[WSRE Antonymous Region Announcement]

The six members of the administration appointed by Wighton sat at a long table atop a constructed wooden platform. The platform sat at the center of the parade grounds in New Zurich, and for the first time in awhile the city had been opened to the general public. Each individual had a pen, and a piece of paper before them. In front of the table sat a single lectern. Michael stood and approached the Lectern it had been a couple weeks sense the original announcement of his administration had been made, this would be his first public address. The elevation of the speaker though was not nearly as imposing as his image. Surrounding the platform on all sides creating a ten foot cushion between the crowed and the speaker was five concentric rings of what would soon be dubbed “The Imperial Legions”, his bio-chemically augmented personal guard each carrying high powered rifles strapped on their back, and holding extendable batons in case of an incident. To be honest Michael had no clue how they would respond to this announcement, however it would be better to be safe and feared for now allowing him to work on his image later than dead and hated forever. He doubted it would come to that though. Taking a sip from a glass of water left inside the lectern he began.

“Colleagues, Subjects, Distinguished guests; today I bring to you a message of great gravity. This nation has gone through multiple changes in its leadership, before Wighton there was Blackknight and before that something else. In terms of a citizen’s existence in, so far as a government is satisfactory then the status quo is preferred to remain. Therefore I know that this is a hard pill for you to continue to swallow, and it pains me to ask you to do so once more. But you see we must. While we may all enjoy the good Governor’s generosity, I and a few others most of all; we must realize that we have our own interests to uphold, and it will always be preferable to have a domestically controlled government determining the policies of those near it than a foreign one deciding upon things from miles afar. This is just one of the many reasons an independent region is preferable.

Behind me these men sit pens ready to sign into law a new form of government. One which will have the authority to do as it needs to in your interest and one which we can all prosper from. With this signing, we shall usher in what we can all hope will be the last time this must happen, and further it shall be the declarative moment to which we sever the final link binding us to Wighton, finally granting us our sovereignty. We have already discussed this matter with them, and the Governor has offered me his support, I only ask now for yours.” The crowd erupted in applause. Taking his seat once more at the long table he and the others lifted their pens and gave a final look at the document which would thrust them all into power. It had already been decided who would take what post, and everyone had agreed on his own ascendancy to the nation’s new highest office. Exhaling he felt the tension of the moment, and slowly signed his name at the bottom. After each of them had signed all six copies confirming the new state’s existence, they handed the stack to a courier who raced them back to the executive estate surrounded by his own set of guards. Taking the Lectern once more, Michael hushed the ecstatic crowd.

“From this moment forward, we are part of Wighton no more, nor shall we bear its name. For as long as this government shall stand, and for long as you remain at our side we shall referred to through out the world as The Imperium.”

OOC: Here is an official wiki page on the nation containing a back story, a copy of the documents below, and some insight into the politics of the new government.

http://cybernations.wikia.com/wiki/Imperium

If the constitution is too long for you to read, or you don’t feel like mulling through its legal nuances and minutia then I suppose the important part is, there is an unelected oligarchy who votes into power what is functionally speaking an Emperor.

The Articles of Order

Prelude

Article I: Oligarchy

Article II: The Executive

Article III: Provincial Administration

Definitions

Signatures

Prelude

As time has progressed humanity has itself become detached from things once thought certain. Absolutism the moral ideology of the past which dictated a set of norms that were inherently, and eternally true has given way to relativism. A system which dynamically adjusts itself, and dictates a set of norms based upon the coercive ability of certain notions of “form” to themselves be imposed upon others. Therefore it comes as no surprise that power no longer is decided by authority but rather authority is decided by power, there can be no illegitimate power without another power declaring itself legitimate and a committing the converse upon the other. Thus the only legitimate government is that which is capable of imposing itself upon its subjects. The true state is that which has the power to decide upon the norm. As such we being in the capacity to do so have chosen to establish unto this land a new form of government, one which holds dear to it the political and economic interests of those whom it reigns, the safety of the public, and condition of its own existence. It shall therefore with these interests in mind execute the following articles, and establish itself as the imperial regime of the land. This established all else follows…

Article I: Oligarchy

Section 1: Oligarchal Sovereignty

Clause 1: The nation and its state shall be marshaled under the command of a single oligarchy. This entity comprising of six members, shall be the sovereign source of all legitimate authority established under these articles, and enforced under the capacity of coercive force this committee shall hold.

