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MARINER TRENCH




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🞑 World Assembly Act
10th April 2019

Proposed by: President Hudsonolia with assistance from Chief Mariner Anarchic turkish states.
Modifications: Senator Maddiefayee.
Approved By: Senators Maddiefayee and Hypron.

Noting the importance of the World Assembly in regards to the Trench, and that the more who endorse the Delegate and one another, the greater MT's voice is within the World Assembly ;

Recognising participation in the World Assembly is beneficial to the region through means of morale, involvement, and security;

The Senate Hereby:

Establishes the World Assembly Delegate as a legally recognized position within MT, to be elected every 2 months by the Trenchians following the appropropriate electoral method;

Encourages members of MT to endorse not only the Delegate, but also fellow residents and citizens;

Allows the delegate to approve and vote on World Assembly proposals deemed to be in the best interest of MT;

Charges the delegate to initiate conversations regarding World Assembly proposals to ensure the best interests of MT are met.

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🞑 Government Activity Act
30th May 2019

Proposed by: President Hudsonolia with assistance from Foreign Affairs Mariner Beef-land.
Modifications: Chief Elder Vippertooth33.
Approved By: Senators Maddiefayee and Hypron.

An active government helps drive community activity within NationStates regions and as a result helps recruit new nations and makes established ones want to stay.

Acknowledging that the community activity for Mariner Trench is at its lowest point since its re-birth in July 2018;

The Senate hereby proposes:

All elected and appointed government nations shall maintain a reasonable level of activity;

Reasonable level of activity will be defined as a minimum of one post on either the discord and/or the regional message board of Mariner Trench a week;

If an elected and appointed government nation fails to meet these requirements they will be dealt with by the Judiciary whom will decide if they will be ejected from the Government;

If ejection from the government is decided upon, the elected Chief Mariner will choose a Trenchian to appoint;

If the Chief Mariner is the nation being ejected from the government, a member of the Council Of Elders or the Chief Elder will appoint a Trenchian;

The Senate will then approve the candidate before they are appointed as the replacement;

The replacement will maintain this position until the next election, or they themselves are ejected via the same process.

To avoid unfair ejections due to real life circumstances, an elected or appointed government nation can apply for a "leave of absence" to the elected Chief Mariner, or if the Chief Mariner is the nation requiring a leave of absence, a member of the Council Of Elders or the Chief Elder.

A suitable appointee will be selected to fill in duties until the return of the absentee.

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🞑 Embassy Act (Amended 2022)
Original approval: 29th June 2019

Proposed by: Acting President The north crystal
Approved By: Senators Hypron, Maddiefayee, and Communist Asians.

Updated approval: 27th of September 2022
Proposed by: Acting President Allangoria of mt
Approved By: Senators Mivolis, Calamari lands, and Chunga chunga chunga.

Mariner Trench is a region that has a friendly embassy. This policy is aimed to establish embassies that benefit our region, and the requesting region. Below are the requirements to have an embassy.

Embassy Requirements
~ They have a RMB post from that at least 10 days ago.
~ They must have at least 35 nations or at least showing signs that they are recruiting. They also need 5 World Assembly Endorsements.
~ Future Embassies after this bill is passed must state the reason why they want an embassy.
~ They cannot have any embassies with Fascist or Totalitarian regions.
~ They can be either raider or defender as long as they keep our region neutral in any issues with theirs.
~ Must have a stable environment and government.
~ Must be able to provide an ambassador.
~ Must not be a puppet or storage region unless it's a defender or regional restoration organization.
~ If we close an embassy, that closing embassy has the right to appeal the closure to the Chief Mariner.
~ Once you meet the requirements we will happily accept your request!
~ The Chief Mariner or The Minister of Foreign Affairs must review the embassies every 3 months.
~ The Senate reserves the right to update, or make changes to meet the standards for the region.
~ The Requesting Region Must not have a Fascist tag.

Desirable Traits
~ Having the "anti-fascist" tag.
~ Having an active policy of not tolerating Nazi/Fascist nations within your region.

