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A Flame of Hope in the Grim Darkness (A 40k/Multicross Quest)

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[X] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
[X] Premier-Presidential System - The head of state is popularly elected, and appoints the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval. But the head of government and the executive cabinet are exclusively accountable to the legislature, which has the sole ability to remove them from office by motion of no confidence.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
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Forgot to ask this but how good is our life extension technology? We gonna need centuries if not millenniums to effect noticeable change on the galaxy at large and I don't want our hero unit to die from something so banal as old age before the job is done.
 
[X] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making
 
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[X] Parliamentary System (Westminster) - The head of government and the executive cabinet in are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, and they concurrently hold member seats on the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
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Npt170 said:
Forgot to ask this but how good is our life extension technology? We gonna need centuries if not millenniums to effect noticeable change on the galaxy at large and I don't want our hero unit to die from something so banal as old age before the job is done.
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our people, without combining technology bases, could easily reach 300 years on current Destiny technology alone; and with stuff added in from the other could easily reach 400-500 years old before finally reaching their twilight years.
 
[X] Parliamentary System (Westminster) - The head of government and the executive cabinet in are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, and they concurrently hold member seats on the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making
 
Npt170 said:
[X] Parliamentary System (Westminster) - The head of government and the executive cabinet in are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, and they concurrently hold member seats on the legislature.
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armentho said:
[X] Parliamentary System (Westminster) - The head of government and the executive cabinet in are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, and they concurrently hold member seats on the legislature.
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bioticgrunt said:
[X] Parliamentary System (Westminster) - The head of government and the executive cabinet in are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, and they concurrently hold member seats on the legislature.
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[X] Parliamentary System (Westminster) - The head of government and the executive cabinet in are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, and they concurrently hold member seats on the legislature.
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what made all of you choose Westminister over President-Parlimentary for our 'Devision of Powers'? as this here is the least seperated of the options and is therefore both the most likely to stall in a crisis and the most likely to run into corruption issues as the these executives are beholden not to the people as a whole, but to the subset that voted them into the legislative body in the first place.

please let me know why so that the points can be actively discussed.
 
patrickmm1 said:
what made all of you choose Westminister over President-Parlimentary for our 'Devision of Powers'? as this here is the least seperated of the options and is therefore both the most likely to stall in a crisis and the most likely to run into corruption issues as the these executives are beholden not to the people as a whole, but to the subset that voted them into the legislative body in the first place.

please let me know why so that the points can be actively discussed.
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huh,i put westminster?

i thought it was dualistics or presidential-parlamentary,my bad,let me fix it
 
[X] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.


Hey @BobTheNinja question related to Destiny due to this week's story.
Is there a chance the Ahamkara egg we found came along with the Destiny group?
 
Npt170 said:
TBH I don't really understand that part and just pick one since OP told us to pick all 5 category
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I can try to break it down a bit further to give an idea of the strengths and weaknesses of each system.

Basically, the Parliamentary systems (Dualistic or Westminster) generally have less separation of powers between the Legislative branch and the Executive branch, because the executive head of government is directly accountable to the majority party or coalition in the legislature. This makes the government more responsive and *usually* results in less gridlock.

On the other hand, it also enables more opportunities for potential corruption and abuse of power, since the executive head is indirectly elected, and in the case of the Westminster style Parliament, they still retain their seat as an active member of the legislature. It also means that any crisis or political re-alignment in the legislature is likely to affect the functionality of the government at the high level until resolved.

The Dualistic style of Parliament tries to alleviate some of this issue by mandating that the executive head, while still answerable to Parliament, does not retain a seat as a legislative representative, providing more of a substantial barrier between party politicking and the administration of the government's functions and responsibilities.

By contrast, the Presidential system has much stronger separation of powers between the Legislative and Executive branches, generally by making the two elected by the populace independently of eachother. There may still be some interfering powers, such as legislative confirmation of cabinet positions or a President's veto of legislation, but they still largely function independently of eachother.

On the one hand, this means the government under the executive can largely continue to run as normal, even if the legislature is undergoing a major shift or crisis. On the other hand, it also makes gridlock much easier to occur, because in many cases, different political parties end up charge of the Legislative and Executive branches, often leading to friction and poor cooperation, reducing government effectiveness and responsiveness.