Clause 2: Being that the Oligarchy is a collective of Oligarchs the sovereign authority of this body shall only be tapped when the majority of its members are in agreement. While it is always possible for this entity to distribute power to lesser offices, it will still irrespective of its own policies remain in the capacity to revoke, and regain all power vested within it, as well as overrule, and decide upon any matter it chooses. Thus the power to rule shall perpetually be in the hands of man not law, for law is simply a tool of authority holding no ability to decide or reign on its own. Concurrently it is as an act of this entity that the following form of government is to be established.

Section 2: Oligarchal Powers

Clause 1: As a collective the Oligarchy shall have the authority to create ordinances, which shall make up Orderial Law the highest level of law within the land. All lower law known simply as Administrative Law shall be rendered null and void at any point of contradiction. An ordinance may both regulate behavior creating laws which negate certain behavior, as well as mandate behavior creating laws which prescribe and demand specific action on the part of those subjected to it.

Clause 2: The Oligarchy as a collective shall function as the supreme judicial authority of the state, and as an entity shall hold general jurisdiction over all peoples subjected to it. Thus it shall have the authority to pass judgment over all whom it controls as to whether they are in violation of any Orderial or Administrative Law. Said judgment may be initiated by the committee itself, or by someone granted the authority to do so. Lesser officials may be granted similar authority the limits of which may be clarified by the collective.

Clause 3: The Oligarchy being the retainer of power, and thus the source of authority under the state shall have the ability to establish and develop bureaucracy. The purpose of which is the fulfillment of mandates which it establishes. Likewise it may also destroy, limit, redefine, re-staff, micromanage, and effect change in anyway it sees fit upon said bureaucracy.

Clause 4: The Committee may amend this document in any way it sees fit as it is merely an act of the Committee.

Section 3: Collective Appointment

Clause 1: The Oligarchy shall choose its own members, these new additions shall be appointed through the process of Collective Appointment. Said process is essentially fiat by majority approval. The formal ceremony, process, and details of the action may also be determined by the Oligarchy.

Clause 2: Only by the collective will of the Oligarchy can an individual be appointed to it.

Clause 3: Just as a majority of the Oligarchy can make an individual an Oligarch, so to can it strip an existing Oligarch of their authority.

Section 4: Oligarch Privileges

Clause 1: Each Oligarch is to be made responsible for the administration of a province, and the authority to carry out the will of the Oligarchy within said province. All assets belonging to this provincial authority which are defined by each oligarch, and sanctioned by the Oligarchy, belong to the office not the occupant of said office. Thus each oligarch has the privilege to their office’s holdings.

Clause 2: Oligarch’s when functioning as such are subject to no law other than that which the collective will of the Oligarchy determines.

Clause 3: Any four Oligarch’s may call for a meeting of the Oligarchy. As a majority they may make decisions and exercise its sovereign authority over the entire state.

Article II: The Executive

Section 1: Description

Clause 1: The Oligarchy while collectively the sovereign authority shall in the interest of prudence divide up its general subject jurisdiction and allot said jurisdiction to minor authorities. (These minor authorities shall be the six Oligarchs who’s privileges are granted to them directly by the Oligarchy. These privileges shall persevere all lesser law.) In doing so it will create five ministries each led by one of the collectively appointed oligarchs. This shall establish the bureaucracy of the state. These five ministries will be as follows. The Ministry of Defense, The Ministry of Finance, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Ministry of the Interior, The Ministry Internal Security.

Clause 2: The sixth Oligarch shall be made the Imperial Regent, who shall reign and hold authority in the place of the collective. The Ministers (the other Oligarchs), shall be made to answer to him, unless acting as members of the Oligarchy.

Clause 3: The group of Oligarchs when under this structure shall exist and be known as The Directorate Committee. It is only when at least four of the six Oligarch’s have called a meeting that the entity would then be referred to as The Oligarchy. It is the only time that they are equal with the Imperial Regent and as a group have the ability to supersede his will.

Section 2: Powers of the Imperial Regent

Clause 1: All of the powers below are the Regent’s to exercise in so far as he has not been superseded by two thirds of the Oligarchy.

Clause 2: The Imperial Regent shall have the power to effect his will in the form of writs. A writ like an ordinance may both mandate behavior, and restrict it. Writs shall be what comprises Administrative Law. An Imperial Writ holds the highest authority, ensuring that only a two thirds majority of the oligarchy may override it.

Clause 3: An un-contested Regent functions as the head of state, head of government, and commander in chief of the military, giving him full jurisdiction over all functions of the government, and peoples subjected to it.

Clause 4: It is the responsibility of the Regent to define the duties of the committee members. (Eg. While the Oligarchy selects the Regent, it shall in normal operation allow the regent to choose who fills the positions of the Ministry, and what the ministry itself does; the Oligarchy by not contesting it shall offer its approval.)

