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The Free Nations Region

Founded January 15, 2016 - United December 25, 2016

Bill Details

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Full Name: Amendment to the Executive Succession Act
Abbreviation: CR-064

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Date: N/A
Brief Purpose:

• Enable the Vanguard Council to appoint representative(s) as Regional Officer(s) in vacant government position(s) in case of the activation of the Vanguard Protocol.

• Transferring the power to nominate Vanguards for legislative confirmation to the Incumbent President.

Amendment to The Executive Succession Act

ACKNOWLEDGING that the Vanguard Council was formed to fill vacant positions in the Government if there's a lack of citizens willing to fill that vacancy.

NOTICING the lack of powers bestowed upon the Vanguard Council that enables them to hold Regional Officer Position(s) while filling the vacant position(s) in the government.

UNDERSTANDING the need of Regional Officer powers for Government Members to effectively perform their duties.

FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGING that members of the Vanguard Council are nominated by the Founder.

BELIEVING that the Founder shouldn't be involved in daily government operations.

HEREBY AMENDS the Executive Succession Act as follows:

Sub-Section I: The Vanguard Council

1. The Vanguard Council shall act as the staff in the Office of the Founder and the premier advisory body of The Free Nations Region, responsible for protecting the region during emergency situations in cooperation with the Founder, President and other offices as designated by law. and helping the Founder in their daily tasks that includes assisting the government with the permission of the President.

2. The Vanguard Council shall be composed of the Founder and a maximum of five six Vanguards.

3. Vanguards must be citizens of the Free Nations Region, with no criminal offences within FNR within four years or valid out-of-character issues, and must have subjectively shown positive merit through their actions towards FNR.

4. The Founder President may appoint a Vanguard with approval by a supermajority of the Citizens’ Assembly.

5. A Vanguard may be removed from the Vanguard Council via unanimous agreement of the Vanguard Council (excluding the Vanguard in question), a simple majority Vote of No Confidence of the Citizens’ Assembly, or following a period of inactivity exceeding fourteen days without a prior public notice of inactivity.
   

Sub-Section II: The Vanguard Protocol

1. The Vanguard Protocol is a mechanism that, if activated, gives the Vanguard Council authority to collectively hold vacant position(s) in the Executive Branch of the government.

   1. The Vanguard Council shall unanimously appoint representative(s) amongst themselves as Regional Officer(s) in the vacant position(s) the Vanguard Protocol has been implemented in.

2. The Vanguard Protocol can be activated by the legislature in the occurrence of a vacancy in the Executive Branch when there are no eligible replacements or it must be filled immediately.

3. The Vanguard Protocol may be activated by a supermajority vote of the Citizens’ Assembly and must be sponsored by a minimum of five citizens before going to vote.

   1. If the vote fails, another activation vote cannot occur for a period of thirty days following the vote.

4. Following activation, the Vanguard Protocol will remain in place for a period of thirty days, after which the vacancy may be filled by a replacement or the Vanguard Protocol may be reactivated by a supermajority vote of the Citizens’ Assembly.

5. The Vanguard Council shall be under the jurisdiction of the President while holding ministerial position(s).

6. The Vanguard Protocol may be deactivated by a simple majority vote by the Vanguard Council.
   

Proposed & Signed,
South Asians
South Asians
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

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