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| 09 Apr 2015 07:44 PM |
I have been pondering this idea for some time now, and I would like to share this idea with all of you for your opinions. Please take time to read this, as I think it would interest the majority of you. Feel free to leave your commendations, insults, and general comments.
How It Works
A republic is a form of government in which it's people elect leaders to represent them, and these representatives in turn vote on behalf of the people. This system allows large groups of people to vote without actually doing so; ideally the representatives would vote according to the will of the people. We will call this body of representatives the Senate.
This system is not limited merely to role-playing groups, but can be easily implemented into war clans. The benefits of this system would be:
- All members have some control over the course of the group, instead of one individual who could drive it into the ground. This makes the group more stable.
- The Senate would overrule and prevent leader's decisions that would have negative impacts on the clan.
- The Senate would create projects and activities that increase activity and develop clan lore, places, and make it more entertaining.
- The Senate would handle inter-clan relations, accepting, declining, or declaring wars. The Senate, being the collective will, would be the best judge for if the clan was ready to undertake in one.
- The Senate would remove incompetent leadership, not necessarily the owner of the group but inactive high ranks.
- The Senate could pass laws and regulate trainings to make them more efficient.
(There are likely more, but it is not necessary to list them all)
A Senate, as previously stated, could be applied to war clans. The Senate essentially acts as a means of ensuring activity and appropriate leadership, and besides accepting/declining/declaring wars, they have no control over the war itself or how it is conducted. This allows the clan to act as a military, but have a balance that prevents inactivity or poor leadership.
The Senate is composed of 5% of the clan, these representatives would be based on rank, the exception being the group owner. This means that for every rank, there must be at least one Senator, unless a rank has no members. For every twenty members of a rank, there must be a Senator. Let's get mathematical...
Let's say we have six ranks and a leader.
Leader Rank 6 - 0 Rank 5 - 10 members Rank 4 - 20 members Rank 3 - 40 members Rank 2 - 80 members Rank 1 - 160 members
Total : 310 members
The only rank with less than twenty members is Rank 5, so they will only have one Senator. Rank 4 has twenty members, so they will have two Senators. If we compute the rest of them, we will have a total of 16 Senators. Keep in mind Rank 6 doesn't have any members, so they are excluded. Certain exceptions can apply if there are members, like a second in command or something of the like.
The number of votes needed is determined by the maximum number of Senators for a rank. Rank 1, for example, can have a maximum of 8 Senators. Therefore, when the elections end, the individuals with the top 8 votes will be elected Senator.
The power to vote is granted only to those members who have the clan as their primary at least during the elections. Other standards should be set to prevent cheating, such as if the group is large and does not need a join request, using alts to increase ones own votes.
Elections will be on threads, where members must state the rank they are in, the person they are voting for, and they must have the group as their primary for the sake of convenience when tallying votes. Lying about ones rank would be worthy of exile.
Powers of the Senate
I won't go into too much detail here, as the specific powers of a Senate should be set by the clan or leader. My idea was to have it so that they can do the following :
- The Senate can vote off incompetent, inactive, or otherwise unsatisfactory leaders of the clan.
- The Senate can overrule or stop major decisions of the clan owner that the Senate feels is questionable or renders the clan worse off than before.
- The Senate can institute divisions that regulate certain group activities, such as tech development and training.
- The Senate can accept, decline, or declare war.
- The Senate can elect leaders in military matters when it is critical for the functionality of the clan. For example, if the clan owners resigns, the Senate is responsible for electing the next leader.
- The Senate can conduct operations to restore the clan should their be an admin attack, or some other incident.
The Senate would meet every two weeks. Actual conduct as to how these meetings would be to the discretion of the clan.
Potential Q&A
Q: What if we don't want all the lowly privates running the clan?
A: They aren't. The lower ranks aren't the only Senators in power, and they would only be improving the trainings, removing those leaders who aren't good at doing their jobs, and accepting war. Your troops are better evaluators of the entirety of a clan than a small numbers of HRs.
