Government as it applies to living in Cities and Villages

• Democratically Elected Spokespeople
• Organizes Resources
• Longterm thinking
• Power to vote on World Council
• International Diplomats
• Games Challenges
• Public Relations
• Speeches
• Inspiration
• Performances
• A council model, no one person has control
• Larger Cities tend to have Houses or Factions which align
• Community Voting
• Every citizen has the ability to vote on issues put forth pubicly

• Free Public Issues are those which would be resolved within a generation

  Issues that have influence for longer than a generation require a majority vote to start a referendum

  Voting outcomes try to compromise for proportional results when possible

• Otherwise they'll just be another round of voting on the specifics
• Individuals can be elected to an expert of a field by the public
• Votes of citizens are weighted by their experience in the field
• Popularity of Ideas
• Social Discourse
• Critical Debate
• Gladitorial Entertainment
• Illusions and Acting Info-tainment
• Groups spinning situations to their advantage
• Credit for successes
• Blaming others for failure
• Rivalries reveal themselves through opportunities to tell the story in their favour
• Loyalty to established culture/tradition
• Administration Offices
• Aristocrati flock to this Social career
• Maintain voting and information dissemination
• Often walking around public areas surveying and chatting
• Artists and Musicians often politically engaging too
• Inspections, Evaluations and Incentivisations
• Enforcement
• Vigilantism
• Impartial Enforcers
• Guards of City Walls
• Detectives
• Hunters
• Elders
• Tend to hold the senior positions
• Are respected for years of experience and the longterm thinking
• Are less likely to travel
• Encourage and respect younger Adults

Layers of Organization

• Government
• Individual
• right to freedom, but responsibility if sworn citizens
• responsibility brings the benefits of cooperative society
• non-citizens live in Chaos
• rights of the individual do not superseed the rights of the planet, or of an entire species
• long-term thinking is the standard, reflecting humility and respect of social contract
• Family
• not only the most genetically related
• chosen unit of individuals to which there is a strong tie. 
• often apprenticehood parents from youth
• elders to which there was a tutor-student relationship
• close siblings
• fierce loyalty and generosity is the norm
• Tribe
• all those from the village or unit where a myn grew up
• respect
• Nation
• Conditions of citizenship
• Red Nations & White Nations
• Animal provinces
• Continental Councils
• Global Council
• The Chosen one - JabayMudah
• The Dual - The Gods are administrative

Direct democracy, small community level units, hierarchical shared power. 

Considering anarcho-communism at local scales, but exchange economy across fixed National boundaries

Key Principles of Law

• Long term thinking
• Ecologically sustainable
• Seven generations of fore thought
• Cooperation and compassion
• Eugenics - A series of laws restricts reproduction to prevent overpopulation and exploitation
• Honour - To be lawful means to respect the rights of others
• Dishonesty is considered one of the most destructive things to your honour
• Ethics of war - challenge based mostly
• Loss of honour means that the Law will no longer protect you

The cost of Citizenship; Duty or Taxes

Citizens pay taxes, but not as much in goods as in services.  since every basic necessity is shared within the town unit, taxes are those things which are paid to the nation.  since it is service, each citizen must spend some time giving back to their nation and their fellow myn so that all may benefit.  in most cases, this comes in the form of labour for public works, building roads, stone buildings and other things.  government officials are the only ones exempt from these taxes, as they are full time in service to their nation for the duration of their term.

in return for taxation, the nation provides services such as roads, responding to emergencies, facilitating trade and transportation.

Generosity Points

Each season, a citizen owes service or goods to their community in return for the support it provides. A season is four passages of the larger Pearl Moon, and requires 24 generosity points per season.  These can be accrued through working for the community at a specific quest, assisting in the labour, administration and other needs, or by providing items. Generosity points are equivalent to the core mechanic ranking. So, you'd have to give 6 fair efforts per week, or one superb thing per week. Generosity points are also awarded through sacrifice of action points.

Democratic Process

The principle of active citizenship means anyone is able to contribute to a decision.
In a public forums on the web, discussion are shared: opinion articles, links to related articles.  Reputation points are awarded to those presenting good arguments and contents. Social reward AP are given to those who summarize the discussions well into opposing viewpoints.

Votes on decisions are open, but affected by a small weight of meritocracy.
A vote from any myn is weighted: 1 +/- reputation earned in discussion thread + rank of questions answered of knowledge of opposing viewpoints + confidence in position from others (an elected MLA position with vote dependent class on specific fields of study)

A myn's relevant experience in the discipline related to the vote is not directly established by position, but part of the confidence vote and needs specific knowledge of the situation so that is proved knowledge is current.  Often, there are tests of knowledge and proposals made to receive extra weight in the discipline. Confidence vote can be weighted by time elected to rank/class

rep: mind/body/soul distinction:

M - facts/logic,

B - emotional response

S - good input even without agreeing

Related Links

wikipedia.org/Social_Contract - crucial concept for both theory and discussion here, as well as the fact that all role-playing stems from a small scale social contract; to work within the bounds of other player's consent.

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http://dmaland.deviantart.com/art/Ekszer-Arcology-II-147435412 - riverside arcology CC3 by nc sa