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== Background == |
== Background == |
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Mt. Augusta in 2.0 was originally founded on minarchist philosophy, limiting the power of the state in favor of the individual and corporations. As such, the city had only two government positions: Judge and Mayor. The judicial system of Mt. Augusta in 2.0 was one of the most comprehensive expressions of rule of law in all of Civcraft, applying the law not only to Mt. Augustan citizens but to all those found within her borders at any given time. The Mayor, however, was a much more limited role. Though the Mayor had the informal power of being the "face" of MtA and directing foreign relations, it was largely dedicated to the bureaucratic duties of keeping track of voter rolls and updating the MtA constitution with newly passed or repealed laws. This changed, however, with the passage Fuhrer King Bradley Act on October 17, 2014.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2jjwo5/bill_make_the_mayor_of_mount_augusta_fuhrer_king/</ref>After a turbulent summer marked by [ |
Mt. Augusta in 2.0 was originally founded on minarchist philosophy, limiting the power of the state in favor of the individual and corporations. As such, the city had only two government positions: Judge and Mayor. The judicial system of Mt. Augusta in 2.0 was one of the most comprehensive expressions of rule of law in all of Civcraft, applying the law not only to Mt. Augustan citizens but to all those found within her borders at any given time. The Mayor, however, was a much more limited role. Though the Mayor had the informal power of being the "face" of MtA and directing foreign relations, it was largely dedicated to the bureaucratic duties of keeping track of voter rolls and updating the MtA constitution with newly passed or repealed laws. This changed, however, with the passage Fuhrer King Bradley Act on October 17, 2014.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2jjwo5/bill_make_the_mayor_of_mount_augusta_fuhrer_king/</ref>After a turbulent summer marked by [[Yurtstead War|regional conflicts]] and increasing territorial claustrophobia caused by the expansion of the neighboring nations of [[Islamic Sultanate of Istanbul and Samarra|ISIS]] and Gensokyo, Mt. Augustans somewhat facetiously gave the Mayor unlimited legislative power to deal with these and future crises. Though most Augustans felt that sentiment genuinely, they adopted a more rational approach to liberal autocracy with the subsequent passage of the Liberalization of Autocracy Act on October 22. The law ensured that the Mayor could not carry out any actions that conflicted with the newly created Bill of Rights or criminal code of Mt. Augusta, could not overturn court decisions, and could be recalled by a 75% popular vote.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2k296t/bill_liberalization_of_autocracy_act/</ref>Though in the wake of this there were attempts to repeal the acts and even secede from Mt. Augusta, they ultimately failed, and the Mayor was transformed into the Lord Mayor, a position that would last until the end of MtA in 2.0.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2k4znp/bill_result_equality_act_repeal_fuhrer_king/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2jwqi9/bill_defense_of_territory_act/</ref> |
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The incumbent Mayor at the time, ProgrammerDan, was initially ambivalent toward becoming Lord Mayor. Though he abstained from the initial vote, when it ultimately passed, he accepted the responsibilities and reiterated his commitment to upholding the law and civil rights of all Augustans. He also began his term by committing to regional cooperation and recognising the territories of newly founded nations in the area.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2juo36/a_word_with_fuhrer_king_bradley/</ref>Originally running on a simple platform of consolidating the criminal code and streamlining the judicial process, Dan became a popular Lord Mayor by continuing the status quo and keeping MtA at peace while the city expanded its borders and grew to have the biggest population on the server.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2vkpok/serious_lets_breath_some_life_back_into_this_city/</ref>Perhaps his most well known act as Lord Mayor was the [[Gensokyo-Augusta Treaty of Friendship|Augusta-Gensokyo Treaty of Friendship]], recognising the previously hostile city of New Detroit that bordered MtA to the east, ending tensions between the two and ensuring open borders across the entire region. To strengthen the sovereignty of the new liberal autocracy, Dan was also the first to appoint both a cartographer and diplomat simultaneously.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2n9umd/appointment_cartographer/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/31wlum/serious_appointment_of_diplomat/</ref> |
The incumbent Mayor at the time, ProgrammerDan, was initially ambivalent toward becoming Lord Mayor. Though he abstained from the initial vote, when it ultimately passed, he accepted the responsibilities and reiterated his commitment to upholding the law and civil rights of all Augustans. He also began his term by committing to regional cooperation and recognising the territories of newly founded nations in the area.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2juo36/a_word_with_fuhrer_king_bradley/</ref>Originally running on a simple platform of consolidating the criminal code and streamlining the judicial process, Dan became a popular Lord Mayor by continuing the status quo and keeping MtA at peace while the city expanded its borders and grew to have the biggest population on the server.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2vkpok/serious_lets_breath_some_life_back_into_this_city/</ref>Perhaps his most well known act as Lord Mayor was the [[Gensokyo-Augusta Treaty of Friendship|Augusta-Gensokyo Treaty of Friendship]], recognising the previously hostile city of New Detroit that bordered MtA to the east, ending tensions between the two and ensuring open borders across the entire region. To strengthen the sovereignty of the new liberal autocracy, Dan was also the first to appoint both a cartographer and diplomat simultaneously.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/2n9umd/appointment_cartographer/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/MtAugusta/comments/31wlum/serious_appointment_of_diplomat/</ref> |
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