The Fifty-Third Amendment to the Charter

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The Fifty-Third Amendment to the Charter (Charter Clarity Act)
Author(s): Solus Unus
Co-Signer(s): None
Date Enacted: 22 May 2018
Final Vote Count: 11-2-1

"Establishing that the charter is the supreme law of the Democratic Socialist Assembly
Noting that some parts of the charter are in practice not implemented, because they are confusing or otherwise unreasonable
Wanting to clarify these cases to improve the charter as a document"

The following clauses are removed from the Charter:

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. II, Clause III. The Cabinet shall approve, by majority vote, the Cabinet Doctrine for each term, and may by majority vote subsequently amend it.

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. III, Clause IV. Cabinet Members with Administrative Privileges may freely edit and delete their own posts.

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. VIII, Clause IV. Passwords for the ambassadorial nations shall be kept secret and listed in a closed-door sub-forum to which only Ambassadors and Cabinet Members are privy. New passwords for the fleet shall be established by each incoming Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. VIII, Clause VI. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall publicly disclose the DSA's foreign policy objectives and embassy criteria as part of the Cabinet Doctrine.

The following clauses are modified (with changes made explicit):

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. II, Clause IV. All Cabinet Members are expected to uphold DSA Regional Principles and honor the Cabinet Doctrine when conducting any form of diplomacy abroad. All Cabinet Members shall express the opinions of the Cabinet and Congress when conducting any form of diplomacy, regardless of any personal apprehension or disagreement with the Cabinet Doctrine.

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. IV, Clause V. The authority and duties of the President of Congress include but are not limited to:

• Proposing the Cabinet Doctrine for each term
• Presiding at closed-door Cabinet meetings
• Coordinating the activities and efforts of the Cabinet
• Monitoring the Cabinet for efficiency and effectiveness
• Executing or delegating the duties of vacant Cabinet positions
• Presiding over legal cases involving a recused Minister of Justice, but only if the case does not involve the President of Congress
• Executing the recommendations of the Minister of Domestic Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of Justice as they relate to Administrative Privileges
• Requesting Founder intervention
• Documenting suppressed Forum posts

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. VI, Clause II. The Secretary General's authority and duties include but are not limited to:

• Administering all votes and elections and certifying their results
• Evaluating Residents that Opt-in to the Charter for approval
• Keeping Forum users accurately categorized
• Keeping an accurate and current roster of Members of Congress and World Assembly members
• Keeping accurate and historical records of key regional events in the Forum and Nation-States Wiki
• Serving as the administrator of the Capitol of the DSA
• Setting up, declaring, and executing elections and referenda
• Monitoring and organizing the Forum
• Applying ratified amendments to the Charter

Art. II, Sec. II, Sub. VIII, Clause III. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall represent the DSA abroad using a fleet of uniform ambassadorial puppet nations that will be under the control of the Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as any appointed Ambassadors.