Ministry Account Act 2023

An act to serve to codify and govern the NationStates accounts of our Constitutionally recognized ministries.​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Definitions

(1) “Ministry Nation” shall refer to nations recognized on the NationStates side of The Communist Bloc to represent an individual Ministry.

(2) “Minister” shall refer to the individual Minister of each ministry as outlined in Article 4, Section 13 of the Constitution of The Communist Bloc.

Article II - Category

This Act shall be classified as a Type I ADMINISTRATIVE law

Article III - Provisions

(1) Each ministry outlined in Article 4, Section 13 of the Constitution of The Communist Bloc may have a Ministry Nation for the purpose of assisting in the execution of their individual duties.

(2) The following Ministry Nations are recognized to formally represent individual Constitutional Ministries of The Communist Bloc identified below:

1. Ministry of Domestic Affairs - Member Nation: TCB Ministry of Domestic Affairs

2. Ministry of Information - Member Nation: Information of the Communist Bloc

3. Ministry of World Assembly Affairs - Member Nation: TCB Ministry of World Assembly Affairs

(3) The following rules shall govern the recording, tracking, and management of passwords of Ministry Nations:

1. Each Minister shall provide the Administrative Council and First Minister the current password of their Ministry Nation once this act becomes legally binding.

   1. The Minister of Information must also provide the password for their Ministry Nation to the Speaker of the Legislature once this act becomes legally binding.

2. Ministers may not arbitrarily change the password to their respective Ministry Nations.

3. The password of a Ministry Nation must be changed once a Minister steps down or is replaced. If a Minister is stepping down out of their own volition, or as a result of an election loss, the incoming Minister will change the password and give it to the Administrative Council, the First Minister, and the Speaker of the Legislature in case of the Ministry of Information.

4. If a Minister, or the Speaker of the Legislature in case of the Ministry of Information, is stepping down as a result of a criminal investigation or impeachment, the Administrative Council will immediately change the password and give it to the incoming Minister after the subsequent by-election and to the Speaker of the Legislature in case of the Ministry of Information.

5. After a relevant election, the outgoing Minister must grant the incoming Minister access to the Ministry Nation.

   1. There shall be a 72 hour deadline for the granting of login information, starting from the electoral victory of the incoming Minister. If the outgoing Minister fails to grant the incoming Minister access within the grace period, the Administrative Council shall issue a warning to the former Minister and grant the newly elected Minister access to the Ministry Nation.

(4) Additional Ministry Nations not listed herein may be created for the purpose of executing the office of an individual ministry by Executive Order of the First Minister and approval by a majority of the Council of Ministers; these additional Ministry Nations must abide by the rules outlined in this act.

(5) Sections (4), (8) and (9) of the Stamp Act 2020 shall be repealed and the rest of the act shall be properly renumbered.

Article IV - Schedule

(1) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Namwenia

Foreign Affairs Conduct and Guidelines Act

An act to define regional foreign affairs procedures and consolidate them into a singular place​​​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Definitions

(1) “War” shall be defined as an active state of conflict between different regions.

(2) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

(3) "Hostility" shall be defined as an engagement in or the activities involved in war, including invasion and general sabotage.

(4) An “embassy” shall be defined as the NationStates object in which regions interact with each other through the game's mechanics that establishes some form of official diplomatic relations.
Article II - Category

(5) This Act shall be classified as a Type III (Executive) law

Article III - Foreign Policy and Conduct

(6) The Communist Bloc shall be hostile to all regions baring an imperialist, capitalist, fascist, or any other form of reactionary foreign policy. It shall be the duty of the Bloc to promote and spread leftism on NationStates and pursue a policy of interregionalism and cooperation with foreign leftist powers. Foreign policy centered around sectarianism shall be prohibited

(7) The amending, entering, and exiting of all foreign treaties must be discussed and voted upon by a 2/3rds supermajority in the Council of Ministers, followed by a majority approval vote in the People’s Assembly.

1. The People’s Assembly shall reserve the power to repeal treaties passed by the Council of Ministers.

(8) All decisions regarding the maintenance of treaties and alliances, including the induction of new treaty members or the removal of treaty members, daily functions and business, interregional events, and internal elections (unless otherwise specified in the treaty) shall be discussed and approved by the Council of Ministers by a majority vote, with the recommendations of the Foreign Minister taken into account.

Article IV - Embassy Standards

(9) Embassies shall be classified into two (2) classifications.

1. Ideological Embassies

   1. Ideological Embassies must be of a left-wing or Communist orientation.

2. General Embassies

   1. General Embassies must have a valid treaty, or be in a treaty organization, alongside TCB.

(10) Foreign Embassies shall, under no circumstances, be permitted to recruit members to their regions. Incidents regarding illicit recruitment or suspicion of such shall be subject to investigation by the First Minister and the Foreign Minister.

1. Any region with an Embassy caught recruiting in TCB may be subject to immediate revocation of the Embassy.

2. All classifications of Embassy are subject to such.

3. Exceptions may be made where treaties specify it.

(11) All Embassies, upon registration, will be subject to approval by the Foreign Minister.

1. The First Minister shall reserve the right to reject the Foreign Minister's decision.

(12) Any region with an Embassy with TCB, which has ties to Fascism, or any other bigoted or reactionary ideology shall be blacklisted until the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducts an investigation of the region.

1. If the Foreign Ministry determines that the region in question is indeed Fascist, the Foreign Affairs Minister will immediately revoke Embassy privileges of the region in question with majority approval from the Council of Ministers.

(13) Any region with established ties to Fascism, as well as those who attempted to recruit from the Bloc, shall be blacklisted.

1. The Council of Ministers may remove Embassies from the blacklist with sufficient reason and a 2/3rds majority.

(14) Regions must have a minimum of ten (10) nations to be considered for diplomatic relations with TCB.

(15) Regions must have active participation (minimum of a week since the last post) either onsite (on the NSForums or RMB) or on official offsite regional platforms (forums, discord server, etc.) and must not have any of the following tags:

1. Anti-Communist

2. Capitalist

3. Conservative

4. Fascist

5. Imperialist

6. Jump Point

7. Mercenary

8. Patriarchal

9. Puppet Storage

10. Theocratic
    

(16) The Foreign Minister, with a 2/3rds majority approval from the Council of Ministers, may establish ties with a region containing the above tags, excluding fascism and anti-communism, if the Minister deems one or more of the following to be true:

1. It is necessary for special and extenuating military, strategic, pragmatic, and security circumstances.

2. They are a treatied ally.

3. They are allied with members of a shared interregional pact

4. They are members of a shared interregional pact.

5. They are a captured reactionary region or a military jump point.
   

Article V - War Declaration and Standards

(17) Raids, covert and clandestine operations, sabotage, and other hostilities may only be performed on an entity with whom The Communist Bloc is at war with.

1. The Communist Bloc and People's Revolutionary Armed Forces shall not need a declaration of war against regions that self-identify as having an explicit right-wing basis or theme. Hostilities will always be active between The Communist Bloc and all regions self-identifying as National Socialist, Fascist, or any other reactionary ideology.

(18) Only the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the approval of the Council of Ministers may submit a war declaration request to both houses of the legislature. Adequate time must be made by the Speaker of the Legislative Committee for all Legislative Committee Members and citizens to ask the Foreign Minister and First Minister questions and raise concerns before moving the request to a vote. In the absence of a Minister of Foreign Affairs, the First Minister may submit these requests to the legislature.

1. Except where acting in the defense of The Communist Bloc, or in defense of an allied region.

   1. Should 20a be true, no vote is to take place until such a time as offensive actions are taken.

(19) A war declaration request must achieve a 2/3rds supermajority in the Legislative Committee, and a 2/3rds majority in the People’s Assembly in order to be approved. A public notice must be made by the Ministry of Information including the reasoning behind the request as well as the result of the vote if approved.

(20) Once approved and declared, all manners of hostility may be used upon a region that has had war declared upon it. These activities will be managed by the First Minister and Command of the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces, with intelligence reports on all necessary activity being conveyed to the Council of Ministers.

(21) At the conclusion of a war or an agreed peace, the Legislative Committee and the People’s Assembly must vote to return to peacetime and repeal the previous war declaration, achieving at least a 2/3 majority in both.

Article VI - Schedule

(22) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Nathaniel Kuznetsov-Penrose

Stamp Act 2020

An act to regulate the stamp donation process, the use of stamps, and awards related to stamps.​​​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "Stamps" shall refer to items purchasable with real world money on NationStates called Telegram Stamps that can be used for mass-telegrams.

(2) “Bloc Stamps” shall refer to stamps donated to the regional government of the Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc and its rightful successors. Bloc stamps are possessions of the regional government of the Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc.

(3) “Ministry of Domestic Affairs” shall refer to any ministry with the portfolio of domestic affairs defined by the constitution. Should there be multiple Ministries with the portfolio of domestic affairs, then the “Ministry of Domestic Affairs” shall refer to all ministries with the portfolio of recruiting nations to The Communist Bloc. “MoDA” or the “Minister of Domestic Affairs” shall be the Minister of the said Ministry.

(4) “Stamp Donations” shall refer to any irreversible, and permanent donations of stamps from one nation to another.

(5) “Stamp Drives” shall refer to any events or campaigns organized by TCB residents to TCB residents for the purpose of stimulating Donations

Article II - Category

This Act shall be classified as a Type III EXECUTIVE law.

Article III - Provisions

(1) No government member may initiate a Stamp Drive that asks TCB residents and/or citizens to donate stamps to any nation other than the ministry nation; no resident or citizen may initiate a Bloc Stamp Drive in the name of the government.

1. Except where access to the ministry nation is unavailable to the MoDA.

(2) All stamp drives must be compliant with the Terms & Conditions of Use of NationStates.

1. Any promise of rewards with monetary substances or substitutes is strictly forbidden.

(3) All Bloc stamp drives must be done with the knowledge and permission of the MoDA.

(4) The MoDA or someone acting on their behalf may send recruitment telegrams to new and refounded nations.

1. The MoDA shall use Bloc Stamps exclusively for the purpose of recruitment for The Communist Bloc, except if they are directed to do otherwise by the Council of Ministers.

Article IV - Schedule

This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the Peoples’ Assembly.

Written and proposed by C.A.D, edited by Martyn Kiryu.

World Assembly Affairs Act 2020

An act to create a World Assembly Ministry and set up WA voting procedures within the Bloc​​​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) “WA” shall refer to the World Assembly.

(2) “Proposal” shall refer to a submission to be voted on by WA Regional Delegates before becoming a resolution.

(3) “Resolution” shall refer to a proposal which has been approved by at least 6% of WA Regional Delegates and to be voted on by the entire WA.

(4) “GA” shall refer to the General Assembly, where legislative proposals in the WA are presented.

(5) “SC” shall refer to the Security Council, where proposals to recognize nations or protect regions are presented.

(6) “WAD” or “World Assembly Delegate” shall refer to TCB’s representative in the WA, defined as that officer holding the office through virtue of the legal framework established in the Constitution, or the previous holder currently outlined as the WAD on the onsite interface during a legal handover.

(7) “MoWAA” or “Ministry of World Assembly Affairs” shall refer to a ministry with the portfolio of managing TCB polls on the forums to determine how the WAD should vote on WA proposals and the presentation of an analysis

(8) “FM,” or “First Minister” shall refer to the Head of State of the region

(9) “CoM” or “Council of Ministers” shall refer to the chief advisory body of the FM that votes on executive matters

(10) “Discord” shall refer to the Discord Server of the region.

(11) “Quorate,” shall refer to that state in which a WA proposal has been submitted, but has not yet reached sufficient approvals to go to vote.

(12) “MoFA,” or “Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” shall refer to the ministry with the portfolio of managing and establishing diplomatic relations with other regions and entities

(13) “LC,” or “Legislative Committee,” shall refer to the primary legislative body of The Communist Bloc

(14) “PA,” or “People’s Assembly” shall refer to the body of all citizens that acts as the other part of Bloc Legislature

(15) “Resident” or “Resident Nation” shall refer to any nation that currently resides in The Communist Bloc region

Article II - Category

(16) This Act shall be classified as a Type III EXECUTIVE law.

Article III - Provisions

(17) When a World Assembly proposal is in queue, it is the responsibility of the Minister of World Assembly Affairs or their equivalent to direct the World Assembly Delegate to vote either in favor or against the proposal. The MoWAA must publicly post their decision in the Dispatch pursuant to Article III, clause 16(d) of this bill.

1. The post must include the proposal in full text.

2. The analysis must include both pros and cons of the proposal at vote.

3. The discussion shall be open to all residents who may express their opinions on the proposal.

4. In addition to a post in #wa-discussion, the proposal and analysis shall be published as a Dispatch. The title of this Dispatch is to include whether it is a GA or SC proposal, the name of the proposal, and the final recommendation of the MoWAA. All current WA member nations shall be tagged in this Dispatch.

5. The proposal and analysis, or a link to the Dispatch, shall be cross-posted to the "#wa-discussion" channel on Discord and Regional Message Board by the Minister of World Assembly Affairs at the time of posting, and those with the “@World Assembly Affairs” role shall be notified.
   

(18) On the Discord, a channel called “#wa-discussion” shall exist as a place where GA and SC proposals and current proposals and resolutions at vote will be discussed.

(19) If the First Minister deems it diplomatically necessary for The Communist Bloc to vote on a World Assembly proposal a certain way, the World Assembly Delegate shall vote according to that decision.

1. The decision must be made publicly and state why it is crucial for the WAD to vote that way.

2. This may be repealed by a simple majority in the Legislative Committee, in which case the vote of the World Assembly Delegate shall be cast opposite the original MoWAA decision.

   1. The People’s Assembly may also have the power to motion for a repeal vote in the LC.

(20) Any member of the People’s Assembly may motion to repeal the decision of the MoWAA (unless a decision was already made by the First Minister under Article III, Clause 21). If the repeal achieves majority assent, the World Assembly Delegate must vote opposite the MoWAA’s decision.

Article IV - Schedule

(21) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

(22) An election shall open for the MoWAA at the passage of this act contingent on the FM and CoM voting on and creating the MoWAA

1. The election schedule will be a 4 day standing period and 2 day election period

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Ministerial Responsibilities Act 2020

An act to codify duties of executive offices as well as procedures within the Council of Ministers.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "CoM" shall refer to the Council of Ministers.

Article II - Category

(2) This act shall be classified as a Category III- Executive Law

Article III - Provisions

(3) The CoM shall be responsible for deliberating and voting on all major executive decisions, as well as advising the First Minister.

1. Any votes on executive actions that the CoM is legally required and obliged to vote on, including Executive Orders, treaties, and the establishment, removal, or merger of ministries, shall be opened and conducted by the First Minister in a publicly viewable forum.

(4) The First Minister shall be responsible for directing and coordinating executive functions, as well as managing the administrative needs of the CoM, including but not limited to:

1. Opening and closing CoM votes in the appropriate forum or channel, and setting timetables for CoM votes.

2. Mediating CoM discussions.

3. Announcing all CoM votes to the public.

4. Organizing and maintaining the CoM Agenda.

5. Posting a publicly viewable report on executive activities every two weeks.

6. Passing any records onto a new First Minister.

(5) The Minister of Domestic Affairs shall be responsible for functions regarding recruitment, immigration, and integration of newcomers, including but not limited to:

1. Maintaining the official recruitment nation at all times.

2. Encouraging the donation of telegram stamps for the purposes of recruitment at all times through stamp donations.

3. Ensuring a constant flow of recruitment telegrams being delivered.

4. Processing citizenship applications in a timely manner.

5. Documenting recruitment statistics, including change in total regional population and regional World Assembly population, to present to the CoM every month.

6. Submitting a public report proposing causes and solutions for population loss should the region’s population decrease by more than 10% in under one calendar month.

(6) The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for functions regarding diplomatic relations with other entities, including but not limited to:

1. Establishing and managing diplomatic relations with other regions and entities.

2. Maintaining relations with embassies and treatied allies.

3. Appointing and managing ambassadors to embassies.

4. Ensuring all embassies meet existing legal requirements at all times.

5. Informing allied regions and entities of major regional developments.

6. Informing the CoM, and if applicable the public, of major interregional developments.

7. Opening a deliberation period of at least 48 hours within the CoM for the potential establishment or closure of embassies.

   1. Formal deliberation may be bypassed with agreement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the First Minister, or if the embassy is illegal in the case of closure.

(7) The Minister of Culture shall be responsible for functions regarding maintenance of regional community and morale, including but not limited to:

1. Organizing regular region-wide events and games.

2. Overseeing role-playing and related events.

3. Coordinating cultural events and games with allies and other regions.

(8) The Minister of Information shall be responsible for functions regarding dissemination of information to the public, including but not limited to:

1. Sending mass regional telegrams and posting an announcement on the regional discord server for all elections, standing periods, referendums, and other important votes.

   1. Except where the incumbent Minister is standing, in which case the Election Overseers shall oversee this task.

2. Regularly reporting up-to-date news to the public.

3. Maintaining the official information nation at all times.

4. Updating official informational dispatches, including the regional handbook and a list of government officials, as necessary.

(9) Should any Minister fail to uphold their respective duties and responsibilities, or fail to respond for a period of more than a week without an authorised Leave of Absence, a Vote of No Confidence requiring ⅔ majority of the CoM may take place to remove them from the Council of Ministers.

1. This shall not interfere with citizens rights to recall a Minister.

(10) Should a Minister require an extended period of time away, they must appoint a proxy to vote in Ministerial matters. This shall be considered a Leave of Absence (herein LoA).

1. The CoM must be notified of the Minister’s absence.

   1. LoAs may only last for a period no longer than 14 days.

   2. A minister cannot spend more than 28 days per term under LoAs.

   3. A proxy may be appointed by the absent Minister, and reasonable efforts to keep the ministry operational must be made, using all means at that Minister’s disposal. This proxy must be a consenting elected official.

      1. Ministers cannot make multiple consecutive requests for LoAs.

      2. Should a Minister be absent for more than a week, and has not requested a LoA, the Minister must resign, and a by-election may be held.

2. Failure to resign shall lead to an automatic Vote of No Confidence requiring a simple majority for removal from the CoM.

3. No government official may serve as a proxy for two different Ministers at the same time.
   

Article IV - Schedule

(11) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written by Egaleca, amended for Legislation by Martyn Kiryu

Vice Delegate Act

An act to establish the position of Vice Delegate and enhance regional security.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Definitions

(1) “Endorsement cap” shall refer to the maximum number of endorsements a nation in the Communist Bloc may accumulate.

(2) “The NationStates page” shall refer to the NationStates webpage of the Communist Bloc, located at

https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_communist_bloc.

Article II - Category

(3) This Act shall be classified as a Type III - Executive Law.

Article III - Provisions

(4) The position of Vice Delegate (VWAD) is hereby established. Vice Delegates shall be appointed by the First Minister with approval from the Council of Ministers and shall serve at the pleasure of the First Minister.

1. The Vice-Delegate must accept and consent to their nomination before the appointment can be approved by the Council of Ministers.

2. The Vice-Delegate must have a World Assembly nation within the Bloc in order to be eligible for appointment.

(5) The First Minister may appoint up to 2 vice-delegates at a time. The maximum number of vice-delegates allowed in post at a time is 4.

1. Upon the appointment of a Vice Delegate by the First Minister, a confirmation vote shall be opened via regional poll on the NationStates page. The poll shall be open only to native, World Assembly nations within the Bloc. The poll shall last for 24 hours. The First Minister is tasked with creating this confirmation vote.

(6) A Vice Delegate can only be replaced by the Council of Ministers (CoM) if they resign, their nation has ceased to exist or is no longer in the region, they have been approved to become the next World Assembly Delegate, they are prosecuted for a crime which gives the Council of Ministers a fair reason to remove them, or they have been on a Leave of Absence exceeding three months.They may also be dismissed at-will by the First Minister following a majority vote in the Council of Ministers.

1. The Judiciary may advise the CoM to revoke the position.

2. If the VWAD is dismissed or resigns, the VWAD must resign from the World Assembly for a period of no less than 48 hours, to ensure they no longer exceed the Endorsement Cap.

(7) The Vice Delegates are permitted to exceed the endorsement cap set by the Council of Ministers. The Vice Delegates must not exceed the endorsement count of the World Assembly Delegate.

(8) All residents of the region shall be encouraged to endorse the Vice Delegates to provide a safeguard in the event that the World Assembly Delegate ceases to exist. Should the World Assembly Delegate cease to exist, the Vice Delegate with the most endorsements shall officially assume the office of Interim World Assembly Delegate until the Legislative Committee approves a new World Assembly Delegate.

Article IV - Schedule

(9) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Originally proposed and written by Trabardia, edited and reproposed by Kirk Socramander

Regional Officers Act 2021

An act to mandate the assignment of Regional Officers.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type III Executive Law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) The First Minister may assign Regional Officers for the World Assembly Delegate to give roles to.

1. The Vice World Assembly Delegates must be Regional Officers

   1. They shall be granted the minimum permissions of Communication and Border Control.
      

2. The First Minister, the Speaker of the Legislative Committee and Chief Justice shall be assigned all permissions except World Assembly and Executive.

   1. All Ministers must have Appearance, Communications and Polls permissions at a minimum.

      1. Except where this exceeds the maximum number of positions available, at which point the First Minister may select which ministers whose roles are not specifically mentioned below to have their Regional Officer status revoked.
         

   2. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense must have Embassies and Border Control permissions additionally.

   3. The Minister of Domestic Affairs must have Border Control permissions additionally.

   4. The Minister of Information must have Communications, Polls and Appearance permissions at a minimum.

   5. Any additional Regional Officers shall serve at the pleasure of the First Minister, and be assigned roles as needed.

   6. Should a Minister have Co-Ministers elected and should the First Minister deem it necessary, only one of the Co-Ministers may be appointed as an RO to keep TCB under the RO limit.
      

(3) This law may be declared suspended during a State of Emergency, as defined by the Constitution, should Regional Officers be required to defend the Bloc from a hostile force.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Second Minister Act

An act to define and allow for the appointment of a Second Minister.​​

Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

​(1) This Act shall be classified as an Executive Type law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) The First Minister may appoint a Second Minister during their term.

1. The Second Minister must be selected from one of the elected Ministers.

   1. The role of Second Minister does not grant an extra vote within the Council of Ministers.

   2. The Second Minister may voluntarily step down from their position at any time.

   3. The First Minister may dismiss the Second Minister at any time.
      

(3) The Second Minister is authorized to complete any tasks typically undertaken by the First Minister if given permission by the First Minister, excluding further delegation of these tasks.

1. The Second Minister shall act as proxy for the First Minister during a Leave of Absence unless otherwise specified.
   

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Ant, edited by Iota

People's Revolutionary Air Force Act 2023

An act to legislatively codify the military of the Communist Bloc.​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

This Act shall be classified as a Type III 'Executive' Law.

ARTICLE II - Replacement

(1) The Legislative Committee understands that the passage of this act directly repeals Executive Order 008 (the People's Revolutionary Air Force Act 2021).

(2) The Legislative Committee understands that this act is to be considered the successor act to Executive Order 008.

ARTICLE III - Roles and Organisation

(1) The Revolutionary Republic consecrates the People's Revolutionary Air Force (herein "PRAF") as its sole regional military; it endows upon it the great role and duty of defending the interests of the Communist Bloc and Pan-Leftism.

1. PRAF Squadron Headquarters (herein 'SQHQ') is established as the operative military command body.

(2) The PRAF operates under the oversight of the First Minister of the Communist Bloc, who by default serves as Marshal-Lieutenant of the PRAF.

1. The Marshal-Lieutenant serves to oversee and advise the PRAF, and may order the planning of certain operations, or veto the planning of any given operation.

2. Any protracted PRAF operation must be submitted to the Marshal-Lieutenant for approval.

3. The Marshal-Lieutenant is entitled to an SQHQ seat.

(3) Supreme military administration of the PRAF falls to the Air Marshal, who is entitled to appoint up to three Squadron Leaders.

1. The Air Marshal and their Squadron Leaders are entitled to SQHQ seats.

2. The Air Marshal is selected by the minister in charge of defence, in a decision ratified by a simple majority of the Council of Ministers.

