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"Government power is substantially delegated to local authorities."
Despite what it may seem, the Policy of Devolution is very much a central part of the Government's plan to hold control over the distant and complex Municipalities and their various subdivisions and variants. The government's authority is still very much centralized, but the way it operates is through a directing role, where the top levels of the government direct major affairs and can affect major nation-changing laws, the further down the chain one looks, the less power a section seems to have, however, their authority is still very great, as each region is given the right to govern itself in whatever systems and ways that it feels is best for it's circumstances, and is not required to follow a template that the government assigns. Dictatorships, Oligarchies, Meritocracies, and others, all exist within regional and local governments, and are not challenged unless they directly damage their region, people, or those around them.
The government's concern is greater scope, and as a result, whilst power may seem to be held extensively by the government, there is an extensive amount of freedom within Municipalities.
"The right to public protest is considered to be essential."
Deeply embedded within the nature of the Antarctican people, protests have always been a tool to tell the government that something is not right... and unlike some countries, early on, the government looked upon protests and riots as not a tool of destruction, but as a tool of importance and an expression of dissatisfaction... to protest within Antarctica is to suffer through the cold to make your voice heard, and to do that, one had to understand that they could die to the cold if they stayed out for too long. Yet the government looked at this in amazement, and in understanding that a riot or protest driven to begin in the cold, was something that suggested their way of doing things was simply not right... thus, the government has always seen to it that protests are legal, though as long as they do not harm people or cause damage.
"Votes translate linearly to elected representation, with no seats or electoral college."
(This isn't actually a thing. The country does not practice Proportional Representation.)
"Citizens of the same sex may marry."
Very much self explanatory, the government does not regulate whom may marry whom via definition of sexuality or gender. It is normal for all to be permitted to marry so long as they are of legal age and not forced into it. The government heavily defends this policy and refuses to ever repeal it.
"Citizens may have multiple spouses."
The government does not legally demand that only one spouse may legally be married to an individual, thus, harems and other structures exist and remain legal despite protests from parts of the conservative community. The government will never repeal this right.
Artificial beings are legally recognized citizens.
Aimed as a safeguard for the future, Artificial beings of sufficient intelligence are permitted the right to appeal for citizenship and are permitted the right to apply for identification and accounts that all citizens typically have access to. Do note that this policy requires that the entity in question must verify it's intelligence and capabilities as an 'alive' being, and must also verify that it does, in fact, desire citizenship.
At this time, there are no examples of this policy being used yet. But it has been implemented to ensure that it can be utilized when the time is right.
School-age children receive mandatory sex education.
This policy is aimed to explain to children how mechanisms of sexual intercourse operate, and also how to avoid accidental procreation, it is also aimed to educate on when it is best to consider conducting such things, and also how to avoid being pressured into it at a young age.
This education ends as soon as school itself ends.
"Smoking is prohibited, even in private."
This policy is due to health concerns involving cigars, cigarettes, and other similar products containing tobacco and nicotine. Due to the state-run economy, the government will never permit this to change. As long as the health of it's people are a priority.
"Criminals may be ordered to undergo physical punishment."
Previously reserved for crimes such as terrorism and manslaughter, or other serious charges, criminals were typically given the right to choose between intense suffering, or eternal prison sentences, though executions were not a part of this. It was a controversial policy that Governor Cetiri did not appreciate. She has managed to end it's use in the legal system. Despite it's effectiveness at keeping crimes minimal, and those that did occur, tended to suffer heavily for it under this policy.
This policy was rescinded thanks to efforts from Cetiri to curtail it, alongside the support from Helian Osaris Balter, the Police Chief.
"A period of military service is compulsory for all citizens."
The term conscription, whilst correct in its words, is not correct in the purpose that the MoA has for it. Conscription within Antarctica is divided into a specific sub-type of service that refers to any and all individuals required by government demand to operate for the betterment of the government or the people, most conscription has to do with construction projects, such as with highways or rail networks, none of these people are ever sent to fight in military conflicts, or anything similar to the sort at all. In fact, the government legally requires that no conscript ever gets sent to the front-lines of any war, as it simply does not match up with the policies and programs of the military and the government at large.
