Haor Chall
The Power of the Dark Side
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- Haor Chall
So, I think recent events have shown that the current setup of the AG office has its flaws and also puts the AG into the judiciary rather than executive where you'd normally expect to find it. I'm putting forward an amendment which keeps the direct election of the AG but removes it from the judiciary and allows the executive some control over the AG position.
Personally I'd be more than happy to remove the direct election for the AG and return it to a Delegate-appointed position, so would support such an amendment if that was the Assembly's preferred direction.
Anyway, here it is:
Personally I'd be more than happy to remove the direct election for the AG and return it to a Delegate-appointed position, so would support such an amendment if that was the Assembly's preferred direction.
Anyway, here it is:
TNP LAW 31
Attorney General
To better serve the region as Chief Prosecutor to prosecute any abuse of power to the fullest extent, the Regional Assembly declares the office of Attorney General be an elected office, to be elected as part of the General Electionat the same time as the Justices of the Court of The North Pacific, in the manner provided by SectionTwoOneof Law 26.
Section 1:
1) To serve as Attorney General, one must be a member of the Regional Assembly for thirty consecutive days prior to candidacy.
2) One must not have been convicted of any prior charge.
Section 2:
1) The Attorney General is to serve as Chief Prosecutor to all cases brought before the Court of the North Pacific.
2) The Attorney General is to work within the rules adopted by the Court.
3) The Attorney General shall serve forsixfour months.
4) The Attorney General is a cabinet position and reports to the Delegate.
5)The Delegate may remove the Attorney General from post for cause, in which case the procedure in Section 3, 1) shall be followed.
Section 3:
1) Should the position for the Attorney General become vacant for any reason, theChief JusticeDelegate shall name a replacement for the interim until a special election is held under SectionThreeTwo of Law 26, or until the next regularjudicialelection.
2) It is the duty of the Attorney General to see to completion any proceeding they are prosecuting. Iffor any reason, should thethe Attorney General is removed from office for any reason other than subsequent election the original Attorney General willbe unable to complete a pending case, then the interim or elected successor Attorney General shall take over as prosecutor and complete the pending proceedings.
3) Consistent with paragraph 4 of Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution, the Attorney General may request a presiding judicial officer to issue an emergency order enjoining an actual or intended Executive action pending prompt further proceedings before the Court. A majority of the three-member panel of the Court may thereafter temporarily enjoin an actual or intended Executive action pending final disposition of the matter either by the Court, or otherwise by an expedited vote of the Regional Assembly within parameters proposed in the request by the Attorney General as set by a Court order under such terms as deemed appropriate under Clause 11 of the Bill of Rights.