   1. The Air Marshal serves until resignation, or until the First Minister, or the minister in charge of defence, calls a vote to remove them, which may also be ratified by a simple majority of the Council of Ministers.

3. The Air Marshal shall serve as spokesperson and commander-in-chief of the PRAF.

4. The Air Marshal is entitled to plan operations, authorise operations, or veto operations.

(4) SQHQ hierarchy is organised as follows, in descending order:

1. Air Marshal;

2. Marshal-Lieutenant;

3. Squadron Leaders.

(5) Veto and approval from both the Air Marshal and Marshal-Lieutenant are ranked at the same level whereas the Air Marshal commands tactical and operational priority.

(6) SQHQ extends sovereignty over the following facets of the PRAF:

1. Ranks and criteria for promotion;

2. Administration of the Bloc Aviation Design Bureau;

3. Operational and military criteria whereas such parameters do not conflict with this act's imposed limitations and authorisations; and

4. Official practices and reports of the PRAF.

(7) Such facets are to be referred to as the 'PRAF Modus Operandi'.

(8) The PRAF is composed of the Active Wing, Reserve Wing, and Solidarity Squadron.

1. The Active Wing serves as the active PRAF updater force.

2. The Reserve Wing serves as the passive PRAF piler force.

3. The Solidarity Squadron serves as a PRAF auxiliary force composed of NSLeft aviators willing to aid in PRAF operations. The Squadron may participate in both Active Wing and Reserve Wing orders as individual members see fit.

ARTICLE IV - Operational Regulations

(1) The PRAF's official military alignment is designated as Pan-Leftist. It may also be referred to as 'independent' in official documentation.

1. The People's Assembly reminds the Bloc, and NationStates at large, that such an independence does not necessarily indicate alignment with the stipulations as laid out in the Independent Manifesto.

(2) The PRAF is forbidden from engaging in aggressive operations on a region whereas the region is established with a sincere and objective leftist theme, which indicates alignment with real-world leftism.

1. Such restrictions do not apply if:

   1. The region in question has engaged in unwarranted aggression against the Bloc upon the basis of poaching, espionage, subversion, or military opposition towards a PRAF operation as authorised by this act.

   2. The region harbours rhetoric considered bigoted.

(3) The PRAF is forbidden from engaging in defensive operations to protect a region whereas the region is established with a right-wing theme.

(4) SQHQ is urged to carefully and responsibly deliberate which regions without a distinct left- or right-wing theme should be considered eligible for protection or invasion.

(5) The People's Tribunal may, in response to a petition signed by at least five (5) citizens, issue a ruling on whether a PRAF military operation was conducted within the parameters of this act.

(6) Prolonged PRAF deployment in an offensive military operation, whereas the objective is the placement of the target region under an invader governor, is to be approved by a simple majority in the Council of Ministers.

1. Providing active updaters to such an operation is not subject to such a vote as a matter of operational security.

(7) Aviators are permitted a conscience withdrawal of participation from any operation they consider to be beyond their own moral code. Aviators are trusted that this will not be abused.

ARTICLE V - Scheduling

(1) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Sleet

Criminal Law Act 2023

An act to establish the criminal code of The Communist Bloc.​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Short Title

This act may be cited as the “Criminal Code”.

ARTICLE II - Category

This act shall be considered a Type IV CRIMINAL Law

ARTICLE III - Principles

(1) The Criminal Code shall apply fully and with no reservations to conduct on all official platforms of The Communist Bloc, regardless of citizenship or residency status.

(2) The Criminal Code shall also apply to private interactions of citizens and residents on non-regional platforms where it is deemed relevant to the prosecution of offenses.

(3) A person may be subject to prosecution if they commit, conspire to commit, or attempt to commit any offense defined in this act.

(4) No one may be prosecuted for an offense that they committed before that offense was defined and made a crime.

(5) All offenses created in the act are strict liability, unless the definition of the offense specifies that malicious intent must be present.

ARTICLE IV - Jurisdiction

(1) The People’s Tribunal shall, unless otherwise specified, be responsible for trying In-Character Offenses.

(2) Any citizen may raise an In-Character criminal case before the People’s Tribunal. That citizen, or their representative, will then act as the Prosecution for the case.

(3) The Administrative Council shall, unless otherwise specified, be responsible for both prosecuting and trying Out of Character Offenses.

1. The Administrative Council may delegate these powers to appointed Moderators.

2. The Administrative Council and all of the Moderators shall be collectively referred to as Staff

ARTICLE V - In Character Offenses

Treason

(1) A person shall be found guilty of treason if they:

1. intentionally give unauthorized aid to enemies of the region or;

2. participate in or incite hostile acts against The Communist Bloc or;

3. unlawfully seize or incite unlawful seizure of an elected or administrative office

(2) The sentence for treason shall be a permanent ban.

Subversion

(3) A person shall be found guilty of subversion if they:

1. act in a manner that intentionally undermines the authority of regional officials, or

2. act in a manner that interferes with the proper functioning of any branch of government of The Communist Bloc according to its Constitution and laws, or

3. act in a manner that is contrary to the interests and security of the Communist Bloc, or

4. discuss secret military affairs in such a way that threatens the operational security of The Communist Bloc’s military operation.

(4) The sentence for intentional subversion shall be a permanent ban.

(5) The sentence for negligent or reckless subversion shall be a temporary exclusion of the offender from all confidential TCB affairs.

Violating the endorsement cap

(6) A person shall be found guilty of violating the endorsement cap if their conduct results in their nation retaining a number of endorsements higher than that of the endorsement cap for an unreasonable length of time.

(7) The Ministry of Domestic Affairs shall be in charge of punishing violations of the endorsement cap. In regards to Article VII, the MoDA shall act as the People’s Tribunal.

(8) If the MoDA deems that the offender is violating the endorsement cap with the intention of seizing power, the sentence shall be a permanent ban.

(9) In other cases the sentence shall be a temporary ban from the region over the course of an in-game update in order to reset endorsement numbers.

Perjury

(10) A person shall be found guilty of perjury if they provide false testimony or evidence with intent to deceive the Peoples’ Tribunal in relation to proceedings for an In Character offense.

(11) The minimum sentence for perjury shall be that the offender shall be unable to testify on any People’s Tribunal case, for a limited or unlimited period of time.

(12) The maximum sentence for perjury shall be a permanent ban.

Providing false election information

(13) A person shall be found guilty of providing false election information if they, in the process of running for an elected office intentionally and maliciously conceal previous or current aliases or regional affiliations.

(14) The sentence for providing false election information shall be such that it both

1. starts an impeachment proceeding against the offender; or if the offense has been uncovered during an election, removes them from the list of candidates and;

2. prevents the offender from substantially influencing regional affairs.

Bribery

(15) A person shall be found guilty of bribery if:

1. they offer any object or favor of real or perceived value to an elected official or candidate with the intention of influencing the judgment or conduct of the recipient or;

2. the person is an elected official or candidate and they accept any object or favor of real or perceived value in return for changing their judgment or conduct.

(16) The sentence for bribery shall be such that it prevents the offender from substantially influencing regional affairs.

ARTICLE VI - Out of Character Offenses

Disruptive behavior

(1) A person shall be found guilty of disruptive behavior if their conduct on any regional communication platform is disruptive. This includes, but is not limited to posting:

1. deliberately upsetting materials.

2. discriminatory or derogatory terms used outside of quotations or reclamations.

3. links to illegal or dangerous websites or material.

4. graphics or links to graphics that are violent, sexual, disturbing, or are in any other way not suitable for minors.

5. personal defamation, attack, or harassment.

6. overt or covert hateful, fascist, or alt-right symbolism, slogan, rhetoric, or statements presented outside of appropriate quotation.

7. any speech which may be considered hate speech.

8. denial of historical or ongoing serious crimes in the real world or serious allegations of such in unprofessional, unscholarly, derogatory, or inflammatory manners.

9. discussion of serious crimes in derogatory or inflammatory manners.

10. material or information posted with the express aim of negatively affecting the mental health and wellbeing of others.

11. graphically suicidal material.

12. content that violates the Terms of Service of the platform it was posted to.

13. extreme sectarianism.

14. excessively repeated words, images or videos.

15. quotations and reposts of a disruptive post for discussion purposes without effective censorship.

16. evidently false claims intended to deceive others.

Harassment

(2) A person shall be found guilty of harassment if their conduct consistently and over a prolonged period demeans, degrades, threatens or humiliates any other person.

Bigotry and discrimination

(3) A person shall be found guilty of bigotry and discrimination if their conduct includes the expression of bigoted or discriminatory views.

Destruction of Offsite Property

(4) A person shall be found guilty of destruction of offsite property if their conduct results in the destruction of or damage to the offsite property of the Communist Bloc.

Doxxing

(5) A person shall be found guilty of doxxing if their conduct results in the non consensual and excessive disclosure of the personal information of any other person.

Impersonation

(6) A person shall be found guilty of impersonation if their conduct gives a false representation of themselves as some other person, be it through false pretenses or accessing and/or using the account of another.

Ban evasion

(7) A person shall be found guilty of ban evasion if their conduct results in the avoidance or evasion of a ban or any sentence given for any offense.

Administrative perjury

(8) A person shall be found guilty of administrative perjury if

1. they provide false testimony or evidence to deceive staff in relation to proceedings for an Out of Character offense and;

2. the person knows the testimony or evidence is false.

Sexual harassment

(9) A person shall be found guilty of sexual harassment if they engage in unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature towards another person.

Administrative bribery

(10) A person shall be found guilty of administrative bribery if:

1. they offer any object or favor of real or perceived value to a Staff member with the intention of influencing the judgment or conduct of the recipient or;

2. the person is a Staff Member and they accept any object or favor of real or perceived value in return for changing their judgment or conduct.

Administrative espionage

(11) A person shall be found guilty of administrative espionage if, through their conduct, they unlawfully obtain and share with others, information pertaining to the administration of:

1. the Communist Bloc or;

2. regional communication platforms or;

3. any other off site property of the Communist Bloc.

ARTICLE VII - Investigation and Sentencing

(1) The People’s Tribunal and the Staff shall have full discretion as to the procedures used to try offenses, but must take into consideration:

1. the safety of citizens and residents of the Communist Bloc and;

2. the rights of the defendant and;

3. the sensitivity of evidence to be made public.

(2) The Staff shall not be limited in deciding the type and extent of sentences, while the People’s Tribunal must use the sentence guidelines set out in this act.

(3) The People’s Tribunal must take into consideration when sentencing:

1. the severity of the impact of the crime committed

2. the degree of intent present in the perpetrator

3. the degree of malice present in the perpetrator

(4) The People’s Tribunal may declare violations of In-Character criminal law trivial and not hold a trial for them, if it deems the severity of impact is very small.

1. This may be overturned by the Legislative Committee with a simple majority vote.

(5) Appeals of Conviction may be made to any People’s Tribunal member in case of In Character Offenses, or any Staff member in case of Out of Character Offenses.

1. Possible grounds for an appeal are:

   1. that the offender was subject to a mistrial,

   2. that the offender has undergone a substantial change in circumstances and/or personal character,

   3. that the offender has been convicted of a crime which is no longer defined as such in legislation.

2. Appeals must be considered in a fair and reasonable manner and have regard for the rights of the appellant.

3. Reasoning for the rejection or acceptance of the appeal must be given to the appellant and recorded in a manner accessible to the citizens of the Communist Bloc upon request.

4. The People’s Tribunal and the Staff have full discretion as to the procedure used to process appeals for offenses other than the requirements outlined in (b) and (c).

ARTICLE VIII - Schedule, Amendment, and Repeal​

(1) The following laws are hereby repealed:

• Criminal Law Act 2016

• Offenses in Office Act 2019

• Ex Post Facto Act 2021

• Evidential Standards Act 2020

• Regional Message Board Regulation Act 2020

• Personae Non-Gratea Act

(2) These repeals shall be enacted following a majority vote in the Legislative Committee and a two-thirds majority vote in the People’s Assembly, as specified in the repeal procedures of the Criminal Law Act 2016

(3) Article I-VIII shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Pan Kath, edited by Rabotia, Iota, Podria, Namwenia, and Blyatman

In light of our regions’ shared history, the history between the members of our regions, and the need for the rebuilding of the bridges between our members, The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc and The Great Red Union declare and adhere to the following:

Article I - Definitions

(1) “TGRU” shall refer to the Great Red Union.

(2) “TCB” or “PRTCB” shall refer to The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc.

(3) “War” shall be defined as an active state of armed conflict between different regions.

(4) “Aggression” or “Hostility” shall be defined as an engagement in or the activities involved in war, including invasion, general sabotage, poaching, puppet spamming, etc.

(5) “RMB shall refer to the regional message board of a NationStates region.

Article II - Mutual Non-Aggression

(1) PRTCB and TGRU shall enter a pact of mutual non-aggression.

(2) PRTCB and TGRU shall not engage in hostilities nor declare war against each other.

Article III - Diplomatic Ties

(1) PRTCB extends its apologies to the former members of its, and wishes for friendship and goodwill.

(2) The TGRU and PRTCB shall send at least one representative to each other’s RMB to further friendship and diplomatic ties.

Article IV - Agreement Framework

(1) This agreement shall go into a probationary phase upon being signed by the lead representatives of each region. During this phase, the agreement should be voluntarily executed by both regions. Either region may withdraw immediately from the agreement in the time between initial signing and ratification.

(2) Each region shall ratify this agreement according to the laws and customs of the region. Upon ratification by both regions, this agreement shall become legally binding upon both regions immediately.

(3) This agreement may be dissolved by mutual agreement from both parties or by unilateral withdrawal by one region. In the latter case, the agreement shall stay in place for two weeks from notification of withdrawal.

(4) This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement by both parties.

Signatories:

Lil’Stapler, General Secretary of The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc

Nathaniel Penrose, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc

Achain, Founder of The Great Red Union

Lynn Avalon, Ambassador of the Great Red Union to The Communist Bloc

Preamble

In light of our regions’ shared affinity for leftism, the blatant errors committed by The Communist Bloc in the past, and the need for the rebuilding of the bridges between our regions, The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc and The Social Liberal Union declare and adhere to the following:

Article I - Definitions

1. “SLU” shall refer to the Social Liberal Union.

2. “TCB” or “PRTCB” shall refer to The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc.

3. “War” shall be defined as an active state of armed conflict between different regions.

4. “Aggression” or “Hostility” shall refer to shall be defined as an engagement in or the activities involved in war, including invasion and general sabotage.

5. “Regional Discord” shall refer to the discord used as the official platform of communication for a region.

Article II - Mutual Non-Aggression

1. PRTCB and SLU shall enter a pact of mutual non-aggression.

2. PRTCB and SLU shall not engage in hostilities nor declare war against each other.

Article III - Diplomatic Ties

1. PRTCB again condemns the invasion of SLU by previous administrations, and seeks forgiveness and solidarity with SLU.

2. The SLU and PRTCB shall send at least one representative to each other’s Regional Discords to further friendship, diplomatic ties, and heal the wounds previously influenced by past administrations of PRTCB.

Article IV - Agreement Framework

1. This agreement shall go into a probationary phase upon being signed by the lead representatives of each region. During this phase, the agreement should be voluntarily executed by both regions. Either region may withdraw immediately from the agreement in the time between initial signing and ratification.

2. Each region shall ratify this agreement according to the laws and customs of the region. Upon ratification by both regions, this agreement shall become legally binding upon both regions immediately.

3. This agreement may be dissolved by mutual agreement from both parties or by unilateral withdrawal by one region. In the latter case, the agreement shall stay in place for two weeks from notification of withdrawal.

4. This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement by both parties.

Signatories

Lil’Stapler, General Secretary of The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc

Nathaniel Penrose, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc

North American Republics, World Assembly Delegate of the Social Liberal Union

Goncar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Social Liberal Union[/size]

*Note: This treaty was signed in 2018 and as such, the signatories were leaders then and is not accurate for current leaders.

I. Definitions

(1) "Member Region" shall refer to any region that has been admitted to the Solidarity Pact of the NSLeft.

(2) "Military" shall refer to a gameplay military organization.

(3) "NSLeft citizen" shall refer to any nation that is considered a citizen or appropriate

II. Member Regions

(1) New regions may be admitted by a majority vote of member regions.

(2) Member regions may be dismissed by a two-thirds vote of member regions.

(3) Member regions shall cast their votes in accordance with the decision-making processes selected by their regional government.

(4) The voting period will last twelve days. Member regions that do not cast a vote will be considered to have abstained.

(5) A majority of member regions must cast a vote in order for the results to be considered binding.

III. Interregional Relations and Defense

(1) All member regions shall maintain peace with one another and shall resolve conflicts with other member regions through diplomacy.

(2) Regional militaries and interregional military organizations associated with the NSLeft shall provide for the defense of member regions.

IV. Promotion of Interregional Activity

(1) NSLeft citizens may propose and organize interregional activities, such as discussions, festivals, and roleplays, among the member regions.

(2) The Internationale shall maintain space on its forum for interregional NSLeft activities. Participants will be expected to adhere to The Internationale Code of Conduct.

(3) The Red + Black shall be the official interregional news organ of the NSLeft, to be published and shared on member regions' Regional Message Boards. Any NSLeft may submit material to be published in the Red + Black.

(4) The NSLeft Discord server shall be open to all NSLeft citizens who adhere to its Code of Conduct. The NSLeft Discord server shall use The Internationale's Discord authentication to prevent identity theft.

V. Amendments

(1) Member regions may propose amendments to this Pact.

(2) Amendments may be accepted by a two-thirds vote of member regions. A majority of member regions must cast a vote for the vote to be considered binding.

(3) The voting period will last twelve days. Member regions that do not cast a vote will be considered to have abstained.

(Image Credit: “Communist Hawk” by Zephyr on DeviantArt)

The State and Revolution

A Treatise on Relations Between The Communist Bloc and The Black Hawks

Hereby announces that The Communist Bloc and The Black Hawks, comrades and allies, do endorse and confirm this mutually beneficial agreement, with all applicable fanfare!

Accord of Combat

The core of any military pact is a pledge to serve as comrades in arms in times of need, to not aggrieve each other, and to conduct joint exercises in order to further combined effectiveness and enhance general solidarity.

1. In the spirit of fraternity and solidarity, we pledge not to engage in military aggression against each others’ home territory or directly-controlled subsidiaries.

   1. Such a subsidiary consists of a region without an independent government, fully controlled by the signatory, and preferably clearly indicated as such in the World Factbook Entry. If clear indication is not present on the region itself, an explicit notice to the other party of this status is advised.

2. Additionally, both parties are encouraged, as desired, to submit via diplomatic channels additional locales they would prefer be off limits, despite not directly controlling.

   1. Acquiescence to such a request is not a given, but a matter for discussion; however, once such a request has been accepted by both parties, it shall be considered to remain in effect until explicitly withdrawn.

3. In the similar spirits of cooperation and comradery, we recognize that cooperative action on the battlefield achieves effective and desirable results, and yet also that we are ideologically divergent regions. Thus, we strive to cooperate in an exchange of participation that maximizes the skills and satisfaction of both parties.

   1. Malice shall strive to offer the Bloc opportunities for their forces, and especially their regulars, to gain experience in all manner of targets, at the Bloc’s discretion

   2. Malice shall especially invite the Bloc when it is aware that aspects of the target align with the Bloc’s particular interests of ideological advancement.

   3. The Bloc shall in turn strive to make use of the Assassins’ exemplary stealth, military experience, and effectiveness to assist in achieving its own military goals.

Accord of Recreation

Entertainment and leisure are as vital to the health of an alliance as any military exercise. Hobbies make one well rounded, and those that do not commune in times of peace are ill-prepared for cooperation in times of war.

1. Both parties shall ensure the other is actively invited to participate in any open interregional event they may choose to host, such as conventions or festivals.

2. Members of each region are encouraged to visit each others’ social spaces both on and off site, so long as they comply with the host party’s standards of behavior and moderation practices.

   1. The host in each case is encouraged to recognize such visitors as friends, not strangers, and to apply an appropriate designation that enables access to social participation.

3. The signatories shall endeavor to occasionally conduct a social event intended primarily for the signatories, such as, but not limited to, a movie night or similarly modest but organized affair.

Accords of Organization

Anything organized requires structure, maintenance, adjustment, and overhead. Occasionally, the time even comes to raze the structures of the past to allow for the birth of something new.

1. Should either party resolve that continuing this agreement runs contrary to their needs and desires, then by whichever formal means their own government decrees such, they shall formally announce both the decision and its merits in an appropriate manner.

   1. It is also encouraged for a party considering such a path to first open negotiations, and attempt to resolve the disparities leading to this consideration.

   2. Parties should directly indicate this decision to the other signatory via diplomatic channels first, and allow a reasonable time for acknowledgement before public announcement

   3. Termination of this agreement shall take formal effect 7 days subsequent to posting of a public notice of intent to terminate with merits.

The following signatories pledge to these ideals:

First Minister Ant, on behalf of The Communist Bloc
Second Minister and MoFA Iota, on behalf of The Communist Bloc

Valtarre the Vampire King, on behalf of The Brotherhood of Malice
Venico the Night Father, on behalf of The Brotherhood of Malice

The below-signed parties recognize the following:

Context

1. Japan, having been governed into dereliction and international disdain, was occupied and refounded by the joint effort of The Brotherhood of Malice and The Communist Bloc, with the assistance of many of their allies and over the period of many weeks.

2. It is in the interests of both occupiers, and the world, to see a healthy, safe, and welcoming community develop in the region.

3. The Alstroemerian Commonwealths, a multi-regional community with stalwart moderation and themes in alignment with the region name, is well disposed to be a deserving steward of Japan.

As such, The Alstroemerian Commonwealths shall assume the use and governance of the region of Japan under the following terms.

Terms

1. The Founder of the region shall be held by The Brotherhood of Malice.

   1. The initial founder shall be Ever-Wandering Souls.

   2. The Founder shall make themselves accessible to The Alstroemerian Commonwealths, including being present in their offsite chat and supplying a method of alternate contact.

   3. The Founder shall conduct administrative tasks such as Regional Officer appointments/dismissals, permissions changes, ejections, and so forth with reasonable haste and at the direction of The Alstroemerian Commonwealths.

2. Operation of the region shall be the right and responsibility of The Alstroemerian Commonwealths, and whatever government they oversee within the region.

   1. The territory of Japan will formally join the Alstroemerian Commonwealths as a full member.

   2. Any actions and facets not specifically governed by this document are presumed to belong to the authority of The Alstroemerian Commonwealths.

3. Japan will maintain minor recognition of the granting parties.

   1. The Brotherhood of Malice and The Communist Bloc shall be credited with the renewal of Japan in either the WFE or a top-three pinned dispatch, unless the Founder allows otherwise at their discretion.

   2. Embassies shall be maintained between Japan and The Brotherhood of Malice and The Communist Bloc, and given top billing in the embassies list.

   3. Embassies shall be granted to other regions who participated in the operation to renew Japan, barring good reason not to do so.

4. The Alstroemerian Commonwealths and whatever government they oversee within the region shall maintain Japan in good standing.

   1. Onsite and offsite behavior shall be moderated to ensure a healthy, safe, and welcoming community.

   2. Embassies with fascist or otherwise unsavory regions shall be avoided.

5. Japan shall not maintain a Defender military, or allow Defender-only recruitment

   1. Japan is not obligated to maintain any Gameplay presence.

   2. If Japan chooses to have a Gameplay presence, it must not oppose operations conducted by The Brotherhood of Malice or The Communist Bloc.

   3. If Japan chooses to allow recruitment for military actions, it must at least allow recruitment for Invader actions.

Maintenance

1. As long as these terms are followed, The Alstroemerian Commonwealths shall be granted full rights and responsibilities over the use and governance of Japan.

   1. Perceived violations are to be discussed by representatives of both parties. It is suggested that The Communist Bloc serve as a most-neutral mediator, if necessary.

   2. Should The Alstroemerian Commonwealths cease to operate as an organization, the regional government of Japan at that time shall assume their role in this agreement.

