Arthurian Monarchy Act

AMA

Authors: CaptainMinion

Whereas, We must not forget the lessons of the past and Tradition will help our cities develop;

Whereas, A strong, reliable Monarch shall unite our people and bolster morale;

Whereas, Under the banner of a beloved Monarch our soldiers will defend our lands with greater vigor;

Therefore, be it resolved:

Section 1: Monarchy

1. The President or Streamer shall adopt Tradition and the Legalism and Monarchy policies before any other policies, with the exception of:

1. Policies authorized by other laws.

Section 2: Monarch

1. Immediately when this bill is signed into law or the Monarchy policy is adopted, whichever occurs later, the position of Monarch shall be established.

1. The government requests that Moderation create the Discord role of “Monarch”, to be applied to any Monarchs.
2. The Monarch may officially be referred to as the Monarch or the King.

1. The Monarch may freely establish additional alternative titles for themselves, such as the Queen or the Emperor.

2. The Monarch may advise the President on all matters.
3. The Monarch may establish official names of geographical areas and locations.

1. Names established by the Monarch are secondary to any names established by law.

4. The Monarch may officially knight any citizen.

1. A knighted citizen may use the title of Knight or Knight of the Round Table.
2. The title of Knight is kept indefinitely, but may be revoked by the Monarch or by decision of the Supreme Court.
3. The government requests that Moderation create the Discord role of “Knight”, to be applied to all Knights.
4. The Monarch may request that a Celtic unit which has never been renamed be named after one of the Knights. The President or the Streamer is authorized to fulfill this request.

5. Each Monarch shall have a Celtic Great General named after them, using the Monarch’s preferred form of the title and preferred name.

1. If at least one Celtic Great General which has never been renamed exists when a new person receives the Monarch title, one of those units shall be named after the new Monarch.

1. If no such unit exists at that time, then the next Great General obtained by the Celts shall be named after the current Monarch.

2. This Great General is considered to represent the Monarch on the field of battle.

1. In their duties as the Great General, the Monarch is obligated to follow the orders of the President.

3. If the Monarch Great General is used to construct a Citadel, it shall be considered the Monarch’s royal palace and the Monarch shall name it.

1. The first such Citadel shall be named “Camelot”, unless the Monarch chooses otherwise.

6. The title of Monarch is kept indefinitely.

1. The Monarch title may be lost in several ways:

1. The Monarch loses their title if they are killed in their duties as Great General.

1. The Great General is not considered killed, if it is expended as a result of performing one of its actions.

2. The Monarch may abdicate.
3. The Monarch may be removed from this position by decision of the Supreme Court.
4. The Monarch is subject to rules of impeachment, same as elected officials, and may be removed from this position as a result.

2. The Monarch may select any other registered voter as their successor. In the event of the title being lost in any way, the chosen shall immediately become the new Monarch..

7. If a situation occurs in which the Monarch title exists and is vacant, such as immediately after the Monarch title is created, the following process shall occur:

1. A 48 hour nomination period shall begin immediately.

1. During this time any registered voter may nominate any other registered voter for the position of the Monarch.

1. No person may nominate themselves,
2. Nominations must be made publicly.

2. Within four days after the end of the nomination period, a 24 hour Ranked Pairs vote shall be held.

1. The winner of the vote shall become Monarch.

1. In the case of a tie, all nominees tied in first place shall become Monarchs.

2. If there is only one nominee, the vote shall be skipped and the nominee shall become Monarch immediately.
3. If there are exactly two nominees, the vote may be conducted as a simple majority vote.

Section 3: Round Table

1. The Round Table shall be established as an official body, consisting of the Monarch and all current Knights.
2. The government requests that Moderation create a Discord channel for the Round Table, where only the Monarch and Knights may post messages.
3. The task of the Round Table is to advise the Monarch.

Section 4: Dungeon

1. The Monarch may sentence any citizen to the Dungeon.

1. The government requests that Moderation create a “Prisoner” Discord role for sentenced citizens and a Discord channel for the Dungeon, where only the Monarch, Knights and Prisoners may post messages.
2. Prisoners retain their full rights to unimpeded participation in elections, political offices and all other Democraciv activity.
3. A Prisoner may be released by the Monarch or by decision of the Supreme Court.