1002 - Signed into Law

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

The GM should be a cabinet position confirmed by the Senate.

Learned Nothing and Forgotten Everything!!!

For EIGHT YEARS, the primary problem with the GM has been one of ensuring him the appropriate level of "independence" to create a dynamic and evolving game for the players.

Aside from my polling (which is for purposes of convenience), the GM has never been considered a cabinet position. Under the previous two consitutions, it was structured as a semi-independent constitutional office, which was upheld in the case of Ebowed v. Atlasia (2006).

Making the GM a cabinet position, and thus subject to the orders and subordination to the PResident, is indeed the worst possible way to structure it.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Section 2 is arguably unconstitutional, depending on whether you consider the Game Moderatorship to be an "executive office." Per Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution, the power to confirm presidential appointments lays with the Senate; while the Constitution is less clear on whether the Game Moderator specifically is considered a cabinet officer (this has historically been the case), I do not see the Constitutional argument for giving the House exclusive jurisdiction over nominations to the Game Engine.

Not in the traditional sense, no. Hence the October 2014 crisis when DemPGH tried to fire the GM. It has also been structured differently or had the authority of the President limited, intentionally to preserve its independence.

ARTICLE VI

Section 1 (Game Engine)
i. All powers which the Congress shall deem necessary and proper for simulating either the impact of actions by the Republic of Atlasia, the several Regions, or the citizens thereof; or the actions of non-playable entities, shall be vested in a Game Engine.
ii. The Congress shall have the power to establish the structure and powers of the Game Engine by appropriate legislation.

Also, this is a pretty broad grant of power here. I am not sure what the problem is.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

well w/e i guess

But what will the Senate have to say about not having a say in the confirmation of the GM?

I expect they will reject it, most likely.

Whether or not you can do something is a seperate matter from whether or not you should obviously.

Congress can give the house said authority, but the Senate has to go along obviously and the merits of giving the House this exclusive authority need to be weighed. On the one hand you have most confirmations done by the Senate exclusively, on the other hand, the GM is differnet all other appoint posts naturally.