I made several changes, including clarifying that the judiciary has judicial review over memoranda. I also decided to go in the direction of making memoranda purely interpretative, because I have other plans for gamestate changes that have more safeguards. I've allowed them to be like CFJs or regulations, depending on what's called for. I also reduced the power to 2.0, to put them on the same level as CFJs. And so on. In short, there are a lot of changes, and it may just be worth rereading.
-Aris --- Title: Administrative Adjudication v2 Adoption index: 3.0 Author: Aris Co-authors: Gaelan, twg, G., Jason Cobb [The intended effect of this rule is to give all officers optional jurisdiction over their area of the game. They may still, and in all likelihood will, still allow the judiciary to decide many cases. Even if they don't, the judges still have considerable leeway to limit administrative overreach.] Enact a new rule, with power 2.0, entitled "Administrative Adjudication", with the following text: Each officer has the power to, with notice, issue a memorandum, which shall consist in a public document and shall, once issued, resolve bindingly, by interpretation of law and fact, such matters within the officer's area of concern as it may specify, insofar as it is neither arbitrary nor capricious. A memorandum may take effect immediately, acting like a judicial opinion to resolve matters of present concern. Alternatively, it may be a regulation of the office from which it issues in which case it shall be in effect continuously until it is repealed and be amendable and repealable in like manner to its issuance. No memorandum may determine that it or another memorandum is valid, or otherwise obviate the power of judicial review of memoranda. Judicial authorities shall, insofar as the memoranda concerned are proper, defer to them as to matters of both fact and law. [The Rulekeepor is willing to take on this responsibility, and it makes considerably more sense than making the officer include a random section in their report; instead, it keeps all of the rules and regulations together in one easily accessible place.] Amend Rule 2493, Regulations, by changing the text "Regulations are tracked in their Promulgator's weekly report." to read "Regulations are tracked by the Rulekeepor in a fashion similar to rules." [Suggested scopes of current offices: ADoP - Officer elections, whether reports were published, who holds what office Arbitor - The existence and assignment of CFJs, but not their resolution Assessor - Votes, resolutions Comptrollor - Vetos Distributor - The operation of the lists Herald - Patent titles, honour, the birthday tournament Prime Minister - Anything in the jurisdiction of multiple officers Promotor - Proposals in the pool, distributions Referee - Fines, but e can't make an invalid fine valid Registrar - Registration & deregistration, zombie auctions, Rulekeepor - The state of the rules (e.g. whether proposals worked) Speaker - Head of State stuff (i.e. nothing) Tailor - Ribbons Treasuror - Assets ]