Exemptions
~ Voluntary Member regions of Antifa.
~ Member regions of URA
~ Protectorates of Mariner Trench.
~ Captured regions of The MT Army and/or Antifa. This includes any formerly Nazi/Fascist regions liberated by Antifa forces.

Sanctions

Sanctions is defined by the region as a threatened penalty for disobeying a law, rule, region’s sovereignty or the alliance sovereignty as a whole. Sanctions can be imposed or lifted anytime by the Chief Mariner and Mariner of Foreign Affairs. The Sanctions are to be enforced in the entire alliance and it’s regions. Sanctions can be on individuals, regions, or groups. There are many different types of Sanctions the region can impose and anyone can receive several at once.

  1. Persona Non Grata: This is where an individual, region, or group will not be welcome into the region, discord and offsite property. They will be banned on the spot.

  2. World Assembly Sanctions: World Assembly Sanctions are defined as that individual, region, or group will not receive any kind of World Assembly cooperation from the region. This means if those sanctioned want World Assembly support, they will be denied and the region will automatically vote against that sanctioned one’s wishes. The region may also try to move to block a World Assembly proposal before it reaches quorum.

  3. Military Assistance Sanction: The region may deny any military support for sanctioned individuals, regions, or groups. The regional military is independent and supports who it chooses to. The sanctioned individual won’t receive military support, WA liberation support, or piller aid.

Sanctions are a last resort for the alliance and it’s regional members. It is best to resolve things peacefully as possible with diplomatic efforts.

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🞑 World Assembly Reform Act
8th July 2019

Proposed by: Acting President The north crystal
Approved By: Senators Hypron and Maddiefayee.

Bill Intent: The Mariner Trench World Assembly Reform Act is intended to reform the office of the WA Delegate, and to increase the overall efficiency of Mariner Trench role in the World Assembly.

World Assembly Delegate: The World Assembly Delegate shall be an elected office that any citizen in Mariner Trench may run for as long as they meet the citizenship requirements. The office of the WA Delegate entails,

~ The term of the WA Delegate is 180 days or 6 months. Elections shall happen on the 15th of January, and December.
~ The WA Delegate shall be granted with Communication, and Polls for game-side Powers.
~ The WA Delegate shall vote based on the majority of the WA nations in the region.
~ The WA Delegate serves as head of the WA Ministry.
~ The WA Delegate shall vote with the majority of the WA nations in the region.
~ The Chief Mariner sets the WA Endorsement Cap.

Emergency Executive Authority: If the Founder Vippertooth33 ceases to exist, the WA Delegate automatically resumes game side executive powers. The rules for this are as follows,

~ The WA Delegate, and the Chief Mariner will discuss the best possible options for the regions via a regional refound, or what’s next.
~ The WA Delegate must lock down the region when they get the influence to do so.
~ If the Delegate cannot be trusted, then the Chief Mariner shall assume the office for regional security.

Removal of the WA Delegate: The Mariner Trench Senate reserves the right to remove the WA Delegate by a super majority vote if the sitting Delegate is convicted of a crime, is absent for more than 10 days without notice, or is incompetent on their responsibilities of the Office.

Line of Succession: If the sitting Delegate is removed or resigns from office, the following is to be followed.

~ The Chief Mariner shall assume the role as WA Delegate, and will finish out that term session if it’s less than 25 days.
~ If there is more than 25 days remaining on the term then the President will call a special election.

World Assembly Rewards: Citizens can be awarded for endorsing the Delegate. They will get a ribbon to add to their factbook. The sitting Delegate designs the ribbon.

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🞑 Workers/Mentorship Act
29th March 2020

Proposed by: Chief Mariner The north crystal with assistance from President Communist Asians.
Approved By: Senators Creative utopia, Inven and Hypron.

The Mariner Trench Workers/Mentorship Act 2020 creates more jobs for citizens to sign up for. Each Ministry shall be granted these special privileges:

Each Mariner shall have the power to appoint a Deputy Mariner to help run their Ministry without Senate approval. The Deputy Mariner can be mentored, and learn the traits to someday serve in that position.