Clause 5: The Regent may remove any Non-Committee/Oligarchy employee of the state, as well as appoint any one an employee of the state.

Clause 6: While the Oligarch’s are entitled to the holdings of their offices, their authority to reign does not stem from the Oligarchy but rather from the committee, and more specifically the Regent. Therefore the Imperial Regent shall have the authority to intervene in the functioning of any province.

Section 3: Power’s of the Ministers (Committee Members)

Clause 1: Each Committee Member may issue writs within their own jurisdiction in so far as those writs are not countermanded by the Regent’s.

Clause 2: Each Committee Member has total authority to manage their Ministry without intervention from other members of the Committee with exception to the Regent.

Clause 3: Each Committee Member is responsible for the staffing of their ministry, and may subsequently remove anyone within their jurisdiction on a whim.

Clause 4: Each Committee Member may grant authority within their jurisdiction to anyone they judge competent to do so.

Section 4: Executive Ministries

Clause 1: The policies of the State shall be carried out by five ministries each represented by its minister on the committee. Each Ministry is bound to the will of the Regent, and should, though they are not bound to do so, act upon reasonable requests made by Provincial Administrators. It is the duty of the Imperial Regent to more clearly define the jurisdiction of each ministry and may at any time intervene in their operations or issue orders to them, however as a general Guide to clarification the Oligarchy here establishes the vague ground of each ministry.

Clause 2: The Ministry of Defense shall be responsible for the raising, training, equipping, and overall management of the nation’s military forces, defensive structures, military relevant assets and both long-term and short-term strategic military aims. It is also responsible for gathering external intelligence on foreign entities.

Clause 3: The Ministry of Internal Security shall be responsible for the raising, training, and equipping, and overall management of a national police force which shall be used to enforce the law, protect the state, keep public order, and maintain internal security. It is further responsible for the gathering of intelligence on domestic subjects, and the management of assets controlled by it.

Clause 4: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs shall responsible for managing the nation’s diplomatic relations with foreign nations, and shall be the public representative of the nation to the world. Furthermore it shall be responsible for advising the Regent in decisions pertaining to Foreign Relations. Finally it shall be responsible for managing all assets held in foreign nations that pertain to its own affairs.

Clause 5: The Ministry of Finance shall be responsible for the management of the nation’s economy. It may engage in the creation of monetary policy, establish a national bank, establish market regulations, establish market mandates, create tariffs, establish tax code, manage the state’s funds, manage the nation’s resources, seize assets held by private individuals, and effect its will in matters pertaining to the economic state of the nation.

Clause 6: The Ministry of the Interior shall be responsible for the management of the nation’s national infrastructure, the management of public lands, and the management of all public programs which do not fall under the jurisdiction of the other ministries. All areas of jurisdiction not allotted to the other ministries shall be presided over by this ministry.

Article III: Provincial Administration

Section 1: Description

Clause 1: The sum total of the territories under the control of the Oligarchy shall be divided and allotted to each Oligarch (eg each oligarch shall receive about one sixth of the nation’s territory). Thus there shall be six provinces. Each Oligarch is from there responsible for administering the laws established by the Regent/Oligarchy and may further establish laws which are necessary and proper for the operation of their province.

Clause 2: In reference to an individual Oligarch in terms of their province the term “Provincial Administrator” shall be used.

Section 2: Powers of the Provincial Administrator

Clause 1: The Administrator may vest his authority into any entity or individual he deems to be competent to reign as his proxy.

Clause 2: The Administrator may establish Administrative law which is enforced within their province by the national police force.

Clause 3: The Administrator may call upon the resources of national ministries to aid in the administration of the Province. (Note: Each province is not to create its own ministries but shall make use of the nation’s existing resources).

Clause 4: The Administrator may make use of whatever resources are available to him to aid in the development of his province, the public good, and the management of the provincial authority.

Definitions:

State - The entity which has the ability to decide upon the norm.

Oligarchy – Used in reference to the ruling body of the state which holds sovereign authority over its jurisdiction. It is the retainer of power, and thus is the only entity which theoretically has realistic cohesive ability.

Collective – See Oligarchy.

The Directorate Committee – Used in reference to the Oligarchy when it is in its executive state. (Eg, when the Imperial Regent holds the authority of the Oligarchy, and the Oligarchs are filling the capacity as ministers responsible to the Regent).

The Committee – See The Directorate Committee.

Orderial Law – Law composed of Ordinances which are created by a majority vote of the Oligarchy.

Ordinance – Supreme form of law that overrules all other laws. The Articles of Order are themselves an Ordinance. Only the Oligarchy may amend or repeal Ordinances.

