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Titolo: The Constitution of Big Eight (my point of view)

This is my point of view about the Constitution of Big Eight, meanwhile
waiting to compare it with others suggestions are appreciated.
Giovanni Greco
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The Constitution of Big Eight
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1) International Big Eight hierarchies (comp.*, humanities.*, misc.*,
    news.*, rec.*, sci.*, soc.*, talk.*) are democratic hierarchies;
    sovereignty belongs to users who shall exercise it in the
    forms and within the limits written in the Constitution.
    Maintainer is David C Lawrence.
 
2) All Big Eight users have the same rights without distinction of sex,
    race, nationality, religious creed, political ideologies or personal
    and social status.
3) In Big Eight hierarchies every citizen of the world is free to
    express his or her opinions while respecting the freedom and ideas
    of others.
4) Each year Big Eight users shall elect the members of the parliament.
5) The parliament of Big Eight shall be comprised of sixty-five members
    divided into four committees of sixteen members (plus three
    reserves for each committee); the committee members shall elect
    their own spokesperson and the president of the parliament.
committees:
a) INFORMATION (announcements, FAQs, guidelines, help, netiquette, RFCs)
b) MODERATION (moderators, policies)
c) NAMING (creation, renaming, reorganization)
d) NET-ABUSE (censorship, copyrights, licenses, privacy, security, UDPs)
6) Each user may stand for one single committee and vote for one single
    member. Candidatures shall be received by the votetaker for
    official posting seven days prior to the start of voting. The voting
    period to elect the members shall last for seven days.
7) In the case of a tie for the last seats or for reserves in a
    committee, three days after the results have been posted the already
    elected members of the parliament shall vote, over a period of three
    days, to assign these places.
8) Seven days after assignment of the seats the members shall elect the
    president of the parliament and the spokespersons of the committees,
    with a simply majority vote. Candidatures shall be received by the
    votetaker for official posting three days prior to the start of
    voting. The voting period to elect the president and spokespersons
    shall last for three days. 
9) Should a quorum not be reached for the election of the president and
    spokespersons, three days after the results have been posted a
    ballot shall be held, to last for a period of three days, between
    the two most voted candidates; the one who receives most votes shall
    be elected. In the event of a tie between the two candidates, the
    candidate who obtained the greater number of votes in the election
    for membership shall be elected.
10) Should the president also be elected as a spokesperson, the
      candidate who came second shall become a spokesperson and the seat
      left vacant by the president shall be occupied by the first of the
      reserves.
11) A two-thirds majority of the parliament/committee is required to
      substitute the president/spokesperson.
12) A motion of no confidence in the president/spokesperson may be
      submitted by any member (of the same committee in the case of a
      spokesperson) no earlier than three months from any previous
      motion or from the date of the elections.
13) The outgoing president, spokespersons and members may stand for
      re-election.
14) Any user may propose that a new rule be discussed. Should the
      spokesperson note interest among the committee members, he may
      propose to the president that it be put to the vote.
15) The president is empowered to decide whether a new rule should be
      voted by a single committee or by the whole parliament.
16) A new rule shall pass with a simple majority vote of the
      parliament/committee. The voting period for the approval of a new
      rule shall last fourteen days.
17) The president and spokespersons shall not be entitled to vote.
18) The spokespersons must always indicate how the members have voted.
19) If in a committee, on account of resignations, it were not possible
      to reach the legal number (sixteen members), the voting procedures
      regarding that committee shall be handled by the entire
      parliament.
20) A two-thirds majority of the parliament may change, eliminate or
      write new rules for the Constitution.


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