A global amendment to and re-write of the Concordat was proposed by Aelitia and further sponsored by Bachtendekuppen, involving Citizens and Magisters in thorough debate.
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Preamble: We, the assembled nations of the East Pacific, desiring a more prosperous and perfect region, do hereby gather to establish this Concordat of the East Pacific.
Article A: Executive
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest executive authority in a Delegate of the East Pacific and does appoint the Delegate the executor of this Concordat and any subsequent laws passed by the Magisterium.
Section 2) The Delegate of the East Pacific shall be a Citizen elected for a term of four months by a vote of the Citizens of the East Pacific. [2013 Am 4]
Section 3) The Delegate shall eject and/or banish nations from the region members who have committed a summary offense or have been convicted of an indictable offense by the Conclave, for a prescribed period of time. [2014 Am 2, §1]
Section 4) The Delegate shall represent The East Pacific to other regions and organizations as Head of State, for such things as the construction of embassies, and the negotiation of treaties. [2014 Am 2, §1]
Section 5) The Delegate shall nominate citizens to serve as Viziers, and Arbiters. [2014 Am 2, §1]
Section 6) The Delegate may appoint Ministers to perform any of the duties of the Delegate or to advise the Delegate
Section 7) The Delegate of the East Pacific shall not serve concurrently as a Magister, Arbiter, or Vizier.
Section 8) The Delegate of the East Pacific may order a Vizier to assume the Delegacy temporarily in order to provide for the security of the region. The Delegate may retake the Delegacy at any time after that point.
Section 9) An individual that has assumed the Delegacy through a means other than that provided for by this Concordat shall not be recognized by the government as Delegate.
Article B: Legislative
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest legislative authority in a Magisterium, which shall be the sole legislature in the region.
Section 2) Citizens wishing to become Magisters must follow the method prescribed in the standing orders of the Magisterium. [2013 Am 2]
Section 3) Magisters will elect among themselves a Provost every three months, outlined in the Standing Orders. This process is to be orchestrated by the previous provost or a representative thereof. The provost shall preside over the Magisterium’s meetings, represent it to the Executive and Judiciary, and keep a record of the laws of the East Pacific. [2013 Am 1, §2]
Section 4) A Magister may be removed by the Magisterium by any method outlined in the Standing Orders of the Magisterium. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 5) The Magisterium shall pass laws by majority vote. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 6) The Delegate shall have the power to veto any law passed by the Magisterium. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 7) The Magisterium shall have the power to override a veto by a 3/4 vote. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 8) If the Delegate does not veto a law passed by the Magisterium within ten days, it shall be enacted. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 9) The Magisterium may ratify by majority vote a declaration of war or treaty submitted by the Delegate. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 10) The Magisterium may appoint Arbiters nominated by the Delegate by majority vote. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 11) The Magisterium may appoint for a life term Viziers nominated by the Delegate by a 2/3 vote. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 12) The Magisterium may remove an Arbiter by a 3/4 vote, or the Delegate or a Magister by a 2/3 vote for absence or high crimes. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 13) If the Delegate is removed, resigns, or leaves office by other means, the Magisterium shall then select a Vizier as Acting Delegate until a new election for Delegate has been held. [2013 Am 1, §3] and [2016 Am 1]
Section 14) A Magister may not serve concurrently as Delegate or Arbiter. [2013 Am 1, §3]
Section 15) The Magisterium shall meet in open session except when it is agreed by majority vote that a closed session is necessary. [2013 Am 5]
Section 16) Each time a Magister votes, they must also explicitly supply their WA nation in the same post. [2013 Am 1, §6]
Article C: Judicial
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest judicial power in the Conclave, which shall be the sole interpreter of this Concordat and the judge and jury of indicted citizens. [2014 Am 2, §2]
Section 2) The Conclave shall be composed of four Arbiters. [2014 Am 1]
Section 3) An Arbiter shall not serve concurrently as a Magister or the Delegate.
Section 4) The Arbiters shall elect from amongst themselves for a term of six months a Viceroy, who shall oversee the proceedings of the Conclave and administrate all elections in the East Pacific and represent the Conclave to the Magisterium and the Delegate.
Section 5) The Conclave may rule on the actions of the Delegate or laws passed by the Magisterium and nullify and prohibit any which are contrary to this Concordat.
Section 6) The Conclave may judge the actions of any nation in the East Pacific for violation of this Concordat and indictable offenses according to the laws of the East Pacific and sentence those found guilty. [2014 Am 2, §2]
Section 7) Trials in the Conclave shall be in open session.
