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In addition to the power of the King to settle disputes between the Procurator and the Concilium Purpaidá, the King has several other domestic powers based on his own prerogative. The most commonly used power is that of appointment; all of the officers of the Armed Forces are appointed by the King himself, usually through a secretary (although the King personally reviews brigadiers and higher), and the King nominates members of the Royal Judiciary which are confirmed by a vote of the Purpaidá members. Most importantly, the King nominates a list of candidates for [[Censor (Urcea)|Censor]] to be narrowed down by the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]]. The King also, on consultation with the [[Procurator]], appoints Governors-General of the royal holds and Rectors of overseas territories. The King also has the power, in the event of budget impasses between the Procurator and the Daoni, to unilaterally extend Royal budgets in order to prevent Government shutdowns. The King's Budgets cannot substantially alter the previous year's budget being extended, but he can change the funding amount in any line by five percent in either direction, giving the King's Budgets flexibility in the event of recessions and severe shortfalls. The King has a very exclusive veto authority, restricted entirely to bills in which both Censors have issued a formal objection to. | In addition to the power of the King to settle disputes between the Procurator and the Concilium Purpaidá, the King has several other domestic powers based on his own prerogative. The most commonly used power is that of appointment; all of the officers of the Armed Forces are appointed by the King himself, usually through a secretary (although the King personally reviews brigadiers and higher), and the King nominates members of the Royal Judiciary which are confirmed by a vote of the Purpaidá members. Most importantly, the King nominates a list of candidates for [[Censor (Urcea)|Censor]] to be narrowed down by the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]]. The King also, on consultation with the [[Procurator]], appoints Governors-General of the royal holds and Rectors of overseas territories. The King also has the power, in the event of budget impasses between the Procurator and the Daoni, to unilaterally extend Royal budgets in order to prevent Government shutdowns. The King's Budgets cannot substantially alter the previous year's budget being extended, but he can change the funding amount in any line by five percent in either direction, giving the King's Budgets flexibility in the event of recessions and severe shortfalls. The King has a very exclusive veto authority, restricted entirely to bills in which both Censors have issued a formal objection to. | ||
Within the executive branch, the King enacts laws and policies upon the advice of the '''[[Procurator]]'''. The [[Procurator]], who is directly elected by the nation at large, serves in many ways as the functional Head of Government as the “right hand of the King”; he or she serves as the presiding officer over meetings of the [[Concilium Purpaidá]], has direct oversight of all its ministers and ministries. The Procurator determines the government's official program of policies that it will implement, although members of the Purpaidá are under no obligation to follow the policies. The Procurator also serves as First Lord of the Treasury, giving them the authority to create and issue Royal Budgets for the Kingdom in the name of the King that must be approved by the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The Procurator has no formal ministry under them but is responsible for the nomination of the Lord Marshal, who serves as both the military and civilian head of the [[Ministry | Within the executive branch, the King enacts laws and policies upon the advice of the '''[[Procurator]]'''. The [[Procurator]], who is directly elected by the nation at large, serves in many ways as the functional Head of Government as the “right hand of the King”; he or she serves as the presiding officer over meetings of the [[Concilium Purpaidá]], has direct oversight of all its ministers and ministries. The Procurator determines the government's official program of policies that it will implement, although members of the Purpaidá are under no obligation to follow the policies. The Procurator also serves as First Lord of the Treasury, giving them the authority to create and issue Royal Budgets for the Kingdom in the name of the King that must be approved by the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The Procurator has no formal ministry under them but is responsible for the nomination of the Lord Marshal, who serves as both the military and civilian head of the [[Ministry of the Armed Services (Urcea)|Ministry for the Armed Services]]. The Procurator also serves as the Lord Regent of the Apostolic Kingdom in the event of the absence or minority of a King. Since the time of the Great Interregnum, the Procurator has also served as the Magister Militum of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], giving him or her effective supreme command and control over the military. Elections for the Procurator are held every five years on the first Tuesday in November, and Procurators take office on the first of January following the date of the election. There are no term limits on the office of Procurator. The Procurator may veto legislation passed by the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The Procurator is also responsible for appointment of [[Government of Urcea#Overseas%20possessions|Rectors of overseas territories]] through the person of the King, though unlike other appointments on constitutional advice the King has greater influence in the appointment of Rectors. | ||
The Royal Treasury is chartered by the King and functionally serves as the central organ within the national bureaucracy, coordinating with the various Ministries and other Royal organizations to implement programs and policies via budget lines and supplemental appropriations. The Royal Treasury is funded through various mechanisms which the Kingdom uses to tax. As noted above, the Procurator is First Lord of the Treasury and controls broad policy directives for the Treasury, but the day to day operations of the Treasury are under the purview of the [[Chancellor and Temporary President|Chancellor of the Treasury]], although nothing precludes the Procurator and Chancellor from being the same individual. | The Royal Treasury is chartered by the King and functionally serves as the central organ within the national bureaucracy, coordinating with the various Ministries and other Royal organizations to implement programs and policies via budget lines and supplemental appropriations. The Royal Treasury is funded through various mechanisms which the Kingdom uses to tax. As noted above, the Procurator is First Lord of the Treasury and controls broad policy directives for the Treasury, but the day to day operations of the Treasury are under the purview of the [[Chancellor and Temporary President|Chancellor of the Treasury]], although nothing precludes the Procurator and Chancellor from being the same individual. | ||
