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Darrien Church · Honored Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 1810

I was pondering how to classify it...my first thoughts were a regency, but upon examining the constitution and the powers of the council that does not apply...nor really does a parliamentary monarchy.

I was thinking perhaps a timocracy or something like a parliamentary krytocracy.

Anyway...just something I was curious about. Any help, terms or suggestions would be much welcomed.

It really is an odd mix of a republic, a monarchy and an oligarchy.

Jonathan Strathmore · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:29 am Post subject:

That is a tough one. Oligarchy came to mind, then I remembered you have a king. Then Monarchy doesn't work because you have a "senate" of sorts. And republic doesn't really work because of the above two factors.

Maybe self classify? Seems to be an adequate point to do so. I don't really see how it's possibly classifiable. It seems pretty pioneering as far as governments go. Or... Heh, you could just call it the USA.

Darrien Church · Honored Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 1810

Thomas Hunter · Sage Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 572

Since the BP is somewhat based on a senate ideal, I would go with a Republic. It's a government, that although it has a figure head, the people do have a say in the actions of the government.
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Azunda · Journeyman Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 295

Going off of what I see and know about the protectorate, I wouldn't say it's a Republic. I'd call it a Democracy (and there's a pretty big difference.).
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Randall Flagg · Visitor Joined: 30 Mar 2008 Posts: 9

It sort of reminds me of the EU. Multiple nations coming together to form a bigger, single government.
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Lord Fong · Sage Joined: 19 May 2006 Posts: 706 Location: Moonglow

Fairly certin this pretty much sums it up for me.
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Cear Dallben ZOG · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:32 pm Post subject:

I dont see why we should use an existing form of government. lets make one up that applies to what it is.

a Britannian Surrogacy

Darrien Church · Honored Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 1810

I love it Cear.

Orgollree'rean · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:19 am Post subject:

It is more like the UN. A council of representatives from many nations who operate in a sorta of representative republic, whose decisions may or may not be followed by those nations. What type of government would you classify the UN, more of a mediation type government.

Darrien Church · Honored Member Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 1810

Well the great difference from the U.N. is that we have loyalist and allied states, which are two very different things and have a very different dynamics to each.

And true, it has a "figure head" who seems a monarch, BUT he is elected and is not a supreme ruler, but rather acts as the guardian and mediator of the republican system.

So...I'm going to invent a name for it...

"A Parliamentary Union of Protectorate States and Allies" best sums it up I think.