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Subsection 2.4.3 The DSA Convention
Clause 1 - Principle Organs
The DSA Convention shall consist of 2 principle organs; General Assembly and the Secretariat.
Clause 2 - Membership
Clause 3 - General Assembly
Clause 4 - Secretariat
Clause 5 - Proposals
Clause 6 - Violations and Membership Removals
Clause 7 - Minister of Role Play
Acting as a branch of the Ministry of Role Play, the DSA Convention cannot override decisions made by the Ministry of Role-Play outside of the DSA Convention.
Clause 1 - Principle Organs
The DSA Convention shall consist of 2 principle organs; General Assembly and the Secretariat.
Clause 2 - Membership
- Membership in the DSA Convention is open only to Members of Congress. This provision is to eliminate the possibility of puppets being part of the Convention and to prevent players from having more than 1 vote.
- Membership is available to any Members of Congress which accept the obligations contained in Subsection 2.4.3 and, in the judgment of the Organization, are able and willing to carry out these obligations.
- Registry into the DSA Convention is not required, for all Members of Congress are members of the DSA Convention. However, a member of congress can request to not be part of the DSA Convention, which is explained in Clause 6, section E.
Clause 3 - General Assembly
- The General Assembly is the deliberative assembly of the DSA Convention. Composed of all DSA Convention member states, the General Assembly is where role-play international law is proposed, addressed, debated, and voted on, as well as commendments and condemnations of regional nations, military actions, enforcement of international law, and international disputes are voted on.
- Its resolutions are applied immediately upon passing in all DSA Convention member nations. Members are required to adhere to their ruling.
- Matters of voting shall be decided by simple majority. Every member may only have 1 vote. In the case of a tie in voting, the final vote shall be made by the Secretariat.
- Matters of commendments and condemnations shall be decided by a 2/3rds supermajority. Every member may only have 1 vote.
Clause 4 - Secretariat
- The Secretariat is the chief administrative officer of the DSA Convention. The Secretariat may either be the Minister of Role Play or appointed by the Minister of Role Play. If they seek to, the Minister of Role Play may allow a democratic election in the General Assembly for the role of Secretariat , but this is not required.
- The Secretariat may bring to the attention of the General Assembly any matter which in their opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security. This request does not require co-sponsors in order to reach the floor of the General Assembly
- Responsibilities of the Secretariat include; the documentation of removal of members from the DSA Convention, ensuring that proposals that have reached 2 public approval reach their designated floor, resolving ties in voting, calling the Convention to order, preserving order and decorum within the Convention, and making rulings about Convention procedures.
- The Secretariat's terms of office shall last alongside each cabinet; February-April, May-July, August-October, November-January. In the case that the Secretariat may either resign or be removed from office, the Minister of Role-Play shall either hold the position themselves or appoint another Secretariat.
Clause 5 - Proposals
- Any member of the DSA Convention may submit a proposal to the General Assembly.
- Whether a proposal reaches the voting floor is determined by the members of the DSA Convention. If at least 2 other Members publicly approve it, it is said to have attained quorum and will enter the resolution voting floor at the next opportunity. If it fails to gather enough approvals within 7 days of its proposal, it will be dropped.
- When a proposal reaches the voting floor, there will be 4 days of voting available to all DSA Convention members. Specifics on voting can be found in Clause 3.
Clause 6 - Violations and Membership Removals
- A Member of the DSA Convention which has persistently violated the Principles and Rules contained in Subsection 2.4.3 may be expelled from the Organization by the General Assembly.
- The Secretariat may be impeached by the General Assembly for either violating their roles in Subsection 2.4.3 or for violating the Principle and Rules contained in said subsection by a 2/3rd supermajority vote. However, if seen as necessary, disputes arising regarding the Secretariat may be settled in the Court of the DSA.
- The Minister of Role-Play, recognizing that the DSA Convention is under their domain, has the ability to remove the Secretariat without needing approval from the General Assembly.
- Removal from an office outside of resignation, ending of the term, or direct removal by the Minister of Role-Play, may only occur after impeachment and by a 2/3rd supermajority vote from the Security Council. The Minister of Role-Play will not be able to reappoint the impeached Secretariat for a minimum of 2 terms of office.
- If a member chooses to voluntarily leave the DSA Convention, they must inform the Secretariat in order for them to process their departure. Voluntary departure will result in the nation not being able to join the convention once again for a minimum of 20 days.
Clause 7 - Minister of Role Play
Acting as a branch of the Ministry of Role Play, the DSA Convention cannot override decisions made by the Ministry of Role-Play outside of the DSA Convention.