The [[Concilium Purpaidá]], known as the "Purpaidá", serves as a practical executive branch and Cabinet, though its original function was that of privy council. The members of the Purpaidá are members of the [[Concilium Daoni]] (known as the “Common Council”) nominated by the [[Chancellor and Temporary President]] through his or position as head of the Concilium Daoni with the exception of the [[Ministry | The [[Concilium Purpaidá]], known as the "Purpaidá", serves as a practical executive branch and Cabinet, though its original function was that of privy council. The members of the Purpaidá are members of the [[Concilium Daoni]] (known as the “Common Council”) nominated by the [[Chancellor and Temporary President]] through his or position as head of the Concilium Daoni with the exception of the [[Ministry of the Armed Services (Urcea)|Ministry for the Armed Services]] and [[Ministry for the Church in Urcea]], who have special appointment rules. The various Ministers of the Concilium serve as the head of various Ministries that are akin to executive agencies, and the national bureaucracy is organized through them. Much of the nation's national policymaking comes through the regulatory rule-making power statutorily authorized to the various Ministries of the Purpaidá; these regulations, rules, and pseudo-laws do not require Royal or Daoni assent if they have statutory basis but rather require the ''imprimatur'' of the [[Procurator]]. If a member does not follow official directives of the Procurator, called "''Treasury Orders''", the Procurator may issue a formal request to the King for an order of compliance. Members of the Purpaidá can also ask the King for arbitration in the event that the Procurator refuses to issue an imprimatur for their proposed course of action. The King may take three options: he can issue a "''Writ of Compliance''", ordering the Purpaidá member to follow the Procurator's direction; he can issue a "''Writ of Correction''", in which the Procurator must withdraw his Treasury Order, allowing the Purpaidá member to proceed on their own proposed course of action submitted to the King; or, the King can issue a "''Writ of Dismissal''", in which neither the Purpaidá member's proposal nor the policy designed by the Procurator may be followed and that an entirely new policy must be devised. [[Constitution of Urcea|Constitutionally]] speaking, the King may issue a narrowly tailored suggestion following a Writ of Dismissal, but neither the Purpaidá member nor the Procurator are under any legal obligation to follow or implement the King's suggestion, though the King's word is normally considered to be very influential and, politically speaking, the King's suggestions are rarely refused in these circumstances. | ||
Sitting on the Purpaidá are the two [[Censor (Urcea)|Censors]], who are responsible for maintaining the census and supervising public morality. Besides the administrative necessities of the decennial census, the Censors issue regulations for content censorship in the media, and additionally must issue a report on impacts on morality and public virtue of a proposed piece of legislation before the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The Censors do not have full veto power, but rather lodge formal ''"Objections"'', which by themselves are influential enough to halt a bill or bring about an amendment. Both Censors, in concurrence, can issue a suspensive veto for a bill, forbidding the legislation from being voted on for the remainder of the year unless more than eighty percent of the members of the Daoni vote to override. When both Censors issue an objection, the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] can also legally veto a bill, though in those circumstances the [[Procurator]] typically vetoes the legislation rather than the King in order to preserve democratic legitimacy. The [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] selects a list of potential candidates from among a list of self-declared candidates for the office, and from this list the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]] selects four candidates who are elected by the nation as a whole. Censors can run for reelection provided the Conference of Catholic Bishops include the incumbent on their list of candidates, and it is highly unusual for the Bishops to refuse ballot access to an incumbent. | Sitting on the Purpaidá are the two [[Censor (Urcea)|Censors]], who are responsible for maintaining the census and supervising public morality. Besides the administrative necessities of the decennial census, the Censors issue regulations for content censorship in the media, and additionally must issue a report on impacts on morality and public virtue of a proposed piece of legislation before the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The Censors do not have full veto power, but rather lodge formal ''"Objections"'', which by themselves are influential enough to halt a bill or bring about an amendment. Both Censors, in concurrence, can issue a suspensive veto for a bill, forbidding the legislation from being voted on for the remainder of the year unless more than eighty percent of the members of the Daoni vote to override. When both Censors issue an objection, the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] can also legally veto a bill, though in those circumstances the [[Procurator]] typically vetoes the legislation rather than the King in order to preserve democratic legitimacy. The [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] selects a list of potential candidates from among a list of self-declared candidates for the office, and from this list the [[Urcean Conference of Catholic Bishops]] selects four candidates who are elected by the nation as a whole. Censors can run for reelection provided the Conference of Catholic Bishops include the incumbent on their list of candidates, and it is highly unusual for the Bishops to refuse ballot access to an incumbent. | ||