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  2. Announcement from COS

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    On behalf of the Commonwealth of Orange States, we would like to share some news on what has been going on in COS.

     

    First off, we decided to do 1 of those things called an election. Yes, we had to do it. At the end of the election period, we found that we have a solid government in place now to help lead us into 2016, to help strive us towards accomplishing our goals as an alliance.

     

    The newly elected government begins their reign on January 1st, 2016. The new government is as follows:

     

    President:  Ziggy

    Vice President: Leonidas 1 of Sparta

    Cabinet:

    Regent of Interior & Education: Threno

    Regent of Finance: Elmaff

    Regent of State: Ziggy (Temp)

    Regent of National Security: Sir Provost

     

    Secondly, we decided to also change our charter a little, add a few things, and just make it suit the alliance a little better. As a growing alliance, we feel that the changes w emade make us a beter alliance. From revising our charter, changing some policies, and making our alliance more democratic, we go into 2016 feeling better as a community.

     

    Without further adieu, our revised charter:

     

     

    Charter of the Commonwealth of Orange States

    Preamble:

    We, the sovereign member nations of the Commonwealth of Orange States, hereby unite together in the establishment of this alliance. This charter is the official document that outlines our admission policies, government structure, alliance procedures, member rights and obligations, and domestic and foreign policies.

    The  member nations of the Commonwealth of Orange States stand together to achieve our alliance goals, which are: community, unity, loyalty,prosperity, integrity, equality, peace, and security. These alliance goals help us strive towards excellence in everything we do as an alliance.

     
    Article I: Admission, Resignation, Desertion, & Revocation of Membership Policies
    The Commonwealth of Orange States welcomes anyone who wishes to join our alliance. All Prospective Applicants must abide by our admission policies, Charter, and the Orange States Accords to gain membership in our alliance.

     
    Admission Policy:
    - Applicants cannot be a member of another alliance while in he Commonwealth of Orange States.
    - Applicants are expected to switch to the Orange Sphere,and remain on it as long as they are in the alliance.
    - Any applicant wishing to join the alliance, who is in a war at the time of the posting of an application will be denied.The applicant is welcome to reapply once their conflict has been resolved.
    - All applicants for membership in to the alliance, also agree to abide by all rules, polices, and government directives while in the alliance.

    Once the Applicant has posted their application for membership, the Ministry of Interior will review your application. If during the review of an applicant's application turns up an issue, the applicant will be told of the issue, and given 24 hours to resolve that issue. If the issue isn't resolved in that time frame, the application will be denied. If the issue requires our assistance to satisfy our admission requirements, we will glady assist the applicant as much as possible.
     
    Revocation of Membership
    The President, Vice-President, or a Regent, may revoke the membership of a member for any reason, if it is deemed detrimental to the alliance. The revocation may be due to a violation of an alliance policy, Orange States Accords, the Charter, or other reason.
     
    Desertion Policy:
    If a Member leaves during war time, that member will be considered as a Deserter, expelled, and will be permanently banned from the alliance.
     
    Resignation Policy:
    Commonwealth of Orange States members may resign from the alliance at any time. The member must be in good standing, must not be engaged in an alliance war or conflict, have no unpaid debts, and has posted their resignation in the appropriate area on our forums.
     
    Article II: General Assembly
    Anyone granted membership in the alliance, will have a seat in the General Assembly, and will be granted equal voice in all alliance affairs.
     

    Article III: President, Vice President, and Retirement Policy
     
    The President:
    The President oversees all alliance affairs. The President has the authority to veto any legislation,policy,etc that isn't deemed beneficial for the alliance. The President must include the Vice President in all affairs pertaining to the alliance, but the President has the final say. The President may appoint and remove any secretarial/deputy position with cause only, and when deemed necessary, at any time. The President can't just make new and enforce policies,etc without consulting the Vice President, the cabinet, and the alliance membership. All President/Vice President legislative policies must go threw the legislature.
     
    The Vice-President:
    The Vice-President is the second in command of the alliance. The VP is in charge when the President is away. The Vice President is also the chief advisor for the President. The Vice President's job is to help the President run the alliance efficiently, and assist him with maintaining the efficiency of the regents and their departments. The Vice President has the same authority as the President, except for he/she can't veto legislation, declare war, disband/merge the alliance,or sign any treaties without the President's approval.. The Vice President oversees the legislature and alliance elections. The Vice President is the leader of the General Assembly. The Vice-President is also the tiebreaker for any legislation votes.
     
    Presidential Retirement
    At such time, if the President steps down, the Vice President automatically assumes the Presidency of the Alliance. Then an election for a new Vice-President must be held within 7 days to fill the empty Vice-President seat.
     