Section 8) The Conclave may remove a Vizier by 2/3 vote for absence or high crimes or a Magister by majority vote. [2013 Am 1, §7]
Section 9) Arbiters are appointed for six month tenure. Arbiters shall then retain their seat after their term until a citizen is nominated to replace them. [2014 Am 1]
Section 10) An Arbiter may be reappointed when their term ends. There is no limit on the number of terms an Arbiter may serve. [2014 Am 1 & 2016 Am 2 §2]
Section 11) In the court proceedings of the Conclave concerning final decisions, the total number of votes cast may not exceed 3. The Standing Orders of the Conclave shall determine which of the four Arbiters shall cast these votes in any circumstance, each of whom may only cast one vote. [2014 Am 1 and 2016 Am 2 §2]
Article D: Viziers
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest the power of regional defense to the Viziers.
Section 2) The Viziers shall be charged with removing from power any Delegate removed by the Magisterium or any individual that has illegally seized the Delegacy.
Section 3) The Viziers may temporarily remove the Delegate if the majority of Viziers believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the Delegate has acted to destroy this Concordat. This temporary removal must be confirmed within seventy-two hours by a 2/3 vote of the Magisterium or a decision by the Conclave. If the temporary removal by the Viziers is not confirmed, the delegate must be reinstated. If the temporary removal is confirmed, the Magisterium shall determine if the removal is permanent as required by Article B, Section 12. If the Magisterium does not remove the delegate, the delegate shall be reinstated.
Section 4) Upon confirmation of a temporary removal under Article D, Section 3, the Vizier which replaces the Delegate shall become Acting Delegate for the remainder of the temporary removal, or until another Vizier is chosen as Acting Delegate by the Magsiterium.
Article E: Citizenship
Section 1) A Citizen of the East Pacific is a resident of the East Pacific that has ratified this Concordat and has fulfilled any additional requirements for naturalization as may be codified into law.
Section 2) Residents that are denied Citizenship may file an appeal with the Conclave.
Section 3) The Magisterium may, by majority vote, define additional requirements for obtaining Citizenship within the East Pacific.
Section 4) Section 1 notwithstanding, the Magisterium may by majority vote grant honorable Citizenship to any individual, and that individual shall be considered a Citizen thereafter. The Magisterium may by three-fourths majority vote revoke honorable Citizenship from a holder of honorable Citizenship. Revocation of honorable Citizenship does not infringe on the rights and abilities of the individual to acquire Citizenship under Section 1. [2015 Amendment 1]
Section 5) The Conclave led by the Viceroy shall be charged with overseeing the naturalization process and maintaining a record of all citizens.
Article F: Rights of Citizens
Section 1) Each citizen shall have the right to free speech and the government shall take no action to limit this except when a citizen is determined to be acting deliberately to cause a public nuisance by the Conclave.
Section 2) Each nation shall have the power to make such alliances as it sees fit, so long as these alliances do not act against the East Pacific, nor violate this Concordat.
Section 3) Each citizen shall have the right to a swift and impartial trial by the Conclave if action is taken against them by the regional authorities.
Section 4) No citizen shall be tried twice for the same offense.
Section 5) No citizen shall be forced to incriminate itself.
Section 6) Each citizen shall have the right to legal counsel in a trial before the Conclave.
Section 7) Each nation may enter and leave the region freely, unless that nation is convicted of a crime by the Conclave. Citizens shall upon leaving the region surrender any governmental roles outlined in this Concordat and unless granted honorable citizenship may not hold such roles until they return.
Section 8) Each citizen shall be free to serve in any office in the East Pacific but no nation shall be granted a title of nobility by the government of the East Pacific, nor will such titles granted outside the East Pacific be favored above that of Citizen of the East Pacific. [2014 Am 5]
Section 9) All rights not in this Concordat described or reserved to the government shall remain in the hands of the individual nations.
Article G: Enactment and Amendment
Section 1) This Concordat shall take effect following a simple majority ratification vote of nations of The East Pacific publicly on the offsite forums, to be overseen by the Elders.
Section 2) The East Pacific Elders shall oversee the first elections for Delegate and Magisterium following the successful completion of the ratification process. This voting shall take place publicly on the offsite forums. The Elders shall cease to function thereafter.
Section 3) The Magisterium shall have the authority to propose an amendment to this Concordat by a 2/3 vote; such an amendment must receive the support of 3/4 of those Citizens voting in a referendum administered by the Conclave.
