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The Greater Unitary Republic, formerly known as the Spartan Union and Spartan Republic, was founded on 3/23/2020 after the Spartan Brotherhood and the Central Imperial Union merged into a new alliance. On 4/22/20, The Workers Republic merged into the Spartan Union. This led to the change of the name to Spartan Republic. On 6/26/20, the Spartan Republic changed its name to the Greater Unitary Republic.
The Republic went through three distinct eras that had effects on every aspect of the alliance: The Totalist Era, The Theater Democracy Era, and The Golden Era. These eras were segmented by changes in leadership, constitution, and civilian attitude.
Now defunct, it has merged with the Organization of Free Nations to form the Federated States of Orbis.
The Totalist Era (03/23/2020 to 05/11/2020)[]
The Totalist Era was a period of the Republic where the Executive Committee ruled completely and unchecked. During this time the Republic (then the Spartan Republic) mandated military participation from all citizens, disregarded Constitutional Law, and engaged heavily in acquiring colonies for resources and manpower.
Government[]
The Government consisted of a Executive Committee only, with said Committee composed of the four leaders (two from The Workers Republic, two from the Spartan Union) who each had an equal vote on all manners of the Republic. The Committee appointed a Secretary-General that, constitutionally, was the Head of the Spartan Republic but in practice the position was undermined and negated to the point of irrelevance.
The Cabinet of the Spartan Republic consisted of eight offices, that were agreed upon by the Committee:
- Dependency Customs, Audit, and Administration Office - Colonial Affairs
- Finance Office - Economic Affairs
- Home Office - Internal Affairs
- War Office - Military Affairs
- Foreign Office - Foreign Affairs
- Propaganda Office - Communications
- Recruitment Office - Recruitment
- Education Office - Training
Every Cabinet Office (except the Dependency CAA) was run and maintained by an Office Commissioner who served in a capacity equal to a Cabinet Minister/Secretary and had the power to hire, fire, or Committee Standing Orders. Commissioner were appointed by majority vote of the Committee and were not subject to confirmation or term limits.
Military[]
Through this era, the military of the Spartan Republic was the premier branch of the government. The State did not function will a military as it would be more apt to say the Spartan Republic in this era was similar to Prussia as a "Military with a State".
Every aspect of SR functioned to ensure the military could better function and that paid dividends when the Republic was called to war against Umbrella Corporation on 05/04/2020 and swiftly defeated them and agreeing to a white peace put forth by Umbrella's allies of the time, as the war goals had been achieved. The entirety of that war lasted less then twelve hours. The Military would not see combat for the remainder of this era.
The Theater Democracy Era (05/12/2020 to 06/16/2020)[]
Flag of the Greater Unitary Republic (The Unitarian Cross)
During the existence of the 1st Era, the Spartan Republic had become embroiled in the argument of foundational reform or maintaining the traditionalist totalism that had been running the Republic up to this point. During this era, the Republic withdrew from the wider world and was locked into an ideological battle that would nearly tear the alliance apart.
Government[]
The Government of the 2nd Era consisted of the four-man executive committee who elected a President, and a twelve-man elected Assembly who appointed a Speaker and Prime Minister, and a Supreme Court.
Since the Constitutional Convention that was held during the last days of the 1st Era the Republic's Citizens had voted on adopting a system that balanced totalism and democracy to placate both sides of the divide and stave off ideologically fueled collapse.
Executive[]
The Cabinet of this Era had the same eight offices as the 1st Era:
- Dependency Customs, Audit, and Administration Office - Colonial Affairs
- Finance Office - Economic Affairs
- Home Office - Internal Affairs
- War Office - Military Affairs
- Foreign Office - Foreign Affairs
- Propaganda Office - Communications
- Recruitment Office - Recruitment
- Education Office - Training
The heads of each of these Offices maintained all previous authority but operated under the title of "Secretary" as opposed to Commissioner.
Legislative[]
The 2nd Era brought forth the first democratic institution in the history of the Republic in the form of the Assembly. This body functioned as the legislative body to the Committee's executive and the Supreme Court's judicial. The Assembly was elected once every six months by way of Single Transferable Vote and was overseen by the Electoral Commission (not to confused with the Electoral Integrity Commission) which would result in a twelve-man body providing the People's voice.
The Assembly appointed two individuals from within its ranks to serve in positions of authority:
- Speaker - Presiding Officer of the Assembly
- Prime Minister - Assembly Representative to the Committee
Only one election was ever held under this era.
Judicial[]
The Supreme Court never convened in the 2nd Era.
Internal Strife[]
The ideological fire was still burning despite the compromise struck in the 2nd Era's Constitution. Republicans (those in favor of a Representative Democracy) felt that the 2nd Era's Constitution didn't do enough to make the Spartan Republic a truly democratic state while the Totalists (those in favor of total control by the Committee) felt that the 2nd Era's Constitution gave too much authority to the masses. Where the 2nd Constitution set out to pave the way for mutual cooperation between these factions, it actually further split the Republic down the middle.
During the length of the 2nd Era, the Republicans would use the Assembly to promote the democratic institutions and curb the power of the Committee while the Committee itself focused on making the Assembly appear useless and, if that failed, dissolving it and installing a de facto Totalist Dictatorship. Every day the tensions would creep higher and higher until one day the weakest link snapped, the sitting President. A Totalist himself, he resigned over the fact that the Assembly was a counteractive force and he couldn't serve any longer.
