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GOVERNMENT and POLITICS

in the

HIGH STATE of the CONFEDERATION

Eirennia Scotia is a confederation that derives authority from the union of five confederates, called Provincial States or simply Provinces. Each Province has given a small amount of autonomy and sovereign power to the High State.

Expressed Powers of the High State

I. The power to levy taxes on a percentage of total price of purchased goods and services, called Consumption Tax.

II. The Power to organize maintain a military.

III. The power to create and enforce inter-provincial laws.

IV. The power to control the state bank and reserve.

V. The power to create treaties and form alliances.

VI. The power to grant citizenship.

Any powers not expressly given to the High State by the Declaration of Confederation are implied to the Provincial States.

Expressed Powers of the Provincial States

I. The power to levy taxes.

II. The power to organize and maintain a militia.

III. The power to create and enforce domestic laws.

ORGANIZATION of the HIGH STATE

The High Council

The High Council has two houses, the Senate and the General Assembly.

The Senate has 100 members elected to staggered six year terms. Senators are elected to represent areas defined by historical, cultural or regional significance, regardless of population. The Senate develops foreign policy and is the authorizing body for treaties and alliances. Only the Senate can declare war. The Senate also approves Ministry appointments of the Chancellor.

The General Assembly develops domestic policy, controls the state bank, issues patents, and manages High State subsidies. Representation in the General Assembly is based on population, with no more than five hundred citizens per Assemblyperson.

The Chancellery

The Chancellor is both Head of State and Head of Government. The Chancellor is the head of both houses of the High Council. The Chancellor bonds the efforts of two houses of the High Council. Much of the Chancellor's power is in directing the High Council and through appointment and control of Ministry officials.

The Ministries of the High State

Five Ministries administrate and enforce the decisions of the High Council. Each Ministry is headed by a Minister appointed by the Chancellor and approved by the Senate. The Chancellor is directly superior to the Ministers. Ministries operate under a mandate, which defines their purpose and function in the High State government.

HIBERNIAN CITIZENSHIP

There are two classes of citizenship in the Confederacy of Eirennia Scotia.

The first class are those who are born of Hibernian decent, called culture civis, and those who are given citizenship by recognition by the High Council, called dignosco civis, are granted the undeniable rights of Libertas a Civis.

Libertas a Civis

1. The right to privacy.

2. The right to enlightenment and self improvement.

3. The right to expression.

4. The right to religion.

5. The right to arms.

The second class, called civis optimus, are those who have attained the full rights of citizenship. To gain civis optimus one must be aged 18 years, serve six years in the military or national service, be of culture civis or dignosco civis, and be in honorable standing in Hibernian society. The civis optimus are granted the rights of Libertas a Civis Optimus.

Libertas a Civis Optimus

1. The right to vote

2. The right to political authority

3. The right to own land.

HIBERNIAN LAW

Hibernians are under a uniform standard of justice called the Lex Umnimodus. The Lex Umnimodus is a fundamental law that applies to all of Hibernia. No individual, law, or group is above the Lex Umnimodus. The Lex Umnimodus includes the uniform standard of consequence that makes Hibernian law unique.

The basic concepts of the justice of the accused are laid forth in the articles of the Declaration of Confederation. All citizens are innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt through the due process of law. No individual may be held or questioned without qualified counsel. No person may be held against his or her will without formal charges for a crime. The accused has the right for an expedient and public trial and all persons are to be treated with general decency and respect due to all mankind.

Hibernian laws also provide protections for those who have been convicted of crimes. Cruel and unusual punishment is strictly prohibited. This includes capitol and corporal punishment. Orior Abdico Nefas, or consequence for sins against society, shall include any combination of counseling, community service, parole, and/or detainment in a work colony. Only the most dangerous prisoners, those who pose a threat to other prisoners or themselves, are placed in what is considered useless isolated confinement.

In Hibernia, punishment shall be just and right in direct proportion to the severity of the crime. The application and duration of a sentence is to be uniform and appropriate to the conviction. If two criminals steal an item valued at a thousand standard, they both will be sentenced to the same penal colony to work off their theft at the current rate of 10 sterling an hour. This would equate to 62 days of labor. There are no plea bargains in Hibernian justice and no one gets off for good behavior.