Section 4) Any changes made to the Concordat shall result in a new citizenship topic started with the amended Concordat in it. The former citizenship thread will be linked in that first post. [2013 Am 1, §8]
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We, the assembled Citizens of the East Pacific, desiring a more prosperous and perfect region, do hereby gather to establish a New Concordat of the East Pacific.
Article A: Executive
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest executive authority in a Delegate of the East Pacific and does appoint the Delegate the executor of this Concordat, subsequent laws passed by the Magisterium, and orders imposed by the Conclave.
Section 2) The Delegate shall be a Citizen elected for a term of four months by a vote of the Citizens of the East Pacific.
Section 3) The Delegate shall eject and/or banish Nations from the Region who have committed a summary offense or have been sentenced as such for committing an indictable offense, by the Conclave, for the prescribed period of time.
Section 4) The Delegate shall represent The East Pacific to foreign entities as Head of State.
Section 5) The Delegate shall nominate Citizens to serve as Viziers and Arbiters subject to confirmation by the Magisterium. Accordingly, the Delegate shall not serve concurrently as a Magister, Arbiter, or Vizier.
Section 6) The Delegate may appoint Ministers to advise on or perform any of the duties of the Delegate. As a limit, the Delegate may only order a Vizier to assume the full Delegacy. The Delegate may then retake the Delegacy at any time. Further, statutory apportionment of Regional Officer positions or powers shall take primacy over discretionary Minister appointments.
Section 7) An individual that has assumed the Delegacy through a means other than that provided for by this Concordat shall not be recognized by the Government as Delegate.
Article B: Legislative
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest legislative authority in a Magisterium, which shall enact legislation and maintain Standing Orders.
Section 2) The induction or removal of a Citizen as Magister shall follow the methods prescribed in the Standing Orders. A Magister must be a Citizen.
Section 3) Magisters shall elect among themselves a Provost, as outlined in the Standing Orders. The Provost shall preside over the Magisterium, represent it to the Executive, the Viziers and the Judiciary, and keep a record of the laws of the East Pacific.
Section 4) Enactment or amendment of legislation, and ratification of a treaty or declaration of war submitted by the Delegate shall be decided by majority vote.
Section 5) The Delegate may elect to, within ten days of passage in the Magisterium, veto an enactment or amendment of legislation. The Magisterium may elect to override such a veto by a 3/4 vote.
Section 6) The Magisterium may confirm Arbiters nominated by the Delegate by majority vote.
Section 7) The Magisterium may confirm Viziers nominated by the Delegate by a 2/3 vote.
Section 8) The Magisterium may suspend the Delegate, a Vizier, or an Arbiter by a 2/3 vote for suspicion of indictable crimes. This suspension shall be considered an Indictment for the named offence or offences as prosecuted by the Provost. Suspension shall be lifted by any non-guilty decision of the Conclave or by majority vote of the Magisterium.
Section 9) If the Delegate is removed, resigns, or leaves office by other means, the Magisterium shall then select a Vizier as Acting Delegate until a new election for Delegate has been held.
Article C: Judicial
Section 1) This Concordat does hereby invest judicial power in the Conclave, which shall be the interpreter of this Concordat and the judge and jury of indicted Citizens.
Section 2) The Conclave shall be composed of four Arbiters, which shall not serve concurrently as the Delegate or as a Magister. In the final decisions of the Conclave, the total number of votes cast may not exceed 3, as determined by the Standing Orders of the Conclave.
Section 3) The Arbiters shall elect from amongst themselves a Viceroy who shall oversee the proceedings of the Conclave, administrate elections in the Region, and represent the Conclave to the Magisterium, the Viziers, and the Delegate. The Viceroy shall submit election regulation changes to the Magisterium for majority approval.
Section 4) Arbiters are appointed for six month tenure, after which they shall retain their seat until a Member is nominated to replace them. An Arbiter may be reappointed when their term ends.
Section 5) The Conclave may rule on the actions of the Delegate, the actions of the Viziers, or laws passed by the Magisterium and nullify any which are contrary to this Concordat. The Conclave is empowered to compel a legally required action by Order with any indictable penalty.
Section 6) The Conclave may rule on the actions of any Citizen to be in violation of this Concordat or of the indicted offences as prescribed by the laws of the Region and sentence those found guilty pursuant to statutory limits. Trials in the Conclave shall be in open session.
