FICT/SCEN/AHIS : Shall Not Perish - Government
Wes Esser [email removed] posted a massive undertaking in
the
form of his vision of the Rgency government. The majority of his
masterpiece is quite well thought out. In particular the idea of a
planetary leaning in the one legislative arm and a population-based
slant in the other, the short take on the executive branch is sensible
and to the point, and the placement of the Regent in the scheme of
things. Some points follow that I do wish to take issue with:
- - District courts: while matching the lowest level courts with the
Senatorial Districts I think there would be some basis for Planetary
Courts either in place of or in addition to these District Courts.
This would keep much of the local agenda from being decided by those
from different worlds. This also would save on transportation costs.
At any level are jurors chosen in a manner similar to that in the
United Sates? If so it is far less costly to move people about on a
single world (or system) than it would be to transport them one or
more parsecs, not to mention the time involved. Think also of cost in
travel incurred by legal representation that need to travel to a
different system to participate in cases - or does the court travel to
the different planets to hear cases? Obviously this applies to those
districts encompassing multiple systems.
- - Senate term length: 10 years seems like a long term. Personally I'd
favor four or five year terms. I guess I'm just a product of my
environment :) (check the trailer to see where)
- - Military: I agree that the military is not one of the branches of the
gov't but it does have some influence in the governing of the Regency
- - especially considering the quarantine and rapproachment with the
Zhos. BTW does the Regency (and formerly the Imperium) have a
separate police force or is the military, particularly the army and
navy, given the task of enforcing laws? Also shouldn't that be C-in-C
of the REGENCY Navy and Supreme Marshal of the REGENCY Army?
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