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[b][h2]The Island Nation of Balruba[/h2][/b][/center]

[indent][b][u]Timeline[/u][/b]
[b]February 17th, 1947[/b]
Elements of the [b]British 14th Brigade[/b] under General Kunacker officially surrender at Fort Salàna, and the Balruban Free Army ([b]BFA[/b]) take 480 men prisoner. The battle here is the last official engagement between British and Balruban forces on the island--following eighteen months of intense guerrilla warfare and nearly six months of standalone fighting. This day is also considered the birth day of the [b]Balruban Navy[/b], when Balruban guerrillas boarded the [i]HMS Cornwall[/i], a U-class British destroyer and christened her the [i]BNS Mejos[/i].

[b]February 22nd, 1947[/b]
Delegates between the Balruban Free State and the United Kingdom arrive in the capitol of Bagha and discuss the terms of the end of the Balruban War of Independence. This is canonized in the [b]Treaty of Bagha[/b], where the United Kingdom and all the relevant nations in the [b]Allied Powers[/b] recognize the independence of Balruba as an independent and free nation. Similarly, within thirty-six hours, the United States, Soviet Union and neighboring Brazil all requested foreign embassies to be established in the capitol city.

[b]March 1st, 1947[/b]
The [b]Constitutional Conference[/b] began in Balruba. Held by the [i]Founding Brothers[/i], those esteemed statesmen, military minded individuals and businessmen who helped Balruba earn it's own independence, would now write it's own constitution.

[b][u]Constitutional Conference[/u][/b]
- The [b]Constitutional Conference[/b] is the set up for Balruba, with the [i]Founding Brothers[/i] helping to determine what form of government and what laws Balruba will take.
- [b]Influence[/b]: Every character has a starting influence.
* [b][color=red]State[/color][/b] Faction characters start with [b]50 Influence[/b] + [b]X Influence[/b] (X being their age - 25).
* [b][color=green]Military[/color][/b] Faction characters start with [b]30 Influence[/b].
* [b][color=blue]Business[/color][/b] Faction characters start with [b]10 Influence[/b] and can spend [b]$1 Million[/b] to buy [b]3 Influence[/b]. (Must determine how much influence they purchase on their first action).

[u][b]Constitution[/b][/u]
- The Constitution will have [b]Seven Sections[/b]. Each section has three options. Each turn, which represents [b]1 in-game day[/b], players will post IC and represent their views and ideologies and then privately PM how much influence they will spend and on which option. The option with the most influence is selected and embedded into the Constitution.
- For the [b]Legislative, Judiciary[/b] and [b]Executive Branch[/b]. For every +1 Influence a [b][color=red]State[/color][/b] Faction character has over any other, will be granted preference during [b]Government Set Up[/b].
- In the case of a tie, the option with the most influence from [b]State[/b] Faction characters is selected.

[u][b]Issues to be Discussed[/b][/u]
- [b]Legislative Branch[/b] is the branch that authors and writes legislature.
- [b]Judiciary Branch[/b] is the branch that interprets laws in the country.
- [b]Executive Branch[/b] is the Head of State and determines how strong it's powers are.
- [b]Armed Forces[/b] is the Army, Navy, Air Force and Security Ministry of Balruba.
- [b]Voting Rights[/b] determine who can vote.
- [b]State & Religion[/b] determine whether Balruba is a secular or religious state.
- [b]Separation of Powers[/b] determine checks and balances.

[hider=Example PM]
[b][color=blue]Balruban Freedom Caucaus[/color][/b] spend [b]5 Influence[/b] on [b]Option B[/b] on [b]Legislative Branch[/b].

[b]Remaining Influence[/b]: 47.[/hider]

[b]March 2nd, 1947[/b]
The [u]first[/u] day of the [b]Constitutional Conference[/b] took place on March 2nd, 1947 in Bagha, the capitol of Balruba. While it remained the principal and guiding minds of the [i]Founding Brothers[/i] to dictate the future of Balruba, it was an amalgamation of nearly 500 different writers, statesmen, former and current soldiers, businessmen and entrepreneurs who would all have a hand in the Constitution.

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[i]The Constitutional Conference begins, 1947[/i][/center]

Thus, the first issue of the Constitution of Balruba was the decision of it's [b]Legislative Branch[/b].

[hider=The Balruban Constitution (1947)]
[b]Preamble[/b]: [i]Balruba is an independent, sovereign state. Sovereignty is inalienable, indivisible, non-transferable, and is derived from and vested in the people of Balruba.[/i]

[b]Article I. The Legislative Branch[/b]
[b]OPTION I[/b]: [i]The Legislative Branch shall be a bicameral legislature, with both a Greater and a Lesser House, so as to fully furnish and represent the whims of the People and the Provinces, with powers and functions being delegated between the two, with the People electing the Greater House and the Provinces or Executive appointing the Lesser, as to be decided by the Enacting Government[/i].

[b]OPTION II[/b]: [i]The Legislative Branch shall be a bicameral legislature, with both a Greater and a Lesser House, so as to fully furnish and represent the whims of the People and the Provinces, with powers and functions being delegated between the two, with the People electing both the Greater House and the Lesser House[/i].

[b]OPTION III[/b]: [i]The Legislative Branch shall be a unicameral legislative, with a Single House encompassing the totality of powers and functions and them to be elected by the People.[/i][/hider] 

[center][[b]Players[/b] may now [b]Post IC[/b] and PM their [b]Influence Expenditure[/b]. Private discussions and conversations are encouraged.]
[[b]Posting IC[/b] will give you a [b]+1 Influence[/b] toward your selected choice, for free.][/center][/indent]