AMPU Civil Service

[vcczar]

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Here's the next policy group. Some things that might be missing here might be in other groups. As with all policy groups, there's times when something seems like they should be in both. Anyway, what I need here are ideas for more civil service Gov Actions and civil service for Era of the Future. 

 

Civil Service

Civil Service Politics w/o Preqs

Create Congressional Offices (Maj Ldrs, Min Ldrs, Whips) (L-Fed)

Create Dept of Navy (L-Fed)

Establish Office of Att Gen (L-Fed)

Abolish US Senate amendment (L-Ide)

Hatch Act (L-Ide)

Create Dept of Justice (L-Nat)

Create Dept of Energy (L-Neo)

Create Dept of Manufacturing (L-Pop)

Create Dept of Environment & Climate (L-Pop)

Create Dept of Media & Propaganda (L-Pop)

Create Dept of Religions (L-Pop)

Create Dept of Tech & Innov. (L-Pop)

Create Dept of Peace and Humanit. (L-Pop)

Create Office of Management and Budget (L-Norm)

Create Dept of Interior (L-Rep)

Establish National Newspaper (L-Rep)

Create Dept of Homeland Sec (L-Ter)

Require Most Gov’t Positions Appointed by Merit Rather than Party Loyalty (L-Gild)

Create Dept of Commerce and Labor (L-Gild)

Create Dept of Health, Education and Welfare (L-Nuc)

Create Dept of HUD (L-Nuc)

Create Dept of Transportation (L-Nuc)

Enact Rotation in Office (P-Dem)

Kitchen Cabinet (P-Dem)

Office of Faith-Based Initiative (P-Ter)

White House Chief of Staff (P-Nuc)

Establish Minister of Prussia (P-Fed)

Establish Minister of Russia (P-Rep)

Fill State Offices w/ Party Loyalists (G-Dem)

Req that Appointees to Sudden Vacancy be of Same Party as Last Officer (G-Fed)

 

If No Civil Service Legis

• No Federal Civil Service Legislation (L-Ind-Default)

 

If No Attorney General

• No Attorney General (L-Ind-Default)

 

Indian Sovereignty Exists

• Create Minister of Indian Sovereignty (P-Fed)

 

Israel is Recognized

• Ambassador to Israel (P-Nuc)

 

National Security Act is active

• National Sec Adv (P-Nuc)

 

Trade Open with China

• Minister to China (P-Man)

 

Trade Open with Japan

• Minister to Japan (P-Man)

 

Dept of Commerce & Labor exist

• Split Dept of Commerce & Labor into Two Depts (L-Prog)

 

Dept of Health, Education and Welfare exists

• Split Dept of Education and Health into two Depts (L-Neo)

 

Dept of Postal Service Exists

• Elevate PM Gen to Cabinet-Level (L-Dem)

• Revert Dept of Postal Service to Independent Agency (L-Nuc)

 

Not Already Created via Legis Prop

• Executive Office of the President (P-Ide)

• Council of Economic Advisors (P-Ide)

 

Not Already Created via Pres Action

• Create Executive Office of the President (L-Ide)

• Create Council of Economic Advisors (L-Ide)

 

Sec of War and Sec of Navy

• Merge Sec of War & Navy into new Sec of Def

 

Rev War Over & Articles of Confed Signed

• Create Confederation Cabinet (L-Ind)

• Create Sec of State (L-Ind)

• Create Dept of Post Office (L-Ind)

• Create Sec of Treasury (L-Ind)

• Create Sec of War (L-Ind)

• Create Minister to Great Britain (L-Ind)

 

Independence Declared

• Create Minister to France (L-Ind)

• Create Minister to Spain (L-Ind)

 

Human-AI Augmentation Exists

• Require all Federal Employees to Undergo Human-AI Augmentation (P-Fut)

 

For Constitutional Convention Only

• Establish US Senate and US Reps (L-Ind)

• Establish Unicameral House (US Senate only) (L-Ind)

• Establish Unicameral House (US Reps only) (L-Ind)

• Maintain the Continental Congress system of Government (L-Ind)

 

Independent Department of VA exists

• Elevate Dept of VA to cabinet-level (L-Neo)

 

Communist, Fascist, or Theocratic 3rd Parties are now a Major Party

• Government-sponsored Youth League to Promote Party (L-Norm)

 

Law Requiring Offices Awarded by Merit not Active

• Spoils System (P-Dem)

[A man from Colorado]

A department of space for the era of the future would be nice. So would a department of the internet created in like, the era of terror?

