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| Greek Empire | Aug 20 2008, 07:25 PM Post #1 |
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The Hellenic Empire has a president and a prime minister. Though the president theoretically has all the power, the prime minister controls the presidential guard and the military. This, added to the fact that the prime minister is a lifelong appointment, and can take control through an emergency act, makes the president completely subservient to the prime minister, and therefore, the military. The Vice President is elected to replace the President if he dies, until then, he has no purpose. The Monarch was invited back after the Soviet War. The Monarch essentially serves a public relations role, and in cases of deadlock over the choice of the next Prime Minister, the Monarch holds the tie-breaking vote. The Legislative Arm of the government is the Senate. Each province of Greece gets three senators, who are elected to three year terms, switching out a third every year. The military maintains control of these by mandating that anyone who wants to run must apply to the Elections Commission, which is made up of former military commanders and those loyal to the military. This Elections Commission is in turn appointed by the Prime Minister. The Judicial System is again technically independent, but since the Executive Branch determines whether judges get cases, a judge who steps out of line quickly finds himself crippled. In extreme cases the judge can be detained for "abuse of power" and held indefinitely in the Greek prison system, and believe me, you don't want that to happen to you. Everything is carefully crafted to give the illusion that the government is accountable to its citizens. Dissenters find themselves shunted into powerless positions by the bureaucracy, unless they actually gain influence, in which case the government accuses them of violation of some technicality and moves places them in detainment for a few months, during which their supporters disappear. By the time the person is released, his bank accounts, credit cards, and passport are frozen, while the government puts out the accusation that he is a criminal on the run. Within a short time he is rearrested for a serious crime and permanently imprisoned or executed. Edited by Greek Empire, Aug 22 2008, 02:40 PM.
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