Baker Park
TNPer
I beg leave of the chair for permission to lay a proposal on the table
The Soccer Associations Charter Resolution:A resolution in the interest of regional harmony and cooperation, submitted for consideration and approval upon the subject:
To grant a charter to the organization to be known hereafter as the Regional Union of (The) North Pacific Associations for Soccer (RUNPAS).
Short title: The Soccer Associations Charter Resolution
Clause I: The proposed organization shall be open to all member Football or Soccer playing governing bodies of The North Pacific who are in good standing within the region;
Clause II: a nation which joins the organization and subsequently withdraws from The North Pacific may choose to remain as an associate member, pursuant to the guidelines for associate membership laid out in Clause III;
Clause III: a nation which is not a member of The North Pacific may be accepted for membership in the organization if any of the following apply:
a) that nation is a member of a region which currently has a bilateral treaty with The North Pacific;
b) that nation is a member of a region which currently has an embassy to The North Pacific;
c) that nation is a member of a region who is not currently in a state of conflict with The North Pacific;
d) that nation does not at the time of membership have policies that are contrary to the Constitution, Bill of Rights or the Legal Code of The North Pacific;
e) or, that nation agrees in principle to respect all guarantees and provisions of the legal foundations of The North Pacific described in paragraph (d) of this clause;
Clause IV: no member nation of The North Pacific shall be compelled to have their governing body join the organization; any member nation who is a participant in a regional organization outside of The North Pacific shall be free to continue in said organization, but may become an associate member of this organization pursuant to the guidelines in Clause III;
Clause V: the organization shall conduct regional championship tournaments open to all national teams of full and associate members of the organization at intervals to be determined by agreement of the membership;
Clause VI: the organization shall not seek support from the Regional Assembly or the Delegate's Administration with respect to the governing of the body, except to seek advice as needed to determine whether a member nation(s) should be excluded or expelled from the organization for violating any of the guidelines set out in Clause III;
Clause VII: the Assembly may revoke this Charter at any time if the organization has undertaken any action inconsistent with the stated aims of the organization, or violation(s) of the instruments described in Clause III, paragraph (d);
Clause VIII: to all of this above, we pray to receive the affirmation of this resolution by the Assembly of The North Pacific, of which the sponsor, The Commonwealth of Baker Park, is a citizen.
Respectfully submitted,
Rebecca L Schoenlein, MA
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Baker Park
Thomas G Cassidy, MA
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Hannah B Delaney, MA
Secretary of State for the Commonwealth
David Carlson
Executive Director & General Secretary, Football Association of the Commonwealth