening Parliament would be to give more power to the people, which should be the goal of our Commonwealth. I do not worry much about lobbying and special interest beyond that of political parties, especially in this era of the CFN, where the parties are forming and getting their bearings together.

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angbhand New Member Posts: 2	The Strategy Act Nov 5, 2015 0:41:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by angbhand on Nov 5, 2015 0:41:29 GMT Angbhand is willing to endorse this provided they are given a permanent seat on the commission. Barring that Angbhand denounces The Strategy Act and encourages other nations to do the same.

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The Strategy Act Nov 5, 2015 5:01:48 GMT

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Nov 4, 2015 23:47:48 GMT Vista Major said:

Nov 4, 2015 5:18:19 GMT Jacksonwood said:

Denounced, for the reasons stated above.

In addition,

As the leader of a confederate nation, I can not, in good conscience, endorse a bill that does not fall within the scope of limited small government. While it appears that the motivations of this bill are well intentioned, I worry of what the expansion of parliamentary bureaucracy could bring us in the future, more specifically, the powers of lobby and special interests.

The bill itself, however, is well written and I give credit to it's author.

My personal philosophy is that we should expand the Parliament whenever possible, because it is the direct body of our citizenry. Expanding and strengthening Parliament would be to give more power to the people, which should be the goal of our Commonwealth. I do not worry much about lobbying and special interest beyond that of political parties, especially in this era of the CFN, where the parties are forming and getting their bearings together.

I could be on board with this if, instead of a commission, it authorized the creation of a higher house of parliament to act as an intermediary between the body politic and the executive.

Vista Major
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The Strategy Act Nov 7, 2015 2:53:32 GMT via mobile

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Nov 5, 2015 16:50:17 GMT @concontcom said:

Nov 5, 2015 5:01:48 GMT Jacksonwood said:

It is for these reasons that, in my own denouncement, I mention how this act seems to reflect the effort of establishing an upper house while not technically doing so. In light of these recent rejections to multiple proposals to establish an upper house, creating a committee to serve a similar role seems to me to be contrary to the will of the citizenry.

This is not an upper-house act. The intent is not to establish an upper-house. I have since said that I've abandoned the notion. This is a planning committee, independent of the Parliament except for elections and its responsibility to make legislation aimed at reform. It shall have no other bearing on the legislature, or any other branch of government.

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Founder of THE PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT PARTY
Commonwealth of Free Nations

Vista Major Full Member A New Age is Born Posts: 322 Nation: Vista Major WA Member: No CFN Political Party: Progressive Independent Party	The Strategy Act Nov 12, 2015 22:04:25 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Vista Major on Nov 12, 2015 22:04:25 GMT VOTING HAS ENDED: ENDORSEMENTS: 4 DENOUNCEMENTS: 5 ABSTENTIONS: 0 PERCENTAGE: 44% ACTION: Fails to pass the Parliament. To be stored in the Parliamentary Archives.
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Post by Flynnvakia on Nov 4, 2015 2:59:04 GMT

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Post by Jacksonwood on Nov 4, 2015 5:18:19 GMT

Post by Markotovia on Nov 4, 2015 13:00:06 GMT

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Post by Vista Major on Nov 4, 2015 23:44:56 GMT

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Post by angbhand on Nov 5, 2015 0:41:29 GMT

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