Section 7) The Conclave may remove a Vizier by 2/3 decision or a Magister by majority decision, for absence or high crimes.
Article D: Viziers
Section 1) The Viziers shall be invested the responsibilities of regional security, stability, and continuity of government. Viziers shall maintain a high level of endorsementsin the region and serve for an indefinite period.
Section 2) The Viziers shall be charged with removing from power any Delegate suspended by the Magisterium, guilty of a summary or indictable offence, or any individual that has illegally seized the Delegacy.
Section 3) The Viziers shall elect from among themselves a Grand Vizier, who shall preside over the Viziers and represent it to the Magisterium, the Executive, and the Conclave. The Grand Vizier shall oversee the security of the region as determined by this Concordat and the Standing Orders of the Viziers.
Section 4) The Viziers may temporarily suspend the Delegate if 2/3 of Viziers believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the Delegate has acted to destroy this Concordat. The temporary suspension must be confirmed within seventy-two hours by a decision of the Conclave. This suspension shall be considered an Indictment for High Treason as prosecuted by the Viziers or designee. The suspension and Indictment shall be lifted by a non-guilty verdict of the Conclave, a 2/3 vote of Viziers, or a 4/5 vote of the Magisterium.
Section 5) Upon the suspension of a Delegate, the Vizier which replaces the Delegate shall become Acting Delegate for the remainder of the suspension, unless another Vizier is chosen as Acting Delegate by the Magisterium. A Vizier shall not be considered as serving concurrently as Delegate if serving as an Acting Delegate.
Article E: Citizenship and Residency
Section 1) A Resident of the East Pacific is a resident Nation of the Region.
Section 2) A Citizen of the East Pacific is a resident Nation of the Region that has ratified this Concordat and undertaken Naturalization as defined by law.
Section 3) The Viziers led by the Grand Vizier shall be charged with overseeing the naturalization process and maintaining a record of all citizens.
Article F: Rights and Duties of Citizens
This Article sets out the rights and obligations of Citizens and Residents of the East Pacific.
Section 1) Each Citizen shall have the right to a swift and impartial trial by the Conclave if indictment is made against them, as limited by the duty to avoid incitement of indictment.
Section 2) Each Citizen shall have a legal right not to be tried twice for the same offence, a legal right against forced self-incrimination, and the right of representation by adequate counsel to enforce said legal rights. These rights are limited by the duty to not obstruct justice and to comply with evidentiary requests by Conclave.
Section 3) Each Resident may leave the Region freely, as limited by upon freely leaving the Region, a Citizen shall surrender their status as Citizen and any governmental roles.
Section 4) Each Citizen shall be free to serve in any office in the East Pacific, as limited by World Assembly Membership requirements and the prohibition of titles of nobility from the East Pacific.
Article G: Enactment and Amendment
Section 1) This Concordat recognizes itself as the descendant of the first concordat of the East Pacific, which took effect following a ratification vote of nations of The East Pacific, as overseen by the Elders. This Concordat repeals and replaces said elder concordat.
Section 2) The Magisterium shall have the authority to propose an amendment to this Concordat by a 2/3 vote; such an amendment must receive the support of 2/3 of those Citizens voting in a referendum administered by the Conclave.
Section 3) Amendments to the Concordat shall take effect immediately upon referendum close.
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The proposal was debated [CONCORDAT BILL - APPROVED] Proposal for a New Concordat - Page 6 - The East Pacific - Tapatalk. On January 22nd, the proposal was motioned to a vote, and seconded.
The Magisterium can propose an amendment to this Concordat by a 2/3 vote; such an amendment must receive the support of 3/4 of those Citizens voting in a referendum administered by the Conclave.
Voting shall begin on January 22nd, and shall last a period of 168 hours. It will end on January 29th.
Voting Choices:
- Vote AYE or FOR if you are in favor.
- Vote NAY or AGAINST if you are against.
- Vote ABSTAIN or PRESENT if you cannot make a decision in good conscience.
It is required that you supply both your nation residing in the East Pacific and its World Assembly Status. Only Magisters whose nation both resides in the East Pacific and is in the World Assembly will have their vote counted as legitimate. If you are currently an active member of EPSA, then you are exempted from this rule.
Eligible Magisters (16):
Bachtendekuppen
Libertanny
Brotherlandprez1
Algerstonian Leader
Danelaw Scandinavia
East Malaysia
Encurage
Todd McCloud
VW53A
Angel of Charity
Ramaeus
Tetrid
Atlea
Rage Mage
AMOM
McStooley