[Spoon-business] Less Is More: Ministries

["The Voice" <nomicvoice0@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lessee--- I think I have the bandwidth left for this.

Big changes:
I left out the part that says that you can only hold one Ministry at any 
given time.

I made Ministries permanent-- they no longer only last for an nyear if you 
win an election.

I took out the Chiltern Hundreds thing-- sorry, but it's just silly, and 
ambiguous to boot.

I put in a stipulation that the Administrator determines what is the 
jurisdiction of who if there is a conflict.

Billy now has the same salary cap as anyone else.

{{ __Less Is More: Ministries__

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A. General

A.1. Definitions
There exist titles defining Ministers of the form "Minister of X", where X 
is a unique designator. These titles are known as Ministries.  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.

Any proposal that would create a rule that defines a Ministry must also 
create rules that define the Powers and Responsibilities 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 Responsibilities of a Ministry is a list of actions that a Minister must 
perform.

A.2. The Admin

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.

A.3. Public Fora Messages

Public forum messages that a Minister posts in accordance with eir 
Ministerial duties are not subject to game objects and events that affect 
the format of public forum messages. (E.g. the Scarf, the Sushi, Entropy.)

A.4. Speed Limit

If, in compensation for eir services, a Minister receives a quantity of 
score points, said quantity may not exceed a cumulative total of 20 within a 
one-nweek period.

A.5. Ministerial Conflicts

In the event of a dispute over the jurisdiction of two Ministers, the 
Administrator must determine which Minister is responsible for performing a 
given action.

B. Ministerial Ins and Outs

B.1. 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. 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.

B.2. 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 an Unauthored Proposal. If a Vote of 
Non-Confidence passes, the Minister in question is stripped of eir Ministry. 
[[ Thus an Election will be called. ]]

B.3. Consent of Ministers

Any Minister may cease to be a Minister for any reason by stating that they 
do so in a Public Forum.

Any player nominated for any Ministry may refuse that nomination at any time 
by announcing that they do so in a public forum.

C. Existing Ministries

C.1. Ministry of the Ordinance Survey

There exists a Ministry of the Ordinance Survey.

The Minister of the Ordinance Survey has the power to recognise any legal 
action that involves an immediate update of the grid.

The Minister of the Ordinance Survey must keep a publically available record 
of the grid that is up to date.

Only the Admin is supposed to know where Bonus Boxes are, therefore the 
Minister of the Ordinance Survey should make it clear when they recognise 
player moves so that the Admin can harf the effects of Bonus Boxes easily. 
The Minister of the Ordinance Survey should also make such changes to their 
record of the Grid that the Admin requests that relate to Bonus Boxes.

At the end of each nweek the Minister of the Ordinance Survey gains a number 
of points equal to the number of players in the game divided by two.

C.2. The Insta-Ministry

There exists a Ministry of Insta-Rules, also known as the Insta-Ministry. 
The player holding the title of "Minister of Insta-Rules" may also be 
referred to as the Insta-Minister.

The Insta-Minister has the power to recognize Insta-Rules.

The Insta-Minister must maintain a record of all current and valid 
Insta-Rules, and the Insta-Ruler value of all players. This record must be 
maintained in public view (i.e. on a Web page).

The Insta-Minister shall work with other relevant Ministers and the 
Administrator to ensure all Insta-Rules are valid, and are being properly 
applied. [[ i.e. if there's a Grid minister, the Insta-Minister should 
politely point out when the other recognized an illegal action, so that it 
can be promptly redacted ]]

The Insta-Minister shall be paid a salary of one point for each Insta-Rule 
legally created or repealed during the nweek, paid at the end of each nweek. 
After four consecutive nweeks of holding the title of Insta-Minister, the 
Insta-Minister shall receive a bonus of 1 point of Respect.

C.3. The Ministry of the Force

There exists a Ministry of The Force. The Minister of the Ministry of the 
Force automatically receives the Force Attribute "Jedi Lord" in lieu of any 
other Force Attributes e possesses. There may be only one Jedi Lord at any 
time.

The Jedi Lord is obliged to maintain a record of all players' Force 
attributes. The Jedi Lord may disallow an action related to the Force or 
Force Abilities which is illegal by posting to that effect on a public 
forum. The Jedi Lord may not use that ability on an action which is legal.

[[ Basically, if a player tries to spend Force Points e doesn't have, the 
Jedi Lord can tell em where to shove it. ]]

A Player who ceases to be a Jedi Lord for any reason (including, but not 
limited to, losing a ministerial election) receives the Force Attribute 
"Jedi Master".

[[ Yes, an Untrained player could win this election and immediately become a 
Jedi Master. Hey, it'll be funny. ]]

C.4 The Ministry of the Weather

There exists a Ministry of the Weather. The player holding the title of 
"Minister of the Weather" may also be referred to as the Weather Man.

The Weather Man has the power and obligation to update the Weather, and may 
only do so whenever the rules explicitly demand that the Weather be updated.

The Weather Man must also keep track of any changes to the Grid or gamestate 
as a result of changes in the Weather, and must inform all players as to 
such.

The Weather Man shall be paid a salary of 2 points whenever the Weather is 
updated.  After four consecutive nweeks of holding the title of Weather Man, 
the Weather Man shall receive a bonus of 1 point of Respect and shall be 
given the Style Attribute "Charming, Witty, and Has Cool Hair."

C.5. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

There exists a Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (known as the Ambassador) is encouraged to 
make links with other Nomics.

C.6. The Ministry of Gremlins

There exists a Ministry of Gremlins. The Minister of Gremlins may be 
referred to as Billy [[Hooray for 80's movies!]]. Billy has the 
responsibility and power to make all random choices having to do with 
Gremlins [[like moving Curt and Rod, choosing and using the Gremlin number 
and the nth Gremlin number, etc.]]. Also, Billy has the responsibility and 
power to determine who is the target/recipient of all Gremlin actions [[like 
Robin choosing proposals, awarding the Token of Proposals, etc.]]. Billy 
must also inform the Administrator and other players when any Gremlin 
becomes Active or goes into Hiding.

Billy may not choose not to recognize any action taken by any Gremlin.

Billy recieves points at the end of the nweek equal to the number of the 
above actions e performed during that nweek.
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Repeal rules 626, 627, 697, 700, 701, 891, 894, and 903.  Delete section 
A.4. of rule 815.

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