Charter for Membership to the Trade Order

this is necessary for us lore-ists!

Published on November 19, 2009 By Fokxnim In Sins of a Solar Empire

So I've been wondering... (and needing for my Sins story Sinners) what the conditions were for planets wishing to be accepted into the Trade Order. (careful, NOT the Trader Emergency Coalition, the Trade Order, before the TEC). Here's what I've come up with, hopefully not too closely copied from the Charter of the United Nations, but I could really use some Sins community help. (I will, however, make the final judgements on what should go in. This is my thread after all ) As suggestions are added via comment I'll add them to the Charter (if I think they apply). So without further ado I present the Charter for Membership to the Trade Order:

The Purposes of the Trade Order:

- To maintain peace and interplanetary security and to prevent and remove threats and acts of aggression to the peace of this Order.

- To develop friendly ties between intersystem and intrasystem planets, based on the principles of free and unrestricted trade, equal rights of all Traders, and to strengthen the universal market.

All members of the Trade Order shall act in accordance with the following Principles:

1. This Order is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members.

2. A member planet will not assault or be involved in an assault on another member planet.

3. A member planet will not assault a nonmember planet unless specifically advised to by the Trade Order Council (TOC)

4. A member planet will give economic aid to another member planet, if requested and within reason.

5. A member planet will present one representative from its planet to the Trade Order Council (TOC) for an eight-year term.

6. A planet wishing for admittance into the Trade Order must have a beginning approval rating of at least 70%.

7. If at any time a member planet's approval rating drops to 30% or below, the Trade Order Council (TOC) retains the right to vote said planet out of the Trade Order, or impose precautionary restrictions on the planet as the Council sees fit.

8. If a planet is expelled from the Trade Order by legal means, it may reapply for membership if it meets the preliminary requirements. However, the Trade Order Council retains the right to deny a second-time applicant even if all qualifications are met.

9. A member planet will promote high standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress for its citizens.

...more to be added

Comments (Page 2)

Fokxnim

on Nov 20, 2009

Pyropet

reply 11

No they must also have some guidelines about religon. Possibly atheism? Or you can't be a fanatic and even if you contribute to the TO, out you go. It's possible TO didn't like religon and abolished it. The TO was allowed to attack pirates who raided them, th TO's response to the Vasari were frigates that were converted to fight pirates. Much like how the pirates converted the TEC ships into their own.

No, religion would be a planet-by-planet thing. And the TOC would have the right to vote a planet out of the Order, but I'm still deciding whether or not that would be in the Charter for Membership or some other document that discusses the roles of the Trade Order Council. So you guys tell me. Should that go up in this charter? It would be something like: A member planet agrees to peacefully comply to any and all laws and issues passed by the Trade Order Council by a 2/3 vote, even that planet's banishment if it is legally decided upon.

So kinda more broad, but I think that's how it would go. I'm open for debuttle. (that looks spelled wrong...)

-Ue_Carbon

on Nov 20, 2009

It's not an ambassador thing, its a representative thing. Like any government job, there's a term which consists of a period of years before it is up for reelection. The person presiding in that position can be voted to stay in, but they must have another vote. For the reps to the TOC, that isn't specifically stated in the Charter whether or not they have to be democratically elected, but each planet's government would have to work that 8-year term into their system somehow. (Maybe not strictly enforced, but they agree to it in the charter)

Yeah ambassador/representative...same thing to me. LOL. All I was trying to state was that the term of office should be dictated by the individual planets/goverments. Not the TO. I would think they care who represented the members just as long as they had representation. I would be the individual goverments job to find a proper term for their represenatives.

Idk, it just doesnt fit well with me that the TO declares an 8 year term manadtory. That seems like more red tape end the end b/c local goverments would have to change their goverment.

Fokxnim

on Nov 20, 2009

It is red tape. I guess. Its government, after all! Not supposed to be streamlined. But no, I believe the TO would have a standard term length.

Allegiance86

on Nov 20, 2009

I think it makes sense the TO declares how long someone serves. The individual states in the U.S. dont decide how long their states Representatives and Senators serve. However, the states do decide who represents them, and how many times. Same thing with the TO worlds, they might not get to choose how long the individual terms is but, they still decide who represents them.

Now this will probably get shot down, but what about instead of individual planets sending representatives. A System or larger like a Sector, 10 or more systems in one region making up a sector. Sends an individual to the TOC.

I can see individual systems because it might be the only system in the sector approached by the TO or the only system inhabited in the sector.

Think about it, theres hundreds of planets, maybe even thousands. If each planet had someone to represent them. Can you imagine the size of the TOC auditorium? Literially nothing would get done with that many people arguing back and forth. The number of Representatives would need to be cut down for the sake of keeping the TOC from stalling out with fillibuster style tactics.

Fokxnim

on Nov 20, 2009

I agree later on allegiance, but this (for me) is the original charter. When the TO consisted of 20 planets and they were trying to expand. (20 making up the Central Worlds) As the TO expanded to include hundreds of systems, yes they would have to change their representation policy. (im thinking one rep for every corporation. corporations eventually replace separate planet governments. i can explain that later, but for this charter i dont think the time period works for it)

Allegiance86

reply 19

But I agree with this

Fokxnim

on Nov 24, 2009

hm...any else? I had one earlier today but I forgot it. Maybe it'll come back.

noobsauce94

on Jan 05, 2010

I think I have a few...

All member planets may have their own planetary goverment, in the style, ideology, and legal practice that they see fit, SO LONG as it is within TOC galactic law, the TOC Citizen's Rights Act, and abides to the previous principles listed (referr to the Citizen's rights act for details); and regardless of government, all member planets must still provide a representative to the TOC.

Colonization of another planet must be approved by the Interplanetary Exploration and Colonization Committee (IECC) before an expedition may be planned; The expedition itself must also be in accordance with the TOC Colonial Safety Act, Alien Enviornmental Act, and the Exploratory Act (see Interplanetary Exploration and Colonization laws, section E-116, Article VI, Trade Order Constitution).

Allegiance86

on Jan 07, 2010

The TO is all about economy. They would have to create a universal currency. Aswell as customer/consumer rights and Big/small business rights and employee rights that ALL planets would have to abide by.

Fokxnim

on Jan 08, 2010

remember, this is just membership. But if someone else wants to start a thread about all TEC laws and customs, they can feel free. Initial membership is all this thread is focused on.

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