   3. Should it choose, The Alstroemerian Commonwealths may void this agreement at will and surrender operation of the region Japan.

2. The Founder may be transferred by the current Founder to another member of the Brotherhood of Malice or The Communist Bloc without affecting this agreement.

   1. The Founder, with the approval of their wider organization, may choose to yield the Founder and whole ownership of the region to The Alstroemerian Commonwealths.

   2. If the Founder’s organization ceases to operate, the Founder shall remain held to the terms of this agreement individually, or choose to yield the region.

3. Changes to the terms of this agreement may be made by trilateral agreement between the signatories.

4. This pact shall take effect following the successful refound of Japan by the relevant signatories.

Recognition

The Brotherhood of Malice as represented by:
Valtarre the Vampire King
Venico the Night Father
Malicious Souls the Ever-Wanderer

The Communist Bloc as represented by:
Iota, First Minister

The Alstroemerian Commonwealth as represented by:
Boro, Shrine Keeper and Wise Youkai of Eientei Gensokyo
Mocha, Empress Supreme and Holy Arbiter of the Wayward in The Glorious Nations of Iwaku
particle, the very smol particle that sits on the very comfortable throne of Yggdrasil
Vandoosa, Lord Moon Princess of Creation and Destruction

 
 
  
1: Mutual Non-Aggression
     1a. Signatories shall not take part in hostilities against or declare war on the other.
     1b. Signatories shall notify the other of potential domestic or foreign agents with
　　　　　the interest of disrupting the prosperity and sovereignty of the others’ community
　　　　　and legitimate government.

2: Culture and Diplomatic Ties
     2a. Signatories shall be expected to maintain a representative in the form of
　　　　　an ambassador to either’s Discord or any other preferred method of
　　　　　receiving ambassadors.
     2b. Signatories shall be encouraged to host joint cultural events.
        • 2b. Scheduling joint cultural events will be agreed upon by the relevant
　　　　　　　　　officials in eithers’ respective legitimate government wherein,
　　　　　　　　　if a satisfactory schedule cannot be agreed upon, that no grievances
　　　　　　　　　be held.

3: Installation and Agreement
     3a. This treaty may be casually referred to as “the Leftie Besties Treaty”.
     3b. This treaty shall go into effect immediately after each respective legitimate
     government has confirmed and approved the contents within.
     3c. This treaty may be amended when both respective legitimate governments
　　　　　are in agreement of the amendment.
     3d. Either signatory region may dissolve this treaty.
        • 3d. The initiating signatory will be expected to notify the other of the
　　　　　　　　　dissolution of this treaty.

Respective Signatures

The Communist Bloc Signatories:

First Minister,

First Minister Iota

Second Minister,

Second Minister Lowe

Minister of Foreign Affairs & Defense,

Minister of FA&D Cret

The Leftist Assembly Signatories:

Secretary,

Secretary Flame

Minister of FA Saft

1] Mutual Non-Aggression and Defense

1. Signatories shall not commit to an invasion of, nor declare war on, the home region or territories of the other.
a. 'Territory' shall be defined whereas a signatory holds direct legal and political stake in another region to which the sovereignty of the former is extended as recognized by both such parties.

2. The People's Revolutionary Air Force and the Sparkling Army shall embark upon a relationship of further mutual collaboration.
a. The Communist Bloc is encouraged to deploy the People's Revolutionary Air Force to assist the Sparkling Army in its operations where possible, barring conflicts with Bloc law or standard PRAF practice.
b. Sparkalia is encouraged to deploy the Sparkling Army to assist the People's Revolutionary Air Force where possible, barring conflicts with Sparkalian law or standard Sparkling Army practice.

3. Should either signatory or any of its territories be placed under threat, the other signatory agrees to immediately pledge military assistance to assist in any necessary defense or liberation.

2] Diplomatic Friendship and Cultural Relations

1. Signatories shall, through these bilateral relations, both extend mutual recognition and acknowledgement of each others' legitimate governing authorities.
a. The Revolutionary Republic of the Communist Bloc recognizes the authority and legitimacy of the High Queendom of Sparkalia.
b.The High Queendom of Sparkalia recognizes the authority and legitimacy of the Revolutionary Republic of the Communist Bloc.

2. Both signatories shall commit to the immediate establishment of on-site embassies.

3. Signatories are expected to maintain a representative to each others' discord servers / other means of preferred diplomatic communication.

4. Signatories are encouraged to host joint cultural events.
a. Joint cultural events are to be agreed upon between the relevant officials in each region.
b. If a satisfactory schedule cannot be mutually established, no grievances are to be held.

3] Installation and Agreement

1. This treaty takes effect immediately after each respective legitimate government has confirmed and approved the contents within.

2. This treaty may be amended when both respective legitimate governments are in agreement of the amendment.

3. If either signatory believes the other has breached the treaty, they are encouraged to notify relevant government officials of both regions to attempt to rectify the situation.

4. Either signatory region may dissolve this treaty.
a.The initiating signatory will be expected to notify the other of the dissolution of this treaty.

SIGNED:

High Queen of Sparkalia

Chaotic Sparkles

Acting First Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Cretanja

Chancellor of Foreign Affairs of Sparkalia

Nacortuine

World Assembly Delegate and Princess of Oyussa of Sparkalia

Magical Girl Emi

Air Marshal of the People's Revolutionary Air Force

Mlakhavia

Crown Princess of Sparkalia

Momi Chernekov

Medals & Decorations Act 2016

An act to create awards to recognize the contributions of civilians, citizens, and military personnel to the region.

Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Short Title

(1) This act may be cited as the “Medals & Decorations Act 2016”.

ARTICLE II- Category

(2) This act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

ARTICLE III - Definitions

(3) “Medal(s)” and “Decoration(s)” shall be defined as awards granted to citizens or other members of The Communist Bloc that have contributed enough in service to the region to merit being given an award for their work.

(4) “Designate” shall be defined as the individual(s) who have the authority to grant medals and decorations to citizens or other of The Communist Bloc. “designated” shall be the act of awarding by the listed designate.

(5) “Citizen” shall be defined as an individual who has attained citizenship masking or higher derivatives of such. “other members” shall be in reference to Foreign Ambassadors/Diplomats etc. who may also receive decorations from a designate.

(6) A medal or decoration categorized as “military” is defined as a medal or decoration that is granted in the course of military service to the region.

(7) A medal or decoration categorized as “civilian” is defined as a medal or decoration that is granted in the course of service otherwise to the region than that of military service.

ARTICLE IV - Provisions

(8) The following military medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• Order of Glory: The highest military order in the region. For military personnel who have shown true leadership skills in PRAF operations. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/KSfCY7k.png https://i.imgur.com/YcCqImC.png

• Order of Valor: For the display of great courage, loyalty, and strength under difficult circumstances. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/nJaR8BQ.png https://i.imgur.com/2CderPK.png

• Hero of Defense: For the undoubted defense of the region from foreign invasion or threat. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/sfexNtn.png https://i.imgur.com/qD2RUnO.png

(9) The following civilian or otherwise medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• Hero of the Republic: To those who have shown bravery, courage or valor in service to the region. This is considered the second-highest honor one can receive.
  https://i.imgur.com/W6Vd4Gu.png https://i.imgur.com/PhXCBeB.png https://i.imgur.com/OVN4PE3.png

• Order of the New Dawn: The third highest honor of the region. For citizens who have shown incredible loyalty, support, or friendship to the Republic and have continuously shown dedication and efficiency in their work, thereby aiding all citizens in the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/bdTgoIu.png https://i.imgur.com/sZJ17OD.png https://i.imgur.com/dECbfMH.png

• Order of the Republic: The fourth highest honor of the region. For any citizen who has worked to promote the regional ideology of equality, or has significantly aided in putting it into effect in the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/VKFiZW9.png https://i.imgur.com/sdk92g3.png https://i.imgur.com/R2r5vJ8.png

• First Minister's Star: To those whom the First Minister specifically believes deserve recognition for their hard work. May only be given by the First Minister of TCB.
  https://i.imgur.com/He5F1z3.png https://i.imgur.com/INVowcq.png

• Order of September: For a civilian or official who has significantly advanced regional culture, heritage, or pride.
  https://i.imgur.com/XkuTuSH.png https://i.imgur.com/y0GHD1K.png

• Order of the Red Banner: For those working in foreign affairs who have successfully aided the region in establishing strong & friendly diplomatic ties to other Leftist regions. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/dNt22P1.png https://i.imgur.com/mGNWOES.png

• Order of the Guide: For citizens who helped residents and other citizens engage with the governmental affairs of The Communist Bloc.
  https://i.imgur.com/0wOOVqb.png https://i.imgur.com/ryOi4rY.png

• Order of Innovation: For citizens who have created greater efficiency and aided the region by proposing new, innovative ideas for a system within the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/X7KlsJb.png https://i.imgur.com/pYxONWd.png

• Order of Development: For citizens who have contributed to the development of the region in government, media, education, law, integration, the military, or recruitment.
  https://i.imgur.com/Zmcsnzx.png https://i.imgur.com/tAGbYkY.png

• Order of Artistry: For citizens who have contributed significantly to the region by working on graphics or increased regional culture through things like art, music, poetry, writing, etc. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/DwuKCAF.png https://i.imgur.com/PJvC9jg.png

• Hero of Labor: For any citizen who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in progressing the region, training new members, and encouraging leadership in the region. Citizens who successfully integrate many citizens successfully into our region are also eligible. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/gGpdisZ.png https://i.imgur.com/J7CxvJx.png

• Cross of Education: For any citizen who has significantly advanced real world political education through their work in the region or abroad. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB, the Minister of Information, or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/7l1qPHG.png https://i.imgur.com/YuEukMZ.png

• Order of Freedom: For a civilian or official who has greatly improved tolerance and understanding within The Communist Bloc for all ideologies and backgrounds.
  https://i.imgur.com/6YhoDIv.png https://i.imgur.com/E15yWxy.png

• Hero of Liberty: For a civilian who has distinguished themselves in regional media such as the regional newspaper, foreign updates, or private newspapers. May be given by the Minister of Information of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/4ibcn6t.png https://i.imgur.com/WnhCXJL.png

• Order of the Dove: For officials working in foreign affairs who have distinguished themselves as great diplomats or greatly improved TCB's diplomatic presence. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/weM8dsQ.png https://i.imgur.com/ElMt6ic.png

• Order of the Committee: For those who have greatly contributed to the legislative branch of TCB, the Legislative Committee. This award may only be designated by a majority vote in the Legislative Committee.
  https://i.imgur.com/EIrys7x.png https://i.imgur.com/IZsumoQ.png

• Order of Growth: To those who have distinguished service in the area of recruitment or aiding newcomers. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/59SHk58.png https://i.imgur.com/jS8sglD.png

• Order of Loyalty: To those who have shown to be fully loyal to TCB and its core values of democracy & basic rights for all or has shown to be a great comrade in times of hardship for the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/8HQRqly.png https://i.imgur.com/i4ggqaX.png

• Distinguished Service Medal: To those who have served the Republic in multiple areas and excelled when faced with difficulty.
  https://i.imgur.com/LbQEwXb.png https://i.imgur.com/jcovsdC.png

• Order of Friendship: To foreign representatives, diplomats, or friends of The Communist Bloc who are honest, helpful, and loyal to The Communist Bloc. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/P3SFMOI.png https://i.imgur.com/AKRflvd.png

• Order of Merit: To those whose work in civilian, military, or political areas is worth recognition and praise.
  https://i.imgur.com/ViMrbYK.png https://i.imgur.com/TulCrrg.png

• Order of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 50,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 5000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/5CnwbiY.png https://i.imgur.com/uc01G4k.png

• Order of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 10,000 telegram stamps to the region,or sent over 2500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/bsQImYm.png https://i.imgur.com/c8XZt25.png

• Order of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 5000 telegram stamps for the region or has sent over 1000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/PPCvqZI.png https://i.imgur.com/Z7HOBer.png

• Order of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 1,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/nub7JGE.png https://i.imgur.com/XCuySvA.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 100,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/kgl3wrI.png https://i.imgur.com/GHEo8SW.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 50,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/elqFlHp.png https://i.imgur.com/rWcdEI8.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 25,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/2URiasO.png https://i.imgur.com/Q5XcJwb.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 10,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/WCdGrKh.png https://i.imgur.com/I0rodBk.png

(10) Citizens who have shown incredible efficiency in their work, dedication and loyalty to the region, have contributed to the progress of the region, and have done excellent service to the region may be nominated to be recognized as an Honoured Comrade by the First Minister or by a motion of the Legislative Committee approved by a simple majority (50%+1) vote. Upon nomination, the nominee must be confirmed with a 2/3 majority vote to be recognized as an Honoured Comrade, the highest honor of the region.

1. Honoured Comrades may not have their citizenship revoked for not having a nation in the region.

(11) All medals may be given by the First Minister or by a majority vote in the Council of Ministers. If a stated designate is given in the specific description, all three parties may award the medal.

(12) Order of Recruitment and Hero of Recruitment medals are not cumulative. When recipients are in possession of the lower medal class of the same designation, they shall replace the medal with the higher grade, as opposed to bearing both.

(13) Medals and decorations may be retired by amending this act. Citizens who are in possession of retired medals shall be allowed to keep them and use them for official purposes.

ARTICLE V - Schedule

(14) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

(Created by Aleksandr Severin, Proposed and edited by Josh Conure)

Party Procedures Act 2020

An act to legislate how parties operate within the Bloc.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "Party" or "Parties" shall refer to a group of citizens or residents, operating within The Communist Bloc, who freely associate in order to pursue aligning political goals in relation to The Communist Bloc’s government, and have complied with the registration process outlined in this act.

(2) "Founding Members" shall be defined as the members who form the party.

Article II - Category

(3) This Act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

Article III - Provisions

(4) Political Parties may operate within the Communist Bloc.

1. Parties may define their own internal procedure, ideological standpoint, aims and goals.

2. Parties may request a channel be created for them on the official Bloc Discord. A role will be created which will allow them the ability to communicate on that channel.

3. Parties may request and be granted a sub-forum on the Bloc Website, should the technical ability exist.

(5) Political Parties operating within The Communist Bloc must be registered with The Minister of Information.

1. Registration details must include a minimum of the following information

   1. Name of Organisation

   2. Official Acronym

   3. Founding members (Minimum of 2)

   4. Description of Party

   5. Party Leadership type (Democratic/Dictatorial etc.)

2. Party Registration, and any official descriptions of a Party must accurately portray the Party. Names of Parties must not be misleading.

3. New parties may not be founded with the name of an existing party or a former party.

   1. Except where the Party is being refounded by the Founding Members of that Party, or with express permission of them.

(6) Party membership, including in process applications for Party membership, must be disclosed in all elections.

1. Failure to disclose Party membership will result in the citizen's candidacy being null and void.

   1. If they are subsequently elected. An immediate by-election will be triggered.

2. If a candidate joins or attempts to join a party after their candidacy is announced, they must edit their application to reflect this.

   1. Candidates may not seek to join or leave a party while voting is in progress.

(7) Founding members of an operating Party may not sit on trials related to that Party.

1. Except where a Party founder has been out of that party for a period of no less than 6 months.

(8) All members of a Party may be tried by the Peoples Judiciary, should the Judiciary believe there is ample reason to do so.

1. Leaders of Parties are charged with making sure their Party abides by all laws relating to Parties, and that any breaches are reported to the Peoples Judiciary.

   1. Should the Judiciary decide that a Party has appropriately dealt with an incident, they may choose not to press charges.

(9) Parties may not clone any other Parties resources.

1. This includes, but is not limited to Party documents, logos and branding.

   1. This is extended to Parties which have ceased to operate.

   2. The provisions of this subsection do not apply where the author(s) of the original documents, logos, and branding have given their express permission for use thereof, and are credited for it.

2. Except to present them as evidence in legal procedures.

(10) Parties may operate outside Official Bloc communication channels.

1. Members of The People's Judiciary, The Minister of Information, Member of the Administrative Council and/or a Citizen operating under their request may at any time request access to any and all external communications channels.

   1. Failure to do so may result in the Party being dissolved, and/or criminal charges equal to subterfuge.

   2. This access must be granted with ability to access and view all parts of the communications made.

2. A member of the Administrative Council, or someone operating on their behalf, must always have access to Global Moderator (or any equivalent of) status in Party Communication Channels.

(11) Any Parties operating within the Bloc must make a bi-annual report within their Party Sub-Forum on the Bloc Forum.

1. These reports must include at minimum:

   1. Membership, including members who have left and the cited reason (if available)

   2. External communication methods

   3. Leaders

   4. Any disciplinary action taken, with reasoning

   5. Any members who have donated stamps for a telegram to do with their party, including when and how many telegrams were sent.

2. Citizens may request additional information. A Party representative must answer these within a 7 day period.

   1. Parties may refuse to answer if a reasonable reason is given, except where the Judiciary or a citizen operating on their behalf has made the request.

3. Bi-annual reports must be submitted before the last day of the following months:

   1. April

   2. October

4. Failure to do so will result in the Party ceasing operations.

   1. Any Bloc channels of Communications will be locked.

   2. Any roles granted to Party Members will be revoked.

   3. An order will be issued by either the Ministry of Information or Administrative Council to close any private Communication relating to the Party.

      1. The Judiciary may only issue this order should there be reasonable belief that the Party failed to submit the report for reasons which breach law.

      2. The Administrative Council Member with Administrative Powers (referenced in 11b) Communication shall take the channel down, should Party Leadership refuse to do so.

   4. Party Members may have up to a week to submit an appeal.

   5. An appeal must be accompanied by the report.

   6. An appeal must include a reason for late submission.

      1. The Ministry of Information may reject the reason, if deemed inappropriate.

   7. This procedure may only be used once per year.

      1. Except where a valid reason is presented by Leadership as to why nobody was able to submit the necessary report.

(12) Political Parties may not operate a Party Military on NationStates.

1. Parties may mandate compulsory military service within their party.

   1. This must be within the Blocs official Military Service.

Article IV - The Pre-Revolutionary Republic Exemption

(13) Any Parties initially founded before 2020 are exempt from Section 5c.

1. Parties seeking to refound using the names of Pre-2020 Parties may be issued a cease and desist by any officially recorded founders of that Party.

   1. Parties which are issued a cease and desist will have a period of 14 days to change its name.

Article V - Party Advertisements

(14) Parties will be eligible to advertise their Parties via any method of Regional Communication.

1. Parties must not make multiple consecutive posts advertising their Party.

   1. Parties are encouraged to wait a reasonable length of time before re-posting in any given method of communication. Advertisements may not be done daily.

   2. Parties using the Regional Message Board (RMB) must use a Spoiler tag marked "Party Advertisement: [PARTY NAME]"

      1. The code to do that is:

         [spoiler=Party Advertisement: PARTY NAME] message here [/spoiler]

2. Parties accused of spamming, or non compliance may have their advertisement privileges revoked by any moderators of that communication method.

   1. That Moderator must inform the Administrative Council of their decision. The Admin Council may overturn the decision, or implement a timeframe that the revocation lasts.

3. The above does not prevent Party members discussing their Party Affairs on any official Regional Communication Method.

(15) Parties are forbidden from recruiting on other Regions RMBs, except with that Regional Governments express permission.

1. Any advertisement allowed on another Regional Message Board must first be sent to the Foreign Affairs Minister, who may forbid the Advertisement if they feel it puts the Bloc in disrepute.

2. Advertisements on another regions RMB must be followed by the following statement:

   1. "This message is not sponsored by The Communist Blocs Regional Government, any opinions herein may not accurately reflect the current government."

(15) Political Parties may sponsor telegrams advertisement. Should this happen, a donation of Telegram Stamps equal or greater than the current number of nations within the Bloc must be made to The Communist Bloc.

1. This advertisement must clearly be marked as a Party Advertisement.

2. Political Parties may not do this more than twice a year, each following their bi-annual report.

3. The Ministry of Information will be responsible for sending this telegram to the Bloc.

   1. The Ministry of Information must add a disclaimer stating the advertisement does not reflect the Bloc governments views.

      1. Except where all of the Executive Council and Legislative Committee are Party Members.

4. No other method of direct advertisement may be used without the receivers express permission.

Article VI - Schedule

(16) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

(17) This act will not require retroactive actions from existing Parties, however all parties must be compliant with the act.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Spelling, Grammar, and Punctuation in Legislation Act 2021

An act to allow for grammar, punctuation and formatting errors in proposals to be corrected.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) All acts passed by the Legislative Committee and People’s Assembly and all Executive Orders passed by the Council of Ministers (‘the legislative instruments’) shall be open for the Speaker and First Minister respectively to edit in order to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and formatting errors.

(3) The edits made cannot change the practical effects of the legislative instrument, or the spirit of the text in practical implications. The correction of office titles in line with legislative or constitutional changes is also permitted.

1. Any member of the People’s Assembly may challenge the edit and appeal it to The People’s Tribunal within 30 days of the edit being made and announced. Should the Tribunal rule the edit is not compliant with clause (3) of this act then the legislative instrument shall revert to its last acknowledged state and the edit must go through the standard procedure for legislative amendment.

   1. The decision of the tribunal is only a check for noncompliance, it will not impede the ability of any citizen to follow the steps outlined in clause (5).
      

(4) All changes must be publicly announced (such as on any threads relating to the piece of legislation or on a public channel). Failure to do so will revert the legislative instrument to its last acknowledged and announced change.

(5) Any citizen may, within 30 days of the change being made and announced, submit a request to the Speaker for a vote of the People’s Assembly to be held on the change. Such a vote should have the option to vote to retain the change or to revert it, and a simple majority is required to revert the change. Any changes reverted under this clause may not be reissued without going through the standard procedure for legislative amendment.

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(6) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu, formatting by Machinesmith, reproposed by Kirk Socramander

Extended Time in Office and Joint-Ticket Act 2021

An act to prevent possible bureaucratic crises.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) In the event in which no candidates sign up for a ministerial position by the beginning of the voting phase of an election, the incumbent Minister remains in office until a by-election results in election.

1. The incumbent Minister may decline to serve extended time in office or resign while extended time in office.

2. Should after the first by-election no one is elected then a Minister in the Council of Ministers may volunteer to temporarily serve in the vacant position with majority approval from the Council of Ministers.

   1. Should this occur, the said Minister must forfeit one of their votes in the CoM and be limited to only 1 vote within the Council of Ministers
      

(3) If a co-minister elected to office on a joint-ticket resigns, the other co-minister may retain office with a majority vote by the people’s assembly.

1. No more than 2 citizens can sign up or be elected to a position on a joint ticket for an election.
   

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by CAD.

Joke Law Act 2021

An act to allow the passage of joke laws.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) A new classification of law shall be created, called Type Z JOKE.

1. Any Citizen may put forward Type Z- JOKE.


2. Type Z- JOKE laws are legally inoperable and shall have no binding effects on the Bloc.


3. Type Z JOKE laws will not follow the usual legal procedure for the passage of laws. Instead:


   1. Only one Type Z law may be in discussion at any time. 


      1. The Speaker shall keep track of any Joke Laws. 


      2. The Speaker may dismiss Joke Laws after 7 days, should another Joke Law be proposed.
         

   2. Upon opening of a vote, any citizen may vote on the bill.


   3. The voting schedule will be 48 hours, and require a simple majority.


4. All Type Z JOKE laws must follow the legal format of the law.


5. Type Z JOKE laws must not break any existing rules of the Bloc.


6. Type Z JOKE laws may not target an individual person without their express permission.


   1. Failure to attain permission or ignoring rejection may be prosecutable under the Criminal Code rules on harassment.


   2. Except where this person has significant Real Life Fame/Notoriety.


7. Type Z JOKE laws may not contradict one another.


8. The Speaker of the Legislative Committee may not propose Joke Laws.

   

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

The Legislation Update Act 2019

An act to update all pre-existing pieces of legislation.

Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "Principal Act" shall refer to the current bill here presented.

(2) "One-Shot" shall be defined as an act which deletes itself upon completion of provisions set out in Article III.

Article II - Category

(3) This law shall be considered a Type VII ONE SHOT Law.