Q: How do we know the lowly privates won't just change up the whole leadership?
A: It's rather unlikely, but if they are replacing the leadership that means they aren't pleased with them. Good leaders will have the favor of the troops, and use them effectively. And once again, they aren't the only ones in power.
Q: What about representation? 5% of my clan is too big/too small.
A: Obviously representation can be changed to whatever number, but keeping it fair is important. We don't want a small body of Senators just bending over for the High Ranks.
Q: Why does the Senate get to declare war if it isn't meant for the military?
A: The Senate is made up of ones troops, who know their ability to fight better than anyone. Therefore, if they felt prepared and ready, then they probably are at the appropriate point in which they could go to war.
Q: If the subordinates are granted the ability to become Senators, does that mean they can defy orders of their commanding officers?
A: No, of course not. In terms of military matters, the commanding officers still have the power. Senators can't disobey orders on the battlefield or in anything war related. However, Officers can't threaten punishment if a Senator does not vote a certain way.
Q: What if there is a tie in a vote?
A: If there is a tie, the leader will break the tie.
Any other questions will be answered. Please, even if you just a read a small part, comment, flame, commend, whatever you wish. I spent a good hour and a half refining and typing the idea. I think this is a good idea, and if implemented on a greater scale, might solve a lot of the problems the clan world faces today.
Forgive any grammar mistakes.
~Virgil~
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pspjohn1
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| 09 Apr 2015 07:51 PM |
| First read The Republic by Plato :D! |
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| 09 Apr 2015 07:53 PM |
@psp Yes, that is sort of the theme I was aiming for.
@Shock Indeed what?
~Virgil~ |
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| 09 Apr 2015 07:55 PM |
| @Virgil, I am complying with John. |
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| 09 Apr 2015 07:55 PM |
| Good idea hypothetically, but with certain people being the way they are, currency would eventually become a factor. |
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| 09 Apr 2015 07:57 PM |
@Shock Complying is obedience, but sure.
@Killer No, currency would be irrelevant. There would be no campaigns, no speeches, no sort of political rallies. The ranks would simply elect those they believed to be the best before such nonsense began.
That completely eliminates corruption.
~Virgil~ |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:02 PM |
@Virgil, If you say so. It is a synonym of "agree", but I suppose you prefer more lower leveled words. Therefore, I will reiterate my previous comment.
@Virgil, I am agreeing with John's comment.
Satisfaction. |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:04 PM |
(of a person or group) act in accordance with a wish or command. (of an article) meet specified standards.
I do not see an agree there. Please do not try to insult me by saying I have a poor vocabulary when you do not understand the definitions of the words you use.
~Virgil~
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:33 PM |
| @Virgil, I am not insulting you. You seem to take words by a different standard, by thinking of a little reply as an insult. The word "comply" is a synonym of "agree". You should try a website called "Google". From my perspective, it seems that you are much of a sophisticated manner, rather than that of "go with the flow". |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:34 PM |
I did Google it. That's the definition it gave, and none of the synonyms are agree. :|
~Virgil~ |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:35 PM |
| Well, for my results, it popped up. |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:36 PM |
| http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/comply |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:37 PM |
| Haven't you posted this a half dozen times? |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:38 PM |
| Lol. And don't forget, you said it yourself, it's hypothetical. 99% probability that it's not going to work. |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:40 PM |
If only there weren't so many power hungry leaders NOW to allow this.
-lord of the frozen north- |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:40 PM |
Hypothetical in that it does not yet exist. It will eventually, I am certain of this.
~Virgil~ |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:41 PM |
| Virgil seems to be ignoring the link I have provided him, regarding the synonyms of "comply" and "agree". |
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| 09 Apr 2015 08:44 PM |
I don't care to debate something so irrelevant. Sure, you found a website that gave an uncommon definition of a word.
~Virgil~ |
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