"Citizen DNA must be submitted to the state."
This is a policy designed specifically to ensure that all government services are not forced to do DNA tests and scans over long periods of time, with a simple database, any DNA can be called for from the network, and matched with that of individuals currently ailing from unknown diseases, identifying deceased unidentified individuals, crime investigations, or search and rescue procedures. The policy requires that all citizens and immigrants must ensure that their DNA is logged and saved. Any attempt to delete DNA logs is considered a federal offense and is typically dealt with via corporal punishment.
"Citizens are administered an under-the-skin ID chip."
This ID chip, in name, is more than that. Following the adoption of digital-only currency and the expansion of all Antarctican network systems, it has been decided that these 'chips' will serve multi-purpose, acting like the chips of a bank card, thus, allowing an individual to hold their hand up to a scanner, and pay without any struggle, though these chips are also present to identify the individual in question, such as during routine police stops or any crime-related incidents... and all contain a tracking beacon, which allows the government to see where individuals are... and rescue them if needed, or arrest them if the situation calls for it.
This Policy has been cancelled due to extensive risks located in testing. Rapid Unplanned Disassembly being one of them.
"Industry is owned and run by the government in a centrally planned economy."
Currently accurate, however, private companies are no longer completely banned, as is noted by the rise of Myotoshi Corporation. However, the government still restricts the right to private industry as well as it can, and will continue to do so for a long time to come.
"The nation runs an AI-backed planned economy."
Accurate, and originally based on Haven and Sanctuary's technology, which has allowed a highly advanced AI system to be implemented and modified to fit Antarctican needs. Currently the system is monitored and adapted by government and Myotoshi staff.
"Women receive paid leave from employment for childbirth."
A policy that allows women (or primary caregiver in general) to completely remove themselves from work for 18 months after childbirth in order to allow the parent to handle them properly.
This includes extra payments for medical care for the parents and children, as well as any emergency funds that might need to be dived into to handle unforeseen situations.
It is mostly funded by the Government via reimbursing industries and companies that are costed time and money by the policy.
"Cannabis may be legally purchased."
This is only permitted from verified vendors that have reached a high level of safety and quality.
"Gambling is illegal."
Due to the nature of gambling and the fact that it has been seen to destroy many lives, many of which may never recover due to addiction, and due to the fact that gambling is a naturally unregulated industry in such a place as Antarctica, the government has seen it fit to ban gambling to ensure the safety of the general public, the black market has the only gambling in the country, and this is being stamped out.
"The nation is nuclear powered."
The nation is nominally powered by a significant range of facilities of varying types, from wind, to geothermal, to the few remaining coal-fired spire furnaces. But the most substantial and stable source of power, has become nuclear fusion power, operated by both the government, and the Myotoshi Corporation.
These power stations allow unprecedented levels of energy to be produced, for little cost or damage to the environment, and thus, it is with fusion that the country is willing to place it's bets.
"The nation runs a space program."
AVED, the Antarctic Voidborne Expedition Department, is the official government-run stellar expedition program that is designed to launch rockets and satellites into space, for the purposes of research and discoveries.
"The state mandates the use of the metric system."
Self explanatory, this system was implemented ever since the unification era.
"The nation claims the legal right to use WMDs."
Meant only for defensive and retaliatory strikes, but primarily utilized in order to cause caution among potential enemies. The WMD policy of the MoA is remarkably less violent compared to other countries, likely due to the common public's total opposition towards utilizing such horrible weapons. As a result, the danger posed by the policy is strictly defensive in nature. The WMDs of the Stalwart Federation are solely for territorial security, as far as they are concerned, even if they may wish for the total disarmament of all WMDs in the future.