Article III - Provisions

(4) All existing legislation shall have its preamble updated to read:
Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

(5) Any mention of an amendment to the Constitution shall be deleted. This may include entire articles.

(6) Any mention of an amendment to any other law shall be deleted. This may include entire articles.

(7) All existing laws shall be granted an additional Article II - Category.

1. Legislation shall be filed by category. The appointed category must represent what that law regards.

2. All existing articles shall be renumbered correctly.

3. The following Categories may be given:

   1. Administrative.

   2. Legislative

   3. Executive

   4. Criminal

   5. Treaty

   6. General

   7. One Shot

(8) The Speaker of the Legislative Committee shall be tasked with updating all laws, except Treaties, to make them compatible with the Constitution of the Communist Bloc. This includes, but is not limited to deleting clauses and acts which the Constitution oversees or contradicts, changing old terminology to its modern counterpart, adding clauses or parts to legislation, renumbering and adding Categories.

1. The Speaker must not make any changes to any parts of legislation which are not affected by, are made redundant by, or are affecting the Constitution.

   1. If found to have done so, the Speaker may face trial for Treason.

   2. The Speaker may ask for advice from members of the Judiciary, which are to be treat as urgent questions and answers are to be given no later than 48 hours.

2. This task must take no more than 7 days.

   1. Except where an answer to an urgent question is being waited upon, in which case the task may have up to 3 extra days.

3. The Speaker may be called upon by the Judiciary to explain any changes made if they are deemed to have been unnecessary by the Principle Act.

4. The Speaker may not change the constitution for the purposes of this act.

(10) The Foreign Affairs Minister shall be tasked with updating all relevant treaties to make them legally operable within the Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc.

1. The Foreign Affairs minister may find it necessary to renegotiate treaties. Where this is true, the Foreign Affairs Minister must attempt to keep the treaty as close to the original as possible.

2. Should negotiations become impossible the Foreign Affairs Minister may choose to sever ties with the subject(s) of that treaty.

Article IV - Schedule

(11) The Principal Act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Embassy Standards Reform Act 2020

An act to repeal the Embassy Standards Act and amend the Foreign Conduct Act.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I- Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII One Shot law.

Article II - Repeal

(3) The Embassy Standards Act 2017 shall be repealed in its entirety.

Article III - Amendments

(4) Article IV S12 of the Foreign Conduct Act 2020 shall be amended to read:

(12) Foreign Embassies shall, under no circumstances, be permitted to recruit members to their regions. Incidents regarding illicit recruitment or suspicion of such shall be subject to investigation by the First Minister and the Foreign Minister.

1. Any region with an Embassy caught recruiting in TCB may be subject to immediate revocation of the Embassy.

2. All classifications of Embassy are subject to such.

3. Exceptions may be made where treaties specify it.

(5) Article IV Section 20 shall be amended to read:

(20) Only the Minister of Foreign Affairs with the approval of the Council of Ministers may submit a war declaration request to both houses of the legislature. Adequate time must be made by the Speaker of the Legislative Committee for all Legislative Committee Members and citizens to ask the Foreign Minister and First Minister questions and raise concerns before moving the request to a vote. In the absence of a Minister of Foreign Affairs, the First Minister may submit these requests to the legislature.

1. Except where acting in the defense of The Communist Bloc, or in defense of an allied region.

   1. Should 20a be true, no vote is to take place until such a time as offensive actions are taken.

Article IV - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Ministerial Amendment Act 2020

An act to define the basic roles of Ministers.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "The Constitution" shall refer to The Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc

Article II - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII One-shot law.

Article III - Provisions

(3) Article III Clause (1) of The Constitution shall have a subsection added which reads:

b. The First Minister shall be considered a Minister for Legislative, Judicial and Constitutional purposes.

(4) Article III Clause (1/f/iii) of The Constitution shall be amended to read the following:

iii. Domestic Affairs,

(5) Article III Clause (1) of The Constitution shall have a subsection added to it which reads:

g. The minimum areas of responsibility of the Ministries are the following:

• 1. Defense: Provide security to The Communist Bloc, perform operations in compliance with regional law and treaties, and serve as a liaison to military organizations allied with the Communist Bloc.

  2. Foreign Affairs: Manage and establish diplomatic relations with other regions and entities.

  3. Domestic Affairs: Recruit nations to The Communist Bloc, process citizenship Applications, and provide assistance to citizens and residents.

  4. Culture: Organize events, promote culture, and oversee role-playing.

  5. Information: Send Regional Mass Telegrams for Elections, People’s Assembly votes, and other important votes; report news timely to the Citizens and residents; and share the appropriate information to allied regions and entities.

  6. World Assembly Delegate: Keep their nation existing in The Communist Bloc as a World Assembly Member, maintain their nation’s status as the World Assembly Delegate, and update the status of the First Minister and all other Members of the Council Ministers as Regional Officers.

     1. Ministries may be assigned additional roles by the First Minister.

(6) Article III Clause (3) of the Constitution shall be amended to read the following:

• 3. The Ministers are to be elected in two separate elections. The first round shall elect the Minister of Culture, the Minister of Information, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the First Minister. The second shall elect the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Domestic Affairs, and any other Ministers.

(7) Article IV Clause (3c) shall have a subsection added which reads:

1. Except where no sitting member is eligible to stand.

(8) Article V Clause (5) shall have a subsection added which reads:

• c. The People's Assembly cannot initiate an Order of Recall within ten days of a relevant election in which the Minister or Committee Member would face said relevant election.

  1. The Speaker is not obligated to post a vote when a relevant election will occur within ten days.

     Article IV - Schedule

     (9) Subsections must be renumbered where necessary.

     (10) Any Section (0)s must be amended as to make sense.

     (11) This amendment shall be considered legally binding following a vote of the Legislative Committee which must attain a ⅔ majority, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

     Proposed by Cadmius Antioak Disignotus, written by Martyn Kiryu

Criminal Code Amendment (Doxxing) Act 2020

An act to upgrade the crime of doxxing and create two categories of the offense, to rename the relevant offense, and to make mandatory permanent banishment from the region on conviction of major doxxing.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) All references to amendment or insertion in this act pertain to the The Criminal Law Act 2016.

(2) “The principal act” shall refer to the act here enacted.

Article II - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII (One Shot) law.

Article III - Provisions

(3) Section 25 (“Personal Crimes”) shall be amended to read:

• Personal Crimes Doxxing: If sensitive real-life information or personal information about users are is posted without their consent, and the relevant person decides to pursue charges against the offender. This offense only applies if the real-life information cannot be used to identify the users’ real-life identity, location, or likeness. Should the information posted fall into any of the aforementioned categories, the higher crime in Section 35 must be applied.

(4) Section 35 to be inserted, with all subsequent sections renumbered accordingly, and to read:

• Highly Sensitive Doxxing: If sensitive real-life information or personal information about users is posted without their consent, especially any information allowing the identification of the users’ real-life identity, location, or likeness. May be applied should the affected user pursue charges, or where the affected user is forced to leave the region as a result of the information released.

(5) Section 35, now renumbered to Section 36, shall be amended to read:

• The minimum sentence for all highest offenses as defined in Article 7 Sections 31 through 34 is no less than 6 months banishment from the in-game region and forum, and the maximum sentence for all highest offenses as defined in Article 6 Sections 31 through 34 is indefinite banishment from the in-game region and forum. The mandatory sentence for an offense under Section 35 is permanent banishment from the region, and the executive government will be charged with informing the wider community of regions of the known aliases of the offender.

Article IV - Schedule

(6) The principal act shall be considered legally binding following two-thirds majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as a two-thirds majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Lewis Kuznetsov.

Criminal Code Amendment (Offsite Inclusion) Act 2020

An act to include and expand off-site crimes.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII One Shot law.

Article III - Provisions

(2) The Criminal Code 2016 shall be amended:

1. (9) Shall read:

   • Trespassing: The act of posting in a thread or channel without authorisation and with knowledge of the lack of authorisation, especially after having been informed or requested to vacate the thread or channel in question.

2. (14) shall read:

   • (14) The maximum sentence for all minor offenses in Article 4 Sections 5 through 8 shall be no greater than 10 days banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication.

3. (15) shall read:

   • (15) The maximum sentence for all minor offenses in Article 4 Sections 9 and 11 shall be no greater than 1 month banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication.

4. (20) shall read

   • (20) Administrative Crimes: Destroying forum or any other official off-site means of communication content in a destructive way, pornspamming, and gorespamming, hacking of any accounts.

5. (29) shall read:

   • (29) The maximum sentence for all major offenses in Article 6 Sections 14 through 21 shall be no greater than 12 months banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication. In addition, upon conviction under Sections 15 or 16, the judiciary may bar the offender from holding public office for up to a period of six months.

6. (30) shall read:

   • (30) The maximum sentence for all major offenses in Article 6 Sections 22 through 28 shall be no greater than 18 months banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication, and/or removal of citizenship.

7. (31) shall read:

   • (31) Forum Destruction: Abusing administrative powers on any official Bloc servers to cause a denial of service or substantial loss of information.

8. (36) shall read:

   • (36) The minimum sentence for all highest offenses as defined in Article 7 Sections 31 through 34 is no less than 6 months banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication, and the maximum sentence for all highest offenses as defined in Article 6 Sections 31 through 34 is indefinite banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication. The mandatory sentence for an offense under Section 35 is permanent banishment from the region, and the executive government will be charged with informing the wider community of regions of the known aliases of the offender.

Article IV - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

By-Election Amendment

An amendment to the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic of the Communist Bloc in order to streamline the by-election process and clarify situations of legislative vacancy.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows -

Article I - Definitions

(1) "Snap election" shall refer to a non-scheduled election conducted in accordance with Article VIII, section (3) of the Constitution and existing legislative statutes..

(2) “By-election” shall refer to a snap election conducted due to a vacancy in an elected office in accordance with Article VIII, section (3) of the Constitution and existing legislative statutes.

Article II - Category

(3) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article III - Provisions

(4) Article IV Section 5 of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic of the Communist Bloc shall have the following text amended:

• (5) Should the Legislative Committee fail to fill all its seats:

  1. Each bill that goes to vote within the Committee shall have Citizens appointed to debate and vote upon that bill as any normal member.

  2. For each seat not filled at the previous election, the Speaker will select one citizen. Citizens who ran for the Legislative Committee during the last election shall be chosen first. If no candidates remain, volunteers may be called for. Members otherwise barred by (4b) may volunteer.

  3. Citizens may only be called once per term.

  4. After 30 days of the term, a by-election will be called to attempt to fill the vacant seats.

     1. The by-election date cannot clash with any other elections, and must take place after any scheduled elections.

To read:

• 5. Should a member of the Legislative Committee resign or be removed from office due to recall or inactivity during their term, a by-election shall be called immediately in accordance with this document and existing legislative statutes.

(5) Article VIII, clause 3 of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic of the Communist Bloc shall have the text amended to the following:

• c. By-elections due to the creation of an office, resignation of an officeholder, recall of an officeholder, or mandatory resignation of an officeholder as proscribed in this document and existing legislative statues shall be exempted from the process described in sub-clause (a).

  1. By-elections conducted in accordance with Article VIII, clause (3) of this document shall have a 4-day standing period and a 2-day voting period. Should a by-election be scheduled at the same time as a regular scheduled election outlined in Article VIII, clause (2) of the Constitution, then the by-election shall be conducted at the same time as said scheduled election and shall follow the same schedule as said scheduled election.

  2. By-elections described in Article VIII, clause (3) of this document may not be held if a scheduled election of the relevant position is in 10 days.

Article IV - Schedule

(6) This amendment shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written by Kirk Socramander and Trabardia.
Re-proposed with sections removed by Martyn Kiryu.

Election Cycle Update Act 2020

An act to streamline the election schedule.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Amend Article VIII, Section 2 of the Constitution, which reads;

• (2) The election timetable shall be as follows, except as extended or delayed by the Administrative Council:

  • Jan 15th - 1st Executive

  • Feb 15th - 2nd Executive

  • March 15th - Legislative Committee

  • March 30th - Judiciary

  • April 15th - 1st Executive

  • May 15th - 2nd Executive

  • June 15th - Legislative Committee

  • July 15th - 1st Executive

  • August 15th - 2nd Executive

  • September 15th - Legislative Committee

  • September 30th - Judiciary

  • October 15th - 1st Executive

  • November 15th - 2nd Executive

  • December 15th - Legislative Committee

1. Each election shall have a standing period of 7 days, where candidates may stand, and campaign for votes.

2. Each election shall have a 48 hour voting period.

To;

• (2) The election timetable shall be as follows, except as extended or delayed by the Administrative Council:

  • Jan 15th - Executive

  • Feb 15th - Judiciary

  • March 15th - Legislative

  • April 15th - Executive

  • May 15th -

  • June 15th - Legislative

  • July 15th - Executive

  • August 15th - Judiciary

  • September 15th - Legislative

  • October 15th - Executive

  • November 15th -

  • December 15th - Legislative

    1. Each election shall have a standing period of 7 days, where candidates may stand, and campaign for votes.

    2. Each election shall have a 48 hour voting period.

(3) Amend Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, which reads;

• (3) The Ministers are to be elected in two separate elections. The first round shall elect the Minister of Culture, Information, Foreign Affairs, and the First Minister. The second shall elect the Minister of Defence, and Minister of Domestic Affairs and any other Ministries.

  1. There must always be at least three Ministers, except where the government has been dissolved or an Order of Recall has been issued.

  2. Each Ministry may be run with multiple Ministers, but a person may serve as full Minister in one Ministry only, with the exception of the Information Ministry which may be held in conjunction with any other Ministry.

  3. Each Ministry may have an unlimited number of members below Minister rank.

  4. The Ministers each serve as the head of their corresponding Ministry and have full responsibility for and authority over their actions, as long as that authority is not limited by any other legislation.

To;

• (3) The Ministers are to be elected in regularly scheduled elections, serving a period of 3 months.

  1. Incumbent Ministers shall serve until the election results are called.

     1. Except where the government has been dissolved or an Order of Recall has been issued.

  2. Each Ministry may be run with multiple Ministers, but a person may serve as full Minister in one Ministry only

     1. Should multiple people hold a ministry, they shall be entitled to only one vote between them on the Council of Ministers, and must reach a consensus.

  3. Each Ministry may have an unlimited number of members below Minister rank.

  4. The Ministers each serve as the head of their corresponding Ministry and have full responsibility for and authority over their actions, as long as that authority is not limited by any other legislation.

(4) Section VIII shall have the following added, with the appropriate renumbering taking place afterwards:

• (3) Citizens may only stand for one seat per election, except if the election includes the ability to join a different Council, whereby they may sign up for those seats also.

  1. Citizens may hold a seat in as many Councils as they can be elected to, excluding where they hold office in a council which bars them from doing so.

  2. The incumbent Minister of Information, if holding multiple ministerial positions, may serve as both positions until the following election.

Article III - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following a two-third majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Karl Kuznetsov von Habsburg

Constitutional Amendment- Executive Orders Power Act

An act to explicitly allow the Executive to repeal and amend its own Orders.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VIII One Shot law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article III (1d) shall be amended from:

• The First Minister may, with the majority consent of the Council of Ministers, issue Executive Orders which are considered equal to laws crafted by the Legislative Committee but are considered below these in case of doubt. Executive Orders may be repealed with a simple majority in Legislative Committee. No Executive Order may amend the constitution. No Executive Order may make provisions to restrict amendment or repeal of any Executive Orders from either the Legislative Committee or the First Minister themselves. After an Executive Order by the First Minister has been repealed through a process other than that established in other Executive Orders, no following Executive Order within the First Minister’s term may have the same or similar goals and motives.

to read:

• The First Minister may, with the majority consent of the Council of Ministers, issue Executive Orders which are considered equal to laws crafted by the Legislative Committee but are considered below these in case of doubt.

  1. Executive Orders may be repealed with a simple majority within the Legislative Committee.

  2. No Executive Order may amend the constitution.

  3. No Executive Order may extend the First Minister's powers beyond those defined in legislation or this document.

  4. Executive Orders may be repealed or amended by the Executive or Legislative Committee, requiring their normal legal procedures for amending laws.

  5. No Executive Order may make provisions to restrict amendment or repeal of any Executive Orders from either the Legislative Committee or the First Minister themselves.

  6. After an Executive Order by the First Minister has been repealed through a process other than that established in other Executive Orders, no following Executive Order within the First Minister’s term may have the same or similar goals and motives.

Article III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Regional Symbolism Act 2020

An act to allow the Minister of Culture to run a binding regional symbolism contest

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be considered a Type VII- One Shot Law

Article II - Definitions:

(2) Regional Branding shall refer to any art or graphics officially sanctioned by The Communist Bloc to represent it.

Article III - Provisions:

(3) The Minister of Culture shall be given a period exceeding no longer than one week less than the remainder of their term as Minister of Culture to finalise any changes, if desired to the Regional Branding, including at least, but not limited to:

1. Regional Anthem

2. Regional Motto

3. Regional Flag

4. Regional Seal

(4) Any changes made to any regional branding must be confirmed by the People’s Assembly by a majority vote.

1. The current piece of branding must be a votable option.

2. Any changes to any regional branding must cite the author or creator of that piece of branding as the author of that branding.

3. Votes must be open for a minimum of 48 hours, with a regional Telegram sent for each vote.

(5) The Minister of Culture shall be charged with presenting an official document outlining any changes made upon completion.

Article IV- Scheduling

(6) This Act shall be considered retroactive and will cover any changes already made by the Ministry of Culture in the last 3 months from the date it is legally binding.

(7) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

This act was written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Amendment to the Medals and Decorations Act 2016

An act to change the requirements for the award of Order of Recruitment Medals

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Provision (9), which reads (sections relevant to amendment only);

“(9) The following civilian or otherwise medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• ...Hero of the Republic: To those who have shown bravery, courage or valor in any service to the region. This is considered the second-highest honor one can receive.
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• ...Hero of Labor: For any citizen who has demonstrated their ability to lead others for the progress of the region, train them, and turn them into leaders themselves. Citizens who successfully integrate many citizens successfully into our region are also eligible. This award can be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Cross of Education: For any citizen who has significantly advanced the regions' education through Brightbay University or otherwise in the region or abroad. This award can be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB, the Minister of Information, or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has at least 50,000+ telegram stamps for the region. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has at least 10,000-49,999 telegram stamps for the region. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has at least 5000-10,000 telegram stamps for the region. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has at least 1,000-5,000 telegram stamps for the region. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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Shall be amended to read:

“(9) The following civilian or otherwise medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• ...Hero of the Republic: To those who have shown bravery, courage or valor in service to the region. This is considered the second-highest honor one can receive.
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• ...Hero of Labor: For any citizen who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in progressing the region, training new members, and encouraging leadership in the region. Citizens who successfully integrate many citizens successfully into our region are also eligible. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Cross of Education: For any citizen who has significantly advanced the regions' education through Brightbay University or otherwise in the region or abroad. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB, the Minister of Information, or their designate on their behalf.

• ...Order of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 50,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 5000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 10,000 telegram stamps to the region,or sent over 2500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 5000 telegram stamps for the region or has sent over 1000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• ...Order of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 1,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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(3) Provision 12 which reads:

• “(12) Military Service Medals Classes 1, 2, 3, and the Order of Glory are not cumulative. When recipients are in possession of the lower medal class of the same designation, they shall replaced the medal with the higher grade, as opposed to bearing both.

Shall be amended to read:

• “(12) Military Service Medals Classes 1, 2, 3, Orders of Recruitment Classes 1,2,3,4 and Order of Glory are not cumulative. Recipients are awarded the highest class of medal they are eligible for, which replaces any lower class medals previously awarded.”

Article III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Aquila

Loophole Closure Amendment 2020

An act to prohibit the holding of multiple seats on the Legislative Committee.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This legislation shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) The following shall be amended onto Article IV Section 4 as an additional subsection:

• (×) Citizens may not hold more than one seat at a time on the Legislative Committee

Article III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following a two-third majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Legislative Seats Act 2020

An act to limit the amount of seats available on the Legislative Committee.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII One Shot Law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article IV Section (2) of the Constitution shall be amended from:

• The Legislative Committee shall be composed of an odd number of members, to be determined by the population of the region before the dissolution of the previous term of the Legislative Committee. The number of seats will be one per 125 nations in the region, rounded down if the resulting number is even.

to:

• The Legislative Committee shall be composed of 5 members.

Article III - Schedule

(3) Legislative Committee Members shall have the option to resign from the Legislative Committee following the passage of this act. Should no LCMs volunteer to resign, not enough LCMs resign or should too many LCMs resign, a by-election shall be triggered.

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Judicial Independence Amendment

An amendment to increase the independence of the judiciary

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article VI Clause 7 shall have the following appended:

1. The Chief Justice may not hold any ministerial or legislative positions during their term.

Article III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

By-Election Seat Amendment

An amendment to account for the failure of an election to fill all seats

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article VIII Clause 4 Section (c) of the Constitution shall have the following text amended:

• (c) By-elections due to the creation of an office, resignation of an officeholder, recall of an officeholder, or mandatory resignation of an officeholder as proscribed in this document and existing legislative statutes shall be exempted from the process described in sub-clause (a).

To read:

• (c) By-elections due to the creation of an office, resignation of an officeholder, recall of an officeholder, failure of an election to fill all seats, or mandatory resignation of an officeholder as proscribed in this document and existing legislative statutes shall be exempted from the process described in sub-clause (a).

Article III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Election Standards Act Amendment

An amendment to account for the failure of an election to fill all seats

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(3) Article III of the Election Standards Act shall have the following section appended to it with the appropriate renumbering taking place after:

• (14) If following the closing of an election or by-election, the tally of votes of multiple options in an election or by-election tie for the last seat up for election, a run-off vote between the tied options will be immediately triggered.

  1. The run-off vote shall be open for 48 hours.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

RMB Representative Amendment

An act to fix the election process of the RMB Representative.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article III, Clause 5, section (d) shall have the following text amended:

• (d) The Minister of Information is charged with making the poll.

To read:

• (d) The People’s Tribunal is charged with making the poll.

Article III - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Foreign Conduct Amendment 2020

An amendment to allow the People’s Assembly to repeal treaties.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE-SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(3) Article III, Clause 7 of the Foreign Affairs Conduct and Guidelines Act shall have the following section appended:

1. The People’s Assembly shall reserve the power to repeal treaties passed by the Council of Ministers.

Article III - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

World Assembly Affairs Act Amendment Act 2020

An act to amend the World Assembly Affairs Act to allow for a more streamlined, efficient, yet democratic process for determining the delegate’s vote.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII One-Shot Law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Insert in Article I, Definitions, the following:

“(14) “Resident” or “Resident Nation” shall refer to any nation that currently resides in The Communist Bloc region.”

(3) Replace s (15) with the following:

“(15) When a World Assembly proposal is in queue, it is the responsibility of the Minister of World Assembly Affairs or their equivalent, or a volunteer authorized by the minister under their portfolio, to create a voting thread on the World Assembly proposal and analysis on The Communist Bloc forums in a timely fashion no later than 24 hours after the proposal has reached the queue.

1. The post must include the proposal in full text.

2. The analysis must include both pros and cons of the proposal at vote.

3. The voting thread shall be open to all citizens, who will be able to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain”

(4) Insert, after s (15), the following:

“(16): Resident nations of the Communist Bloc may submit their opinions and votes on WA resolutions to the Minister of WA Affairs, via the Ministry of WA Affairs Nation, who will then post those opinions and votes in the designated resolution thread.

1. The Minister of WA Affairs reserves the right to exclude any votes or opinions delivered in this manner exclusively for the purposes of preserving regional security.

2. Rejected submissions may be appealed by the resident nation to the People’s Tribunal. If the Minister of WA Affairs’ rejection is deemed not to be for the purpose of preserving regional security, the rejection shall be formally retracted and the submission will be considered valid for the purpose of the Act, to the maximum extent possible.

3. Citizen or resident nations may not submit their opinions and votes via both the forums and the Ministry nation. If two submissions are made, only the first mode of submission will be accepted for initial and subsequent submissions.

