ARCHIVED: Democratic Union Military Agreement

[St George]

One of Teofilo Tsanka's many deputies took the podium, during a late hour of the assembly, where most delegates would be absent, leaving their own deputies to observe proceedings. The deputy, a new appointee from Naizerri High Chief Mboto Jones, had arrived on the Democratic Union island headquarters that very same day, bypassing the vetting process by Tsanka's order. The legislative start with the Human Rights document would now continue, with a draft that would probably be more controversial.

Democratic Union Military Agreement

Article 1: This document repeals the Collective Defense Agreement and Section III of the Occupied Territories Protection Act.

Article 2: The Democratic Union shall maintain a military command structure based on the Democratic Union Island Headquarters, with a Supreme Military Commander appointed by the Chairperson and approved by the Assembly in a majority vote.

Article 3: The Supreme Military Commander will be responsible for organising the defence of the DU Island and any ongoing deployments.

Article 4: The Democratic Union shall establish a force no smaller than a Division in size, for use in peacekeeping and humanitarian causes. The Supreme Military Commander will be responsible for equipping and outfitting this force for any deployments.

Article 5: Democratic Union members shall contribute any naval or air forces required for any deployments, as well as for the defence of the Democratic Union Island Headquarters.

Article 6: Upon the commencement of war or military aggression against a Democratic Union member, said member may petition the rest of the Democratic Union for support, in the form of diplomatic pressure and military supplies. Should the commencement of war or military aggression against a Democratic Union member result in a severe threat to the continuance of the affected state, the member nation may petition the Democratic Union membership for a widescale military operation against the aggressor.

Article 7: Should a member nation of the Democratic Union engage in military hostilities against another member, the Chairperson may commence an investigation into the causes of the war and possible action by the Democratic Union. Democratic Union military forces are forbidden from entering the war on any side, except to commence peacekeeping or humanitarian actions. The Chairperson may call a vote on the aggressors continued presence in the Democratic Union.

Article 8: The Democratic Union may intervene in military conflicts should concerns over war crimes or human rights abuses arise.

The deputy emphasised that, as always, suggestions and revisions were welcome.

 

[Bustos]

Article 1: This document repeals the Collective Defense Agreement and Section III of the Occupied Territories Protection Act.

Section III lays out better specifics on the expectations of DU's allied military force in response to a crisis.

Article 2: The Democratic Union shall maintain a military command structure based on the Democratic Union Island Headquarters, with a Supreme Military Commander appointed by the Chairperson and approved by the Assembly in a majority vote.

How long does a member state hold the position of "Supreme Military Commander"?

Article 3: The Supreme Military Commander will be responsible for organiZing the defenSe of the DU Island and any ongoing deployments.

Spelling.

Article 4: The Democratic Union shall establish a force no smaller than a Division in size, for use in peacekeeping and humanitarian causes. The Supreme Military Commander will be responsible for equipping and outfitting this force for any deployments.

The elected Supreme Military Commander's nation has to finance the DU's allied military on it own?

Article 5: Democratic Union members shall contribute any naval or air forces required for any deployments, as well as for the defenSe of the Democratic Union Island Headquarters.

Spelling.

Article 6: Upon the commencement of war or military aggression against a Democratic Union member, said member may petition the rest of the Democratic Union for support, in the form of diplomatic pressure and military supplies. Should the commencement of war or military aggression against a Democratic Union member result in a severe threat to the continuance of the affected state, the member affected state nation may petition the Democratic Union membership for a widescale military operation against the aggressor.

Word choice. Consistency is best.

Article 7: Should a member nation of the Democratic Union engage in military hostilities against another member, the Chairperson may commence an investigation into the causes of the war and possible action by the Democratic Union. Democratic Union military forces are forbidden from entering the war on any side, except to commence peacekeeping or humanitarian actions. The Chairperson may call a vote on the aggressors continued presence in the Democratic Union.

Not a good idea, as non members could get involved, leaving a member state (who may be in the "right") to fend for themselves until the red tape gets cut through to eject the "wrong" member so members can support the "right" nation.

Article 8: The Democratic Union may intervene in military conflicts should concerns over war crimes or human rights abuses arise.

Section III of the Occupied Territories Protection Act covers this.