The Ministry reports the following ages of legality for various activities labeled under section 302-C of the legal code, this file was made in partnership with the Department of Policing Services:
Activity | Biological Age(s) | Details |
Age of Political Participation | 16 | The age of when one person or another can make informed choices in relation to political representation, is not a static one for most individuals. Some have better judgment sooner, some have better judgment later. |
Age of Minor Employment | 14 (Parental Supervision.) | This refers to the practice of hiring minors for the purposes of; |
Age of Complete Employment | 16 | Following what was set out in the adulthood-designation, the practice of hiring 16 year olds or older has been permitted without restrictions. |
Age Of Consent | 18 | According to federal law, if both parties are 18 or above, there are no restrictions levied upon them in regards to the law, moral obligations still apply. |
Permitted Legal Intercourse | 18 + | Much like the consent limit, the legality of intercourse is placed at the exact same age, the minimum limit is 18 & all moral obligations apply accordingly. |
Age of Military Service | 15 (Non-Combatant Administration roles.) | Due to the legality of 15 year olds being considered fit for roles that are not focused on things such as reception duty or cleaning, it has been determined that the military is permitted to hire people of that age for such roles, however, it has also been determined that the military must institute extremely strict guidelines on interacting with such people, especially females. |
Drinking Age | 15 - 18 | The Municipality Governments are permitted to decide the legal drinking age based on their cultural and community needs, though the Ministry would like to remind those who choose younger ages that caution would serve well, lest the younger generations become addicted to alcohol earlier in life. |
Juvenile Detention | 11 to 15 | The system of Juvenile detention is designed to be a system to rehabilitate and reform child-criminals and to correct mental disorders that would have led down this path to begin with, the entire system is open to any from 11 to 15 years of age, and the conditions within the system are notably better than the systems employed by the general policing system and it's rehabilitation programs. |
Adult Crime Punishments | 16 | Moving past the Juvenile Detention system, the adult system is much more harsh and blunt, though it still maintains civility and does not seek to cause suffering to it's residents, it still seeks to reform and rehabilitate them, lest they forever be condemned to four walls and a roof made of concrete. |
Criminal Record Logs | 16 or Violent Crimes | 16 is typically when the criminal record of a citizen is considered current and will be updated with things done by that citizen, however, violent crimes conducted by young children sometimes result in the criminal record being logged earlier than it normally would, as research has shown that in some cases, particularly violent crimes done by children result in these children being unable to live normal lives due to their mental state. |
Employment in Political/Legal Positions | 18 | This age limit is only due to the nature of politics and legal work itself, as longer periods of time must be taken to research and understand these two careers and what they entail, and thus anyone below 18 has clearly not had enough time to research legal proceedings or political subjects. |
Driving Age | 14 (Supervised) | No notes on this specific matter. |
Flying Age | 18 | Due to the weather conditions being far worse here than they are in other parts of the world, flying is barred to anyone below 18 regardless of skill or verifiable licenses, the weather is simply too unpredictable and strength, as well as skill, is demanded. |
Sailing Age | 14 | The government has determined that the action of sailing/captaining a boat is much less difficult compared to other actions, as a result, the age is lower compared to other modes of transportation, it is also influenced by the navy's prevalence compared to other armed forces. |
Mandatory Education Ends | 16 | The government mandates that all citizens below adulthood must be taught in an education setting, either through schools, or through home-education, or simply through practical experience, regardless, this ends at adulthood, and secondary education can only be started after the primary mandatory education has been completed, unless one has shown significant skill and ability and has managed to display enough of this to be fast-tracked to secondary education. |
Death Causes Report.
The Ministry reports the following causes of death for the population following extensive research into relevant fields.
Old Age: 53%
Lost in the Wild: 28% (Typically people aged from 42 to 71.)