(5) Replace s (17) with the following:

“(17) After 48 hours have passed or, at least five citizens have posted their vote in the vote thread, the WAD will vote on the proposal based on the poll results.

1. If an option achieves a majority (50% + 1) of votes, the WAD shall vote in that manner on the proposal

2. If no option achieves a majority of votes, the WAD shall abstain.”

(6) Insert, after s (17), the following:

“(18): If, over the course of the resolution being at vote, the majority option changes, the Minister of World Assembly Affairs, or a volunteer designated on their behalf, must advise the delegate to change their vote to the option with the majority of votes.

1. This advice must be given as soon as reasonably possible.

2. If the Resolution is scheduled to leave the floor within 12 hours, and the WAD vote does not match the majority option, the MoWAA must advise the delegate to change their vote to the majority opinion.”

(7) Renumber all remaining provisions after replacement and insertions accordingly.

Article III - Schedule

(8) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Aquila

Oaths in Office Act Amendment

An amendment to make the World Assembly Delegate and the Vice World Assembly Delegates Core State Officers.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONESHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(3) Article II, Clause 4 of the Oaths in Office Act shall have the following subsections appended:

• g. The World Assembly Delegate and Vice World Assembly Delegates

Article IV - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Election Standards Act Amendment 2021

An act to include regional election procedures the Election Standards Act does not cover

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) “World Factbook Entry (WFE)” shall refer to the main description of the region on NationStates found on its front page.

Article II - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONESHOT law.

Article III - Provisions

(3) Article III, Clause 4 of the Election Standards Act shall have the following subsections appended :

• b) A link to any on-going public election shall be pinned on the regional World Factbook Entry for the duration of the election.

  1. A copy of the content of the WFE and formatting tags shall be saved and archived by Election Overseers, should there be need to delete any part(s) of the WFE for the duration of the on-going election to make space for the pinning of the election’s link.

  2. The WFE must be restored to its previous version once the election period ends, unless personnel changes are made, in which case it may be updated.

Article IV - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Valeryon

State of Emergency Constitutional Amendment

An amendment to correct the declaration of a State of Emergency in The Communist Bloc.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONESHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article VII, Clause 9 of the Constitution shall be amended to read:

• (9) During a State of Emergency declared by the executive, the following powers shall be held by the Administrative Council for the duration of the State of Emergency:

Article III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Vice Delegate Act Amendment

An amendment to patch the Vice Delegate Act.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONESHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Clause 5 of the Vice Delegate Act shall be amended to read:

• (5) The First Minister may appoint up to 2 vice-delegates at a time. The maximum number of vice-delegates allowed in post at a time is 4.

(3) Clause 6 of the Vice-Delegate Act shall be amended to read:

• (6) A Vice Delegate can only be replaced by the Council of Ministers (CoM) if they resign, their nation has ceased to exist or is no longer in the region, they have been approved to become the next World Assembly Delegate, they are prosecuted for a crime which gives the Council of Ministers a fair reason to remove them, or they have been on a Leave of Absence exceeding three months. They may also be dismissed at-will by the First Minister following a majority vote in the Council of Ministers.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Election Standards Act Amendment (NoTA) 2021
An amendment to clarify voting procedure on elections.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONESHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article III of the Election Standards Act shall have the following clause appended and subsequent clauses renumbered:

• (16) For elections of the Legislative Committee or The People’s Tribunal where more than one seat is up for election there shall be an option named “None of the Rest of the Above”.

  1. The election voting thread shall have an explanation of this option in the beginning of the forum post for the election and the election telegram shall also be appended with this explanation. The explanation shall follow this general format with x and y as stand-ins to be substituted for the number of seats and number of candidates respectively:

     • “There are x seats open on the [Legislative Committee/People’s Tribunal] and y candidates running. You have x votes to cast. Vote for the candidates you wish to vote for and those you do not wish to vote for leave the option to vote for them blank and select "None of the Rest of the Above".”

Article III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Criminal Code Amendment (Corruption) 2021
An amendment to include offenses the Criminal Code does not cover.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONESHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(3) Section 29 to be inserted, with all subsequent subsections and references renumbered accordingly;

• (29) Bribery: To influence the judgement or conduct of an elected official, candidate, government official, or citizen with any object or action of value (or perceived value) in an exchange or attempted exchange or to accept any of the above in order to change judgement or conduct.

Article III - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander and Martyn Kiryu

World Assembly Affairs Act and Other Amendments Act 2021

An act to clarify certain aspects of the World Assembly Act and other Acts.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Provisions

(1) Amend s (19 a) of the World Assembly Affairs Act to read:

• (19)

  1. If an option receives a majority (50% + 1, rounded down) of the votes, the WAD shall vote in that manner on the proposal

Article II - Schedule

(2) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Aquila

Legislative Term Limit Act 2021

An act to remove the term limit on Legislative Committee members.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(3) Amend Article VI, Section 4 of the Constitution, which reads;

(4) The Legislative Committee is to be elected to a term of 3 calendar months.

1. In order to gain a seat on the council, candidates must achieve at least 10% of the vote or a minimum of 5 votes, whichever is lower.

2. Candidates cannot have sat on the previous 3 consecutive Legislative Committees.
   

To;

(4) The Legislative Committee is to be elected to a term of 3 calendar months.

1. In order to gain a seat on the council, candidates must achieve at least 10% of the vote or a minimum of 5 votes, whichever is lower.

2. Candidates cannot have sat on the previous 3 consecutive Legislative Committees.
   

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following a two-third majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Karl Kuznetsov von Habsburg

Citizenship Constitutional Amendment 2021

An amendment to patch the definition of citizenship.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) Clause 1 of Article II of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc shall be amended to read:

1. Citizens will be defined as those who have a nation within The Communist Bloc, have a world assembly nation (not necessarily in the region), have a forum account which has been accepted for citizenship on the current forum, and respect and uphold the rights of their fellow citizens transcribed or not transcribed herein. Citizens may retain their citizenship for up to fourteen days after departing the region, leaving the World Assembly, or ceasing to exist.
   

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Kirk Socramander

Election Reform Act 2021

An act to prevent Constitutional Self-Contradiction related to elections.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII - One Shot law.

ARTICLE II - Amendments

(2) Article VIII – Elections and Overseers, Clause 6, Subclause C, of The Constitution of
The Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc shall be amended to read:

(6) There can not be multiple elections taking place at the same time except when a by-election runs concurrently with a scheduled election. This situation shall be exempt to subclause a) of this clause.

1. Scheduled elections will always take priority, and must be completed before any other election can take place.
   

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following ⅔ assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by CAD

Executive Election Background Disclosure Amendment Act 2021

An act to obligate executive candidates to disclose their executive offices in other NationStates entities during the election and after taking office.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII - One Shot law.

ARTICLE II - Amendments

(2) Article I - Definitions of Election Standards Act shall be appended with the two following clauses

(X) "Executive officer candidates" shall refer to all candidates standing for an office that would grant the candidates access to information reserved to the Council of Ministers or be appointed as a regional officer in an election.

(X) “Foreign executive office” shall include the regional officer of a region not controlled by The Communist Bloc or allied militaries, off-site executive government member of another region or organization, or the current or historical founder of another region or organization.

(3) Clause 14 of Article III - Electoral Rules of Election Standards Act shall be amended to read as the following:

Sign-ups for elections must contain the following information:

1. Name

2. Party or Organisation

3. Position standing for

4. Current positions held

5. Declaration of Foreign Offices

6. Declaration of ban and Persona Non Grata (PNG) from current allies
   

(4) Article III - Electoral Rules of Election Standards Act shall be have the following five clauses inserted after clause 14:

(X) All candidates are obligated to truthfully submit information during the sign-up period.

1. Candidates must additionally disclose whether they were banned or designated as persona non grata by current allied regions during the sign-up process.

2. All candidates must additionally disclose whether they currently hold foreign offices during the sign-up process.

3. If candidates do currently hold foreign offices, they must disclose the region (or organization) in which they hold the foreign office and the powers of their foreign office in the region (or organization) during the sign-up process.

4. They may disclose this information in their sign-up post. If doing so would occupy a large amount of space, they may alternatively disclose this information in a publicly accessible medium linked to their sign-up post.
   

(X) If a candidate is accused of providing false or incomplete information on the signups as defined in clause 14 of this document before voting starts, the overseer must notify the candidate of relevant accusations.

(5) ARTICLE V - Minor Offenses of Criminal Law 2018 shall have the following clause appended:

Lying On Election Information: Concealing previous aliases; concealing regional affiliations; or providing misleading or deceitful information in an attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission an office of in The Communist Bloc. Conviction of this offense shall obligate the defendant to resign from all offices. Repeated applications, successful or otherwise, using false information may result in a ban from standing in elections.

(6) All clauses of all documents amended above shall be ordered accordingly.

Article III - One Shot

(7) Incumbent executive officers must disclose the related information as if they are signing up for their current office in an election. They are encouraged to do so in a way prescribed by the People’s Tribunal within 10 days after this act becomes legally binding.

Article IV - Schedule

(8) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Cad

RMB Representation Repeal Act 2021

An act to remove the role of RMB representative.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This act shall be considered an One Shot law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) the RMB Representation Act 2020 shall hereby be repealed in its entirety.

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Wascoitan

Embassy Standards Amendment 2022

An act to remove clauses from the Foreign Affairs Conduct and Guidelines Act which are seen as bureaucratic.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII One-Shot law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) Article IV sections (10) and (11) shall be repealed in their entirety.

(3) Article IV section (9) shall be amended from:

(9) Embassies shall be classified into two (2) classifications.

1. Ideological Embassies

2. General Embassies

to read:

(9) Embassies shall be classified into two (2) classifications.

1. Ideological Embassies

   1. Ideological Embassies must be of a left-wing or Communist orientation.

2. General Embassies

   1. General Embassies must have a valid treaty, or be in a treaty organization, alongside TCB.

(4) All following clauses shall be renumbered accordingly.

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Embassy Standards Amendment 2022

An act to remove the authority of the Legislative Council to strip citizenship.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) Article V, Section 15 of the Citizenship Act 2016 is repealed, and subsequent sections are renumbered accordingly. This repeal does not affect any ongoing or previous cases where the repealed clause was used.

“(15) Any member of the Legislative Committee may propose to remove citizenship and from a member on the grounds of making malicious attacks on the region. Such proposals must pass a 3/4 majority and be signed by the First Minister.”

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(3) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Lewis Kuznetsov

World Assembly Affairs Act Amendments 2022

An act to amend WA voting procedures within the Bloc to better represent the will of its resident nations.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) Article I, Clause 2 of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following text amended:

• “Proposal” shall refer to a submission at vote in the WA.

To read:

• “Proposal” shall refer to a submission to be voted on by WA Regional Delegates before becoming a resolution

(3) Article I of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following clause appended with the appropriate renumbering taking place after:

• (3) “Resolution” shall refer to a proposal which has been approved by at least 6% of WA Regional Delegates and to be voted on by the entire WA.

(4) Article III, Clause 16 of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following text amended:

• When a World Assembly proposal is in queue, it is the responsibility of the Minister of World Assembly Affairs or their equivalent, or a volunteer authorized by the minister under their portfolio, to create a voting thread on the World Assembly proposal and analysis on The Communist Bloc forums in a timely fashion no later than 24 hours after the proposal has reached the queue.

To read:

• When a World Assembly proposal is in queue, it is the responsibility of the Minister of World Assembly Affairs or their equivalent to direct the World Assembly Delegate to vote either in favor or against the proposal. The MoWAA must publicly post their decision in the Dispatch pursuant to Article III, clause 17(d) of this bill.

(5) Article III, Clause 16(c) of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following text amended:

• The voting thread shall be open to all citizens, who will be able to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain”

To read:

• The discussion shall be open to all residents who may express their opinions on the proposal.

(6) Article III, Clause 16 of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following subclauses appended:

• d) In addition to a post in #wa-discussion, the proposal and analysis shall be published as a Dispatch. The title of this Dispatch is to include whether it is a GA or SC proposal, the name of the proposal, and the final recommendation of the MoWAA. All current WA member nations shall be tagged in this Dispatch.

• e) The proposal and analysis, or a link to the Dispatch, shall be cross-posted to the "#wa-discussion" channel on Discord and Regional Message Board by the Minister of World Assembly Affairs at the time of posting, and those with the “@World Assembly Affairs” role shall be notified.

(7) Article III, Clause 17 of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall be repealed with the appropriate renumbering taking place after.

(8) Article III, Clause 18 of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following text amended:

• On the Discord, a channel called “#world-assembly-affairs” shall be created where GA and SC proposals and current proposals at vote will be discussed.

To Read:

• On the Discord, a channel called “#wa-discussion” shall exist as a place where GA and SC proposals and current proposals and resolutions at vote will be discussed.

(9) Article III, Clauses 19 and 20 shall be repealed in their entirety.

(10) Article III, Clause 21 of the World Assembly Affairs Act shall have the following text amended:

• If the Council of Ministers votes with at least 60% support to deem it diplomatically necessary for The Communist Bloc to vote on a World Assembly proposal a certain way passes, the World Assembly Delegate shall vote according to the decision of the CoM.

  1. The CoM vote can only be initiated by a formal, publicly viewable proposal from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating why it is crucial for the WAD to vote that way.

  2. This may be repealed by a simple majority in the Legislative Committee, in which case the vote of the World Assembly Delegate shall be cast according to the original MoWAA poll in accordance with clause (13) of this legislation.

To read:

• If the First Minister deems it diplomatically necessary for The Communist Bloc to vote on a World Assembly proposal a certain way, the World Assembly Delegate shall vote according to that decision.

  1. The decision must be made publicly and state why it is crucial for the WAD to vote that way.

  2. This may be repealed by a simple majority in the Legislative Committee, in which case the vote of the World Assembly Delegate shall be cast opposite the original MoWAA decision.

(11) Article III shall have the following clause appended:

• Any member of the People’s Assembly may motion to repeal the decision of the MoWAA (unless a decision was already made by the First Minister under Article III, Clause 21). If the repeal achieves majority assent, the World Assembly Delegate must vote opposite the MoWAA’s decision.

(12) All clauses will be renumbered where necessary.

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(13) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Sam; edited by Carter

Leave of Absence Amendment Act 2022

An act to reform current Leave of Absence procedures.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) Article III, Section 10 of the Legislative Committee Procedures Act shall be appended with the following clause:

(X) No government official may serve as a proxy for two different LCMs at the same time.

(3) Article III, Section 10 of the Ministerial Responsibilities Act 2020 shall be appended with the following clause:

(X) No government official may serve as a proxy for two different Ministers at the same time.

(4) The Ministerial Responsibilities Act 2020 shall have the following clause inserted after Article III, Section 10 a. i.:

(X) A minister cannot spend more than 28 days per term under LoAs.

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(5) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Pan Kath

Medals and Decorations Amendment Act 2022

An act to reform and update the Medals of TCB .

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

Article II - Provisions

(2) Article IV, Section 8 of the Medals and Decorations Act 2016 shall be amended from:

xx(8) The following military medals and decorations and military medals awarded by all allied military organizations shall be equally recognized in The Communist Bloc:

• Order of Glory: For participation in at least 50 overseas military operations. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Military Service, 1st Class: For participation in at least 30 overseas military operations. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Military Service, 2nd Class: For participation in at least 15 overseas military operations. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Military Service, 3rd Class: For participation in one single overseas military operation. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Valor: For the display of great courage, loyalty, and strength under difficult circumstances. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Hero of Defense: For the undoubted defense of the region from foreign invasion or threat. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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to read:

xx(8) The following military medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• Order of Glory: The highest military order in the region. For military personnel who have shown true leadership skills in PRAF operations. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Valor: For the display of great courage, loyalty, and strength under difficult circumstances. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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• Hero of Defense: For the undoubted defense of the region from foreign invasion or threat. This award may only be designated by the Minister of Defense or their designate on their behalf.
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(3) Article IV, Section 9 of the Medals and Decorations Act 2016 shall be amended from:

xx(9) The following civilian or otherwise medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• Hero of the Republic: To those who have shown bravery, courage or valor in service to the region. This is considered the second-highest honor one can receive.
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• Order of the New Dawn: The third highest honor of the region. For citizens who have shown incredible loyalty, support, or friendship to the Republic and have continuously shown dedication and efficiency in their work, thereby aiding all citizens in the region.
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• Order of the Republic: The fourth highest honor of the region. For any citizen who has worked to promote the regional ideology of equality, or has significantly aided in putting it into effect in the region.
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• First Minister's Star: To those whom the First Minister specifically believes deserve recognition for their hard work. May only be given by the First Minister of TCB.
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• Order of September: For a civilian or official who has significantly advanced regional culture, heritage, or pride.
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• Order of the Red Banner: For those working in foreign affairs who have successfully aided the region in establishing strong & friendly diplomatic ties to other Leftist regions. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of the Guide: For citizens who helped residents and other citizens engage with the governmental affairs of The Communist Bloc.
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• Order of Innovation: For citizens who have created greater efficiency and aided the region by proposing new, innovative ideas for a system within the region.
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• Order of Development: For citizens who have contributed to the development of the region in government, media, education, law, integration, the military, or recruitment.
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• Order of Artistry: For citizens who have contributed significantly to the region by working on graphics or increased regional culture through things like art, music, poetry, writing, etc. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Hero of Labor: For any citizen who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in progressing the region, training new members, and encouraging leadership in the region. Citizens who successfully integrate many citizens successfully into our region are also eligible. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Cross of Education: For any citizen who has significantly advanced the regions' education through Brightbay University or otherwise in the region or abroad. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB, the Minister of Information, or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Freedom: For a civilian or official who has greatly improved tolerance and understanding within The Communist Bloc for all ideologies and backgrounds.
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• Hero of Liberty: For a civilian who has distinguished themselves in regional media such as the regional newspaper, foreign updates, or private newspapers. May be given by the Minister of Information of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of the Dove: For officials working in foreign affairs who have distinguished themselves as great diplomats or greatly improved TCB's diplomatic presence. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of the Committee: For those who have greatly contributed to the legislative branch of TCB, the Legislative Committee. This award may only be designated by a majority vote in the Legislative Committee.
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• Order of Growth: To those who have distinguished service in the area of recruitment or aiding newcomers. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Loyalty: To those who have shown to be fully loyal to TCB and its core values of democracy & basic rights for all or has shown to be a great comrade in times of hardship for the region.
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• Distinguished Service Medal: To those who have served the Republic in multiple areas and excelled when faced with difficulty.
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• Order of Friendship: To foreign representatives, diplomats, or friends of The Communist Bloc who are honest, helpful, and loyal to The Communist Bloc. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Merit: To those whose work in civilian, military, or political areas is worth recognition and praise.
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• Order of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 50,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 5000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 10,000 telegram stamps to the region,or sent over 2500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 5000 telegram stamps for the region or has sent over 1000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 1,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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to read:

xx(9) The following civilian or otherwise medals and decorations shall become available on the conditions and criteria listed alongside their image:

• Hero of the Republic: To those who have shown bravery, courage or valor in service to the region. This is considered the second-highest honor one can receive.
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• Order of the New Dawn: The third highest honor of the region. For citizens who have shown incredible loyalty, support, or friendship to the Republic and have continuously shown dedication and efficiency in their work, thereby aiding all citizens in the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/bdTgoIu.png https://i.imgur.com/sZJ17OD.png https://i.imgur.com/dECbfMH.png

• Order of the Republic: The fourth highest honor of the region. For any citizen who has worked to promote the regional ideology of equality, or has significantly aided in putting it into effect in the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/VKFiZW9.png https://i.imgur.com/sdk92g3.png https://i.imgur.com/R2r5vJ8.png

• First Minister's Star: To those whom the First Minister specifically believes deserve recognition for their hard work. May only be given by the First Minister of TCB.
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• Order of September: For a civilian or official who has significantly advanced regional culture, heritage, or pride.
  https://i.imgur.com/XkuTuSH.png https://i.imgur.com/y0GHD1K.png

• Order of the Red Banner: For those working in foreign affairs who have successfully aided the region in establishing strong & friendly diplomatic ties to other Leftist regions. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of the Guide: For citizens who helped residents and other citizens engage with the governmental affairs of The Communist Bloc.
  https://i.imgur.com/0wOOVqb.png https://i.imgur.com/ryOi4rY.png

• Order of Innovation: For citizens who have created greater efficiency and aided the region by proposing new, innovative ideas for a system within the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/X7KlsJb.png https://i.imgur.com/pYxONWd.png

• Order of Development: For citizens who have contributed to the development of the region in government, media, education, law, integration, the military, or recruitment.
  https://i.imgur.com/Zmcsnzx.png https://i.imgur.com/tAGbYkY.png

• Order of Artistry: For citizens who have contributed significantly to the region by working on graphics or increased regional culture through things like art, music, poetry, writing, etc. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/DwuKCAF.png https://i.imgur.com/PJvC9jg.png

• Hero of Labor: For any citizen who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in progressing the region, training new members, and encouraging leadership in the region. Citizens who successfully integrate many citizens successfully into our region are also eligible. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/gGpdisZ.png https://i.imgur.com/J7CxvJx.png

• Cross of Education: For any citizen who has significantly advanced real world political education through their work in the region or abroad. May be given by the Minister of Culture of TCB, the Minister of Information, or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/7l1qPHG.png https://i.imgur.com/YuEukMZ.png

• Order of Freedom: For a civilian or official who has greatly improved tolerance and understanding within The Communist Bloc for all ideologies and backgrounds.
  https://i.imgur.com/6YhoDIv.png https://i.imgur.com/E15yWxy.png

• Hero of Liberty: For a civilian who has distinguished themselves in regional media such as the regional newspaper, foreign updates, or private newspapers. May be given by the Minister of Information of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/4ibcn6t.png https://i.imgur.com/WnhCXJL.png

• Order of the Dove: For officials working in foreign affairs who have distinguished themselves as great diplomats or greatly improved TCB's diplomatic presence. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of the Committee: For those who have greatly contributed to the legislative branch of TCB, the Legislative Committee. This award may only be designated by a majority vote in the Legislative Committee.
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• Order of Growth: To those who have distinguished service in the area of recruitment or aiding newcomers. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Loyalty: To those who have shown to be fully loyal to TCB and its core values of democracy & basic rights for all or has shown to be a great comrade in times of hardship for the region.
  https://i.imgur.com/8HQRqly.png https://i.imgur.com/i4ggqaX.png

• Distinguished Service Medal: To those who have served the Republic in multiple areas and excelled when faced with difficulty.
  https://i.imgur.com/LbQEwXb.png https://i.imgur.com/jcovsdC.png

• Order of Friendship: To foreign representatives, diplomats, or friends of The Communist Bloc who are honest, helpful, and loyal to The Communist Bloc. May be given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
  https://i.imgur.com/P3SFMOI.png https://i.imgur.com/AKRflvd.png

• Order of Merit: To those whose work in civilian, military, or political areas is worth recognition and praise.
  https://i.imgur.com/ViMrbYK.png https://i.imgur.com/TulCrrg.png

• Order of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 50,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 5000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 10,000 telegram stamps to the region,or sent over 2500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 5000 telegram stamps for the region or has sent over 1000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Order of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has donated at least 1,000 telegram stamps to the region or has sent over 500 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf.
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• Hero of Recruitment, 1st Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 100,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/kgl3wrI.png https://i.imgur.com/GHEo8SW.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 2nd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 50,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/elqFlHp.png https://i.imgur.com/rWcdEI8.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 3rd Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 25,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/2URiasO.png https://i.imgur.com/Q5XcJwb.png

• Hero of Recruitment, 4th Class: Awarded to any citizen who has sent over 10,000 manual recruitment telegrams. May be given by the Minister of Domestic Affairs of TCB or their designate on their behalf. https://i.imgur.com/WCdGrKh.png https://i.imgur.com/I0rodBk.png

(4) Article IV, Section 12 shall be amended from:

• 12) Military Service Medals Classes 1, 2, 3, and the Order of Glory are not cumulative. When recipients are in possession of the lower medal class of the same designation, they shall replaced the medal with the higher grade, as opposed to bearing both.

to read:

• 12) Order of Recruitment and Hero of Recruitment medals are not cumulative. When recipients are in possession of the lower medal class of the same designation, they shall replace the medal with the higher grade, as opposed to bearing both.