    Leave of Absence
    Whenever the President, Vice President, or a Regent is away for an extended time period of more then a few days, that member must give notice to the appropriate official so reasonable arrangements for the efficiency of the alliance can be maintained during that period of time.
     
     
    Article III: The Regents
    Regent of Interior and Education:
    Is in charge of the interior department for the alliance. The Regent of Interior & Education oversees alliance membership, member education, recruiting, keeping open internal communications with alliance members, and other internal policies for the membership of the alliance.

    Regent of Finance: Is in charge of handling all financial matters for the alliance. These include, but not limited to member aid, trade circles, and tech deals.

    Regent of State:
    Is the official diplomatic representative of the alliance. The Regent of State is in charge of establishing relations with other alliances, and managing diplomats. 

    Regent of National Security:
    Is in charge of the organization and defense of our military, as well as the strengthening and training of our member nations, and the defense of the alliance. 
     
    Regent or Deputy Retirement
    If a Regent or a Deputy steps down from their position, the President must appoint temporary replacements for those positions till the next election term. Once that election term begins, those positions will be up for election.
     
     
    Article IV. The Orange State Accords
    All members of the Commonwealth of Orange States must adhere to all the policies set forth not only within this charter, but also in our Orange State Accords. The Orange State Accords are a set of member rights and obligations that our members must adhere to while they are within the alliance.  The Orange State Accords are posted along with our charter, in a viewable area of our forums, at all times.

     
    Article V. Elections, Nominations, and Campaigns
     
    Elections:
    The Commonwealth of Orange States hold elections for the Vice President, Regents, and Deputies only. The President serves until he/she steps down. We hold elections 3 times a year, as follows:
     
    Election Terms:
    Spring Term: January-April
    Summer Term: May-August
    Fall Term: September-December
     
    Nominations & Campaigns:
    Nominations for elections will begin 2 weeks before the new term starts. Each member wishing to run for office must notify the Minister of Interior and Education of their desire to run for a government position. Nominees may be nominated by another member, or themselves. If a member is nominated, then the member who is nominated, must accept the nomination of the nominating member. This notification must be a nomination thread in the appropriate election area of our forms. Once the nominee has affirmed their declaration, the nominee must start a campaign thread in the appropriate campaign area of our forums. The campaign thread must tell about themselves, the position sought, and their ideas for that specific position sought. The campaign threads will remain open till the election begins.
     
    Election Qualifications:
    Any member of the Commonwealth of Orange States may run for office, as long as the member meets the critieria, set forth by the Ministry of Interior & Education. The criteria for is as follows:
     
    -Member must be active within the alliance for 30 days. The 30 days starts from acceptance of membership application.
    -Member must be able to be on IRC regularly
    -Member must be in good standing within the community
     
     
    Article VI: Alliance Policies

    Tech Raiding:
    The Commonwealth of Orange States prohibits any tech raiding by its members at all times while in this alliance.
     
    Foreign Affairs Policy:
    The Commonwealth of Orange States strives at all times to remain a peaceful alliance. We will only involve ourselves in affairs that directly involve us or an ally. The Commonwealth of Orange States is adamant about working hard to handle any and all disputes diplomatically to resolve any issues. We know that diplomacy may not always work, so, if needed, we will seek immediate mediation through an ally. If all diplomacy or mediation doesn't solve all lingering issues, we will use military force, and any resources at our disposal to handle the issue.

    Unauthorized Aggression Policy:
    No member of the Commonwealth of Orange States is allowed for any reason to begin a war against any nation for any reason. Any member who violates this policy will get an immediate expulsion from the alliance, and said member will be held accountable for paying all reparations to that nation for the attack.
     
    War Policy
    The Commonwealth of Orange States Government considers any declaration of war, spying, tech raids,or any aggressive action against a member, as an act of war against us. We value our sovereignty, and will defend it, using any resources at our disposal to defend off the threat.

    Article VII. Charter Amendments, Mergers, & Disbandenment
    Any member of the Commonwealth of Orange States may bring to the General Assembly any charter amendment or policy idea for discussion and possible vote into law. In order for any charter amendment or policy to become law, it must be approved in the General Assembly by a majority approval of the alliance.
     
     Mergers and Disbandenment
    At such time that it becomes necessary to either merge or disband, the entire alliance must vote on the issue. A majority vote of approval is needed for either to pass.

