Carriers of Mercy: Difference between revisions

The Carriers of Mercy after it officially declared it's independence from the Packilvanian Communist Party was administered by the Supreme Council. The Supreme Council consisted of members that had last been elected in 1970. It adopted temporary provisions for the duration of the war whereby elections were suspended. Additionally if a member died, resigned or was declared incapacitated (by majority vote of the Supreme Council), they body could co-opt more members. Members could also be removed by a majority vote of the Supreme Council. The Supreme Council could appoint and dismiss the Supreme Leader by three quarters vote, but it never did so throughout the war. The Supreme Council had supreme judicial, executive, military, and legislative authority over the Carriers of Mercy. It vested most of the power for running the daily affairs of the organisation and overseeing the war effort to the Supreme Leader. Some of its members were heads of divisions and administered specialised areas of the functioning of the body. Despite a few members who vacated their seats for various reasons, the body largely remained unchanged since the Second Packilvanian Civil War began. The body ratified the Interim Constitution of Packilvania following the end of the war and the dissolution of the Carriers of Mercy.

 

 

The Standing Committee of the Supreme Council consisted of members of the Supreme Council who were heads of divisions as well as the Supreme Leader and the Chairman of the Supreme Council. The Standing Committee made most decisions and met weekly. It consisted of 18 members. The Supreme Leader presided over its sessions and guided its activities and policies. With the Supreme Leader accumulating considerable influence and the development of a cult of personality around him, the Supreme Council morphed into a de facto rubber stamp for his decisions and the Standing Committee rarely voted against his decisions, resulting in the Standing Committee turning into a deliberative rather than decision-making body such that while members had oversight of their respective portfolios, the Supreme Leader made decisions for general matters.

 

The Divisions of the Carriers of Mercy were focused more around managing the organisation in a war time structure. Many functions that had nothing to do with the war were delegated to various offices and agencies while those concerning combat, security, and stability had divisional heads. The Heads of Divisions were as follows:

* Head of Intelligence and Internal Security

* Head of Manpower and Discipline

In areas that the Carriers of Mercy took over and controlled, they typically placed combatants under arrest and placed them in labour camps. Civilian officials often retained their jobs to the extent that their jobs were relevant to the exercise of basic functions required for daily life and for which there were no members of the Carriers of Mercy identified who could fulfil those roles. The policy was to place at least one member of the Carriers of Mercy in positions of control and leadership to ensure that the administrative institutions of the places that they conquered were subservient to the Carriers of Mercy. Many Party Secretaries and other officials who were principally political appointees were removed from their positions and arrested. Because these areas were technically under military occupation, all the law was exercised by military tribunal under the Carriers of Mercy Military Criminal Code.

 

 

== Military ==