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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

A New State for a New World

The Imperial System

At heart, the Empire is an absolute monarchy, however the Emperor acknowledges the need for ‘checks and balances’ in this system. In order to ensure these mechanisms, all Imperial legislation passes through three distinct executive bodies, before being signed into law by the Emperor.

The first of the bodies that legislation must pass through is the Imperial Parliament. Unlike many Parliaments, members of the Imperial Parliament are not elected to constituencies, but rather to Offices. Thus, the Minister of Internal Affairs (Also known as the First Minister- Equal to Prime Minister in other legislatures) is the individual elected by the citizenry to the office of Minister.

The second body is the Council of Three, from which is derived the ‘Triumvirate’ section of the Imperial name. The council is, self-explanatorily, comprised of three individuals, the Triumvirs. The Imperial Triumvir is the Emperor, without variance; the Parliamentary Triumvir is usually the First Minister, however, it is possible (albeit unlikely) that another Minister may be selected. The final of the Three is the Citizens’ Triumvir, the member who is directly elected by the citizenry to represent them in this level of government.

The third and final level is the Crown itself. No legislation is valid until it is signed by the Emperor.  At any of these three levels, a veto can be issued against legislation, under which, debate between the three bodies is opened upon the issues present, with the intent of reaching agreement.

In rare circumstances, the Emperor can force through legislation using an Executive Order. Traditionally, provincial incorporation is performed through the use of an Executive Order. If either of the legislative bodies have complaint about the use of an Executive Order, then they can lodge formal complaint with the High Officers of State, who will discuss the issues involved.