     

     

     

     

  4. Commonwealth of Orange States

    in Player Created Alliances

    Posted · Edited by Ziggy

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    Commonwealth of Orange States

     

    Forums: http://cosalliance.enjin.com

    IRC: #COS on Coldfront

    Team Color: Orange

     

    The Commonwealth of Orange States is an orange sphere alliance that welcomes new players, rerolls, and seasoned veterans of the game to our community. If you are looking for an alliance that treats you like a member of the family, instead some game stat, we are the home on Digiterra you are looking for.

     

    Why Join the Commonwealth?

     

    What We Offer: 

    -Experienced Leadership

    - $12 million in Start Up Aid for New Members

    - Constantly growing alliance

    -Protection from NADC

    -An active community to have fun in, meet new members, and play the game.

    -Mazimized economic programs to assist in your nations growth.

    -First class nation building guides to help you build your nation right. Our Guides are for your use to learn from at your own pace. Not some academy pace.

    -We are a semi-democratic alliance. We also have quarterly elections for specific government positions.

    -Mentoring Program for those new members who need a mentor to show them the ropes

    - Aid Incentive Programs for Active Members

    -COS has something for everyone

    Here in COS...we are committed to excellence in everything we do.

     

    What We Expect

     

    Here in the Commonwealth of Orange States, we are about community. We strive to build the best alliance possible internally and externally. We expect our members to be active, voice their concerns in regard to issues, make suggestions to help improve the alliance, to get involved in government, if they so choose, and most importantly, have fun and hangout with other members. Whatever you do, enjoy the game. 

     

    Ready to Join COS?

    Then head over to our offsite forums, register using your cn ruler name, and apply in the appropriate application area. You must also apply in-game as well. While applying for membership, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. We look forward to seeing you in the alliance.
     

  10. Announcement from the Commonwealth of Orange States

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted · Edited by Ziggy

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    Greetings, Digiterra:

     

    On behalf of the Commonwealth of Orange States we come before you to announce our existence. COS came together to create a different kind of alliance. One where everyone is united in it's prosperity. Our goals are to have a community of unity, prosperity, loyalty, integrity, security, and equality for all our members. COS was started by some old members from Saoirse, when it was disbanded. 

     

    We would like to thank everyone who helped us get to where we are today. And we would also like to extend a big thank you to Fox Fire of IRON for making our flags.

     

    And now, we would like to present you with our Charter, Alliance Information, and Current Government at the time of this Announcement. Also, included in this announcement is our Protectorate Treaty with NADC. 

     

    Commonwealh of Orange States Information

     

    President: Ziggy

    Vice-President: TBD

     

    Cabinet:

    Regent of Interior and Education: Threno

    Regent of State: Mak_Stormwielder

    Regent of National Security: Braxton Bragg

    Regent of Fiance: Elmaff

     

    Forums: http://cos.invisionzone.com

    IRC: #cos on coldfront

     

     

    Charter of the Commonwealth of Orange States


    Preamble:

    We, the sovereign member nations of the Commonwealth of Orange States, hereby unite together in the establishment of this alliance. This charter is the official document that outlines our admission policies, government structure, alliance procedures, member rights and obligations, and domestic and foreign policies.

    We, the sovereign member nations of the Commonwealth of Orange States stand together to achieve the common goals of our alliance which are unity, loyalty,prosperity, integrity, equality, and security within our alliance.

    Article I: Admission and Resignation Policies

    The Commonwealth of Orange States welcomes anyone who wishes to join our alliance. All Prospective Applicants must abide by our admission policy, as well as the policies set forth within the Charter upon approval of membership into the alliance.


    Admission Policy:

    - Applicants cannot be a member of another alliance while in he Commonwealth of Orange States. 

    - Applicants are expected to switch to the Orange Sphere,and remain on it as long as they are in the alliance. 

    - Any applicant wishing to join the alliance, who is in a war at the time of the posting of an application will be denied.

    - All applicants for membership in to the alliance, also agree to abide by all rules, polices, and government directives while in the alliance.

    Once the Applicant has posted their application for membership, the Ministry of Interior will review your application. While your application is under review, the applicant may be asked questions pertaining to their wish to join the alliance.
     
     
    Resignation Policy:
    Commonwealth of Orange States members may resign from the alliance at any time. The member must be in good standing, must not be engaged in an alliance war or conflict, have no unpaid debts, and has posted their resignation in the appropriate area on our forums.

    If a member leaves during a war or conflict, or has any unpaid debt, the Commonwealth of Orange States is hereby authorized to use all resources at our disposal, to pursue the individual until such a time all issues are resolved to our satisfaction.

    General Assembly

    All new applicants that have been approved for full membership in to the Commonwealth of Orange States, have a seat in the General Assembly.


