Imperial Charter
…continued from parts ten, eleven, and twelve. SECTION XIII: THE EUPRAXIC COLLEGIUM (Note: this entire section was added by the Eleventh Amendment, passed in 0000 as a response to the steady increase in the power available to individuals, which (with reference to incidents in the few years immediately preceding it)
Imperial Charter
…continued from parts eight and nine. SECTION X: MATTERS FISCAL Article I: On Currency The Empire shall establish a single unit of exchange to use in commerce between the nations of the Empire and with those beyond its borders, and this shall become the base for the coin, currency and
Imperial Charter
…continued from part seven. SECTION VIII: THE RUNÉR Article I: Functions of the Runér Each demesne of the Empire shall be governed by a duly appointed runér (Note that since the Empire recognizes multiple forms of government, a runér is not necessarily a singular entity. Letters patent are routinely issued
Imperial Charter
…continued from part six. SECTION VII: THE SENATE Article I: Functions of the Senate The functions and powers of the Imperial Senate shall comprise the following: * To prepare and present to the Imperial Couple for enacture detailed legislation in any and all areas of authority of the Imperial government, as
Imperial Charter
…continued from part five. SECTION VI: THE CURIA Article I: Functions of the Curia The functions and powers of the Curia shall comprise the following: * To hold itself, and vest lesser Curial courts with, the judiciary and mediary right and authority over all cases brought by or against citizen-shareholders, subjects,
Imperial Charter
…continued from part four. Probably worth noting that this section obviously interacts heavily with the following two sections, Six being the Curia and Seven the Senate, so if any questions you may have concern how the various branches interact, you may well find the answer there. SECTION V: THE IMPERIAL
secession
I note that there are no provisions here for secession of nations. Oversight, deliberate, or covered elsewhere by other provisions and principles? Ah, secession. Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Ultimately, the problem here is ontological. Specifically, while we’re used to (and our
Imperial Charter
…continued from part three. SECTION IV: NATIONS OF THE EMPIRE Article I: On Sovereignty This Charter guarantees the local sovereignty of nations of the Empire underneath the overall sovereignty of the Empire. No interference with local law or custom is contemplated, except where such local law or custom is in
Imperial Charter
Continued from part two. SECTION III: SHAREHOLDING AND CITIZENSHIP Article I: On Imperial Shares The Empire, as a corporation sovereign, shall issue a number of shares of citizen stock equivalent to the number of Imperial citizens. Such shares shall be nontransferable, and issued to each citizen-shareholder of the Empire at
Imperial Charter
…continued from part one. SECTION II: THE EMPIRE Article I: Definition The Empire shall be a corporation sovereign, endowed with delegated sovereign authority over a polyarchy of locally sovereign nations, governed by a constitutionally limited diarchy, a Senate of representatives from the constituent nations and selected from among the citizen-shareholders
Imperial Charter
So, in a number of responses to questions, fics, tropes, and other posts I have had occasion to cite various bits of the Imperial Charter. It seems easiest, then, to save a little time and just post the whole document up for y’all. Well, sort of – it’s not
worldbuilding
So what’s the eldraeic take on spite? (In both the game theoretic and emotional senses.) In the former, that it’s pointless and self-defeating, inasmuch as it’s a negative-sum interaction. You lose, they lose. The best you can do in a spiteful interaction is come out relatively better