Major changes to note:
1) The inclussion of the CDA Intelligence Agancy, Chapter III
2) THE CDA COMMITTEE ON GODMODDING, Chapter V
3) THE MILITARY COMMAND COUNSEL, Chapter VII
4) Membership requirement of 50 million population minimum, Chapter VIII
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CHARTER of the CITIZENS DEFENCE ALLIANCE
PREAMBLE
WE THE NATIONS OF THE CITIZENS DEFENCE ALLIANCE DETERMINED
> to help insure national sovereignty for all nations as long as basic human rights are preserved for all citizens, and
> to help further both economic and social capabilities of all member nations, and to provide for their common defence, and
> to help insure basic human rights for all peoples, and
> to maximize scientific reserch and development through mutual cooperation, and
> to provide affordable military assistance through equipment, arms, personnel, and training, to any nation or people in need, or to any nation,
member or not, which may be undertaking a mission in keeping with this Charter, and
> to oppose threats to the overall stability of the world from dictators, organizations of evil, or other hostile entities, and
> to do so while insuring the welfare of all member nations as priority.
AND HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS
> through diplomatic channels, if possible, or
> through military force, if necessary.
Accordingly, all member nations shall uphold the decisions of the Organization, providing a proportionate amount--consistent with each nations size and economic capabilities--of equipment, military, funds, or any other forms of support, as necessary.
CHAPTER I
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Article 1 Composition and representation
section 1. The General Assembly shall consist of all member nations.
2. Each member shall have 1 vote for every 150 million citizens, rounded to the nearest level. No nation shall have less than 1 vote,
nor more than 5 votes, except as provided in section 3 of this article.
3. Esteemed Members, as defined in chapter IV, shall enjoy double the amount of votes within the General Assembly as
provided to them under section 2 of this article.
Article 2 Powers
section 1. To require, and collect, finances, equipment, personnel, or other support, from Member Nations, as needed only, to insure the
successful completion of any mission prescribed, or decision made, by this Organization under this Charter. Such requirements
shall be in proportion to the actual size of such Member Nation and with regards to their economic vitality at the time, as
compaired to other Member Nations, as well as any specialties they might have.
> subsec 1. Although all support to the CDA shall be voluntary, If the CDA should decide to undertake more military obligations
than the volunteered support can properly deal with, this section will be used to raise additional forces.
2. To offer, however not require, a uniform coin to all Member Nations. The value of which shall be determined according to the vigor of
the participating nations economies as a whole, adding to its value.
3. To define, and label, any enemies of the Organization and to seek out, capture, and, through the Organizations' Court of Justice, punish
an enemy of the Organization which may be located on foreign soil. It shall be the duty of each Member Nation to seek out,
capture, and properly punish, any enemy within their borders. However, such enemy may be turned over to the Organization for
punishment at the request of the Security Counsel, and the agreement of the arresting nation.
4. To insure that, while carrying out the duties prescribed by this Charter, no nation is so overburdened as to damage its economy or
infrastructure unless such burden is due to an emergency or necessity, and is equally distributed throughout the Organization.
5. To decide on the exact composition of The Court of Justice, as created in Chapter VI, and to elect the nations who shall be members.
6. To vote on new membership as discribed in Chapter VIII.
7. To have the power to set up any other bodies as it shall deem necessary to assist in carrying out the requirements imposed on it.
8. Any messure; Bill, Resolution, Proposals, or other, must have the backing of 2 additional members, other than the originator, before
going to the floor for a vote.
Article 3 Voting and Procedure
section 1. All maters voted on by the General Assembly shall be made by a two thirds majority of the members present.
CHAPTER II
THE SECURITY COUNSEL
Article 4 Composition and representation
section 1. The Security Counsel shall consist of up to 10 General Member Nations, and up to 5 Esteemed Members. At no time shall the Esteemed
Members outnumber the General Members.
2. All of the General Members shall have 1 vote within the Counsel, all Esteemed Members shall enjoy 2 votes in all maters.
3. The Nation of The Newer England shall enjoy a permanent seat on the Security Counsel.
Article 5 Powers
section 1. The Security Counsel shall have the power to authorize all wars, battles, conflicts, or any other military actions undertaken by the
Organization. Actual command and control shall fall under The Military Command Cousel as created in Chapter VII.
2. To receive, and accept or decline, any treaties, peace agreements, or any other agreements made by the nation of The Newer England
with any foreign nation or entity.
3. To charge those member nations that fail to abide by this Charter, bringing them in front of the Court of Justice.
4. To, after recommendation from the Court of Justice, revoke a Member Nations membership, temporarily or permanently.
5. To challange new membership as discribed in Chapter VIIIArticle 6 Voting and Procedure
section 1. All maters voted on by the Security Counsel shall be made by a two thirds majority of all the members.
6. In the case of a deadlocked vote on an issue requiring a decision, the Esteemed Members shall make the decision. If they to get
deadlocked, the question is handed over to the General Assembly to require a simple majority decision.
7. To review, and override, any action taken by the Military Command Cousel of any kind.
CHAPTER III
THE CDA INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CDA-IA)
Article 7 Composition
section 1. The CDA -IA shall consist of a minimum of 2 Member Nations.