    Article II: President, Vice President, and the Cabinet 
     
    The President:
    The President oversees all alliance affairs. The President has the authority to veto any legislation,policy,etc that isn't deemed beneficial for the alliance. The President must include the Vice President in all affairs pertaining to the alliance, but the President has the final say. The President may appoint and remove any secretarial/deputy position with cause only, and when deemed necessary, at any time. The President can't just make new and enforce policies,etc without consulting the Vice President, the cabinet, and the alliance membership. All President/Vice President legislative policies must go threw the legislature.
     

    The Vice-President:
    The Vice-President is the second in command of the alliance. The VP is in charge when the President is away. The Vice President is also the chief advisor for the President. The Vice President's job is to help the President run the alliance efficiently, and assist him with maintaining the efficiency of the regents and their departments. The Vice President has the same authority as the President, except for he/she can't veto legislation,appoint or dismiss any regent/deputy position, declare war, or sign any treaties without the President's approval.. The Vice President oversees the legislature and alliance elections, when applicable. The Vice President is the leader of the Legislature.
     
    Presidential Tenure
    If at such time that the President retires from his position, he is able to appoint anyone he wishes to succeed him. The new President is also required to appoint a new cabinet of his choice. If the President wishes, he can keep the former cabinet of the former President if he/she chooses. This must be done with 3 days of the retirement of the former President.
     
    If the Vice President retires, then an election of the general assembly must be held to replace the Vice President within 3 days.


    Article IIA. Presidential Incapcitation
    At such time, if the President is unable to continue in his position, and is forced to step down, the Vice President automatically assumes the Presidency of the Alliance.
     
    If at such time the Vice President or any Cabinet member is unable to continue in their position, the President must appoint replacements for those positions.
     

    Article IIB. Leave of Absence
    Whenever the President, Vice President, or a Regent is away for an extended time period of more then a few days, that member must give notice to the appropriate official so reasonable arrangements for the efficiency of the alliance can be handled within the laws of this charter.
     

    Article IIC.The Cabinet

    Regent of Interior & Education:
    The Regent of Interior and Education is in charge of the interior department for the alliance. The Regent of Interior & Education oversees alliance membership, member education, recruiting, keeping open internal communications with alliance members, and other internal policies for the membership of the alliance.
     
    Regent of Finance:
    The Regent of Finance is in charge of handling all financial matters for the alliance. These include, but not limited to member aid, trade circles, and tech deals.
     
    Regent of State:
    The Regent of State is the official diplomatic representative of the alliance. The Regent of State is in charge of establishing relations with other alliances, and managing diplomats. 

    Regent of National Security:
    The Regent of National Security is in charge of the organization and defense of our military, as well as the strengthening and training of our member nations, and the defense of the alliance. 

     
    Cabinet Deputies
    Regents may appoint deputies to help them run their respective departments as efficiently as needed.

     
    Cabinet & Deputy Member Removal
    Any Cabinet member may be removed from their position if it is deemed that they are not fulfilling their jobs in the efficent mannerism deemed necessary to ensure their department is run effectively.
     
     
    Article III. The Orange State Accords
    All members of the Commonwealth of Orange States must adhere to all the policies set forth not only within this charter, but also in our Orange State Accords. The Orange State Accords are a set of member rights and obligations that our members must adhere to while they are within the alliance.  The Orange State Accords are posted along with our charter, in a viewable area of our forums.

     
    Article IV: Alliance Policies

    Tech Raiding:
    The Commonwealth of Orange States Government prohibits any tech raiding by its members at all times while in this alliance.
     
    Foreign Policy:
    The Commonwealth of Orange States strives at all times to remain a peaceful alliance. We will remain neutral in affairs that do not involve us, but we will always be involved in affairs that are of importance to us as an alliance. The Commonwealth of Orange States is adamant about working hard to handle any and all disputes diplomatically to resolve any issues. We know that diplomacy may not always work, so, if needed, we will seek immediate mediation through an ally. If all diplomacy or mediation doesn't solve all lingering issues, we will use military force, and any resources at our disposal to handle the issue.

    Unauthorized Aggression Policy:
    No member of the Commonwealth of Orange States is allowed for any reason to begin a war against any nation for any reason. Any member who violates this policy will get a warning, and will be told to declare peace immediately. Any future violation of this policy, will be an immediate expulsion from the alliance, and said member will be held accountable for paying all reparations to that nation for the attack.
     
    War Policy
    The Commonwealth of Orange States Government considers any declaration of war, spying, tech raids,or any aggressive action against a member as an act of war against us. We will repond to these actions swiftly, using any resources at our disposal to remove the threat against our sovereignty.
     
