15-07-2003 00:17									#1
	Poll -- Ratify the Sunshine Compact! Enter the AD-FREE zone

THE PEOPLE OF THE SUNSHINE hereby agree to this compact and agree to abide by these rules to help us live a happy and peaceful life together in Sunshinia. We all have agreed to live together in this commune and share the responsibilities, and to ensure the safety and happiness of our brothers in the sun. May the people of Sunshinia live forever and spread across all parts of the globe!

We believe in optimism, happiness, peace, growth, freedom, and respect. This compact creates a communal government where many different Sunshine People perform service to help the whole. There shall be no powerful dictators or authoritarian rule in our nation. The people of Sunshinia and this Compact forbid it.

RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE:

The people of Team Sunshine have the following rights:

Access to the save

Freedom to make laws and vote in all polls

Freedom to run for election in any leadership poll

Freedom to have any issue decided by our Guru

Freedom of speech

Freedom to serve in any position of responsibility

The Right to create a poll to replace any of our leaders at any time. If a majority of the people who vote in the poll vote to replace the leader, it shall be immeditely done.

The People of Team Sunshine must be polled and a majority of those who vote must agree on any of the following before they can be undertaken:

-- The start of any war.
-- The end of any war or acceptance of any peace terms.
-- Trade deals with any nation.
-- Treaties with any nation.

The People may create any laws and these laws are passed so long as a majority of those who vote approve it.

LEADERS OF THE SUNSHINE PEOPLE:

One individual will be chosen every 10 turns to be the Leader of the Sunshine People

That leader shall have the following powers/responsibilities:
Play the save
Appoint any assistants and delegate powers to them.
Resolve any conflicting orders.
Make emergency decisions.
Perform any orders that were not given by a minister.
Lead the people by creating threads, discussions, and starting polls.
Post all results and screenshots.
Admits new members.

The Leader must follow all legal orders of the Directors.

The Leader may not serve more than 10 consecutive turns unless none of the other Sunshine people agree to serve.

The Leader may be removed at any time by a majority vote.

The Directors of the People:

The following Directors shall be selected by the people and shall serve a 20 turn term:

Peacekeeper
Responsible for moving all of our units that are not workers or settlers. Also responsible for doing espionage (but needs Leader's consent)

Guru
The wisest of us all, he chooses our path of research, names our units, and resolves any disputes of law.

Building Happiness
Chooses what is built in every city and where the workforces will go.

Environmentalist
Controls our workers and improves the environment around us.

Sexologist
Chooses where to place new cities and controls settlers.

Director of Friendly Relations
Greets, negotiates, and makes deals with other nations. Speaks to the public on our behalf. Directs and appoints all ambassadors.

All Leaders shall:

Follow all laws unless there is an emergency that makes them obsolete or careless.

Step down at the end of his term if another individual wants to serve. It is the way of our people to share responsibility and to trade jobs amongst each other.

Poll the people as often as possible and practical.

Follow the legal orders of the directors as much as possible, unless there is an emegency or if the orders conflict.

Work together to solve any disagreements over the orders.

	15-07-2003 02:02									#2
	Increase Your PM Length

Before I vote, I would like to know if amendments are possible after the fact?

I agree on a basic level with this document. I know what delegation of responsibility does to improve efficient management of an ever-growing empire, and yet, I also know the need for debate and public discussion of issues to prevent decisions of leadership from being accepted without question.

If we strive to be different and fluid in our management of this empire, maybe we should strive for a system that fosters critical thinking about all issues in their totality instead of compartmentalizing separate yet inextricably-linked aspects of the game into departments that haven't the time much less the inclination to coordinate.

	15-07-2003 03:52									#3
	Help yourself to an AD-FREE life

Amendments are possible, yes.

If you have any happy new ideas, please share them.

--Togas

	18-07-2003 20:57									#4
	Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

I just noticed that the Director of Building Happiness decides where the workers will go but the Director of the Environment controls the workers. In the DoBH should it say laborers instead of workforces?

	19-07-2003 12:44									#5
	Put an end to popups!

yes, it should be laborers/WF for the Building Happiness and the WORKER UNITS for the Environmentalist.


btw, this Accord has passed. Hurray! We now have our laws and system of government in place. We can begin taking up jobs and having elections.

--Togas