spoon-business: The propothal I mithed

[Eric Gerlach <egerlach@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm thorry... next time I'll remember to potht thith to buthineth the 
firtht time... *thigh*

Bean

To be propothed at the beginning of nday 8 (after the ballot ith ithued), 
or now, whichever ith later:

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__The Ministers of the Realm__

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__Ministers__

There exist titles defining Ministers of the form "Minister of X", where X 
is a unique designator.  These titles are known as Ministries [[ This is a 
good enough defn for now ]].  A Ministry may only be assigned to a player 
as expicitly allowed by the rules.  Only one player may hold any given 
Ministry at any given time, and a player may only hold one Ministry at any 
given time.

Any proposal that would create a rule that defines a Ministry must also 
create rules that define the Powers and Responsabilities of that 
Ministry.  These rules may all be conincident.

The Powers of a Ministry is a list of actions.  A player that holds a 
Ministry may perform any of the actions in the Powers of their Ministry as 
if e were the Administrator.

The Responsabilities of a Ministry is a list of actions that a Minister 
must perform.

The Administrator may perform all the duties of any Minister if e so 
chooses.  The Administrator may also hold Titles which are also 
Ministries.  This rule supercedes Rule 263 in this regard.
}}

{{
__Ministerial Elections__

If at any time no player (or The Administrator) holds a Ministry, an 
Election is called for that Ministry.  The Election consists of two 
phases:  a Nomination phase immediately followed by a Voting Phase, each of 
which are 5 ndays long.  The Nomination phase of the Election begins at the 
first beginning of an nday after the Ministry is not held by any Player or 
The Administrator.

During the Nomination phase, a player may nominate another player or emself 
for the Ministry by declaring so in a public forum.  After a player has 
been nominated, a player may second the nomination by declaring so in a 
public forum.  If a nomination is seconded, the player nominated becomes a 
Candidate for the Ministry.  The Administrator is always a Candidate for 
every Election.

At the end of the Nomination phase, the Administrator shall issue a List of 
Candidates for the Election containing all the names of the Candidates for 
the Ministry.

During the Voting phase, players may cast one vote for one name on the List 
of Candidates for the Election by doing so in a public forum.  [[ Public 
voting only for Ministers ]]  The Administrator may also vote for one name 
of the List of Candidates, however there is no limit to the number of votes 
The Administrator may make.

At the end of the voting phase, the player (or The Administrator) whose 
name recieved the most votes is awarded the Ministry for one nyear, at 
which point it is revoked.  If there is an equal number of votes for one or 
more names, The Administrator must cast another vote to break the tie, at 
which point the Ministry is awarded as above.
}}

{{
__Ministerial Non-Confidence__

If a Minister who is not On Leave fails to perform one of the 
Responsabilities of eir Ministry within two ndays of the first opportunity 
that Minister had to perform the action, a player may call for a Vote of 
Non-Confidence in that Ministry by indicating e is doing so in a public forum.

A Vote of Non-Confidence is a proposal.  If a Vote of Non-Confidence 
passes, the Minister in question is stripped of eir Ministry.  [[ Thus an 
Election will be called. ]]
}}

Give half of the points gained by Bean for the passage of this proposal to 
Wild Card.

[[  Some Notes:

Ministries won't be able to be created in a vacuum.  We're going to have to 
consult the Admin on each one... here's a case where that veto may come in 
handy.  However, if we all co-operate a bit, and pick good responsabilities 
for the Ministers (Dave, you wanna suggest some... heck... propose some?), 
this will make our beloved Admin's life that much easier :)

Yes, I know Votes of Non-Confidence count for points and charm... but don't 
you think they should? :)
]]

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