2. The General Assembly shall provide any additional guidelines for the CDA-IA's composition.
3. The Military Command Counsel shall provide the CDA-IA with 100 special forces members for use in espionage and other intelligence gathering missions. These forces shall not be used in any way in offensive military operations unless authorized by the Security Counsel, AND the Military Command Counsel,
prior to the operation.
Article 8 Duties/requirements
section 1. To watch the actions of any nation or organization that the Security Counsel requests of it. This should include a list of known members,
actions within the NS forum, wars, support, and any other pertinant information.
2. To perform a check, as provided for in Chapter VIII, on any potintial new member.
3. To keep a watch out for, and report to the Security Counsel on, any potential hazards or threats toward the CDA.
Article 9 Procedure
section 1.At least 2 Members of the CDA-IA should perform each duty/requirement so as to insure more than one viewpoint in all instances.
CHAPTER IV
ESTEEMED MEMBERS
Article 10 Definition
section 1. Esteemed members shall be those members who, through time and action, prove that they hold the highest standards within this
Organization, and that the beliefs of this Organization are held dear. Esteemed Members must be continuously active and
supportive the Organization to its fullest.
Article 11 membership and powers
section 1. The nation of The Newer England shall be the sole Esteemed Member guarantied by this Charter.
2. Any existing Esteemed Member can nominate a General Member. If done, the agreement of the other Esteemed members in a four
fifths vote is required for the nominated member to join, all Esteemed Members must join to vote, absence--barring an extreme
circumstance, shall not be tolerated and such action can be grounds for suspension of Esteemed status.
3. Only a decision of the Esteemed Members, by a vote of three fifths, shall change any powers, duties or abilities granted to them, given
their Esteemed status, under this Charter.
4. As a group, Esteemed Members can decide to demand a permanent seat on any entity within the Organization that is created outside,
but through the authority of, this Charter.
5. An Esteemed Member shall be voted out of Esteemed status by a vote of 3/4 of the other Esteemed members. Or
6. a vote within the General Assembly of 2/3 shall require a vote by other Esteemed members, only needing 3/5 to downgrade the nations
status.
7. If there are not enough Esteemed Members to fill possitions granted to them within this Charter, the position shall be filled by a general member until an Esteemed member becomes available.
CHAPTER V
THE CDA COMMITTEE ON GODMODDING (CCG)
Article 12 Composition
section 1. The CCG shall consist of up to 6 members. 1/3 shall be Esteemed members ellected by Esteemed Members, and the remaining
members shall be ellected by the General Assembly.
Article 18 Duties
section 1. To evaluate and label nations as "godmoders," and officially declare them "ignored" by the CDA.
subsec 1. These evaluations shall be requested by any Member Nation, including one within this Committee.
2. To create, and keep updated, a general explination of what shall be considered "godmodding."
CHAPTER VI
THE COURT OF JUSTICE
Article 17 Composition and representation
section 1. The Court of justice shall contain from 3 to 15 Justices, odd numbers only. The exact size shall be determined by the General Assembly.
2. There can only be 1 justice from any one nation.
3. The number of sitting justices shall never exceed 15.
4. At least 1/3 of the justices shall be from Esteemed Member Nations elected by other Esteemed Members . (up to 5)
Article 18 Powers and enforcement
section 1. The Court of Justice shall have the power to preside over disagreements between member nations, or rule on cases
regarding the adherence to this Charter by member nations, which shall be brought up by the Security Counsel.
2. The decisions of the Court--which could include: sanctions, fines, membership suspintions and revocation, or any other punishment the
court shall deem appropriate--are binding to all Member Nations and enforceable through the CDA military if necessary.
3. All Member Nations of the CDA have granted the Court of Justice jurisdiction, as discribed within this Charter. No Member Nation shall
refuse to acknowledge the courts authority under this Charter.
6. Any enforcement of punishments requiring force, or military action, shall be the responsibility of the Military Command Counsel.
Article 19 Voting and Procedure
section 1. All sitting justices shall have one vote each
2. Decisions regarding disagreements between Member Nations, or adherence of Member Nations to this Charter, shall require a simple
majority.
3. Decisions regarding punishments of sanctions or direct fines, and any other punishment not covered by section 4 of this Article, shall
require a vote of 3/5, and
4. Punishments of membership suspension or revocation shall require an affirmative vote of 3/4, maximum of 11.
5. All members must be active, and respond to any vote regarding actual punishmant to a member nation.
6. Any member of the Court, who's home country comes before the court FOR ANY REASON, shall have it's vote removed for that decision.
CHAPTER VII
THE MILITARY COMMAND COUNSEL
Article 20 Composition adn powers
section 1. The Military Command Counsel shall consist of: The Commanding General; and Branch Commanders for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and
Special Forces. As well as any additional Sub-Commanders that the Commanding General, or Branch Commanders, May deem
necessary.
2. The Military Command Cousel shall be in direct operational control of the CDA military. All defencive operations shall be undertaken without further
authorization, however, the Security Counsel shall require all support to be recalled if it deems it proper. All offensive actions must be authorized by the
Security Counsel, with the following exceptions:
subsec 1. responce to an attack on a member nation,
2. responce, as assistance, to an unwaranted attack on a non-member nation by another non-member nation or organization if the
assistance is in keeping with this Charter.
