User blog:Nults McKagan/Corvus Idea: Council of Three

Okay, so, since I'm all about dat freedumz and what not and want to implement some form of democracy in our Civcraft city, I'm wondering as to whether or not I should implement a system known as the "Council of Three."

G-man originally gave me an idea for a council of three, although he never specified whether they were to be elected or not, so I modified the idea a bit and wanna see what you guys think of it. I wanted a system where the people still have a say in the government without the democratic process making it too difficult to pass important laws, so here it goes:

The Idea Itself
Every two months, three people are elected to a group known as the "Council of Three." Their purpose is to serve as a check on the power of the Monarchy. The Monarch would, as he would otherwise, make legislation and pass it on his own; however, any one councilman can call for a vote to overturn this legislation. If all three councilmen unanimously agree to overturn the legislature, it no longer applies. However, the council itself cannot create legislature of its own formally; the councilmen would have to individually give their idea(s) to the King to be turned into legislature. The Council would simply operate as a vetoing mechanism.

Additionally, if the population of the city were to increase to a point where three councilmen would not be enough, the number may be bumped up to five or more (consistently remaining an odd number). If the number were bumped up to five, per se, then only four would need to veto a piece of legislation for it to be overturned.

The Voting Process
At every two-month mark, the King would make an official voting thread on the Corvus Subreddit. Everybody who confronted him and requested to be on the ballot (including current councilmen bidding for re-election) will be put on the ballot. Every eligible voter may vote for up to three people they want to be on the Council, and those three with the highest amount of votes win the spots. People bidding for the position of Councilman may vote, just not for themselves.

The voting itself will go on for five days, after which the votes will be counted and the new/re-elected Councilmen will be told of their victories.

Requirements
In order to be a Councilman or vote in the Council elections, one must:


 * Be a citizen of Corvus
 * Be actively living in Corvus
 * Not have a history of troublemaking or crime within the city of Corvus (troublemaking/crime within other cities is also highly discouraged)

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