Each Ministry may hire up to five additional personnel including the Deputy Minister to help with the day to day operations of the Ministry. Those employees will stay members regardless of the election results.

The Chief Mariner reserves the right to hire personnel to help with their agenda. The Chief Mariner reserves the right to remove employees.

Each Mariner shall be charged with designing an application, and recruitment for their Ministry. They may send regional telegrams, advertising on the RMB, or even setup on the discord. Their primary workspace will be out of a dispatch, and storage will be on the forum.

The Supreme Court reserves the right to hire 3 court clerks, or one clerk per Justice. The court clerks will be charged with the helping the Justices ensure that every government official is following the constitution, all citizens maintain the requirements for citizenship, gain skillful education on the constitution, and become certified as an attorney if they serve for 6 months as a court clerk.

Each Mariner, or Justice shall design a special ribbon, or button. This is a great way to award citizens for their service to that Ministry or branch of government.

This bill also establishes the MT Historical Society that will be charged with keeping up with the history in MT. This special commission is appointed by the Chief Elder. They are life term members, who may resign at any time. There will be a maximum of 5 members.

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🞑 Government Responsibilities Act
8th March 2021

Proposed by: Chunga chunga chunga with assistance from President Sweeze II.
Approved By: Senators Calamari lands, Hypron and Chunga chunga chunga.

Whereas numerous new positions in the Mariner Trench government have been created, namely the Senior Cabinet Advisor, the Mariner of Internal Affairs, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Mariner of Roleplay, and the Mariner of Immigration;
And whereas there ought to be a clear definition of the responsibilities of these new positions;

The Senate of Mariner Trench hereby enacts the following:

  1. The Chief Elder(CE)The Senior Cabinet Advisor, the Mariner of Internal Affairs, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Mariner of Roleplay, and the Mariner of Immigration are all positions appointed by the Chief Mariner.

  2. The Senior Cabinet Advisor shall be in charge of:

    1. Advising the Chief Mariner,

    2. Advising other members of the government,

    3. Assisting in recruitment of new Mariners, and

    4. Assisting in the day-to-day operations of the region.

  3. The Mariner of Internal Affairs shall be in charge of:

    1. Generating activity within the region,

    2. Building regional culture and community,

    3. Creating polls, debates, discussions, and other engaging events for Mariners to participate in, and

    4. Organizing elections when the Chief Elder is busy.

  4. The Mariner of Foreign Affairs shall be in charge of:

    1. Maintaining relationships with regional partners,

    2. Reviewing all embassy requests pursuant to the Mariner Trench Embassy Act,

    3. Reviewing all existing embassies every 3 months, pursuant to the Mariner Trench Embassy Act, and

    4. All affairs pertaining to the United Regions Alliance, for as long as Mariner Trench remains a member.

  5. The Mariner of Roleplay shall be in charge of:

    1. Operating and maintaining the regional roleplay,

    2. Recruiting new people to join active roleplay scenarios, and

    3. Generating new ideas for future roleplay scenarios.

  6. The Mariner of Immigration shall be in charge of:

    1. Regularly checking the Mariner Trench forums,

    2. Reviewing all new applications for citizenship that have been posted,

    3. Approving citizenship requests unless granting citizenship to a particular individual would negatively impact Mariner Trench's community, and

    4. Announcing all citizenship approvals on NationStates and Discord.

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🞑 July 2021 Constitutional Amendment
25th July 2021

Proposed by: Chunga chunga chunga.
Approved By: Senators Calamari lands, Hypron and Chunga chunga chunga.

Whereas the last scheduled election was on 10 May 2021 which was completely forgotten;

And whereas the election dates should be harmonized and clarified;

Therefore, the Senate of Mariner Trench hereby enacts the following:

  1. In this bill, "Constitution" refers to the Constitution of Mariner Trench.

  2. Article II, section A(1) of the Constitution is amended to read:

    An election for Chief Mariner shall be held on the first day of April, August, and December, using a first-past-the-post voting system.