    Wars by Treaty
    We will uphold the terms of any and all treaties, MDoAP, MDP, MDAP, etc we hold with other alliances in times of war.
     

    Article V. Charter Amendments and Ratification
    Any member of the Commonwealth of Orange States may bring to the legislature any charter amendment or policy idea to the legislature for discussion and possible vote into law.In order for any charter amendment or policy to become law, it must be approved in the legislature by both the President and Vice President, as well as 75%+1 of the alliance membership.    It is to be reconized, that as our alliance grows, the Charter of the Commonwealth of Orange States, can be changed as needed.
     
    Article VI. Mergers and Disbandenment
    At such time that it becomes necessary to either merge or disband, the entire alliance must vote on the issue. A 75%+1 vote of approval is needed for either to pass.

     

     

    Protectorate Treaty with NADC

     

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    Article I: Sovereignty

     

    Both parties of this treaty agree that the other party is a sovereign entity capable of making their own decisions without external interference.

     

    Article II: Cooperation

     

    Both parties of this treaty agree to cooperate financially, militarily, and socially to the betterment of both alliances.

     

    Article III: Security

     

    The North Atlantic Defense Coalition agrees to defend the Commonwealth of Orange States against any and all aggression from external sources, using whatever means necessary, including politically, financially, or militarily. The Commonwealth of Orange States reserves the right to assist the North Atlantic Defense Coalition politically, financially, or militarily if they choose, however they are not required to.

     

    Article IV: Establishment

     

    This treaty shall take effect immediately upon signing. If the Commonwealth of Orange States should ever reach 30 nations or 1,000,000 Nation Strength, this treaty will automatically be reviewed to determine if it should be upgraded.

     

    Article V: Dissolution

     

    If either signatory determines that they no longer wish to take part in this treaty, they shall notify the other party in private, at which point the treaty will remain in effect for 72 hours. After the 72 hour period the treaty will be considered null and void.

     

    Signed for the North Atlantic Defense Coalition,

    House (Molagbal)-Secretary General and Minister of Education

    Zygon- Deputy Secretary General and Military Operations Commander

    Chunky_Monkey- Minister of Foreign Affairs
    Justinian the Mighty -Internal Affairs Minister
    Gandorian- Finance Minister

     

    Signed for the Commonwealth of Orange States,

    Ziggy, President

    Mak Stormwielder,Regent of State

    Braxton Bragg, Regent of National Security

    Elmaff, Regent of Finance

     

     

  25. Official Announcement from Saoirse

    in Alliance Announcements (IC)

    Posted · Edited by Ziggy

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    On behalf of the Saoirse Alliance, I come before you to make a few announcements.

     

     

    First, as you can see above, we decided to make a change with our flag. We held a flag design contest on the RnR forums  a few weeks back, and had plenty of designs to choose from, and this is what the membership liked the best. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the design thread. We would like to thank Luckao very much for the winning flag design. 

     

    Secondly, Saoirse has outgrown our current forums, so we have made a move to some newer forums that offer the alliance better overall benefits, to grow in.

     

    Our new forums can be found at: http://twilightspringstudios.com/hosted/saoirse/

     

    Currently, the following alliances have their embassies on the old forums.  Atlas, GPA, NPO, SRA, WFF, IRON, RnR, SWC, NADC, TSO. We would like to invite all those alliances, and any new alliances, to come and establish their embassy on the new forums. 

     

    Thirdly, Saoirse has had some ups and downs over the last year or close to it. But, like alot of alliances, we have made it through the good and bad times. . With everything that has happened in Saoirse, up and down membership, new gov, activity issues,etc. We are still here.And with that said, we are about to celebrate our 1 year anniversary on Planet Bob, since our founding.

     

    Saoirse has also decided that we needed to redo our constitution, to better serve our members, and the alliance as a whole. If you wish to read it, then come to our new forums to view it.

     

    We would like to send out some big thanks to RnR and Atlas for always being there when we needed anything. You have helped us get to this point, and we can't thank you enough for your advice and support.

     

    Finally, we would like to announce the new government of Saoirse. We left a triumvirate style government, to a more simplified style government.

    Without further adieu, the Saoirse Government is as follows:

     

    Saoirse Government

    President: Ziggy

    Vice-President: Lilly

     

    Cabinet:

    Secretary of Econ: TBD

    Secretary of Interior: Zaphir

    -Head of Membership: Leonid Zibilov

    Secretary of State: Mak Stormwielder

    Secretary of Military: Dinlet

     

     

     

    That's it for now. Enjoy the rest of your day.

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