Administrative Law – Law established by officials who are granted the authority to do so by either a higher official or the Committee. Administrative Law that is created higher up in the hierarchy always over rules Administrative Law created by lower rungs of the Hierarchy. The Imperial Regent may issue the highest valued Administrative Law.

Writ – An Administrative Law issued by one who has the authority to do so.

Uncontested Regent – A regent who is not challenged by two thirds of the Oligarchy.

Provincial Administrator – Used in reference to an Oligarch in control of a given province.

Signatures

Michael Devereaux: Michael Devereaux

Imperial Regent

Oligarch

Administrator of Province One

Vladimir Kaine: Vladimir Kaine

Minister of Defense

Oligarch

Administrator of Province Two

James Mathus: James Mathus

Minister of the Interior

Oligarch

Administrator of Province Three

Thomas Alexander: Thomas Alexander

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Oligarch

Administrator of Province Four

Edward Dionysus: Edward Dionysus

Minister of Finance

Oligarch

Administrator of Province Five

Devin Avers: Devin Avers

Minister of Internal Security

Oligarch

Administrator of Province Six

[Curiouser and Curiouser...]

A representative of the Devereaux Administration entered the crowed studio where the press conference was to be held. Immediately the mob of journalists fall silent.

''"I have a statement from, Mr. Devereaux to make, after which there will be a period for questioning. '"There will be a major announcement made by Mr. Devereaux himself within a few weeks, however for the time being here is our situation. To compensate for the loss of centralized foreign leadership essentially a new state is being crafted, those details will be shared at that later date which I mentioned. For the time being there are five posts which are to lead the five new ministries that will make up the new bureaucracy" He proceeded to list them off.

"Vladimir Kaine - Minister of Defense"

"James Mathus - Minister of the Interior"

"Thomas Alexander - Minister of Foreign Affairs"

"Edward Dionysus - Minister of Finance"

"Devin Avers - Minister of Internal Security"

At this time I will now take Questions."'

One reporter in the back raised her hand. "Why has Mr. Devereaux chosen the patriarchs of the most influential families in the region."

The representative had expected this to be asked. "The Administration believes that in addition to the qualifications of these men to hold these offices, they will also provide a stabilizing effect and help centralize the power of the nation's wealth around the new state rather than juxtaposed to it."

Another rose, "What is to become of the Democratic Process?"

"At this time it is uncertain as to what form of government the new state will model itself after. However, I am sure we can all agree Mr. Devereaux has everyone's interests at heart."....

In the region's eastern province the new leadership group gathered. They could be found sitting around a long conference table sequestered in the basement of one of Devereaux's estates. Devereaux, stood before them. "My lawyers are placing the final touches on the new constitution I believe we will all find that it includes the elements we discussed. Furthermore all of us need to summon our retainers; our personal security forces are to be merged together and incorporated into the existing military, this as we agreed this infusion of blindly loyal and highly trained forces will give us a firmly loyal, and powerful collective force to repel invasion and maintain stability. I intend for this to take place the day before the public signing of the new constitution, and our formal declaration of sovereignty. Any objections?" The room was silent.

[Official IRON Announcement]

Excellent new policy IRON

o/ IRON

o/ Orange

[Hello all]

There truly isn't a rational reason for this brand of activity. Honestly you are wasting your time; in CN martyring yourself isn't anything more than a sign that you have more time on your hands than anyone else. I propose a new policy for anyone that doesn't want to give this thing further momentum. If you are the first to read the thread and its vox or something like it just make a single post saying that it is in large red or clear lettering. Anyone after that can simply see that and disregard it. That way they get buried quickly. This is just a minority grabbing for attention don't pay it any further credence by debating it head on or trolling it. *Sigh...*

[Revenge Doctrine Mooted]

I suppose I really just do not understand your alliance's need to cause problems. NPO has taken in the entirety of the red sphere in as if it were its own alliance affording the same protections of its military to individuals who do not belong to its alliance. So far I have not seen Vox do this, so what makes your organization such a good alternative to NPO control? Your argument is the equivalent of saying we ought to let a couple of dogs replace the police force precisely because the dogs won't be able to do their job. Just because NPO is intrinsically powerful, and has the means to do what it does, doesn't necessarily make them bad. Moreover, in so far as there is no better alternative from you all I honestly do not see an objective reason to change anything.

[IRON Announcement]

Who says we are not permitted a bit of creative license with our CB .

I will be throwing my public word with the rest of my fellows, o/ IRON.

[Imperial Decree from the NPO]

o/ Pacifica

o/ Emperor Revenge

Indeed a sad day, but not without cause.