In the hours following, the remaining two executives concurred and an Interim President was appointed. During this Presidency, the Republic would have its second Constitutional Convention that would decide the final course of the Republic.
The Golden Era (06/16/2020 to Present)[]
The Golden Era, despite its name, was not all that promising in the early days of the 3rd Era. The Spartan Republic (now The Greater Unitary Republic) had just ratified its third constitution in under three months and found out that its protectors, The Immortals and The Fighting Pacifists, were cancelling the treaty. That was just the first day.
On 07/02/2020, a day after TI/TFP withdrew protection a series of attacks came from The Imperium, The Children of the Light, and TheNorthWesternSouthRegionofthefarEast that left the Republic facing certain destruction unless a way to peace could be found. Luckily a protectorate agreement was made with United Purple Nations which lead to a UPN negotiated white peace. In the peace that follows, the Republic set about actually building their actually democratic alliance into an entity that would not only survive, but thrive.
The government of the Republic added a fourth, completely independent, branch of government and functions as a "Hybrid Republic" with elements taken from both Parliamentary and Presidential Republics. This blend of styles has created a system where cooperation is the default, not an adversarial system like in the 2nd Era due to the President being the people's candidate while the Vice President (appoint by the House of Commons) serves as the voice of Parliament in the Executive. That is only one of the many checks and balances present in the Republic at a Constitutional and Statue Level.
Government[]
Executive[]
The Executive Branch consist of the President, Vice President, the Cabinet, and Presidential Aides. They run the day to day operation of the government and are the most visible to outside entities. All executive officers are eligible for impeachment if they break the law or violate the Constitution. In such a process the accused stands a trial held by the House of Commons where the case is presented, witnesses called, and a verdict handed down.
The Cabinet of the Republic is composed of four departments:
- Department of State - Foreign Affairs
- Department of War - Military Affairs
- Department of the Interior - Internal Affairs
- Department of Finance and Economic Development - Financial Affairs
These Cabinet Officer maintain all authority of their preceding offices and continue to be manned by Secretaries. In some Presidencies, the Chief of Staff has been commissioned from on of the Cabinet Secretaries to be responsible for coordination and smooth operation of the government as a whole.
Legislative[]
The Legislative Branch consists of a bicameral legislature dubbed the Republic Parliament. The Lower, elected, House is the House of Commons while the appointed Upper House is the House of Peers. Both Houses have authority to introduce legislation and both houses must agree before legislation can be sent to the President to be signed into law.
Every three months the House of Commons (like the Presidency) stands for election for all six seats. The entire process is overseen by the Electoral Integrity Commission (sometimes called the fourth branch of government) to ensure the democratic process is upheld and isn't subverted by fraud or ineligible voters. Once the votes are certified by the commission, the six MPs are given their oath of office and the first official session of Parliament for that term is called to order. In the following day or two the new Speaker of the House and Vice President are chosen by majority appointment of the House of Commons.
The Parliament drafts and introduces legislation for debate, question, and vote that may range from the mundane (like revenue bills) to the extreme (like a declaration of war). Once a bill passes the Commons and the Peers, it gets handed to the President for their assent. If a bill is vetoed by the President, the Parliament can override it and make it law despite the veto.
Judicial[]
The Supreme Court makes up the judicial arm of the Republic and is composed of three Justices (A Chief Justice and two Associate Justices) who rule on all matters of cases within the Republic with the most common being the legal interpretation of statue law. To date only one Justice has sat on the court.
Present Day[]
In the Present Day the Republic opts for a policy of diplomacy first, internal growth, and the promotion of democratic systems throughout Orbis. Its systems of checks and balances in a modern democracy has proven to make the alliance a trustworthy one by its members and allowed it to become more stable then any Era prior. On 03/15/2020 the Republic saw the first peaceful transfer of power from one President to another, an event celebrated by the Republic. Despite the norm, the Republic has managed to survive, thrive, and act as a symbol for other fledgling democracies to follow.
Long Live the Republic!
Basic Information[]
Link: https://politicsandwar.com/alliance/id=7380
Member count: 30
Global rank: #57
Score: 62,250.81
Treaties[]
MDoAP: United Purple Nations, TheNorthWesternSouthRegionofthefarEast, Mandalore
ODoAP: Corporate Union
ODP: Brotherhood Family
Government[]
Executive:
President: Marcus Liddell of Trilantis
Vice President: James Kent of Oswana
Chief of Staff: Pegleg of Velorum
Department of the Interior:
Secretary: Luis I of Brazil
Department of Finance and Economic Development:
Secretary: Nardo Fellin of Cozzen
Undersecretary: Omen Khan of the Imperial Kingdom of Vor
Department of War:
Secretary: Sir Kotsos of Doriea
Department of State:
Secretary: Pegleg of Velorum
House of Commons:
Speaker: Alexander Davis of Carolina
Members of Parliament: Alexander Davis of Carolina, James Kent of Oswana, Beagle of the nation of Beagles, Pegleg of Velorum, Nardo Fellin of Cozzen