  3. Article III, section A(1) of the Constitution is amended to read:

    An election for President of the Senate shall be held on the first day of April, August, and December, using a first-past-the-post voting system.

  4. Article III, section B(6) of the Constitution is amended to read:

    A Senatorial election shall be held on the first day of April, August, and December, using a first-past-the-post voting system.

  5. The Constitution is amended to add Article VIII – Elections, which reads:

    🞑 Article VIII – Elections

    1. All Trenchians with valid and legal citizenship have the right to vote in free and fair elections, with minimal unreasonable restrictions or impediments.

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🞑 Government Emergency Succession Act
28 February 2022

Proposed by: President Anarchic turkish states
Approved By: Senators Calamari lands and Chunga chunga chunga.

In the event a member of the elected government retires or ceases to exist, a regional emergency succession plan must be enacted;

The governmental duties of the former member becomes the responsibility of the Chief Mariner;

If the Chief Mariner is the affected member the Council Of Elders and/or the Chief Elder will assume their responsibilities;

As soon as possible, a member of the Council Of Elders or the Chief Elder will appoint a Trenchian to take on the responsibility;

The Senate will then approve the candidate before they are appointed as the replacement;

The replacement will maintain this position until the next election, or they themselves retire or cease to exist.

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🞑 Criminal Code of Conduct/Protections Act
05 March 2022

Proposed by: President Anarchic turkish states
Approved By: Senators Calamari lands, Malestare animals and Chunga chunga chunga.

Purpose: The Code of Conduct sets up certain protections for our fellow Trenchian’s, along with setting up guidelines for our criminal trials, and protection on defined bans.

Trials: Trials are a very important piece to any regional government, or regional setup. Our fellow Trenchian’s will be guaranteed the following rights for a trial listed below;

• All Trenchian’s are guaranteed a right to a speedy trial that shall be heard by one of the Supreme Court Justices.
• All Trenchian’s may have the right to appeal the verdict made by the Justice. They will file an application with the Supreme Court.
• All Trenchian’s are allowed to have a legal counsel to represent them.
• All Trenchian’s do not have to incriminate themselves. They may issue a no statement saying they do not wish to testify or issue any statement at their trial.
• All Trenchian’s may request preparation time for their trial. They are allowed to have a max of a week to prepare.

Bans: While some bans are guaranteed, but shall be defined by these Guidelines that gives the Chief Elder the right to ban a member from the region;

• If that member is known or is found to be a fascist or working with Fascist.
• Causes an immediate threat to the regional government, military or our region.
• Commits treason as defined as “ the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to destroy the sovereignty of a region, or overthrow the government.”
• If the Supreme Court or that nation convicted is ordered to be banned as their punishment.

Pardons: The office of Chief Mariner shall have the right to grant Pardons or Reprieves only if it meets these defined guidelines.

• The Pardoned was not convicted of Treason, or found to be a fascist.
• The Pardoned committed a minor defense, and submitted a statement why they should be pardoned.
• The incoming nation faced persecution or left their region under harsh circumstances. They are not allowed to come from a fascist or Nazi region.
• The Senate has the right to overturn a pardon with a 2/3 confirmation Vote.
• The Supreme Court may issue a Judicial decree if they feel the pardon doesn’t meet the requirements with a 2/3 confirmation vote.

Establishing the Office of Mariner of Justice: The office of Mariner of Justice shall be established with these defined roles, and responsibilities,

• Represent the region in all legal matters, and disputes.
• Shall act as the head prosecutor in any criminal court case unless they have a personal connection to the case being heard.
• Shall give legal counsel to ensure proposed legislation is legal, and follows the constitution.
• May hire a Deputy Mariner if their case load gets to much to manage.
• May work with the Mariner of Immigration to issue a citizenship audit of all our current Trenchian’s.

(Note: This Bill maybe updated or amended with a simple majority vote by the Senate at anytime.)


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