[ShortKing]

Ability to abolish Cabinet departments? Like when Rick Perry wanted to abolish the Departments of Education, Commerce, and Energy?

[vcczar]

24 minutes ago, ShortKing said:

Ability to abolish Cabinet departments? Like when Rick Perry wanted to abolish the Departments of Education, Commerce, and Energy?

That can happen by repealing the action or law that establishes the departments. Some can't be removed however. 

[Rezi]

4 minutes ago, vcczar said:

That can happen by repealing the action or law that establishes the departments. Some can't be removed however. 

My First AMPU game I’m going to repeal the DHS, save the game, then exit, knowing that I’ve fixed singlehandedly fixed the country.

[vcczar]

2 minutes ago, Rezi said:

My First AMPU game I’m going to repeal the DHS, save the game, then exit, knowing that I’ve fixed singlehandedly fixed the country.

Or you can prevent it from being proposed too. 

[matthewyoung123]

Could we also add Minister to the Netherlands/Holland and Minister to Portugal to the list?  I know we don't want to make 194 Ambassador positions but I want to lay out my argument for these two to be added.

- In both cases, those nations have colonies in the Western Hemisphere (unlike Prussia/Germany).

- Holland/Netherlands was a leader in world wide trade and commerce, and before it was seized in a war, the town of New York was a Dutch colony (New Amsterdam).

- Current play test is fighting a war with Portugal over Brazil and if that's a possibility, then having a minister/ambassador to the parent nation should be as well.  Portugal and Britain have also been "allies" since the 1450's...

- A "loan" should be easier to get from Holland (as opposed to Portugal or Germany) as Dutch commerce provides wealth and they are staunchly Protestant (like most of early America).

Alternative idea- Beyond the majors (France, GB, Spain, Russia), you could also just have 1-5 random "minor country" Ministers without having to name the country.  Having a politician at the minor country post helps that person gain experience, but minor nations can't be asked for loans, troops, etc.

 

[jvikings1]

Create a Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture (or some variant).

There are countries who utilize such a department for organizing teams for international competition. And this would likely be more of a possibility in the event of a more authoritarian regime (the Soviets were heavily involved in their sports pursuits because of international pride/prestige associated with it).

Edited April 11, 2022 by jvikings1

[OrangeP47]

1 hour ago, jvikings1 said:

Create a Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture (or some variant). There are countries who utilize such a department for organizing teams for international competition. And this would likely be more of a possibility in the event of a more authoritarian regime (the Soviets were heavily involved in their sports pursuits because of international pride/prestige associated with it).

Department of Let's Arrest Some More FIFA Officials (Since we seem to be the only ones who ever do so)

Anywho, my proposals:

Civil Service Education Loan forgiveness

Civil Service credit towards citizenship (probably military based) (Since Starship Troopers, whatever else it may be, is highly entertaining)

[ShortKing]

if you establish the office of WH Chief of Staff, does that replace Key Advisor or will they work in conjunction?

 

[vcczar]

1 hour ago, ShortKing said:

if you establish the office of WH Chief of Staff, does that replace Key Advisor or will they work in conjunction?

 

Conjunction. Karl Rove was never Chief of Staff (he was deputy though). Hey was arguably the key advisor. Steve Bannon would be key advisor for Trump, initially. 

[Arkansas Progressive]

• Spoils system active
  • Blacks are appointed to more positions (benefiting anti-slavery Stalwart GOPs, but angering Democratic Copperheads and Half-Breed Republicans). - Event
• Guilded Age - Spoils system active
  • Incumbent president may be attempted to be assassinated (or assassinated) if president pushes the merit bill (Pendleton Civil Service Act) - Event

[OrangeP47]

Little known fact, but when first formed, the Postal Service had Sunday Delivery.  Maybe something about the civil service being open on Sundays.  And even though it's a different area, maybe something where if theocrats are in power, compel businesses to close on Sunday.

[10centjimmy]

Unless it's included under the executive office of the President, one could establish the Office of Personnel Management and establish really stringent background checks, meaning chances for "controversial" nominees to not be accepted?