The Semi-Presidential systems (both the Premier-Presidential and President-Parliamentary varieties) try to strike a balance between the pure Parliamentary and pure Presidential systems by having a popularly elected head of state (a President) who appoints the executive head of government and the top cabinet members. The head executive and cabinet are still accountable to the Legislative branch and can be ejected by vote of no confidence, but being appointed by the popularly-elected President gives an additional layer of separation from shifting political tides in the legislature (ideally anyway).

I'm sure there's more nuance there, and there's a strong possibility, even likelihood, that some aspects I've described here end up not working as intended due to flaws in structure, implementation, or just bad political culture, but these are the general qualities of each system as I understand them. It really depends on what aspects of government effectiveness or accountability you value the most.
 
[X] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
[X] Parliamentary System (Dualistic) - The head of government and the executive cabinet are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, however they cannot also hold member seats on the legislature for the duration of their executive administration.
[X] Unicameralism - The legislature is comprised of a single primary body of representatives.
[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.
[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.
[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
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Whenyouseeyou said:
What about one that goes with the Sweden system
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According to my research, Sweden does not have Westminster-type parliament, however their Prime Minster does not need to resign from their seat as an active member of Parliament.

It seems I may have simplified the definitions a bit too much in this case. But then even between countries with similar systems there can be variations in the way things work.
 
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JoeHalo said:
Please correct the spelling error "choses" to "chooses", it is confusing the vote tally.



You may want to fix it as well Bob.

We don't want the vote tally messing up the votes.
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Fixed, the wording for the Semi-Presidential systems is now as follows:

[] Premier-Presidential System - The head of state is popularly elected, and appoints the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval. But the head of government and the executive cabinet are exclusively accountable to the legislature, which has the sole ability to remove them from office by motion of no confidence.

[] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

Please make sure to edit your votes accordingly if selecting either of these options.
 
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[X] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
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Considering the universe in question. Any governance that can make snap decision. Yet still retains freedom for most. After democracy is sometimes slow at dealing with problems. For me it would be a Republic style governance.
 
[X] President-Parliamentary System - The head of state is popularly elected, and the head of government and executive cabinet are accountable to both the legislature and the head of state. The head of state chooses the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval, and they may be removed either through dismissal from the head of state or by motion of no confidence by the legislature.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
[X] Premier-Presidential System - The head of state is popularly elected, and appoints the head of government and the cabinet with parliamentary approval. But the head of government and the executive cabinet are exclusively accountable to the legislature, which has the sole ability to remove them from office by motion of no confidence.

[X] Bicameralism (Moderate) - The legislature is comprised of two bodies of representatives, a lower house that serves as the primary decision-making body, and an upper house that represents different elements of the union, either by species or by member state. The upper house may introduce certain types of legislation, and can propose amendments to lower house bills. Generally the lower house can override upper house amendments, but for certain types of legislation, either a super-majority is needed for override, or approval of both houses is required for passage.

[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.

[X] Mixed Electoral System - Election methodology that combines methods of majoritarian and proportional representation for choosing members of the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Parallel Voting, Mixed Member PR, Additional Member Systems, etc.

[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
[X] Parliamentary System (Dualistic) - The head of government and the executive cabinet are subordinate and accountable to the legislative branch, however they cannot also hold member seats on the legislature for the duration of their executive administration.
[X] Unicameralism - The legislature is comprised of a single primary body of representatives.
[X] Council Executive - Rather than a single head of government, executive authority is instead vested in a multi-member council, which may be the cabinet itself with ministerial/department heads collectively making decisions, or may be a separate body from the cabinet.
[X] Proportional Representation - Election methodology that ensures that subgroups of the electorate are generally reflected proportionally in the primary (or lower) legislative body, whether by means of Party List PR, Mixed Member PR, Single Transferable Vote, etc.
[X] Consensus - Legislative processes that encourage development of agreement of as many members as reasonably possible through deliberation, generally with the aim of securing a super-majority of approval. Unanimity is not required and dissent is included in the process of decision-making.
 
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