by Blackfish » 07 Feb 2014, 06:45
Constitution
Structure
The Chairman of the SASA will by myself, King Blackfish of the UKPBA. While his vote only counts as 1 in the Council, the Chairman has the ability to mediate between member countries, solve disputes between members and accept, judge members who have behaved inappropriately within the Alliance or reject new applicants. The Chairman holds a tenure of 5 years, after which, the position will be put to a vote among the Council members. Each Council Member must vote for one other leader that is not itself. Council members may not abstain from electing the next Chairman. Chairmen can be re-elected continuously.
More Officer positions may be opened in future
Objective
This South American Security Alliance (SASA) aims to provide a formal alliance between our states. Should one country be attacked by an external power, the nations of SASA will be compelled to provide assistance, monetary or military, to aid the attacked country. The Alliance does not aim to violate state sovereignty and so, will not interfere with individual decisions taken by its members with regards to wars, industry or politics.
Minor skirmishes and civil wars
In the case of a small enemy force attacking an Alliance member, neighboring countries are encouraged to send troops over the border to aid with the attack.
Should a an Alliance member be unable to send troops to aid the attacked country, they must send at least 20 gold's worth in resources or gold bullion. This is to ensure that no country "sits back and watches" as their fellow Alliance members struggle with an enemy force or civil war when there is no need to.
Once a country has been defended, and the threat, eliminated, the attacked country may put a motion to the Council asking for a retaliative attack on the attacking country.
Large scale attacks and invasions
Should a larger enemy force (defined as comprised of 5 units or more, or 3 standard units and a heavy unit (Cuirassier, Grenadier, Large Artillery, Ironclad Ship) attack any member state, it shall be seen as an attack against the Alliance itself, which will not be tolerated. All alliance members have it in their responsibility to send as many troops as needed to rout the enemy forces and secure the invaded country.
Here, a retaliation attack motion automatically enters the Council for debate and passes automatically. Any member state withdrawing military support from the retaliation attack must do so after the debate has finished and they must send at least 80 gold's worth in resources or gold bullion to the Chairman of the Alliance, who will distribute it among the participating member states as needed. This will be seen as a gross shirking of responsibility, and will be remembered by Alliance members. Should a member abandon their responsibilities enough times, their position on the Council may be compromised by the Chairman.
The Council of South America
Any Alliance member may put forward an action to the other alliance members and the action shall be voted on. There is no such thing as an action being run under the Alliance's flag without first passing through the Council.
The Alliance shall be run democratically, with actions to be taken by the Alliance to be put to a vote, in the Alliance's council. If 80% of countries vote "Aye" to an action, the action shall be passed and the Alliance shall take the aforementioned action, be it economic sanctions, military interventions overseas, removal of a member or foreign aid. Any Alliance member can choose to withdraw from an action before the action commences without penalty, though not if the member voted "Aye" to the action, or if the action has already begun in earnest.
New members
The possibility to include more members of South America and Latin America in the SASA shall be considered on a case by case basis. Should any country in Latin America or wish to join the Alliance, a joining fee will be determined by the Chairman and the application will be sent to the member states before decided upon by the Chairman. Should any member state wish to speak out against the application, they must inform the Chairman before the member is accepted, otherwise, the member must put forward a motion to the council to try and remove the newcomer from the Alliance.
Applicants from outside the alliance
Should any countriesof outside the Americas wish to join the Alliance, they must speak to the Chairman, where he will decide if the applicant is fit to become part of the alliance and what rights the country shall be given. Positions on the Council are not granted automatically to accepted applicants from outside Latin America and this right will be given by the Chairman when deemed appropriate.
Amendments to the Constitution
Future amendments to the constitution may occur, and all Alliance members will be notified of the change. Should 80% of the Council disagree with the amendment, then the amendment may be repealed.
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Blackfish on 07 Feb 2014, 09:27, edited 2 times in total.
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