(5) Article IV, Section 10 shall be amended from:

• (11) All medals may to be given by the First Minister or by a majority vote in the Central Committee. If a stated designate is given in the specific description, all three parties may award the medal.

to read:

• (11) All medals may be given by the First Minister or by a majority vote in the Council of Ministers. If a stated designate is given in the specific description, all three parties may award the medal.

(6) Article IV, Section 12 shall be appended with the following clause:

• (X) Medals and decorations may be retired by amending this act. Citizens who are in possession of retired medals shall be allowed to keep them and use them for official purposes.

Article III - Schedule

(7) This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written by Pan Kath, new medals designed by Miravana

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Type VII ONE SHOT law.

ARTICLE II - Provisions

(2) The Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic of the Communist Bloc is amended as follows: The full text of the Constitution as contained in Appendix A of this Act is hereby repealed in its entirety, and the text contained in Appendix B of this Act is hereby inserted, as-is, in its entirety.

(3) The following laws are hereby repealed:

• Citizenship Act 2016

• Election Standards Act 2020

• Legislative Committee Procedures Act

ARTICLE III - Schedule

(4) This act shall be considered legally binding following a two thirds majority from the Legislative Committee as well as simple majority assent from the People’s Assembly, as required and provided by Article IX section 1 of the Constitution.

Written by Rabo, edited by Pan Kath, Ruben, Lowe, and Erik.

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Stamp Act Amendment 2023

An act to ensure the Stamp Act is up to date with the new Criminal Code .​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - One-Shot

(1) Article III, Section 8, Subsection a of the Stamp Act 2020 shall be amended from:

1. The MoDA may not arbitrarily change the password to the Immigration Office.

   1. The MoDA may be charged with “Disruptive Behavior” under Criminal Law Act 2016 if they arbitrarily changes the password to the Immigration Office but cooperates with the investigation and neutralizes most damages resulted from their action.

   2. The MoDA may be charged with “Subversion” or “Treason” under Criminal Law Act 2016 if they deliberately change the password to the Immigration Office in ways that cause damage to The Communist Bloc’s access to Bloc Stamps.

   3. The password must be changed once a MoDA steps down, or is replaced. The incoming MoDA will change the password. The Administrative Council must be informed.

to read

1. The MoDA may not arbitrarily change the password to the Immigration Office.

   1. The password must be changed once a MoDA steps down or is replaced. If a MoDA is stepping down out of their own volition, or as a result of an election loss, the incoming MoDA will change the password and give it to the Administrative Council. If a MoDA is stepping down as a result of a criminal investigation or impeachment, the Administrative Council will immediately change the password and give it to the incoming MoDA after the subsequent by-election.

(2) Article III, Section 9 of the Stamp Act 2020 shall be amended from:

(9) After a relevant election, the last MoDA must grant the newly elected MoDA access of the Immigration Office.

1. The former MoDA must perform this action within a grace period of 72 hours starting from the electoral victory of the newly elected MoDA. If the former MoDA fails to grant the newly elected MoDA within the grace period, then the Administrative Council shall warn the former MoDA and grant the newly elected MoDA access to the Immigration Office.

2. Should the former MoDA deliberately refuse to grant the access of Immigration Office to the newly elected MoDA, the former MoDA may be charged with “Subversion” under Criminal Law Act 2016.

to read:

(9) After a relevant election, the outgoing MoDA must grant the incoming MoDA access to the Immigration Office.
There shall be a 72 hour deadline for the granting of login information, starting from the electoral victory of the incoming MoDA. If the outgoing MoDA fails to grant the incoming MoDA access within the grace period, the Administrative Council shall issue a warning to the former MoDA and grant the newly elected MoDA access to the Immigration Office.

(3) Article III, Section 11 of the Stamp Act 2020 shall be amended from:

(11) All stamp drives must be compliant with the Terms & Conditions of Use of NationStates.

1. Any promise of rewards with monetary substances or substitutes is strictly forbidden.

   1. Organizers of such activities may be charged with “Subversion” under Criminal Law Act 2016.

      1. The Administrative Council or any other Moderator may remove or suppress materials from the Regional Message Board, TCB Forum, TCB Discord Server, and all other channels of communication if found to be breaching this law

to read:

(11) All stamp drives must be compliant with the Terms & Conditions of Use of NationStates.

1. Any promise of rewards with monetary substances or substitutes is strictly forbidden.

(4) Article III, Section 13 of the Stamp Act 2020 shall be amended from:

(13) The MoDA or someone acting on their behalf may send recruitment telegrams to new and refounded nations with Bloc telegrams.

1. The MoDA must only use the Immigration Office and Bloc Stamps for the purpose of recruitment for The Communist Bloc.

   1. Except where directed to by the Council of Ministers.

2. The MoDA must report to the Council of Ministers of the use of Bloc stamps in a monthly report including the following:

   1. The total number of stamps initially consumed.

   2. The total number of stamps left.

   3. The number of stamps initially consumed for new nations and the number of stamps initially consumed for refounded nations.

3. The MoDA may be charged with “Deception” under Criminal Law Act 2016 if they deliberately provided false information.

4. The MoDA may be charged with “Subversion” or “Anti-Revolutionary Activity” under Criminal Law Act 2016” under Criminal Law Act 2016 if they deliberately use Bloc stamps for any purposes not sanctioned by the Council of Ministers depending on the severity of their offence.

to read:

(13) The MoDA or someone acting on their behalf may send recruitment telegrams to new and refounded nations.

1. The MoDA shall use Bloc Stamps exclusively for the purpose of recruitment for The Communist Bloc, except if they are directed to do otherwise by the Council of Ministers.

ARTICLE III - Schedule

This act shall be considered legally binding following a simple majority from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Pan Kath

Executive Order #002: Ministry Merger

An Executive Order to merge the responsibilities of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, and create the role of Military Representative.[/center]

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Definitions

(2) “Minister of Defense & Minister of Foreign Affairs” shall be the full title of the new role created by this document. This may be referred to simply as “Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs” or “Minister of Foreign Affairs” for brevity, however.

Article III - Provisions

(3) The responsibilities of the Ministry of Defense shall be merged with the responsibilities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(4) The Minister of Defense and Foreign Affairs (herein may be referred to as the MoDFA) shall be responsible for appointing a Military Representative (herein may be referred to as MR), who shall be The Communist Bloc’s primary representative to and from The Red Fleet, with majority consent of the Council of Ministers.

1. The MoDFA may, with consent from the rest of the Council of Ministers choose not to assign a Military Representative.

   1. Should no MR be appointed, the MoDFA shall be charged with all duties the MR is tasked with.

(5) Citizens who serve in The Red Fleet’s admiralty board shall be prioritized for appointment to the position of Military Representative.

(6)The Military Representative shall advise the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the subject of military affairs and relations with The Red Fleet, and shall be consulted on all Military Affairs within the Bloc.

1. The Military Representative’s reports must be taken into account on any matters involving Military, including but not limited to Defense of the Region, Military Treaties, Foreign Hostility, and any NationStates events which may be considered as a Military Action.

2. The Military Representative may make reports on Security Council Resolutions which affect Military Allies or associated military organizations, which shall be taken into account by the Council of Ministers when deciding on if and how to vote within the Security Council, if applicable.

   1. The Council of Ministers maintains the right to vote against the Military Representative’s advice.

(7) The Military Representative shall be overseen by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and may be removed at any time by them with the majority assent of the Council of Ministers. The Military Representative may be recalled at any time by the People’s Assembly

1. The People's Assembly may motion for a Vote of No Confidence following 5 people, or half of the amount of votes received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the previous election (whichever number is lower), signing a motion which gives reason for the motion.

   1. A Vote of No Confidence shall be posted by the Speaker, outlining the reasons given by the motion.

   2. Should the vote pass with a simple majority in favour of ejection, the current Military Representative will be removed from post and the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be required to find a new candidate for the role. The former Military Representative will be unable to be reappointed to the position for a period lasting no less than the remainder of the current Ministerial term.

(8) The Military Representative shall present, or otherwise advise the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on, a public report on the activities of The Red Fleet and/or any other completed military or intelligence operations conducted by, or for, the Communist Bloc.

Article IV- Schedule

(9) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written and proposed by Egaleca.

Executive Order #003: Writ of By-Election September 2020

An Executive Order to hold a by-election to a seat on the Legislative Committee.

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Provisions

(2) According to the processes laid out in Article VIII, Section (4) of the Constitution, and any other relevant sections of the Constitution or relevant legislation, a by-election for one seat on the Legislative Committee shall be held immediately upon the passage of this Executive Order.

(3) Said by-election shall have a standing period of four days and a voting period of two days.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written and proposed by Trabardia.

Executive Order #004: Council Observers

An Executive Order to give Council Observer status.

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Provisions

(2) The Speaker of the Legislative Committee will be given access to all Council of Minister channels in order to better assist with offering Legislative options to the Council.

(3) The Chief Justice of the People's Tribunal will be given access to all Council of Minister channels in order to better assist with offering legal advice to the Council.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu.

Executive Order #005: Revolutionary Endorsement Program

An Executive Order to launch the Revolutionary Endorsement Program.

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Provisions

(2) The Revolutionary Endorsement Program (herein REP) shall be launched within The Communist Bloc (herein TCB).

1. The REP shall be a scheme in which nations are encouraged to endorse each other nationwide, in order to assist each other with gaining badges and making regional security stronger.

2. REP shall include a code which tracks and traces nations within TCB who have below the legal maximum endorsements, and advises nations for those users to endorse and unendorse.

(3) The Minister of Domestic Affairs and the Ministry of Information shall be collectively tasked with maintaining the Program.

1. This may include creating a rewards system for Citizens and Residents who perform exceedingly well, and frequently monitor their endorsements, endorse the most people, and/or assist nations with the program.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu.

Executive Order #006: Regional Card Farms

An Executive Order to launch TCBs regional Card Farms.

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Definitions

(2) "Card Farm" shall be defined as a nation whose sole purpose is to answer issues in order to generate cards.

(3) "Contributing Citizen" shall refer to any citizen of the Bloc who has contributed more than 3 times to the regional card farms in any way in the last 28 days.

Article III - Provisions

(4) The Communist Bloc will launch a Regional Card Farm Co-operative, officially known as "The Communist Blocs' Card Factory".

1. A Region shall be opened, with a Non-Executive Delegate, named "The Communist Blocs' Card Factory" with the purpose of holding all regional card farms therein. The region shall not be passworded.

2. Any nations within the region must not be in the World Assembly.

3. An embassy shall be built between TCB and TCBs Card Factory.

(5) TCBs Printing Factory shall be maintained by the Ministry of Information, and volunteers on their behalf. The Minister of Information may appoint a volunteer to be in charge of all cards related affairs, who shall be known as the Chief Printer, and will serve at the Minister’s pleasure.

1. The Chief Printer must not let the Founder nation- named Chief of Printing or the Giveaway nation- Named TCB Card Solidarity- Cease to Exist,

2. TCBs Card Gallery must reside within The Communist Bloc. Its purpose shall be to hold the regional collection of TCB.

3. The Chief Printer may put in place any rules deemed necessary to operate the Printing Factory, provided they do not contradict any law.

4. The Chief Printer shall maintain and operate a minimum of 50 card farms at least weekly, with no upper limit.

5. The Chief Printer will make regular reports on the Bloc Forum (at least 1 per 3 months), explaining sales made, cards gifted to citizens, and state of the Regional Collection, as well as creating any polls and managing giveaways of any cards.

(6) Upon completion of any Collection, a poll will be created asking Citizens and Residents what the next Collection shall be. Collections should not be rarity specific. Collections must specify how many cards it will contain, to a maximum which is equal to the number of unique cards in TCB at the time of last season's release, except where there is reasonable ground for it to exceed that amount.

(7) Citizens of TCB who are in good standing, who have contributed to TCBs Card Factory, and are not barred by any rules that the Card Factory has put in place, may request non-legendary cards from the Printing Factory. It will be the role of any volunteers to fulfil these requests.

1. Citizens who make more than weekly contributions, and who operate regional farms for longer than 3 months, may request legendaries at a rate of 1 per 6 months.

(8) Any Legendary rarity cards found by the Regional Card Farms must be transferred to a nation named TCBs Card Solidarity where possible. These Cards should be used as prizes for events, or for general giveaways.

1. Contributing Citizens will be automatically enrolled in any card giveaways, should the technical ability exist.

(9) A spreadsheet shall be created noting who is operating which card farms. This will be managed by the Chief Printer.

1. Card farms operated by different people may not share Pre-number names. Example as follows:

   1. Person A operates TCB 001-050

   2. Person B may not operate TCB 051, because that is Person A's unique identifier. They may however operate TCBCF 001-050

   3. However, if Person A CTEs along with those farms, Person C may open TCB 051-100

Article IV - Schedule

(10) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu.

Executive Order 007: Peoples Roleplay Council

An Executive Order to relaunch Peoples Roleplay Council

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Provisions

(2) An organisation shall be refounded under the management of the Ministry of Culture (herein MoC), for the purpose of educating Citizens on legislation, under the following conditions;

1. It shall be named the “People’s Roleplay Council”​ (herein PRC)

2. Its members shall be chosen by the people, in elections every 2 months (to be managed by the MoC)​

   1. These elections will not be bound by any laws which govern Regional Elections

   2. There shall be a minimum of 5 seats in the council.

   3. Any citizen, in good standing, may be a member of the Council

   4. The PRC may define its own method of elections, provided the above terms are met.

      1. The first election shall be anonymous, and polls should be kept open for 48 hours​

      2. The standing period shall be 4 days​
         

3. The MoC may dismiss any member of this Council, after giving appropriate reasoning​

4. Its members shall have the power to write and pass “roleplay legislation”​

   1. Roleplay legislation shall not be defined as laws and are not binding on members of the region, nor shall have any effect on the government or running of the region​

   2. Roleplay legislation shall be presented by members of the Council, and shall be debated by those members​.

   3. After debate, legislation may be voted on by the council; if the following vote achieves 50%+1 then it shall be treated as passed​.

   4. After legislation is passed, it must then be signed by the Council’s President​

   5. Roleplay legislation may be amended or overturned by the Council at their discretion​.

   6. Roleplay legislation may also be struck down by the MoC, after appropriate reasoning is provided​.

   7. All interactions between members of the council whilst discussing council business, shall be performed “in character”, in a manner commensurate with its roleplay nature.
      

5. The Council shall be managed day-to-day by a General Secretary

   1. This General Secretary shall be a member of the elected council who are nominated by internal vote and then approved

   2. by the MoC​

   3. The Council’s General Secretary shall have the power to manage the Council’s forum board​

   4. The Council’s General Secretary shall have the power to manage debates and votes in the Council​

   5. The Council’s General Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining an archive of passed Roleplay Legislation.

   6. The Council’s General Secretary must step-down if a Vote of No Confidence is passed by the Council or if the MoC dismisses them

   7. The Council’s General Secretary must sign any passed legislation, before it can be treated as “law”​
      

Article III - Schedule

(3) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written by Lewis Kuznetsov, repurposed and proposed by Martyn Kiryu.

Executive Order 008 - People’s Revolutionary Air Force Act 2021

An executive order to establish TCBs Official military.

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Provisions

(2) The Communist Bloc will establish the People’s Revolutionary Air Force (PRAF), effective immediately

(a) The PRAF will be The Communist Blocs (TCB) military force in NationStates.

(b) The PRAF shall be overseen by the Minister in charge of defense and the First Minister

(c) The PRAF shall serve the military interests of TCB via defense of allied, treaties or otherwise leftist regions or offensive actions against valid targets.

(3) The PRAF shall consider regions that fit one or more of the following criteria as valid targets for offensive military action, unless said region has a valid treaty with TCB:

1. Has any of the following themes:

   1. Anti-Communist

   2. Fascist

   3. Conservative

   4. Capitalist

   5. Monarchist

   6. Imperialist

   7. Theocratic

   8. Patriarchal
      

2. Has one or fewer native WA nations

3. Has a World Assembly Delegate that has approved a resolution TCB is against

4. Was approved for targeting by the First Minister

5. Has an embassy with a region that falls under (i)
   

(a) Regions with a leftist theme shall not be considered valid targets unless they fall under (i), (iv), or (v)

(b) The PRAF is allowed to work on offensive operations that do not align with 2(c) if it is led by an ally or for training purposes, except where the target is an allied Region or the First Minister or Minister in charge of defense vetoes the target

(c) Only Citizens of TCB may enlist in the PRAF

1. This will not prevent non-citizens working with the PRAF
   

(4) The PRAF is forbidden to undertake any action directly against any of TCBs treatied allies or those TCB has a valid Non-Aggression Pact (NAP) with.

(a) This shall not prevent the PRAF from being on opposing sides of any operation with allies or NAPs.

Article III - Operational Management

(5) The PRAF shall have an Air Marshall appointed by the Minister in charge of defense and approved by a majority of the Council of Ministers. The Air Marshall shall be tasked with leading all of the PRAFs military affairs and handling promotions.

(6) The PRAF will have a ranking system.

(a) Flight Sergeant

1. Has not served on any operations and doesn’t have prior military experience

2. Cannot join operations with PRAF, except for training

3. The level enlisted at if enlistee has no prior military experience
   

(b) Pilot Officer

1. Has finished basic training and participated in at least one training operation or the level enlisted at if enlistee has at least some level of prior military experience

2. Allowed to participate in all operations and point

3. Allowed to trigger for some raids
   

(c) Squadron Leader

1. Was an active pilot officer, especially in triggering and pointing or the Level enlisted at if enlistee has a significant amount of prior military experience, and is trusted to be loyal to the Bloc

2. Helps lead the military and plan major operations

3. Allowed to trigger for raids
   

(d) Air Marshall

1. Leads all military affairs

2. Appointed by the minister in charge of defense and approved by the Council of Ministers

3. Must be able to point and trigger

4. Manages enlistment
   

(7) Operational secrets, defined as information that, if leaked, could severely damage the PRAF’s ability to function and carry out military operations, shall not be discussed outside of designated channels without express permission of the Air Marshall unless ordered to by the Chief Justice

(a) Discussion of operational secrets outside of these circumstances shall be considered espionage and prosecuted as such under the criminal offense act

(b) The Chief Justice and Air Marshall shall have full access to operational secrets

1. The Air Marshall may discuss and give access to operational secrets to government members, PRAF members, and members of foreign militaries if they believe doing so is needed for the PRAF to function
   

Article IV - Schedule

(8) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Executive Order 009 - MoDA By-Election

An executive order to hold a by-election for the Minister of Domestic Affairs

Article I - Category

(1) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER.

Article II - Provisions

(2) According to the processes laid out in Article VIII, Section (4) of the Constitution, and any other relevant sections of the Constitution or relevant legislation, a by-election for the position of Minister of Domestic Affairs shall be held immediately upon the passage of this Executive Order.

(3) Said by-election shall have a standing period of two days and a voting period of 24 hours.

Article III - Schedule

(4) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written by Negative Twelve, proposed by Ant

Embassy Standards Act 2017

An act to codify the Bloc's embassy standards for current and future Administrations.​

Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Short Title​

(1) This act may be cited as the “Embassy Standards Act 2017”.

ARTICLE II - Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type III EXECUTIVE law.

ARTICLE III - Definitions​

(3) An embassy shall be defined as the NationStates object in which regions interact with each other through the game's mechanics that establishes some form of official diplomatic relations.

(4) ESA shall refer to the current bill here presented.

ARTICLE IV - Embassy Classification and Organization​

(5) Embassies shall be classified into three (3) classifications.

1. Treaty Embassies

2. Ideological Embassies

3. General Embassies

(6) Treaty Embassies shall be established first on the order, in accordance with alphabetical order.

1. Treaty Embassies must have a valid treaty, or be in a treaty organization, alongside TCB

(7) Ideological Embassies shall be established second on the order, in accordance with alphabetical order.

1. Ideological Embassies must be of a left-wing or Communist orientation.

(8) Regions must have a minimum of ten (10) nations to be considered for diplomatic relations with TCB.

(9) Regions must have active participation (minimum of a week since the last post) and must not have any of the following tags:

1. Anti-Communist

2. Capitalist

3. Conservative

4. Fascist

5. Imperialist

6. Jump Point

7. Mercenary

8. Patriarchal

9. Puppet Storage

10. Theocratic

1. The Foreign Minister, with approval from the General Secretary and their Deputy, may establish ties with a region containing the above tags, excluding fascism and anti-communism, if the Minister deems one or more of the following to be true:

   1. It is necessary for special and extenuating military, strategic, and security circumstances.

   2. They are a treatied ally.

   3. They are the allied with members of a shared interregional pact

   4. They are members of a shared interregional pact.

   5. They are a captured reactionary region or a military jump point.

(10) General Embasses shall be established second on the order, in accordance with alphabetical order.

ARTICLE V - Foreign Embassy Regulations​

(11) Foreign Embassies shall, under no circumstance, be permitted to recruit members to their regions.

(12) Any region with an Embassy caught recruiting in TCB shall be subject to immediate revocation of Embassy.

1. All classifications of Embassy are subject to such.

(13) All Embassies, upon registration, will be subject to approval by the Foreign Affairs Minister.

1. The First Minister shall reserve the right to reject the Foreign Affairs Minister's decision.

(14) Any region who has an Embassy with TCB, and has ties to Fascism, shall be blacklisted until the Minister of Foreign Affairs conducts an investigation of the region.

(15) If the Foreign Affairs Ministry determines that the region in question is indeed Fascist, the Foreign Affairs Minister will immediately revoke Embassy privileges of the region in question.

(16) Any region with established ties to Fascism, as well as those who attempted to recruit from the Bloc, shall be blacklisted.

1. The First Minister may remove Embassies from the blacklist with sufficient reason.

ARTICLE V - Schedule​

(17) The principal act shall come into force immediately upon passage of the Central Committee with the signature of the General Secretary.

Proposed and Written by Cameron M. Romefeller, Foreign Affairs Minister

Administrative Affairs Act 2017

An act to overhaul the current Administration Act, the administration council and other related areas.​

Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Short Title​

(1) This act may be cited as the “Administrator Act 2017”.

ARTICLE II- Category

(2) This Act shall be classified as a Type I ADMINISTRATIVE law.

ARTICLE III - Definitions​

(3) “Admin Council” shall refer to the Administrative Council established in Article III.

(4) “Head Admin” shall refer to the Head Administrator.

(5) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

ARTICLE IV - The Council and Head Administrator​

(6) “The Administrative Council” is hereby established, composed of a minimum of three members, and a maximum of five.

1. The Administrative Council shall be composed of all Administrators appointed by the Head Administrator.

2. The Administrative Council shall be tasked with overseeing operation of the forums, ensuring that content and behaviour complies with Scaleway's Terms and Rules and Namecheap's Terms of Service. The Council shall be the administrative branch of the Government of the People's Republic.​

(7) The Chair and leading figure of the Administrative Council shall be the “Head Administrator”

1. The established Head Administrator shall be MM.

2. The Head Administrator shall be the ultimate authority in appointing and dismissing Administrators and Moderators, excluding during Votes of Contempt against them.

   1. The First Minister shall ex-officio hold global moderation status, including the ability to edit the forum banner. These powers may be removed by either the Head Administrator or Council if misused.​

3. The Head Administrator may resign at any time, and put forward a replacement candidate to the Administrative Council, to be approved by majority vote.​

(8) The Administrative Council shall have the power to issue Administrative Orders, which may:

1. Modify the rules established in Discord

2. Delay elections by up to 7 days, if said election causes clashes with other (legal) mechanism, election or event.

3. Perform any other applicable, reasonable Administrative action.

4. To issue an order, a council member should propose a draft, and an Order shall only be passed if a majority of members and the Head Administrator assent to the Order.​

(9) Members of the Administration Council shall have the power to ban or arrest a person should they believe that their actions violate the terms of service, or breach the legal code of the Republic. The arresting official shall report the crime and submit supporting evidence to the Judiciary where a charge will be brought about by the Government of the People's Republic.

