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Government

The system of government of the U.S.S.R. is laid out in the new constitution, which was debated on our discussion forums in the second Congress of Soviets in April 2002. The Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics is the supreme law of the land and the government may not pass legislation that is contradictory to it.

Congress of Soviets

The Congress of Soviets (CoS) is the highest governing body in the U.S.S.R. and is made up of representatives from all over the world. Because the our global Soviet Union's government is a "million times" more democratic than the governments of the corrupt "nation states" of the world today, all citizens are allowed to take part in our government and directly represent themselves rather than electing a politician to represent their interests for them. An international Congress of Soviets is convened on the second Monday of April and October.

The CoS elects a chairman to organise proceedings and decide which items of business should be debated and voted upon and when. The CoS may also elect up to 4 deputy chairmen to aid the chairman in organising proceedings.

Whilst in session the CoS may vote to pass legislation across the whole of the U.S.S.R. and overturn decisions made by the Central Executive Committee (as the CoS is a higher governing body) as well as having the power to change the constitution. The final item of business before a congress ends must be to elect the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the U.S.S.R.

Whilst the CoS only sits once every six months, in the intervening period (as well as dealing with their own local issues in their respective regions) people's deputies may vote to replace the chairman of the Central Executive Committee with another candidate if they view him to be doing a poor job. Only one election for the Chairman of the Central Executive Committee is allowed per month (the vote during the CoS counts as the only election for that month).

The CoS must be concluded before the end of the month in which is takes place but may end sooner by vote of it's People's Deputies.

Central Executive Committee

The Central Executive Committee (C.E.C.) governs the nation in the period between sessions of the Congress of Soviets. Despite it's deceptive name, the Central Executive Committee is also a directly democratic institution, meaning that any citizen of the U.S.S.R. may take part.

The Chairman of the C.E.C. has the task of deciding which items should be voted upon and when. S/he may choose up to four deputy chairmen to help with his task. The chairman may also decide which items should or shouldn't be given time to be debated upon and generally organises the committee to pass legislation efficiently.

The C.E.C. may pass legislation, which applies to the whole of the U.S.S.R. as well as elect the People's Commissars whom head the various Commissariats. The C.E.C. may overrule decisions made by the Council of People's Commissars.

People's Commissariats

Controlling the day-to-day operations of the U.S.S.R. are eighteen people's commissariats:

Foreign Affairs,
Military Affairs,
Maritime Affairs,
Interior,
Justice,
Labour,
Social Security,
Public Education,
Post, Telegraph and Internet,
Nationalities Affairs,
Finance,
Transport,
Agriculture,
Trade and Industry,
Food Supply,
State Control,
The Supreme Economic Council,
Public Health.

A People's Commissar whom also is a member of the Council of People's Commissars leads each department. The Council of People's Commissars can pass decrees on issues of immediate concern although these decisions may be overturned by the C.E.C. People's Commissars have the power to pass decrees on issues relating to their commissariats but these may be overturned by the Council of People's Commissars or - on appeal - the C.E.C.

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