KWB Omnibus

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@KrisKringle

4. The Delegate

As I said in response to the previous Kris/Henn omnibus, I would like a line included which defines the Delegate as voting and approving in accordance with the direction of the Prime Minister.

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6. The Executive

Extremely small, but there’s a numbering error starting here. It should be “5”.

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3. Authority

(1) The Security Council conducts security checks, monitors the qualifications of voters, and removes voters pursuant to Article 2, Section 2. The Council may appoint no more than four voters with the approval of the Assembly to act in their name for such purposes, but the Council retains final authority on all decisions.

My concerns that I expressed on the Henn/Kris omnibus still apply about giving the authority for voter registration processing to the Security Council. They would be slightly mitigated if greater accountability measures for the Security Council were to be implemented (as discussed below). I’ll answer the responses given in that thread:

@KrisKringle

The point of having the Security Council be ultimately responsible is not to give them the day-to-day duties, but to:

1. Ensure that they can step in in case someone who could endanger the region is trying to join and is somehow at risk of being admitted.

The current Legislator Committee Act includes a provision that allows the CRS to reject an applicant who is a threat to regional security. We could include a similar provision.

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Ensure that there is a temporary fallback in case this LegComm successor is unexpectedly busy and applications are piling up.

I find this highly unlikely given structural activity levels on the CRS.

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(4) Elections for Delegate begin on the first of every February and August, or no more than seven days after a vacancy wherein no less than half the term remains, with a first round conducted under approval vote with two winners

I realize we have had this debate many times, but I personally would prefer to move to instant runoff voting for all positions/elections, and that would include this. The top two candidates can still be identified before moving to the on-site voting round.

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2. Regional Military

(1) The Prime Minister is the commander-in-chief of the Special Forces of the South Pacific and exercises civilian command and control over it.

I would prefer in final reconciliation that we note the preference of GC members for a General Corps-led military rather than a Prime Minister-led military in the two competing versions of the Defense Act that were voted on.

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2. Role of the Security Council

I would like to propose two additional clauses to this article of the Regional Security Act:

(4) The Council will select from among its members a Chair who will be primarily responsible for overseeing the business of the Council, communicating with other branches of government and the public, and overseeing any programs to promote endorsements for officials trusted to maintain higher endorsements. The Assembly will be notified upon the election of a new Chair. The current Delegate may not serve as Chair.

(5) On July 1, the presiding officer of the Assembly shall initiate a retention vote for each member of the Council. If the Assembly does not vote in favor of retention of a Councillor by a simple majority, they will be removed from the Security Council.

The first clause is important because it establishes accountability for who on the Council has the authority to speak for the Council and is responsible for overseeing one of the core functions of the Council (endorsement promotion) which has recently been neglected. Establishing an accountable official for these core functions will help ensure they are accomplished.

The second clause is important for further accountability. If members of the Council have lost the confidence of a majority of the region, then they aren’t reliable and cannot be trusted to maintain regional security. Meeting this incredibly low threshold should not be difficult for any active and engaged members of the Council.

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Criticise the Coalition or its allies.

I don’t think we should prohibit communications which criticize allies of the Coalition as there are times where the government is consciously issuing statements against actions by an ally (our spat with TNP over quorum raiding comes to mind)

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(4) Moderators may order the ejection or ban of any nation as fair and proportional penalty for violating moderation rules, but the assent of the Security Council is required for the ejection or ban of any nation that is not a low influence nation.

I disagree with the portion of this clause requiring Security Council approval to ban a nation that is not a low influence nation. If a nation is subject to a moderation (OOC) ban, the Security Council (IC) has no role in determining that ban’s ability to be executed.

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4. The Dean of the Assembly

I agree with previously expressed concerns about the role of the Dean of the Assembly. The position seems unaccountable, unnecessary, and like its responsibilities can be carried out by other officials.