Antonio the Sixth
Antonio V
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Political Matrix
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« on: June 25, 2017, 02:18:50 PM » |
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1. Does your ideal form of government have a constitution? If it does, what absolutely must be included in it for you? Yes. Beginning with a chart of fundamental rights (including civic, personal and social rights).
2. Is it a representative democracy or a direct democracy, or benevolent monarchy, or an elected and constitutionally-limited liberal monarchy, or a military police state dictatorship? Representative democracy, with a system that actually ensures representativeness (ie PR in very small constituencies and MANY legislative seats).
3. Is it fascist, corporatist, feudal, capitalist, mercantilist, socialist, or communist? Socialist in the sense that private property is only tolerated to the extent that it doesn't infringe on people's rights to a decent living condition and to freely choose what to invest their energy on.
4. Is it federal or unitary or confederate? Depends on the size and geographic diversity within the country. Since a world government would be ideal, I guess federal.
5. Is it parliamentary, or presidential with checks and balances and a separation of powers? Parliamentary.
6. Is there a unitary executive, or two co-presidents for executives, or perhaps a triumvirate of executives, or some other number? Perhaps a cabinet elected on the national scale? A Prime Minister and cabinet elected and censured by the Parliament.
7. How many lawmakers are there? One? Five? Or does each state/province/district get an equal number? Or does each state/province/district get a number based on their population?
Or perhaps lawmakers are chosen based on recognized demographics instead of a people in a particular territory (ex: a national representative for all blacks, a national representative for all whites, a national representative for all jews, a national representative for all atheists, a national representative for all women, a national representative for all those disabled, etc.)? As I said, PR in very small constituencies, with a parliament of 1000 to 2000 people and compensation seats to ensure overall proportionality. Use party list with preference voting to elect individual members.
8. If there is body of lawmakers, is it unicameral or bicameral or tricameral? Unicameral.
9. Are lawmakers and executives and judges appointed or elected, how are they appointed/elected, who appoints/elects them? If people vote them in, what are the qualifications to be a voter, or is there universal suffrage? Are there term limits? Universal and mandatory suffrage for any citizen over 15 in possession of their mental faculties (enforced through a fine for nonvoters). No term limits for the parliament, but a maximum of 12 years for a chief executive. Judges are not elected and are promoted based on internal regulations and a merit system.
10. Is there freedom of religion and separation of church and state, or is it some form of theocracy? Full separation of Church and State, with freedom of religion to the extent that it doesn't interfere with citizens' personal rights or compelling government interests.
11. Is there freedom for an independent media, and for freedom of speech/movement/assembly/petition? Every citizen is guaranteed an equal right to speech, which means that the government has a duty to prevent the richest or most powerful from dominating the public square. Certain forms of speech - such as the hateful and the obscene - are harmful and the government has a duty to regulate or even prohibit them.
12. Is there civilian control of the military? Of course.
13. What is the legal status of political parties, are more than one allowed? Anyone can form a political party. Parties are financed through a combination of public funding and membership fees, but private donations of any kind are forbidden.
14. If there are democratic elections, are they publically-funded? Yes. Every party that runs candidates (which requires collecting a number of citizen endorsements) is guaranteed equal funding for campaign expenses, and prohibited from exceeding that amount. In addition, all broadcasters must provide them with equal airtime.
15. Is there a respected right to Privacy, and a respected Due Process of law? Protection from torture? Protection from the Death penalty? Protection from Slavery and other involuntary servitude? Protection from Discrimination in the workplace, housing, marriage, adoption, medical treatment, etc.? Yes to all.
16. How much influence does government have in areas like social security, housing/shelter, food, healthcare, education, childcare, infrastructure, resource/environmental management, working conditions and wages, consumer protection, job creation, etc.? The government has a constitutional obligation to provide for all these.
17. What is the tax structure like? A steeply progressive income tax with a marginal rate of 95% for anyone making more than 10 times the median income, and 100% over 50 times. Calibrate it to raise 40-45% of the total income. Add in a wealth tax for the super-rich.
18. Is one component of society valued over another? (examples: Educated over Uneducated, Rich over Poor, Property-owners over non-property-owners, Majority over Minorities, one Gender over the other, Straight over Gay, Old over Young, Able over Disabled, one Race/Ethnicity/Territory over the others, or certain Families/Bloodlines over the others, etc.) Every person is equally valued, but those who distinguish themselves for their virtue must be honored and held up as examples for others to follow.
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