Weddell Seal Attacks: 0.2%
Pollution-Related: null%
Various Antarctic-Specific Diseases: 8%
Depression: 2.2%
Overworking: 0.4%
Cancer: 1%
Vehicular Accident: 3%
Extreme Weather: 4.2%
Accidents: null%
Season | Daylight | Length of Season |
Summer | 24 hours daily sunlight. (Greatest Extreme) | 182.6211 Days. |
Winter | 0 hours daily sunlight. (Greatest Extreme) | 182.6211 Days. |
Summer (The Pacific's Megaverse) | 24 hours daily sunlight. (Greatest Extreme) | 182.6211 Days. |
Winter (The Pacific's Megaverse) | 4-5 hours daily sunlight. (Greatest Extreme) | 182.6211 Days. |
Season Class. | Temperature (High) | Temperature (Low) | Average Windspeed | Prevalence of Blizzards |
Summer | Coastal: -27°C | Coastal: -37°C | 47 km/h | Coastal: |
Winter | Coastal: -48°C | Coastal: -62°C | 79 km/h | Coastal: |
Summer (TP's MV) | Coastal: -31°C | Coastal: -38°C | 47 km/h | Coastal: |
Winter (TP's MV) | Coastal: -39°C | Coastal: -44°C | 79 km/h | Coastal: |
Reason of Existence: Governmental Decree #8. "Governmental Mandate on the tracking and verification of population metrics."
Enclosed Information: [Public - No redactions]
Partnered Institutions: Antarctican Health Ministry, Antarctican Department of Police Services, Ministry of Stability.
[92.71%]: \\Native-Born Antarcticans.//
--|| 'Native Born' is assigned under the criteria of those whom were born in any Municipality or aboard any Municipal craft, and are born to either a singular or dual parents that hold citizenship within Municipal territories. ||--
[7.29%]: \\Foreign Immigrants/Refugees.//
--|| 'Foreigners' are determined on the basis that they were either born to non-citizen parents within the Municipalities, and were not provided citizenship, or are determined on the basis that they originally came from outside the Municipalities and either permanently reside within the MoA, temporarily reside for purposes of education or employment, or are currently in a state of statelessness due to a variety of reasons, (typically related to refugee crisis or other incidents.) ||--
[55.01%]: \\Biologically Female.//
--|| Any/all who classify as female genetically, biologically, and physically, are placed in this percentage bracket. ||--
[44.80%]: \\Biologically Male.//
--|| Any/all who classify as Male genetically, biologically, and physically, are placed in this percentage bracket. ||--
[0.19%]: \\Biologically Unclear/Undetermined.///
--|| Due to some Genetic Disorders, or unclear genetic architecture related to some species/artificial beings, the bracket of 'unclear/undetermined' exists to provide this population percentage some form of acknowledgement. Such disorders are known to cause the manifestation of dual-gender architecture, or the absence of all gender-specific architecture altogether. ||--
[89.92%]: \\Homo Sapiens.//
--|| Beings which are descendant from primate ancestors, Homo-Sapiens, otherwise known as Humans, are bipedal mammals whom make up the vast majority of the Population. Despite being woefully unsuited to the climate of the Municipalities overall. Humans originally came to inhabit Municipal Territory prior to foundation, as colonists from various distant civilizations. ||--
[7.78%]: \\Faunus.//
--|| Beings which are descendant from 'Anima' (according to current information.) Faunus are typically bipedal beings, whom appear closely related and are genetically compatible with human beings, however, a significant difference is noted in their Biological and Physical traits, as they almost always have a single trait inherited from various animals, with no known origin point for such traits. From lupine-related ears, or tails, to deer-related antlers. The end result, is a hybrid-species that is human in all but those particular traits. Almost all Faunus are/were immigrants from the nation of 'Haven and Sanctuary', which originally held an outpost in Municipal Territory, prior to foundation. ||--
[2.30%]: \\Artificial Construct.///
--|| Beings which are created via artificial means... nearly entirely consisting of inorganic minds and bodies, typically related to artificial intelligence of some type. These beings are typically classified as 'androids' or simply 'AI' dependent on whether they are given physical forms to operate from or not. Most, if not all of these beings, are constructed either by Government or by Independent Entities, and are provided the same rights and freedoms as any other citizen and species if criteria are met or not. Those that are not classified as such, are not classified as population, merely as tools and assets. ||--
=|[+]|= One such 'Citizen-Classification' construct type is the [ISABU-Type] Artificial unit. =|[+]|=