Chapter 3: Details on the organization of the Commons' Convention -part 1-
3.1. General Commons' Convention and Local Commons' Convention
In this and the next chapter, we will look at the specific organizational structure of the Commons' Convention, which is a system of semi-direct representation. First, if we look at the overall system of Commons' Conventions, this system is similar to a national assembly and local assemblies in a parliamentary system. That is, a structure is adopted in which similar conference bodies are set up in whole area and in local areas - a general Commons' Convention and local Commons' Conventions.
What should be noted here is that the Commons' Convention system does not assume a sovereign nation-state system, but rather a unitary or federal polity called a Zone, which is ultimately subsumed into the World Commonwealth. Therefore, "the whole area " or "general " here means the entirety of each Zone.
In this respect, while the national assembly and the local assemblies are organizationally in the sovereign nation-state system completely separate bodies and do not have any communication relationship with each other, the general Commons' Convention and local Commons' Conventions are part of a system of organically connected congresses. Therefore, they are in active contact with each other.
The relationship between the general Commons' Convention and the local Commons' Conventions is not a central-local hierarchical relationship based on the state, but a relationship of complete equality. Therefore, the general Commons' Convention cannot issue directives to local Commons' Conventions, and local Commons' Conventions cannot make binding demands on the the general Commons' Convention.
Local Commons' Conventions, like local assemblies, are established in each local areas. Although the nature of local autonomy is a separate issue from the organizational structure of Commons' Conventions, I have advocated three-tier local autonomy. In other words, there are three layers: a Commune as a basic local entity, a Regional Area (i.e., county) as an intermediate local entity, and a Provincial area (province) as wide-area local entity (see my article).
If the three-tier system of local autonomy is to be established, local Commons' Conventions would be set up in each of the Communes, Regional Areas, and Provincial areas, and these three-tier Commons' Conventions would also constitute a network connected not in a hierarchical relationship but on an equal footing.
In this way, it can be said that the the system of the Commons' Conventions is an organic system of administration that functions as a network of Commons' Conventions throughout a Zone and its three-tiers, each of which are established in every corner of a Zone.
The charter of the general Commons' Convention, which is positioned as the operating norm for the entire Commons' Convention system, is in effect a common norm equivalent to a constitution, but local Commons' Conventions may also voluntarily enact their own charters within the scope of this common charter (e.g., charter of the X-commune Commons' Convention, charter of the Y-regional area Commons' Convention, charter of the Z-provincial area Commons' Convention).
👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.
