In view of the Prime Minister's actions earlier today with respect to the Lexiconian matter, as well as his action concerning Limited Events, I feel it is important for the Security Council to at a minimum discuss its jurisdiction in this matter, and determine, if it does have jurisdiction, whether it should take any action.
First, the relevant provisions of the Constitution:
Constitution:
8. No Nation shall be ejected from the region, or banned from any forum, except as expressly authorized by this Constitution or the Legal Code. Should any official of a government authority of the region with authority to act, declare that the immediate ejection or banning of a Nation is an urgent matter of regional security, the ejected or banned Nation shall have prompt and immediate recourse to judicial review of the matter. The UN Delegate shall not exercise the power of ejection or banning unless expressly authorized by a specific action of a government authority of the region pursuant to this Constitution or to the Legal Code.
For purposes of this post, this classifies a declaration of an immediate ejection or banning as a security matter.
The Security Council's mandate is in Article IV, Section 9, Paragraph A:
Condtitution Article IV Section 9 Paragraph A:
Section 9. Security Council.
A - The Regional Assembly shall elect a Security Council. The Speaker shall serve as the presiding officer of the Council. The Council shall have authority to endorse or otherwise approve such actions of an urgent or emergency nature that involve regional security other than the adoption of legislative bills and constitutional amendments as are specified in this Constitution and The North Pacific Legal Code. Any action by the Council does not supercede any requirement for approval by a referendum within the Regional Assembly, but serves as approval for action prior to such a referendum.
This provision clearly states that the Council has authority to endorse or otherwise approve such actions of an urgent or emergency nature that involve regional security other than the adoption of legislative bills and constitutional amendments.
This leads me to conclude that the Prime Minister should have requested the Council to endorse or approve his actions today, and that the Council has the authority to endorse or approve his action as an urgent matter of regional security.
Obviously, this will require the Prime Minister (and from what I am advised, the NPIA Director to provide the information upon which the Prime Minister's action are based so that the Council can address the matter in an informed manner. I therefore ask the Speaker to convene the Council in emergency session to evaluate the matter, and to specifically invite the Prime Minister to participate. Since the NPIA Director is an elected member of the Council, I assume that he would be present anyhow,
I am posting this is the private SC forum, however, I request the Speaker to copy and paste this post into an appropriate thread in the private Cabinet forum. I also intend to post this with a thread Flem has started in the Court forum, since it may impact the Court's actions.