Difference between revisions of "Charter of the Progressive Party"

Revision as of 12:14, 4 June 2011

Article 1: Values

1. Liberty: All persons have the rights to life, property and to act and think freely. Governments must be organized to defend these liberties from all threats.

1. Solidarity: Society and individuals depend on one another for success. Society, through government when necessary, must protect individuals from arbitrary hardship and aid them in their pursuits, and individuals who can must give back to society in return.

1. Justice: All persons have a right to equal treatment in both the public and private spheres. Individuals must all be equal before the law and government policy. Government must ensure that private business is conducted fairly.

1. Democracy: Government must be directly accountable to those it serves. Its business must be transparent and open to public scrutiny.

1. Reason: Decisions should be informed by reflection and evidence.

Article 2: Membership

1. Any citizen of Taijitu who accepts Progressive values may become a member of the Progressive Party.
2. Any member who loses their citizenship, is convicted of a criminal offense by the Court of Taijitu, or violates this charter will cease to be a member.
3. Any member of the Progressive Party not serving as a party officer may resign their membership.
4. A member’s violation of this charter may only be recognized by a two thirds majority party vote.

Article 3: Party Congresses

1. Any member may convoke a Party Congress with at least 72 hours warning, declaring the business and time of the Congress in advance.
2. Party Congresses must be held in the official party channel, #prop, on the same server as the official Taijitu channel.
3. No Congress may propose new business without 72 hours notice.
4. If multiple congresses are convoked to take place during the same period of time, they will be folded into one Congress which will address the combined list of business.
5. The deliberations of a Party Congress will be logged and publicly displayed. The deliberations may only be censored by vote of the Congress for personal privacy reasons.
6. Any Party Congress can propose any Party vote.
7. If a sufficient fraction of all party members voted for the final statement of a Party Congress, it may immediately take effect.

Article 4: Party Offices

1. There will be a Secretary, responsible for administering the records, votes and elections of the party, a Treasurer, responsible for administering the income and expenditures of the party, and a Spokesperson, responsible for administering the recruitment, campaigning and public relations of the party.
2. Any member may convoke a Congress whose business shall be to elect one or more Officers at any time to any office to which the Congress calls an election.
3. All offices will be elected by a Condorcet vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.
4. Any officer may tender a letter of resignation to the Secretary at any time. If an officer does so, an election for the position will be held. If the election concludes successfully and a new officer is elected, the former officer will be relieved of their office and the newly elected officer will take their place. If no new officer is elected, the officer’s letter of resignation will be refused.

Article 5: Selection of Candidates for Regional Elections

1. A week prior to any regional election, the selection of candidates to run in the election will begin. The first five days of this period will be allotted for the selection of potential candidates. After this, another two will be for voting on the final candidates.
2. The candidates to put forward will be selected and ordered by a Condorcet vote. Any ties will be broken in favor of the most senior member.

Article 6: Resolutions

1. Any member may convoke a Party Congress whose business will be the adoption of a resolution on a subject.
2. Any resolution will require a simple majority. No resolution may contradict the provisions of this Charter.
3. A resolution may establish policy both within the party and policy to be sought within the regional government. A resolution may also amend or repeal a previous resolution.

Article 7: Amendments

1. Any member may convoke a Party Congress whose business will be the adoption of a particular amendment to this charter.
2. An amendment to this charter will require a two-thirds majority.