Governments
Explore the roles of governments, their organization, executive authority, and management of public corporations within the Cosmopolitan Coalition.
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Authority by Extension
Governments derive their authority from the consent of individuals in their jurisdiction. Their primary role is to execute the will of their constituents while upholding constitutional rights and order. Legislatures are responsible for establishing these governments to ensure faithful representation.
Faithful Representation and Preservation of Rights
“Governments faithfully execute the will of their constituents while preserving the rights of all Individuals and upholding constitutional order. Powers granted to Governments are granted to them by Individuals residing in the Jurisdiction where the authority of the Government applies. Legislatures establish operating Governments to execute the will of A Fair Constitution and laws enacted.”
Executive Committees
Legislatures can delegate portions of their executive authority to Executive Committees through a supermajority vote. These committees mirror the factional composition of the legislature and are selected according to constitutional guidelines.
Delegation of Executive Authority to Elected Representatives
“Legislatures may, by Supermajority vote, delegate portions their Executive authority to Executive Committees.”
Composition and Selection of Executive Committees
“Executive Committees are composed of a Legislature’s members in the same kind of factional proportions and selected in the same manner as defined in the Constitution.”
Elected Executives
Legislatures may also delegate executive authority to elected executive officers, who are chosen by the entire population in the same manner as legislators. These officers share the same rights, duties, and ethical obligations as legislative members. For jurisdictions composed of smaller units, changes to executive offices require supermajority approval from those units.
Delegation of Executive Authority to Elected Representatives
“Legislatures may, by Supermajority vote, delegate portions of their Executive authority to Elected Executive Officers.”
Election and Term Length of Executive Officers
“Elected Executive Officers are elected by the entire population in the same manner as the members of The Legislature and their terms last for the same length.”
Supermajority Agreement for Executive Office Creation or Alteration
“Jurisdictions composed of Constituent Jurisdictions require a Supermajority of Jurisdictions to agree before for any Executive Office can be created or altered.”
Alternates and Advisors for Individual Executive Offices
“If an Executive Office is modeled for an Individual, then at least the top four (4) runners up serve as alternates and advisors to the Executive Representative. If an Executive Office is modeled for a Committee, then the Committee must have at least five (5) Elected Representatives.”
Rights, Privileges, and Duties of Executive Representatives
“Executive Representatives enjoy the same rights and privileges as members of The Legislature and are bound by the same ethical and legal duties, including the capacity to be removed from office by Supermajority vote.”
Boards of Governors
Executive representatives, with legislative approval, appoint expert boards to manage specific departments. These boards are politically neutral and responsible for executing departmental policies. Executive officers have full authority to oversee these departments and may propose changes or request the removal of board members for incompetence or unethical behavior.
Appointment and Role of Boards of Governors
“Executive Representatives, with the consent of their Legislatures, appoint experts in relevant fields to Boards of Governors. Governors execute the charters, acts and rules of their departments. Members of the Board are politically neutral, and their term length is the same as all other civil officers.”
Powers and Oversight of Executive Representatives
“Executive Representatives, have full and equal investigative and administrative power over their respective departments. They may propose changes to department policies and call for the removal of a Board Member if they believe in good faith that the Board Member has failed to execute their duties competently or ethically.”
Common Good Corporations
Legislatures can create Common Good Corporations to provide services to the public. These corporations are subject to the same regulations as private enterprises. Legislatures can acquire private monopolies or purchase enterprises for the public good, ensuring fair compensation to shareholders. Intellectual property from these corporations is placed in the public domain.
Creation and Oversight of Common Good Corporations
“Legislatures create Common Good Corporations to provide goods and services to Individuals in a Jurisdiction. Legislatures establish Executive Committees or Elected Executive Offices to oversee Common Good Corporations.”
Equal Treatment of Public and Private Enterprises
“Common Good Corporations and Private Enterprises are treated identically with regards to regulations of the same goods, services, and labor practices.”
Acquisition of Monopolistic or Available Private Enterprises
“Legislatures may purchase Private Enterprises that gain monopolistic control over any good or service as well as Private Enterprises that are for sale on the Open Market.”
Fair Market Compensation and Board Transition
“Shareholders of Private Enterprises are paid at least the fair market price for their shares upon conversion. The Board Members of Private Enterprises are given the option to join the founding Board of Governors for the Common Good Corporations that succeed the Private Enterprise.”
Reorganization or Dissolution of Common Good Corporations
“Legislatures may reorganize, dissolve, or sell Common Good Corporations on the Open Market to Private Enterprises.”
Public Domain Status of Intellectual Property
“All patents, Trade secrets, and copyrighted works created or owned by Common Good Corporations are universally and eternally in the public domain and can be used by any individual or organization.”
Work Councils
Work Councils ensure worker representation on the Boards of Governors for large enterprises. Worker-elected representatives increase in number proportionally with the workforce until they achieve equal representation with shareholder-elected members, ensuring fair governance within large organizations.
Worker-Elected Representation on Boards of Governors
“When an Executive Department, Common Good Corporation, or Private Enterprise has a certain minimum number of Individuals contracted to perform work, then at least one worker-elected representative is added to the Board of Governors.”
Scaling and Parity of Worker-Elected Representatives
“The number of worker-elected representatives scales uniformly until a Maximum Number of Workers has been achieved. At that point and beyond the number of shareholder-elected and worker-elected members on the Board are equal. The chair is elected jointly by the entire Board.”
Minimum and Maximum Number of Employees for Representation
“Unless otherwise Amended, The Minimum Number of Employees needed to get worker-elected representation is one hundred (100). The Maximum Number of Employees needed to achieve parity is two thousand (2000).”