[Draft] Applications Administration Act

Cormac · Post by **Cormac** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:43 pm

Applications Administration Act

Section 1: Citizenship Applications

1. Pursuant to Section 2.9 of the State Code of Osiris, the Pharaoh will have the power to approve or deny applications for citizenship according to the standards established by this Act. The Pharaoh may delegate this power to the Scribe of Integration and/or the Scribe of Security.

2. The Pharaoh or designated Scribe(s) will, within seven days of their filing, approve all applications for citizenship filed by applicants who meet the following criteria at the time their application is reviewed:

(a) The applicant meets all of the criteria defined by Section 6.1 of the State Code of Osiris;

(b) The applicant has been completely truthful in the answers provided on their application for citizenship;

(c) The applicant does not have persona non grata status at the time their application is reviewed.

Section 2: Diplomatic Recognition Applications

1. Pursuant to Section 2.9 of the State Code of Osiris, the Pharaoh will have the power to approve or deny applications for diplomatic recognition according to the standards established by this Act. The Pharaoh may delegate this power to the Scribe of Foreign Affairs.

2. The Pharaoh or Scribe will, within seven days of their filing, review all applications for diplomatic recognition and either approve or reject them.

3. The Pharaoh or Scribe will not approve any application for diplomatic recognition filed by an applicant who has persona non grata status at the time their application is reviewed.

Section 3: Persona Non Grata Status

1. The Pharaoh will have the power to declare any individual who is not already a citizen of the Osiris Fraternal Order persona non grata, rendering the individual ineligible for citizenship or diplomatic recognition. The Deshret must be notified of all persona non grata declarations at the time they are made. Declarations of persona non grata made by the Pharaoh will remain in effect until overturned by the Pharaoh or the Deshret.

2. Any Councilor of the Deshret may motion for a declaration of persona non grata made by the Pharaoh to be overturned. The Deshret may overturn a declaration of persona non grata by a simple majority vote.

3. Any Councilor of the Deshret may motion for an individual who is not already a citizen of the Osiris Fraternal Order to be declared persona non grata. The Deshret may declare an individual persona non grata by a simple majority vote. Declarations of persona non grata passed by the Deshret will remain in effect until repealed by the Deshret.

Section 4: Embassy Exchange Applications

1. Pursuant to Section 2.9 of the State Code of Osiris, the Pharaoh will have the power to approve or deny applications for embassy exchange according to the standards established by this Act. The Pharaoh may delegate this power to the Scribe of Foreign Affairs.

2. The Pharaoh or Scribe will, within seven days of their filing, review all applications for embassy exchange and either approve or reject them. The Pharaoh will approve an embassy exchange application filed by any region that has a treaty in effect with the Osiris Fraternal Order.

3. The Pharaoh or Scribe will not approve any application for embassy exchange filed by any region that has declared war against the Osiris Fraternal Order or against which the Osiris Fraternal Order has declared war until cessation of the state of war.

Section 5: Executive Applications

1. Pursuant to Section 2.4 of the State Code of Osiris, the Pharaoh will have the power to approve or deny applications for involvement in the executive branch of government. The Pharaoh may delegate this power to the Vizier. Only executive applications filed by citizens of the Osiris Fraternal Order will be approved.

2. The Pharaoh or Vizier will, within seven days of their filing, review all executive applications and either approve or reject them. If an application has been rejected, the applicant must be offered an opportunity to reapply for involvement elsewhere in the executive branch of government.

3. Immediately upon approval of an executive application, the Vizier will certify the applicant as eligible for membership in the Deshret. The Vizier will review eligibility for the Deshret on the fifteenth of every month according to activity criteria established by the executive branch.

Section 6: Forum Administration

1. Forum administration may deny any application for citizenship or diplomatic recognition, before or after its approval by the Pharaoh or designated Scribe(s), if the applicant is using a proxy IP address or otherwise represents a compelling and demonstrable risk to forum security.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

shetef · Post by **shetef** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:27 pm

Looks fine to me at first glance. I'll look again after I've had some sleep and let you know.

Treize Dreizehn · Post by **Treize Dreizehn** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:57 pm

I'll comment on this tomorrow.

Post by **Lord Ravenclaw** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:01 am

Not liking 4-4, comes across as nitpicky.

Charles Cerebella · Post by **Charles Cerebella** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:51 am

Something which might want to get added to the other bill but is relevant here is whether it should be made a crime for someone to lie on their citizenship application?

Vaculatestar · Post by **Vaculatestar** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 1:52 pm

I agree with Lord Ravenclaw about 4-4.

As for being a crime it should leave room for intent, if someone simply forgets something because it was from so long ago it should not be criminal or something simply slips there mind (because that does happen) that shouldn't be criminal either but that does have the chance of getting messy because then certain peoples judgement starts coming into play. But if someone intentionally hides that they have committed acts of war against Osiris or something like that then yes it should be criminal.

Charles Cerebella · Post by **Charles Cerebella** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:00 pm

Aye that's what I mean by lie. There should be a certain measure of intent there to hide part or all your identity from the citizenship granting authorities.

Post by **Lord Ravenclaw** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:32 pm

I'm going to go into more detail.

4.4 - We have a lot of in-game embassies with regions who no longer maintain embassies with us. I am not changing that as some of them were valued allies in the past who have been lost to the sands of time.

At the same time, this clause would take a way a lot of independence of the delegate in this manner, which I am not in favour of. I do not want law after law strapped on in order to prevent me doing my own thing, or choosing embassies as I see fit.

That, and if I were to agree to this, can I expect a law mandating me to vote according to the forum vote in the GA/SC? No, this is a slippery slope, and I am not keen on adding restrictions to the delegate - this is not TNP, and I will oppose any motions to coat the delegacy in laws, unless you are trying to provoke delegates to go rogue which they will do out of sheer frustration like the Ma'at originally done in 2012, which I don't believe to be the case here.

Vaculatestar · Post by **Vaculatestar** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 6:26 pm

Aye to what Raven just said.

And Charles what we are talking about probably belongs in the Criminal Code with a Clause here referring back to it.

George Holland · Post by **George Holland** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:07 pm

That, and if I were to agree to this, can I expect a law mandating me to vote according to the forum vote in the GA/SC? No, this is a slippery slope, and I am not keen on adding restrictions to the delegate

Slippery slope arguments are terrible and imply a lack of trust in the region and its legislators.

Do you not trust the region and its legislators?

this is not TNP, and I will oppose any motions to coat the delegacy in laws,

There is a lot wrong with TNP - and I really mean a lot - but laws governing its delegacy are not one of those things.

unless you are trying to provoke delegates to go rogue which they will do out of sheer frustration like the Ma'at originally done in 2012, which I don't believe to be the case here.

Is that a threat or a promise?