Government

Government Structure
The colony is ruled as a combination of a company and a nation. It's ruled to some extent as an authoritarian regime, theoretically out of necessity. Upon joining the colony project, colonists are required to commit to a lifetime contract of employment Jiji, and must swear allegiance to the colony's leadership. It's done under the guise of the project, but really it's to Jiji. Still, people did it because it was the only way to leave earth.

There's also a Constitution, part of the trappings of democracy.

There are no political parties or pluralism, except for factions within the ownership and those influencing the board of directors.


 * Council of Owners ("Ownership"): The highest ruling class belongs to the Ownership Council, which has supreme authority to do anything they see fit. The original colony ships contained 40 members of the seven original ownership families (5 individuals from each family, 1 each per ship):
 * Kato (Japan)
 * Tsang (Hong Kong)
 * Reznov (Russia)
 * Yudin (Russia)
 * Sims (United States)
 * Yates (United States)
 * Hess (Switzerland)
 * Davies (England)


 * Board of Directors (Head: Chairman of the Board): The Ownership selects a 9-person Board of Directors who are responsible for all major strategic decisions of the government.


 * President: Individual responsible for executing the will of the Board of Directors and leading the Congress, Court, etc.


 * Colonial Congress (Head: Chairman of the Colonial Congress): A group of 50 colonists (10 per ship), appointed by the Board of Directors, whose responsibility it is to define the laws and policies of the colony. Their express job is to codify the will of the Board of Directors, and those who defy the board are considered self-evidently unfit for duty.


 * Colonial Court (Head: Director of the Colonial Court): A group of judges who interpret the laws instituted by the Colonial Congress. Has representatives on each ship who swiftly deal justice in civil and criminal cases.


 * Colonial Security (Head: Director of Security): Combination intelligence agency and police force. Includes everything from spies to beat cops.


 * Colonial Council: Heads of Cabinet-level executive departments (ministries) of the government. They report to and advise the president.
 * Prime Minister: Presides over meetings of the Colonial Council.
 * Ministries:
 * Ministry of Operations (2500)
 * Ministry of Agriculture (500)
 * Ministry of Resources (500)
 * Ministry of Fabrication (500)
 * Ministry of Health (250)
 * Ministry of Sanitation (250)
 * Ministry of Education (50)
 * Ministry of Technology (50)
 * Ministry of Labor (50)
 * Ministry of Science (20)
 * Ministry of Technology (20)
 * Ministry of Finance (15)
 * Ministry of Commerce (15)