Quote: "Now now DJD64, just because I'm your Vice doesn't mean you have to be rude."
Well I won't lie, my nomination for you as my VP is a factor that inspired me to add that to the constitution.
I still chose you to be my VP though, if that says anything.
Quote: "If I become President, I vow that there will be no constitution!"
If the constitution receives a popular vote, it will be ratified, regardless of the new president's wishes.
Article 5!
And how will the new presidents bring improvement to the forum if there isn't a constitution? I should outline the direct purposes and functions of the constitution, for those who haven't taken the time to read it.
The constitution does
not create a government with any power whatsoever. It merely provides a mechanism by which the presidents take up a duty to make the forum a better place, the propriety of which may be enforced by the community's right of impeachment. It also provides mechanisms to facilitate elections; disappearances (we have seen this!), banning, and the resignation of presidents; the amendment of the constitution itself; etc. The only power granted by the constitution is granted to the community, thus making
Quote: "Everyone for themselves, that's the best sort of government after all!"
a null argument from my opponent here.
Quote: "Everybody seems to have forgotten that Swissolo nominated himself for President but didn't nominate a VP for himself."
I'll put in an incomplete ticket for him. He still has to nominate someone, according to the rules!
Quote: "On that note I also think we should nominate a few more candidates, rather than wait for them to come and nominate themselves."
What good would a president be that didn't even want to be president badly enough to nominate themselves?
Well beh, seems we actually did allow presidential nominations last election. Guess I'll go update the rules and the constitution!
EDIT The rules now allow other forum members to nominate presidents. The nominated president must still accept their nomination in order to be considered a valid candidate. Vice presidential candidates are still created the same way -- a candidate president must nominate them, and they must accept. I will change the rules even further, but only if a lot of a people express interest in that.
So yeah, now feel free to nominate away! To be honest though, the changed rule doesn't make that much of a difference. A person running still has to accept their nomination in order to be on a ticket, so they might as well nominate themselves. If this system was not in place, I predict too many different tickets would be created, and the votes would be distributed too thinly among them. The winner may win only by a small margin. By making it more complicated to enter a ticket, the number of tickets is reduced, thus making the final voting results less ambiguous.
EDIT 2 I have created a condensed version of the constitution -- each paragraph was collapsed down to a sentence or two. Of course, the sentences directly paraphrase and carry all of the substantial meaning of the corresponding paragraphs from the full constitution.
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Article 1 -- Elections
Anyone may nominate themselves to president. While doing so, they will choose a vice president. Upon their nominated vice president’s approval, a ticket shall be created. The presidential positions shall be handed to the ticket voted for most by the community.
If the president is gone for more than 60 days, resigns, or is banned, the vice president will take over his position and choose a new individual to become vice president.
If the vice president is gone for more than 60 days, resigns, or is banned, the president will choose a new individual to become vice president.
Article 2 -- Duties
The president’s duty is to put forth an effort to better the forum. The vice president shall help him do this. The vice president shall take over for the president when the president is unable to to carry out his duties.
The president shall carry out an election at the end of his term.
Article 3 -- Terms and Impeachment
A president’s term is limited to 12 months.
The community may vote to impeach the president, at which point a new president will be elected.
The community may vote to impeach the vice president, at which point the president will choose another individual to become vice president.
Article 4 -- Constitutional Amendments
If the community votes in favor of any amendment proposed to the constitution, said amendment will become a part of of the constitution.
Article 5 -- Enactment
If the community votes so, this constitution will regulate the its amendment and the elections, duties, terms, and impeachments of the presidents.