3. Any action taken by the Military Command Counsel must be reported to the Security Counsel immediately, or within a resonable amount of time, and is
subject to review.
Article 21 The Commanding General
section 1. Must be an Esteemed Member, voted in by the Esteemed Members.
2. Is in total control of all CDA military personnel and may delegate as he shall deem proper with the exception listed in Art 22 sec 2.
Article 22 Branch Commanders
section 1. Are designated by the Commanding General.
2. Can control any portion of their respective military branch as declared by the Commanding General, however they must have control of a
minimum of 5% of that branch. This means if the CDA Army consists of 1000 infantry, the Army Commander shall have direct
control of 50 of them as a minimum. However, the Commanding General may override any order given by a Commander.
3. Can be removed from power, at any time and without reason, by the Commanding General.
Article 23 Sub-Commanders
section 1. Are designated by either the Commanding General or a Commander within his particular military branch.
2. Can be granted control of any forces, within his particular branch, by the Commanding General. Or
3. can be granted control of forces, already under their particular Branch Commanders control, by the Branch Commander.
4. Can be removed from power, at any time and without reason, by the Commanding General or their Branch Commander.
CHAPTER VIII
MEMBERSHIP
Article 24 qualifications
section 1. Minimum population of 50 million. A nation with a population under 50 million can be voted in as probationary members, and a new vote
shall take place, upon request by that nation, after it reaches the 50 million mark.
>>>> A probationary member shall be granted access to the CDA Forum, and be allowed to comment. However, they shall
enjoy no voting rights, and no access to private committees or counsels within the CDA.
2. A nation must be nominated by a currant member, and be backed by a second member, before being considered.
3. These qualifications shall not effect the membership at the time this Charter is ratified.
Article 25 procedures
section 1. The CDA Intelligence Agency shall perform a check on all nations nominated for membership, and present a report to the General
Assembly prior to a vote for membership.
2. An affirmative vote of 4/5 of the Assembly is required for a new nation to gain membership.
3. The Security Counsel shall have the power to review any new members that have been affirmed in the General Assembly, and with a vote
of 4/5, reverse the General Assemblies decision, and deny membership. This must be completed within one week(rl).
CHAPTER IX
Bill of Rights
Article 26 Purpose
section 1. The purpose of this chapter is to insure that all Member Nations grant to its citizens certain rights which should be insured for all
human kind. These rights are required as the basic principles of this Organization requires it.
Article 27 Listed
section 1. The right to representation within their government.
2. The right to be free from inhuman punishments, and to incarceration without charge.
subsec 1. Inhuman punishment shall mean those punishments which are designed for the purpose of inflicting pain and/or suffering to
include: torture, rape, starvation or dehydration, extreme isolation except as temporary punishment for extreme misbehavior, or
any other such act.
3. The right to worship freely and independent of government intrusion.
4. The right to free speech should be a high priority. Although not an absolute, political represintation requires the freedom to speek what
one wishes, therefor some free speech is required.
CHAPTER X
Miscellaneous Provisions and Amendments
Article 28 miscellaneous provisions
section 1. In the event a conflict arrises between the agreements of a Member Nation under this Charter, and those made in other international
agreements, the Members obligations under this Charter shall rule absolutely.
2. Any Member Nation, against which action is being taken or considered, shall have any representation on entities deciding its fate
temporarily removed until such time as the question at hand is decided. This includes any boards, assemblies, counsels, or
other entities of this Organization.
subsec 1. Any Member Nation, against which action is being taken which could result in membership suspension or revocation, shall have any
representation on any board, assembly, cousel, or other entity within the CDA temporarily removed until such time as the question at hand is
decided.
3. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, or any other mistake of proper English, shall have no effect towards the validity, or enforceability
of this Charter.
4. Any and all Bills, Proposals, or Resolutions regarding procedures, the creation of committees or departments, or any other structural
change or alteration within the CDA that has been passed by the Provitional Command Assembly, shall be rendered VOID under this Charter.
5. The Newer England shall be in charge of Foreign Relations for the Organization. No other Nation shall have authority to act for or represent the
Organization with any other outside entity without permission from the Security Counsel or The Newer England. This does not in any way constitute a
restriction on any nations ability to enter into agreements outside the Organization, however, no such agreement can supersede this Charter in any way.
6. It shall be the policy of the CDA to "play" with currant technology, plus 15 years advaincment maximum. Therefore, for the purpose of the game, any
and all "future tech" nations shall be ignored.
Article 29 amending procedure
section 1. Any nation within the General Assembly shall offer a motion to consider an amendment to this Charter.
2. An affirmative vote of at least 70% of the General Assembly is required to send the amendment to the Security Counsel.
3. An affirmative vote of 2/3 of the Security Counsel shall be required to adopt the amendment, which upon receiving the required votes
shall take effect immediately, or at the time set forth within the amendment.
4. An amendment shall have the same power of enforcement as the original Charter.
Article 30 amendments listed