Democratic Management Agency

>    *"To protect the integrity of the federal government, the one true democracy, the land of the free, and the home of the dragons.*" -Motto of the Democratic Management Agency
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The Democratic Management Agency (DMA) is an agency of the United States Government Department of XXXXland Security (DXS) that has authority over the security of democratic processes within, and connecting to the United States. It was created as a response to the August Riots to improve national security and mass control procedures and consolidate armed security forces under a dedicated federal administrative law enforcement agency.

## History

### Nebulan Crisis

During the Nebulan Crisis, the Democratic Management Agency operated independently from a United States Government, because such an entity hadn't come to exist yet. The DMA was founded by members of Law Society and Model United Nations, who worked with former student councillors to gain resources and popular support. In order to gain legitimacy and join the coalition, it became a member of the United Student Congress Front, which enabled it to act against the First Mandate Government while doing its own people a favor.

### The Day

On The Day, the Democratic Management Agency played a crucial role in the popular front. While organizations like the United States Government Army fought the battles against the First Mandate Government, the DMA played the role of stabilizer, suppressing SMG loyalists and setting up the democratic processes in newly-acquired territories for integration into the United States Government.

### Integration

On August 28, as the United Student Congress Front was reforming into the United States Government, the DMA was sworn in as the Democratic Management Agency as part of the Department of XXXXland Security.

## Function

### Duties

The DMA administers all free and fair democratic processes within the United States Government on the federal level. It enforces limitations and prohibitions on political campaigning and financing, as well as administers databases with voter information and information on political entities and statesmen. It is the foremost enforcer of political law in the United States Government, and investigates and prosecutes violations in addition to regular auditing and funding programs.

Between August 24 and 28 during the period of all-round turmoil during the transition from First Mandate to Second Mandate, the DMA was also responsible for regulating the nomination of provisional appointees to the offices of the United Student Congress, as well as managing the various SMG-aligned paramilitary groups.

### Procedures

The most significant powers of the DMA require an affirmative vote within its directorate. These powers include the ability to conduct investigations, report and delegate misconduct response to the appropriate authorities, pursue settlements, and to bring a civil action in court to enforce campaign regulations. These minor actions require either approval from the Head of the DMA, 2 other Head Councillors, or the United Student Congress. The most significant power, the power to federalize all non-governmental paramilitaries and civil militias during a time of political turmoil in order to secure the legitimacy of the government, requires both the approval of the Head of the DMA, 2/3 of the other Head Councillors, a majority in the General Board, and a written letter of approval from the United Student Congress.

The Democratic Management Agency maintains a Head Council and General Board, each serving a different purpose. The Head Council consists of the Head of the DMA, the Federal Campaign General-Comptroller, the Head of Political Militarization, and the Assistant Head of the DMA. The even number of Head Councillors means that for the Head Council to approve of anything, 3 of the 4 members would need to be in favor. The General Board consists of 24 members appointed to effectively represent the general political situation of the United States Government. General Board members apply to be so and are approved by a Head Councillor, and can eventually rise to a position in the Head Council.

## Criticism

Critics of the DMA, including many class councillors and student ambassadors, have harshly complained of the DMA's impotence, and accused it of succumbing to regulatory capture where it serves the interests of the ones it was intended to regulate. The DMA's top-down organizational structure, which was established by the United Student Congress, renders the agency "a mere puppet". Critics also

Critics of the DMA often refer to the DMA as "state paramilitarists", "right-wing terrorists", or "Antisocialists". Criticism against the DMA comes in many forms and from many angles.

### Illegal Means

During the First Mandate of Governance era, the Democratic Management Agency acted as one active arm of the USC Front. Being one of the most politically and militarily active student groups, they were extremely vocal in their denouncements of the Teacherist regime, vowing to establish a Statist paradise and weed out the traitors to the cause. The DMA was given de facto authority to prosecute students by both the FMG and the USC Front. The FMG did so to prevent having to allocate resources to counter the DMA, and the USC Front saw the DMA as a powerful SMG-aligned movement that could help forward the cause by at least several days. During this time, the DMA summarily took into custody tens of students, forcing them into re-education camps in undisclosed locations across campus. Critics denounce these actions, and demand the release of these students who were unfairly treated and given consequences without a just trial.

### Targeted Prosecution

Critics of the DMA often point to the obvious disproportionality in federal political criminals prosecuted across the political spectrum. During the early days of the Second Mandate Government, the DMA upped its numbers by placing more than 30 people on lists and barring popular left-leaning candidates from running for political office. This obvious and blatant attack on a specific side of the political spectrum by a powerful agency of the legitimate United States Government leaves much of the population disillusioned with the mission of the DMA, with some demanding its functions and authorities be redistributed into other departments of the government.

### Right-Wing Conspiracy

The Head Council and General Board of the Democratic Management Agency seem to be stacked with right wing-aligned politicians and representatives, who seem to vote in unison to approve investigations against the left and impede the progress of investigations into big business and their political allies. Although this behavior is commonplace amongst most of the United States Government, this type of corruption has an extremely hidden but powerful presence within the Democratic Management Agency. Critics label this network, "The Democratic System", alluding to the flaws of the United States Government and advocating for the Nebulan Revolutionary Front.