Kalistani Major History

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Institutionalists to pass Enabling Act
Road to Empire is nearly Complete
Kaliburg, Ananto
August 1, 5147


Unanimous vote to pass Imperial Enabling act expected in March

The Institutionalist Party has put the Imperial Enabling act on the floor in the National Assembly that will officially transition the Kalistani Regime to an empire with a hereditary monarch. Titled "Imperial Bill 2- Establishing the Monarchy", the bill creates an Emperor and a system of Ducal families, each of whom will govern a District, and will control local government and administration within the District.

While there are important powers passed directly to the Emperor, the Institutionalists have ensured that there is a modicum of democracy still within the Republic. The Enabling Bill has established the title of the Emperor "By the Consent of the People" rather than charging the source of Imperial Authority to God, as other monarchies do. Furthermore, while the policies of the National Assembly are to reflect the policy of the Emperor, ultimately, the National Assembly retains the right to make legislation while the Emperor can veto it. The policy of the Emperor is supposed to reflect the General Will, which is assumed to mean the will of the population as reflected in national elections.

"We wanted to ensure that there was both a measure of unified government, regardless of which Party is in control. The goal is to prevent ephemeral Parties from having any lasting effect over the system of Government in Kalistan," said Party Leader Nadine Bennots. "They are a constant plague upon our republic, and it is the permissiveness of our participation laws that allow them to proliferate, perform their mischief with a simple majority, and once they have done enough damage to the Republic, leave those committed to our institutions to clean up their wreckage." Establishing an emperor while permitting people to continue to express their preferences in the legislature creates continuity of a human life, rather than of a single legislative term.

The Bill also creates roles for the the Emperor and dukes who govern the Districts, renamed Duchies, and a system of hereditary succession to both offices. It furthermore separates Mainland Kalistan from Ananto Proper, making Mainland Kalistan into a Grand Duchy, and establishing the Duke of Ananto as the Crown Prince of the Empire. Abolishing elections for Head of State and Head of Government add a further level of continuity for the new Regime.

"We have one more bill to pass, which will finally execute the enabling act," said Bennots. "It will involve setting the constitutional provisions to alignment with the enabling act, and then crowning the Emperor. Of course, we will invite heads of state of other nations." The formal transition to the Empire is expected to take place at the end of 5148.