Chapter 3: Details on the organization of the Commons' Convention -part 1-
3.4. Organizational Structure of the General Commons' Convention
As we have already seen, the Commons' Convention is a governing organization that functioned in the form of an organic network of the Commons' Conventions. Of these, the "center" is the General Commons' Convention, which is located in the Zone. In the case of a federal Zone, it is specifically called the Federal Commons' Convention, which also corresponds to the General Commons' Convention in a broad sense.
The latter Federal Commons' Convention has a position similar to that of the federal parliament in a federal state. However, Commons' Conventionis a unicameral institution and does not adopt the bicameral form that is standard in existing federal states. This is because the Commons' Convention should be a single institution in every sphere, not an indirect intermediary institution for various interests, but a semi-direct representative institution of the commons.
As a result, the autonomy of the Zonelets that make up the federal Zone will be stronger than that of the states that make up the current federal state. However, it is up to the federal Zones to choose whether the number of delegates to the Federal Commons' Convention drawn by lottery from each Zonelet will be the same or proportional to the population.
In the case of a typical integrated General Commons' Convention, it has a similar status to a parliament in a centralized state, but as I have repeatedly stated, it is not merely a legislative body but a comprehensive body that exercises all powers. The following description is written with the integration type in mind for the time being, but it is also mostly applicable to the Federal Commons' Convention.
The General Commons' Convention is composed of a set number of delegates, but this number is much greater than that of the current parliament. This is because there is no government, and therefore no bureaucratic system, and since the General Commons' Convention exercises all powers, it must have a large number of members.
The specific number of delegates is a policy issue, but in large Zones, this could number in the thousands. By the way, delegates are not a profession, but an unpaid public service, so there is no need to reduce the number of delegates due to financial considerations.
This large-scale General Commons' Convention is managed by the Standing Committee, which is established for each basic policy, and the Special Committee, which is established as needed for each individual issue. Under each committee, subcommittees are established to deal with more detailed issues. Deliberations at the level of these subcommittees are the most intensive.
The committee system of the General Commons' Convention is similar in some aspects to the parliamentary committee system, but each committee has both legislative and administrative functions related to the policy areas under its jurisdiction, and directly supervises the relevant administrative and law enforcement agencies.
Each delegate is a member of at least one standing committee and its subcommittee. The executive branch of the General Commons' Convention is the Political Council, which consists of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the Chairs of each Committee, and governs the Commons' Convention and is also a policy-making body equivalent to a cabinet meeting, with the power to enact ordinances.
👉The papers published on this blog are meant to expand upon my On Communism.