1. Offences related exclusively to the regional discord chat shall be exempt from this section.

2. An arrested person shall have restrictions applied to their account; including but not limited to post limitations, personal message limitations and viewing rights.​

(10) Members of the Administration Council shall have the power to appoint section moderators who will have limited moderation powers over certain aspects of the forums. A section moderator shall not be considered a member of the Administration Council, nor shall Discord Moderators.

(11) The People's Tribunal shall have the authority to order a temporary suspension of administrative privilege in the instance that an administrator is accused of a crime until a time when the court reaches a verdict.

(12) The Legislative Committee shall have the authority to, by 2/3 majority vote, remove an administrator or global moderator. This includes the Head Administrator, however a mediation period of a week must be in effect before such a vote can go ahead.

1. The Head Administrator cannot overturn Legislative Committee decisions regarding administrator appointments, however they may re-appoint administrators after a minimum of 2 months.​

(13) The Administrative Council may vote to remove the Head Administrator by unanimous internal vote, to be referred to as a “Vote of Contempt”.

(14) During a State of Emergency declared by the Central Committee, the following powers shall be held by the Administrative Council for the duration of the SoE:

1. Plenary Judicial Powers

2. Legislative Powers, through Administrative Orders

3. Supreme Executive Powers​

(15) During times of crisis, the Administrative Council may, in the absence of legislative and executive action, take emergency actions to preserve the integrity of the region, subject to legal review after the fact.

ARTICLE V - Schedule​

(16) The principal act shall come into force immediately upon passage of the Central Committee with the signature of the General Secretary.

Proposed and written by Lewis Kuznetsov, on behalf of the Interim Administrative Council

Article I - Definitions

(1) "CoM" shall refer to the Council of Ministers.

(2) “Acting Minister” shall refer to a citizen appointed to temporarily perform the necessary duties of an absent or vacant Minister

Article II - Category

(3) This Act shall be classified as a Category E - EXECUTIVE ORDER

Article III - Provisions

(4) The CoM shall be responsible for deliberating and voting on all major executive decisions, as well as advising the First Minister.

1. Any votes on executive actions that the CoM is legally required and obliged to vote on, including Executive Orders, treaties, and the establishment, removal, or merger of ministries, shall be opened and conducted by the First Minister in a publicly viewable forum.

(5) The First Minister shall be responsible for directing and coordinating executive functions, as well as managing the administrative needs of the CoM, including but not limited to:

1. Representing The Communist Bloc interregionally as its head of state.

2. Opening and closing CoM votes in the appropriate forum or channel, and setting timetables for CoM votes.

3. Mediating CoM discussions.

4. Enforcing executive decisions.

5. Announcing all CoM votes to the public.

6. Organizing and maintaining the CoM Agenda.

7. Posting a publicly viewable report on executive activities every two weeks.

8. Passing any records onto a new First Minister.

(6) The Minister of Domestic Affairs shall be responsible for functions regarding recruitment, immigration, and integration of newcomers, including but not limited to:

1. Maintaining the official recruitment nation at all times.

2. Maintaining a usable supply of telegram stamps for the purposes of recruitment at all times through stamp donations.

3. Ensuring a constant flow of recruitment telegrams being delivered.

4. Processing citizenship applications in a timely manner.

5. Providing assistance to citizens and residents.

6. Documenting recruitment statistics, including change in total regional population and regional World Assembly population, to present to the CoM every month.

7. Submitting a public report proposing causes and solutions for population loss should the region’s population decrease by more than 10% in under one month.

(7) The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be responsible for functions regarding diplomatic relations with other entities, including but not limited to:

1. Establishing and managing diplomatic relations with other regions and entities.

2. Maintaining relations with embassies and treatied allies.

3. Appointing and managing ambassadors to embassies.

4. Ensuring all embassies meet existing legal requirements at all times.

5. Informing allied regions and entities of major regional developments.

6. Informing the CoM, and if applicable the public, of major interregional developments.

7. Opening a deliberation period of at least 48 hours within the CoM for the potential establishment or closure of embassies.

   1. Formal deliberation may be bypassed with agreement from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the First Minister, or if the embassy is illegal in the case of closure.

(8) The Minister of Culture shall be responsible for functions regarding maintenance of regional community and morale, including but not limited to:

1. Organizing regular region-wide events and games.

2. Overseeing role-playing and related events.

3. Coordinating cultural events and games with allies and other regions.

(9) The Minister of Information shall be responsible for functions regarding dissemination of information to the public, including but not limited to:

1. Sending mass regional telegrams and posting an announcement on the regional discord server for all elections, standing periods, referendums, and other important votes.

2. Regularly reporting up-to-date news to the public.

3. Maintaining the official information nation at all times.

4. Updating official informational dispatches, including the regional handbook and a list of government officials, as necessary.

(10) Should any Minister fail to uphold their respective duties and responsibilities, or fail to respond for a period of more than a week, a Vote of No Confidence requiring 2/3 majority of the CoM may take place to remove them from the Council of Ministers.

1. Any citizen of the Bloc can motion for a Vote of No Confidence.

(11) Should a Minister be found to not have a nation in The Communist Bloc and/or not have a nation in the World Assembly, they shall be given a 7-day grace period to rectify this or resign; should they fail to do so, the Minister shall automatically vacate their position.

(12) Should a Minister require an extended period of time away, they must appoint an Acting Minister.

1. The CoM must be notified of the Minister’s absence.

2. Acting Ministers shall perform the Minister’s appropriate duties in their place, as well as cast any votes in the CoM on their behalf

3. Acting Ministers shall not be considered Ministers for constitutional, legislative, or judicial purposes.

4. Acting Ministers may be dismissed by the Minister who appointed them or the First Minister at any time.

   1. Should an Acting Minister be dismissed by the First Minister where the Minister is still on leave, a new Acting Minister shall be appointed by the First Minister with majority assent from the CoM.

5. Should a Minister be absent for more than two weeks, the Minister must resign, and a by-election shall be held.

   1. Failure to resign shall lead to an automatic Vote of No Confidence requiring a simple majority for removal from the CoM.

(13) Should a Minister be charged with a criminal offense, the Minister shall automatically vacate their position and shall be barred from serving in the CoM for a period of time depending on the severity of their offense.

(14) Should a vacancy occur within the CoM for a ministerial position other than the First Minister, a by-election shall be scheduled and held, and an Acting Minister shall be appointed by the First Minister and approved by majority vote in the CoM.

1. Should the vacancy occur less than three weeks before the relevant election for the position, the Acting Minister shall serve out the rest of the term.

Article IV - Schedule

(15) This order shall pass with majority assent from the Council of Ministers.

Written and proposed by Egaleca.

The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc and The Fourth Republic of the League of Conservative Nations Agreement for Inter - Regional Security & Co-Operation

Preamble

Recognizing the need for bridging ideological differences to counter the common threats on NationStates, and declaring a common desire to uphold cooperative sovereignty and diplomacy, the People's Republic of the Communist Bloc and the Fourth Republic of the League of Conservative Nations declare the following accords.

Article I - Mutual Defense

1. In recognition of our joint goals and agendas in our opposition to our mutual enemies, we shall protect each other militarily and diplomatically in matters relating to the defeat of our mutual enemies.

2. In line with our pledge to defend our common goals, we shall not raid nor perform intelligence operations in either region, nor satellite regions.

3. During military operations of mutual importance, our regional forces shall work together to achieve our goals efficiently, and according to regional law.

Article II - Diplomatic Ties

4. Our regions have formed a strong bond of diplomatic friendship in our opposition to enemies of our states, and as such we shall send at least two high-ranking diplomats to each other for the purpose of ensuring continued dialogue.

5. The designated representatives of our regions shall meet as often as is applicable, to discuss our current mutual military and intelligence operations, and to ensure that no miscommunication occurs.

Article III - Intelligence Sharing

6. Our regions shall share operational intelligence, along with our current operations, in regions and other entities identified as mutual enemies.

7. Every two weeks, a meeting between the government heads of our regions shall occur to discuss common goals, and further cooperation.

Article IV - Agreement Framework

8. This agreement shall go into a probationary phase upon being signed by the lead representatives of each region. During this phase, the agreement should be voluntarily executed by both regions. Either region may withdraw immediately from the agreement in the time between initial signing and ratification.

9. Each region shall ratify this agreement according to the laws and customs of the region. Upon ratification by both regions, this agreement shall become legally binding upon both regions immediately.

10. This agreement may be dissolved by mutual agreement from both parties, or by unilateral withdrawal by one region. In the latter case, the agreement shall stay in place for two weeks from notification of withdrawal.

11. This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement by both parties.

Signatures:

x: Tarrin Kael, General Secretary of the PRTCB

x: Quebecshire, Chief Consul of the Republic of the LCN

x: Eminople, Prime Minister of the Republic of the LCN

30th of June, 2018

RMB Representation Act 2020

An act to give representation to the Residents of The Bloc.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

(2) "RMB" shall refer to the Regional Message Board of The NationStates Region of The Communist Bloc.

Article II - Category

(3) This Act shall be classified as a Type VI GENERAL law.

Article III - Provisions

(4) Residents within the Communist Bloc may elect a single member to represent them in the Executive and Legislative Committees. This role shall be called "The RMB Representative"

1. The RMB Representative is tasked with representing the interests of all Citizens and Residents of The Communist Bloc.

2. The RMB Representative must be a Citizen.

3. The RMB Representative must have access to the regional Discord.

4. The RMB Representative must have a World Assembly (WA) Nation within the Bloc.

5. The RMB Representative may not hold another position within the Bloc.

   1. Except Moderators on the RMB.

6. The RMB Representative is entitled to a vote within both Committees.

   1. Should this cause a tie, the RMB Representatives vote will be discounted.

(5) Elections for this member will be run via a Regional Poll, with the person receiving the majority of votes becoming the RMB Representative.

1. The elections for the RMB Representative shall take place every 6 weeks.

2. The candidates must announce their candidacy on the TCB Forum.

3. An RMB Representative may not stand if they have held the title more than twice in the past 6 months.

4. The People’s Tribunal is charged with making the poll.

5. Only World Assembly Nations are allowed to vote.

(6) The RMB Representative may be ejected by either Committee if they act in a manner unbecoming of a Committee Member.

1. Should the representative be ejected by both Committees, the Representative will be deposed and a new election will take place.

2. This vote will require a 75% majority.

3. A post must be made on the TCB Forum, outlining why the person is being removed.

   1. Upon posting, the RMB Representative will be given at least 48 hours to defend themselves.

   2. They must be private messaged instantly within NationStates, alerting them a vote has been motioned for. This message must include a link to the post.

   3. The First Minister or Speaker must open the vote.

      1. The First Minister and Speaker must also make the other aware.

   4. The RMB Representative may not vote.

Article IV - Schedule

(7) A trial period of 6 months or 4 terms (whichever is shorter) shall take place, at which point a legally binding re-vote by the Legislative Committee and the Executive Committee, excluding the RMB Representative shall take place.

1. A simple majority in both Committees must be attained in order for this act to become permanent.

   1. Following the acts passing, the date of the first Representative elected shall be noted on the act, temporarily, until the trial period is over.

   2. A tally of Representatives will also be kept, until the trial period is over.

2. Should the vote be in favour, the Principal Act becomes a Type IV General Law.

   1. Should it become a Law in itself, Section 6 shall be removed, and Section 2 will be amended.

   2. This will not be counted against any Tabled Bill's.

3. Should the re-vote be against the creation of The RMB Representative, then the Principal Act shall be deleted.

(8) This act shall enter its trial period following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

WHEREAS The Republic of The League (“TL”) and The Revolutionary Republic of The Communist Bloc (“TCB”) have a shared history in military and intelligence cooperation against United Conservative Nations;

WHEREAS members of The League and The Communist Bloc have developed friendship and cooperation through diplomatic and cultural interactions;

WHEREAS The League and The Communist Bloc wish to continue building the relationship;

NOW, on the 3rd Anniversary of Our Joint Victory in the War, The League and The Communist Bloc agree to the following:

1. Sovereignty

(a) TL will recognize only the legitimate government of TCB, as determined by TCB law, as representative of the Region and People of TCB.

(b) TCB will recognize only the legitimate government of TL, as determined by Leaguer law, as representative of the Region and People of TL.

(c) Neither Signatory may cede sovereign control of their region to another entity.

2. Military Undertakings

(a) Neither TCB nor TL will engage in direct military hostilities against the other, nor against one another's protectorates which have been communicated to the other signatory.

(b) The appearance of individual members of TCB and TL on opposite sides of a military engagement shall not be considered "military hostilities against the other" for this purpose.

(c) TCB and TL shall aid each other in Delegacy transferrals when requested.

3. World Assembly Affairs

(a) Neither Signatory shall write or support the authorship of World Assembly Security Council proposals that would harm each other, including condemnation and liberation without express request from the recognised legal government of each signatory.

(b) TCB shall inform the most senior executive leader and the executive in charge of Foreign Affairs of TL if a citizen of TCB attempts to write or support a World Assembly Security Council proposal that names a regional officer or executive leader of TL. TL shall inform the most senior executive leader and the executive in charge of Foreign Affairs of TCB if a citizen of TL attempts to write or support a World Assembly Security Council proposal that names a regional officer or executive leader of TCB.

4. Intelligence Undertakings

(a) Neither Signatory will engage in espionage against the other. For this purpose, "espionage" is the act of engaging a person to act under false pretenses in a Signatory region without the permission of that region's legitimate government.

5. Diplomatic Undertakings

(a) Each Signatory shall establish and maintain in-game embassies (i.e., on the NationStates site) with one another.

(b) Where possible, each Signatory shall maintain off-site embassies with one another.

(c) Each Signatory shall send and receive an ambassador to the other signatory.

6. Cultural Undertakings

(a) TCB and TL will celebrate Victory Day on July 8th annually together through social and cultural activities. This can include, but is not limited to, festivals, competitions, and university sharing events. Invitations to such must be extended, where relevant, to either the most senior executive leader, and/or a representative of TL or TCB who is in charge of Foreign Affairs or Culture.

7. Recruitment Undertakings

(a) Neither TCB nor TL will deliberately engage in recruitment from the other, nor from one another's protectorates which have been established by regional law and communicated to the other signatory. "Recruitment" is defined as the sending of telegrams on the NationStates site to encourage nations to move regions.

8. Proceedings

(a) This Treaty will come into force on the date of ratification by both TL and TCB as dictated by their respective governing procedures.

(b) Either Signatory reserves the right to exit this Treaty. The exiting Signatory must make reasonable efforts to notify the other as soon as possible.

(c) This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of both Signatories.

(d) Upon ratification, this treaty shall be the sole bilateral treaty between TCB and TL, superseding any prior written documents describing a relationship between the regions.

WHEREAS The Communist Bloc and Europeia have endeavoured to develop democratic political systems rooted in equality, liberty and justice;

WHEREAS The Communist Bloc and the Europeia wish to further build upon our shared values and to further develop our relationship;

NOW, THEREFORE, The Communist Bloc and Europeia agree to the following:

Sovereignty

(a) Each High Contracting Party shall respect the sovereignty of the other High Contracting Party over their region; they shall not intervene in any way in the internal affairs of the other High Contracting Party and shall abstain from any action likely to give rise to or assist in any agitation, propaganda, or attempted intervention aimed against any region belonging to the other High Contracting Party or which has for its purpose the change in Government of the other High Contracting Party without express permission by the other High Contracting Party.

(b) Neither High Contracting Party may cede sovereign control of their region to a third Power.

Military Undertakings

(a) Neither High Contracting Party may resort in any case either to war or to any act of aggression against the other, either alone, or in concert with one, or more than one, third Power, and both High Contracting Parties must respect the regional integrity of the other.

(b) If one of the High Contracting Parties is the target of an act of war or of aggression on the part of one, or more than one, third Power, the other High Contracting Party shall not give, either directly or indirectly, aid or assistance to the aggressor or aggressors for the duration of the present Treaty.

(c) The restrictions set out in Article 2 shall not in any way limit either High Contracting Party from committing an act of war or of aggression against a third Power.

Security Council

(a) Neither High Contracting Party may resort in any case either to write or support a Security Council Condemnation, Liberation, or repeal of a Commendation against the other High Contracting Party either alone, or in concert with one, or more than one, third Power without the express approval of the other High Contracting Party.

Diplomatic Undertakings

(a) Each High Contracting Party shall maintain off-site embassies with one another, consistent with facilities provided to other regions engaged in diplomatic relations with the hosting region.

Intelligence Undertakings

(a) Neither High Contracting Party may engage a person to act under false pretenses in the region of the other High Contracting Party.

(b) Each High Contracting Party shall provide any such information available to it to the other High Contracting Party as may be pertinent to the security and well-being of the said High Contracting Party, or otherwise upon the other High Contracting Party’s request, unless the party in possession of said information believes that providing the information might violate applicable laws, contravene terms of service, or that revealing said information would unduly compromise the High Contracting Party’s sources of information.

General Provisions

(a) This Treaty will come into force on the date of ratification by both High Contracting Parties.

(b) Both High Contracting Parties reserve the right to exit this Treaty. In the event of such, the exiting High Contracting Party must notify the other as soon as is practicable.

(c) This agreement may be amended by mutual agreement of both High Contracting Parties.

Signatories:

Lil’Stapler, General Secretary of The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc

Nathaniel Penrose, Deputy General Secretary and Minister of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of The Communist Bloc

Sopo, President of the Republic of Europeia

HEM, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Europeia

*Note, this treaty was signed in 2018 and thus the leaders listed here as signatories are not fully accurate to the current day

SECTION I — INTRODUCTION

• The Communist Bloc and Thaecia, resolving to initiate mutually beneficial cooperation in diplomatic, military, cultural, and World Assembly affairs, hereby announce the following treaty between our esteemed regions.

• This is a bilateral document, and the terms which follow apply to the established signing governments of The Communist Bloc and Thaecia.

• Terms of this document between the signing governments, henceforth “signatories”, shall apply to both their home regions and the directly incorporated territories thereof.

SECTION II — FOREIGN AFFAIRS COOPERATION

• Signatories shall maintain a state of non-aggression, and shall resolve any disputes through private diplomatic channels. 

• Signatories shall establish and maintain on-site embassies with each other.

• Both signatories shall maintain off-site embassies with one another, consistent with facilities provided to other treatied allies.

SECTION III — MILITARY COOPERATION

• Signatories shall undertake mutual defense initiatives. These include providing one another military assistance in case of a military attack, internal or external, at the request of either signatory as well as the sharing of intelligence relating to the security of either signatory.

• The previous clause shall not apply to potential military altercations where signatories are on opposing sides, only instances directly involving either signatory region itself or their respective subsidiary regions. 

• Signatories shall collaborate militarily for the combined benefit of both regions when practical.

• Signatories shall, at the request of the other, aid in each other’s internal legitimate delegacy transitions.

SECTION IV — CULTURAL AFFAIRS COOPERATION

• Signatories shall, at their convenience, host bilateral or multilateral cultural events to foster friendliness and development between their communities.

SECTION V — WORLD ASSEMBLY COOPERATION

• Signatories shall collaborate with each other in World Assembly programs and activities where interests align, such as the discussion or drafting of proposals, educational initiatives, or other similar projects.

• Neither signatory is obligated to vote similarly on proposals, but cooperation on mutually supported proposals is encouraged.

• Neither signatory shall support the Security Council nomination of a resident of the other signatory without said signatory’s approval.

SECTION VI — RATIFICATION & WITHDRAWL

• This treaty shall enter into force immediately upon ratification by the internal procedures of each signatory. 

• Either signatory may exit this treaty via their internal processes for repealing a treaty.

• Withdrawal from this treaty shall not be seen as an act of war or hostility. 

• Either signatory will endeavour to give a week's notice in the aforementioned embassies before withdrawing from this treaty.

WHEREAS, the Region of Balder (“Balder”) and The Communist Bloc (“TCB”) have engaged in discussions about the natural alliance between the two regions, and how to deepen it; and

NOTING, Balder and TCB wish to develop closer ties with one another through continued discussions, as well as the treaty undertakings set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, Balder and TCB agree as follows:

1. Military Undertakings

(a) Neither Balder nor TCB will engage in military hostilities against the other. Participation by Balder and TCB on opposite sides of a military engagement that does not constitute an attack on either region shall not be considered "military hostilities against the other" for this purpose.

(b) To the extent practicable, Balder and TCB shall provide the other defensive military assistance in case of an attack.

(c.) Balder and TCB shall aid each other in Delegacy transferrals when requested.

(d) Balder and TCB will collaborate militarily for the combined benefit of both regions when practical.

2. Intelligence Undertakings

(a) Neither Balder nor TCB will set spies on the other. For this purpose, a “spy” is a person acting under false pretenses in one region, without that region’s knowledge, and at the direction of the other region’s legitimate government.

(b) Balder and TCB each shall provide information to the other if such information is pertinent to the other region's security or well-being, or otherwise upon the other’s reasonable request, unless the party in possession of such information reasonably believes that providing that information might violate applicable laws or contravene the terms of service for NationStates or the region’s forum provider.

(c.) Balder and TCB will each make it a violation of their internal laws to spy on the other, if a similar or related law to the same effect does not already exist. To the extent permitted by each region’s laws, this Section 2(c.) shall be deemed self-executing.

3. Diplomatic Undertakings

(a) Balder and TCB shall establish and maintain in-game embassies (i.e., on the NationStates site) with one another.

(b) Balder and TCB shall maintain off-site embassies (i.e., on their regional forums), consistent with facilities provided to other allies.

4. General Provisions

(a) This treaty shall take effect when it has been ratified by the duly authorized institution of both Balder and TCB.

(b) Upon ratification, this treaty shall be the sole treaty between Balder and TCB, superseding any prior written documents describing a relationship between the regions.

(c.) As soon as practicable following ratification, Balder and TCB will collaborate to stage a cultural festival to celebrate this treaty.

Preamble

Member regions The Pacific and The Communist Bloc (subsequently referred to as “the signatories”) hereby mutually recognize each others legitimate governments as defined by the legitimately selected Delegate of The Pacific and by the legitimately selected Delegate of The Communist Bloc, and with the assent of those governments, agree to the following:

Article 1: Cultural Pact

1. The signatories agree to host annual Cultural Festivals in celebration of the Collectivist Comrades Pact every 3rd of January.

   1. The festival will be hosted on a rotation, with each signatory hosting the festival every other year.

   2. Should a signatory become incapable of hosting the festival, they must inform the other signatory.

2. The governments of each signatory will determine the members and official best capable of planning and executing the festival, and the events of the festival may be modified from year-to-year as the designated responsible members see fit.
   

Article 2: Military Cooperation Pact

1. Each signatory may call upon the other for a military operation which does not contradict the military policy, tradition, or ideology of the other party. If said operation does include such a contradiction, neither side may begrudge the other a decision to refrain from participating in the operation.

2. Prior to proposing a collaboration with the other signatory, the petitioning signatory must disclose all known information about proposed or current targets and whether or not they present additional complications or concerns to the operational policies of the other signatory.

3. The signatories will share any information which would impact an ongoing operation of the other with each other.

   1. Signatories may be exempted from this in the instance that sharing information about an operation would violate a present treaty with another party.
      

4. Signatories may request military support in defense of their home region as long as the other party is not placed in a compromising position with another treaty ally by providing aid.
   

Article 3: Intelligence Pact

1. The signatories shall share any obtained information which threatens the security, sovereignty, or stability of the other signatory.

   1. The signatories are exempt from this clause in the instance that disclosure of the obtained information would violate a pre-existing treaty or other legal commitment.

   2. Neither signatory will be penalized by the other for withholding information whose release would violate a pre-existing treaty or commitment.
      

2. Should a signatory have concerns regarding a regional member or acquaintance who expresses an interest in joining the other signatory but might bring harm to that signatory, the concerned signatory must inform the other signatory of their concerns.

Article 4: World Assembly Cooperation Pact

1. Each signatory is encouraged to support any World Assembly proposals authored by the other signatory.

   1. Neither signatory is required to support World Assembly proposals by their counterpart if members of that signatory’s populace oppose the proposal.
      

2. The signatories are encouraged to collaborate with or aid each other with proposals that are of mutual interest to both parties should either request assistance on an existing project.
   

Article 5: Treaty Termination Terms

1. The signatory seeking termination must inform the other signatory of intent before initiating closure of embassies or terminating the treaty itself.

2. The termination of relations will be officially concluded after a period of 72 hours, after which both parties are freed from all commitments and obligations laid out in this document.

   1. During the termination period, all clauses remain active.
      

3. Should the desire to terminate the treaty be mutually agreed upon, the treaty may be concluded summarily without a termination period.
   

Citizenship Act 2016

An act to establish the regional citizenship & party membership procedure, its processing, and removal.​​

Now, and thereafter, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Short Title

​(1) This act may be cited as the “Citizenship Act of 2016”.

ARTICLE II - Category

(2) This act shall be classified as a Type III EXECUTIVE law.

ARTICLE III - Definitions

(3) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

(4) "Resident" shall refer to individuals whom have a nation in The Communist Bloc but have not be approved for forum citizenship.

(5) "Citizen" shall refer to individuals whom have a nation in The Communist Bloc and have been approved for forum citizenship.

ARTICLE IV - Applications & Processing

​(6) All nations within The Communist Bloc that do not hold citizenship on the regional forum shall be considered residents, not citizens. Residents must apply and be approved for forum citizenship to obtain citizen masking.

(7) The processing of applications for citizenship and diplomatic or cultural status shall fall upon Forum Administrators, or Ministers voted in by election.

(8) Citizenship applicants must have a nation within The Communist Bloc, be checked for security purposes by forum administration and pass, and completely fill in their application to be accepted.

(9) Citizenship applicants may be rejected for forum citizenship on the following grounds:

1. The citizenship application form is not satisfactorily and truthfully completed;

2. The applicant does not have a nation in The Communist Bloc, or does not comply with any guidelines set out by Forum Administrators, the Legislative Committee, the First Minister, or the responsible Minister;

3. A security reason for denial of citizenship is advised by forum administration;

4. A regional court order is in place effecting that the applicant is not permitted to hold citizenship of The Communist Bloc;

5. The granting of citizenship to the applicant is deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the wellbeing of The Communist Bloc;

6. The granting of citizenship to the applicant would be a violation of TCB Law.

(10) Any member of the Legislative Committee may propose to overturn the rejection of a citizenship application. A simple majority of the Legislative Committee must vote in favor to overturn said rejection.

(11) The First Minister may overrule any decisions taken by Ministers or other deputies on matters relating to citizenship or ambassador requests for forum access.

ARTICLE V - Losing Citizenship

(12) Any citizen who is discovered not to have a nation in The Communist Bloc shall have their citizenship removed. This does not preclude the person from re-applying for citizenship and membership at a later date.

(13) The Judiciary may remove citizenship from a person as punishment for the commission of a crime. Any person sentenced to a lifetime ban from the region shall automatically have their citizenship removed.

(14) The Judiciary may remove citizenship from a person if information otherwise asked in the citizenship application is knowingly withheld with malicious intent.

ARTICLE VI - Schedule

(15) The principal act shall come into force immediately upon passage of the Central Committee with the signature of the General Secretary.

Proposed and written by Zenny Ariel Winter

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "Overseer" shall refer to the Election Overseer, as defined by the Constitution.

(2) "Campaign Telegram" shall refer to any Telegram sent on behalf of a candidate for an election.

(3) "Executive officer candidates" shall refer to all candidates standing for an office that would grant the candidates access to information reserved to the Council of Ministers or be appointed as a regional officer in an election.

(4) “Foreign executive office” shall include the regional officer of a region not controlled by The Communist Bloc or allied militaries, off-site executive government member of another region or organization, or the current or historical founder of another region or organization.

Article II - Category

(5) This Act shall be classified as a Type I ADMINISTRATIVE law.

Article III - Electoral Rules

(6) All elections must be visible to the public.

1. This does not infringe on the internal selection procedures of Speaker and Head Judiciary.

2. A link to any on-going public election shall be pinned on the regional World Factbook Entry for the duration of the election.

   1. A copy of the content of the WFE and formatting tags shall be saved and archived by Election Overseers, should there be need to delete any part(s) of the WFE for the duration of the on-going election to make space for the pinning of the election’s link.

   2. The WFE must be restored to its previous version once the election period ends, unless personnel changes are made, in which case it may be updated.

(7) Should the technical ability exist, votes in election polls must be allowed to be withdrawn and/or changed.

1. Should this be unable to be done, Overseers shall be in charge of withdrawing votes.

2. The Citizen wishing to withdraw their vote must contact the Overseer and present their vote, in full via screenshot which contains who they voted for, and their Username.

   1. Should the citizens be unable to do so, they may not withdraw their votes.

   2. Overseers must present any withdrawn votes to the judiciary at the end of the election, to be examined for vote tampering.

(8) Elections will not be considered binding until an Overseer has announced the results.

1. Overseers must announce the results within 24 hours.

   1. Failure to do so may be considered dereliction of duty.

(9) Citizenship applications will not be processed while voting for elections is taking place.

(10) Should a candidate ask for it, the Minister of Information will be responsible for sharing one campaign telegram per candidate via Telegram on the NationStates website.

1. A disclaimer must be attached to the bottom of any Campaign Telegram which reads:
   "This telegram was sent in accordance with the Election Standards Act 2020. The Ministry of Information does not sponsor this or any other candidate. For a full list of candidates, or to sign up for this election, please visit [link to sign up for the relevant election]"

2. Regional Telegrams must not be considered offensive and/or inflammatory, nor can they violate any of the rights outlined in the Constitution.

3. Regional Telegrams may not be written on behalf of a candidate, except where (8) is true.

(11) Political Parties or Interest Groups may sponsor telegrams for candidates. Should this happen, a donation of Telegram Stamps equal or greater than the current number of nations within the Bloc must be made to The Communist Bloc.

1. A message of sponsorship may also be added to the telegram, linking to the Party or Interest Groups sign up.

2. Should a Party or Interest Group fail to sponsor a candidate, no mention of that Party or Interest Group may be made within a Regional Telegram.

   1. Except if the candidate is referring to relevant experience.

​(12) No candidate may falsely accuse any other candidate of lying, cheating, fraud or any other crime without evidence of such.

1. If any candidate or citizen feels that another candidate has committed a crime, they must submit a legal challenge to the Judiciary or Overseers.

2. No candidate, or supporter of a candidate, shall threaten to take forum action against another candidate without sufficient proof.

   1. Should an Overseer or member of the Judiciary consider a candidate or supporter is repeatedly abusing the right to take legal action, they may bar them from taking further legal action against a candidate until the election is over.
      

(13) No candidate may publicly insult other candidates or citizens for any personal reason.

(14) Candidates should not spam (defined as the excessive use of similar messages on the same or different threads) anywhere on the forum, excluding their own campaign thread, to promote their campaign.

(15) Should a position disallow certain officials, they must resign before standing for that position.

(16) Sign-ups for elections must contain the following information:

1. Name

2. Party or Organisation

3. Position standing for

4. Current positions held

5. Declaration of Foreign Offices

6. Declaration of ban and Persona Non Grata (PNG) from current allies
   

(17) All candidates are obligated to truthfully submit information during the sign-up period.

1. Candidates must additionally disclose whether they were banned or designated as persona non grata by current allied regions during the sign-up process.

2. All candidates must additionally disclose whether they currently hold foreign offices during the sign-up process.

3. If candidates do currently hold foreign offices, they must disclose the region (or organization) in which they hold the foreign office and the powers of their foreign office in the region (or organization) during the sign-up process.

4. They may disclose this information in their sign-up post. If doing so would occupy a large amount of space, they may alternatively disclose this information in a publicly accessible medium linked to their sign-up post.
   

(18) If a candidate is accused of providing false or incomplete information on the signups as defined in clause 14 of this document before voting starts, the overseer must notify the candidate of relevant accusations.

(19) If following the closing of an election or by-election, the tally of votes of multiple options in an election or by-election tie for the last seat up for election, a run-off vote between the tied options will be immediately triggered.

1. The run-off vote shall be open for 48 hours.

(20) For elections of the Legislative Committee or The People’s Tribunal where more than one seat is up for election there shall be an option named “None of the Rest of the Above”.

1. The election voting thread shall have an explanation of this option in the beginning of the forum post for the election and the election telegram shall also be appended with this explanation. The explanation shall follow this general format with x and y as stand-ins to be substituted for the number of seats and number of candidates respectively:

   • “There are x seats open on the [Legislative Committee/People’s Tribunal] and y candidates running. You have x votes to cast. Vote for the candidates you wish to vote for and those you do not wish to vote for leave the option to vote for them blank and select "None of the Rest of the Above".”
     

Article IV - Overseer Powers

(21) Overseers shall have the right to issue a cease and desist order for a period of no more than 6 hours, should they feel that campaigning is becoming toxic.

1. This may be overturned by any citizen with the power to be Overseer

   1. Except where it is targeted at that Official, or;

   2. The election is for the office that gives them the authority to stand as Overseer.

2. This power may be used to close the Regional Discussion channel on Discord should the behaviour continue.

3. Overseers may recommend to Admins that repeat offenders receive longer bans.

(22) Should sufficient evidence of multiple Major Offenses or a Single Highest Offense be given in relation to a candidate, Overseers may halt an election for a period of no more than one week.

1. The incumbent(s) for that election will retain the role.

2. The Overseers must then present the evidence to the Judiciary immediately.

   1. Failure to do so may be considered anti-revolutionary and punishable as such.

   2. The Judiciary may, should they believe the evidence does not warrant halting the election, then move to continue the election.

   3. Overseers found abusing this power in a manner not considered Treasonous or Anti-Revolutionary may be banned from standing for office for a period of 6 months, per People’s Tribunal’s decision and with a confirmation requiring a ¾ majority in the Legislative Committee.

      1. The Overseer involved may not vote on this in either the Legislative Committee or the Judiciary.
         

Article V - Schedule

(23) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People’s Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Legislative Committee Procedures Act

An act to define procedures within the Legislative Committee.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

Article I - Definitions

(1) "LC" shall refer to the Legislative Committee.

(2) "Speaker" shall refer to the Speaker of the Legislative Committee.

(3) "LCM" shall refer to Legislative Committee Member, or Member of the Legislative Committee.

Article II - Category

(4) This Act shall be classified as a Type II LEGISLATIVE law

Article III - Legislation

(5) The Legislative Committee shall propose and/or debate any Legislation within the Communist Bloc.

1. The focus of debates should always include legality, conflict with other laws, and constitutional compatibility.

(6) The LC must debate all legislation in a timely manner.

1. Legislation passed from the People's Assembly must take priority, except where a piece of legislation is deemed urgent by the LC or Executive.

(7) The LC must not motion for votes during a by-election or election of the LC

(8) The LC must conduct all debates and votes publicly, except where impeachment is involved.

(9) Should any LCM fail to vote on 3 concurrent pieces of legislation AND fail to vote for a period of more than one week, a Vote of No Confidence requiring ¾ majority of the LC may take place to remove them from the Legislative Committee.

1. Any citizen of the Bloc can motion for a Vote of No Confidence.

(10) Should an LCM require an extended period of time away, they must assign a Proxy within the LC who may vote on behalf of both LCMs.

1. Notification of this must go to both the Speaker and the LCM who is proxying the vote.

2. A period of time lasting no longer than 14 days must also be given.

   1. The LCM may, after 14 days further assign another Proxy.

   2. A Proxy cannot be used for more than a period of 28 days. Should further time be required, the LCM must resign. This will trigger a by-election.

3. Proxy votes shall be labeled on any voting record as such.

4. No government official may serve as a proxy for two different LCMs at the same time.
   

(11) Legislation must be public and available to all LCMs for a minimum of 72 hours.

1. Votes on legislation shall require a period of 48 hours or until all sitting members have voted, whichever is first.

   1. Should a piece of legislation receive a majority vote in favour, it may be passed to the People's Assembly at that time. The vote will remain open until the 48 hours is past, or all LCMs have voted.

Article IV - The Speaker

(12) The Speaker of the Legislative Committee shall take care of all the administrative needs of the LC including but not limited to;

1. Keeping debate civil.

2. Opening and closing votes on the Bloc forum.

3. Handing passed Legislation to the People's Assembly for vote.

4. Announcing Peoples Assembly votes on the NationStates RMB and Discord.

5. Updating and maintaining the Law Archive.

6. Updating and hosting voting records for the LC.

7. Passing any records onto a new Speaker.

8. Failure to do the above (A4S12a-g) may be considered as Dereliction of Duty.

(13) The Speaker shall mediate in any disputes between the LC and the Executive Branch, except where the Speaker is the focus of the dispute.

1. Should the Speaker be the focus of the dispute, they may ask another LCM to mediate the dispute.

(14) The Speaker shall act as legal defense when necessary on behalf of the LC, and shall be held responsible for any decisions made as a whole group.

1. Decisions made by individual LCMs shall be the responsibility of the LCM.

(15) The Speaker may not use a Proxy for a period of longer than 14 days.

Article V - Schedule

(16) This act shall be considered legally binding following majority assent from the Legislative Committee, as well as majority assent from the People's Assembly.

Written and proposed by Martyn Kiryu

Criminal Law Act 2016

An act to establish the criminal law of TCB.​

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee, assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Short Title

(1) This act may be cited as the “Criminal Law Act”.

ARTICLE II - Category

(2) This act shall be considered a Type IV CRIMINAL Law

ARTICLE III - Definitions​

(3) "Offense" shall be defined as an action deemed illegal, and punishable by the People's Court.

(4) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

ARTICLE IV - Coverage​

(5) All laws contained within the Criminal Code applies to The Communist Bloc (TCB) forums, TCB Regional Message Board (RMB),all TCB Social Channels and events, and interaction between TCB members where it is determined relevant to the offense(s) in question.

ARTICLE V - Minor Offenses​

(6) Exceeding the endorsement cap: The purposeful transgression of the endorsement cap is forbidden, if the First Minister does not give their consent; failure to remedy accidental transgression of the endorsement cap within twenty-four hours of being made aware of the transgression shall make retention of any such endorsements purposeful, and thereafter punishable as a purposeful transgression.

(7) Disruptive Behavior: Recruiting, advertising or spamming without consent of the Legislative Committee.

(8) Harassment: Any action which is by design insulting, badgering, or pressuring of players in spite of petition(s) to cease and desist. Insult shall be considered purposeful if not intentional where insult as a consequence of any action is reasonably predictable.

(9) Trespassing: The act of posting in a thread or channel without authorisation and with knowledge of the lack of authorisation, especially after having been informed or requested to vacate the thread or channel in question.

(10) Trolling: Purposeful eliciting a negative emotional reaction from users, frustration of users, and/or social discord. An action may be considered Trolling where such an action is not designed to cause negative emotional reaction from users, frustration of users, and/or social discord should such consequences have been reasonably predictable.

(11) Vexatious Litigation: Abusing the judicial process through repetitive or frivolous reports/accusations.

(12) Unlawful Discrimination: Discriminating against a person on grounds of that person's race, color, national or ethnic origin, religious belief, sexuality, asexuality, gender or agender identity or expression, sex, sex characteristics or disability by not dealing with that person under the terms and conditions normally applied with other persons.

(13) Wilful Abandonment of Duty in Office: While holding an office established on a statutory basis, and failing to give notice of a Leave of Absence, failing to complete, within a reasonable time frame, the legally defined duties of the office.

(14) Lying On Election Information: Concealing previous aliases; concealing regional affiliations; or providing misleading or deceitful information in an attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission an office of in The Communist Bloc. Conviction of this offense shall obligate the defendant to resign from all offices. Repeated applications, successful or otherwise, using false information may result in a ban from standing in elections.

(15) The maximum sentence for all minor offenses in Article 5 Sections 6 through 8 shall be no greater than 10 days banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication.

(16) The maximum sentence for all minor offenses in Article 5 Sections 9 and 13 shall be no greater than 1 month banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication.

ARTICLE VI - Major Offenses​

(17) Perjury: Knowingly, and beyond reasonable doubt, providing false testimony or falsified evidence to deceive a court of law

(18) Violation of Statutory Law: The violation of civil law which places restrictions on office holders, or requires the taking of certain actions as an office holder.

(19) Violation of the Oath of Office: The violation of the oath of office required in the Offences in Office Act 2019.

(20) Repeat Violation: Should a player be found guilty of a crime against the Public on multiple occasions, and should that player seem as though they are not learning their lesson, a user may be tried for repeatedly offending the law.

(21) Administrative Crimes: Destroying forum or any other official off-site means of communication content in a destructive way, pornspamming, and gorespamming, hacking of any accounts.

(22) Lying On A Citizenship Application: Concealing previous aliases; concealing regional affiliations; disavowing the citizenship oath; or providing misleading or deceitful information in an attempt to obtain through deceit or deliberate silence or omission an account with citizenship in The Communist Bloc.

(23) Desertment: Refusing to assist in the defense of The Communist Bloc against invasion.

(24) Impersonation: Claiming to be another player, or claiming to represent TCB and/or having official associations with TCB without this being a factual claim.

(25) Deception: Belong to a player who is currently banned in The Communist Bloc. The recommended sentence is banishment from the forum and in-game region.

(26) Doxxing: If sensitive real-life information or personal information about users is posted without their consent, and the relevant person decides to pursue charges against the offender. This offense only applies if the real-life information cannot be used to identify the users’ real-life identity, location, or likeness. Should the information posted fall into any of the aforementioned categories, the higher crime in Section 35 must be applied.

(27) Subversion: Conspiring against the interests of The Communist Bloc, such as deliberately trying to lower the endorsement count of the legal World Assembly delegate and calling for actions against officials of TCB or TCB unless otherwise prescribed by law, or assisting in and/or not reporting such subversive activities.

(28) Espionage: Gathering private and/or sensitive government information to be used or distributed against the interests of The Communist Bloc and/or without permission or leaking content from private forums or chats to third persons without the consent of the General Secretary.

(29) Sexual Harassment: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other conduct of a sexual nature that tends to create a hostile or offensive work and social environment.

(30) Bribery: To influence the judgement or conduct of an elected official, candidate, government official, or citizen with any object or action of value (or perceived value) in an exchange or attempted exchange or to accept any of the above in order to change judgement or conduct.

(31) The maximum sentence for all major offenses in Article 6 Sections 16 through 21 shall be no greater than 12 months banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication. In addition, upon conviction under Sections 17 or 18, the judiciary may bar the offender from holding public office for up to a period of six months.

(32) The maximum sentence for all major offenses in Article 6 Sections 22 through 29 shall be no greater than 18 months banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication, and/or removal of citizenship.

ARTICLE VII - Highest Offenses​

(33) Abusing administrative powers on any official Bloc servers to cause a denial of service or substantial loss of information.

(34) Anti-Revolutionary Activity: Intending to cause internal discord or political division for the purpose of personal gain; or sabotage of The Communist Bloc, its government, and Party; or intending to impede daily government activities and duties for the purpose of sabotage. This charge may also be used in place of charges of subversion and espionage.

(35) Treason: Giving aid to enemies of the region; participating in or inciting war against The Communist Bloc; or seizure, attempted seizure, or inciting others to seize a position unlawfully.

(36) Breaking into Administrative Account(s): Obtaining access to an Administrator account without approval from the Head Administrator, or otherwise deliberately breaking into an Administrators account.

(37) Highly Sensitive Doxxing: If sensitive real-life information or personal information about users is posted without their consent, especially any information allowing the identification of the users’ real-life identity, location, or likeness. May be applied should the affected user pursue charges, or where the affected user is forced to leave the region as a result of the information released.

(38) The minimum sentence for all highest offenses as defined in Article 7 Sections 32 through 36 is no less than 6 months banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication, and the maximum sentence for all highest offenses as defined in Article 7 Sections 32 through 36 is indefinite banishment from the in-game region and any official off-site means of communication. The mandatory sentence for an offense under Section 36 is permanent banishment from the region, and the executive government will be charged with informing the wider community of regions of the known aliases of the offender.

ARTICLE VIII - Statutes of Limitations​

(39) Should a highest offense case not be submitted to the Judiciary within 1 year of the offense allegedly occurring, the case must be dropped.

(40) Should a major offense case not be submitted to the Judiciary within 6 months of the offense allegedly occurring, the case must be dropped.

(41) Should a minor offense case not be submitted to the Judiciary within 1 month of the offense allegedly occurring, the case must be dropped.

ARTICLE IX - Schedule, Amendment, and Repeal​

(42) The principal act shall come into force immediately upon passage of the Assembly with the signature of the President.

(43) The Criminal Code may only be amended with a 2/3 majority by the Legislative Committee.

(44) The Criminal Code may not be repealed without a referendum with 2/3 majority in support.

Proposed by Piper Winter; written by Phazon, Navbot, Piper Winter, and Zenny Winter

ARTICLE I - Category

(1) This act shall be considered an ADMINISTRATIVE law.

ARTICLE II - Definitions

(2) “Principal Act” shall refer to the current bill here presented.

(3) "Criminal Code" shall refer to the Criminal Law Act 2016.

(4) "Core State Officers" shall refer to the following offices:

1. The First Minister

2. Ministers,

3. The Speaker,

4. All Legislative Committee Members,

5. The Chief Justice & all other members of the judiciary,

6. All officers in the People's Revolutionary Armed Forces.

7. The World Assembly Delegate and Vice World Assembly Delegates
   

(5) "Administrators" shall refer to those currently defined as such in the Administrative Affairs Act 2017, and "Head Administrator" shall refer to the office established in the same act.

ARTICLE III - Oaths of Office

(6) The oath of office for all Core State Officers shall read as follows. Failure to take this oath before exercising the powers of an office shall be considered a criminal offence, as a Violation of Statutory Law.

• I, [full name], do hereby swear and affirm that I will uphold the laws of the region, including the Constitution, that I will defend the rights of all citizens in my decision making, and that I will not bring my office into disrepute by conduct which is in violation of the criminal or civil law of the region. I further affirm that I will follow the instructions of my superiors, unless those orders contradict the criminal or civil law of the region, or violate the rights of citizens. I understand that violation of this oath may result in my criminal conviction.

(7) Administrators shall be required to take the following oath, in addition to any other oaths they otherwise take. Failure to take this oath before exercising the powers of the office shall be considered a criminal offence, as a Violation of Statutory Law.

• I, [full name], do hereby swear and affirm that I will abide by the relevant legislation in the exercise of my powers. I recognise the ultimate and vital duty that I hold to defend the region against all threats, foreign and domestic. I swear that I will not exercise my powers in contravention of applicable laws, nor shall I exercise my powers in contravention of orders given to me by the Head Administrator, or the Council as a whole. I swear that, during a state of emergency, I shall act to ensure that the region is returned to a normal state of affairs as soon as possible. I swear that, pursuant to relevant legislation, I will act to defend the region by whatever means necessary in the absence of executive action.
  

(8) For the purposes of ensuring that all those officers required to take an oath are duly informed of that requirement, for all core state officers it will be beholden on the Administrators to remind those taking such offices upon election or appointment. Additionally, the Head Administrator shall inform new Administrators of their oath requirement.

ARTICLE IV- Schedule

(9) The Principle Act shall come into force immediately upon passage of the Central Committee with the signature of the General Secretary.

(10) Upon the coming into force of the Principal Act, all current office holders affected by Article IV will have 14 days to take the relevant Oath of Office, after which the criminal aspect of failing to do so shall come into effect.

Ex Post Facto Act 2021

An act to prevent the prosecution of citizens and residents of the Bloc for actions which become illegal after they have done it.

Now, therefore, BE IT ENACTED by the order of the glorious Constitution of the Revolutionary Republic, by and with the advice and consent of the Citizens of The Communist Bloc, in this present Legislative Committee assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows-

ARTICLE I - Definitions

(1) "Ex post facto" shall refer to an action which was legal before a law was passed.

Article II - Category