Intergalactic Summit

Since the settlement of Elusenia in March earlier this year, there have been challenges from certain corners regarding the democratic legitimacy of the project. By its very nature, the Destiny Foundation could be rightly considered the private interests of myself and Anette Inhonores as co-chairpersons. Indeed, the Destiny Foundation held ultimate authority in the Elusenian project, even if power had been delegated downwards de facto. Both of these realities were eventually considered to be in direct contradiction of democratic republican principles. A true republic is not the private business of its rulers, and a true democracy sees power delegated bottom-up, not top-down. Elusenia cannot claim to be a republic on a de facto basis; it must be de jure.

New political system

In response to the aforementioned challenges, the Destiny Foundation has been absorbed as a subsidiary, and the Elusenian corporation has reorganized itself into a cooperative. All employees are hereby joint owners of the new Cooperative Republic of Elusenia on a one-person-one-vote system. A reorganization of the corporate government to reflect these changes has come into effect over the past fortnight. The previous system of demarchy has been abolished. The Agora is the new virtual legislature with membership held by all citizens of Elusenia, using a system of delegative democracy to alleviate pragmatic concerns regarding participation. The Agora is kept in check by a fifty-person Senate, elected for year-long terms by a randomly-selected college of educated citizens. The Senate will serve to temper majority rule by serving as a constitutional council and chamber of sober second thought.

The collective head of state is a twelve-person Directorate that is popularly elected for two year terms. The Directorate will head the executive branch, overseeing the numerous Sub-Directorates and their government agencies. Three national courts, the High Court of Justice, the Court of Corporation, and the Court of Constitution, compose the judicial branch of Elusenia. The corporate nature of Elusenia is accompanied with a heavy focus on higher education, leading to a combination of democracy (rule of the people), meritocracy (rule of the meritorious), and classical aristocracy (rule of the best). Full details of the Elusenian political format can be read about in detail here.

New projects for revenue

The reliance on the income of the Anette Inhonores brand provided the venture capital needed to commence the Elusenian project, but it is not a sound long-term economic solution. While the Elusenian Cooperative is still a humanitarian entity that provides charitable services to numerous communities, we will nonetheless open several new subsidiaries to generate revenue for the collective good. Elusenia is still non-profit, meaning that all surplus revenue must be utilized to achieve our goals.

Chief amongst our new projects are the Elusenian Academies, to be established in foreign territories. These are elite secondary schools open to 12- to 18-year-olds for either general or specialized education. Prospective students must pass entrance examinations and meet the tuition fee requirements, but candidates from poor backgrounds can be subsidized by Elusenia. There are several types of Elusenian Academies. Language Academies offer general secondary education with an acute focus on multilingualism and political sciences. Science Academies specialize in artificial intelligence, medicine, and the environmental sciences. Finally, Sports & Performing Arts Academies specializes according to its namesake, with an additional emphasis on history and cultural studies. Our current short-term goal is to establish Elusenian Academies across the Vale solar system, before eventually spreading out across the entire Federation.

Our two other larger projects, Trydan Electric and EluseDron, can be read about in detail here.

New SOCT school

The Sub-Directorate of Education is proud to announce the opening of the Elusenian Society of Conscious Thought in Esslemont, funded by capsuleer organization Kitzless through liasoning with SOCT graduate Lyn Farel. As can be expected from the prestigious though secretive institution, we are not privy to the inner workings of the Elusenian SOCT, nor have the first batch of students been selected. Nonetheless, we expect this to be a great partnership for the future.

As always, capsuleers can contact myself for all matters regarding Elusenia.

Augustus Inhonores
Director-General
Elusenian Cooperative

Isn't it still one ?

The Elusenian Cooperative is recognized under Federation law as a corporation, entitled to its own rights as a separate legal person and similarly expected to abide by certain laws. As far as Gallente interstellar protocol is concerned, these rights and expectations are identical to corporations that hold a different system of internal governance. While we appreciate the rigidity of Caldari definitions, not all corporations in the Federation are shareholder-governed or for-profit. Indeed, we could not use the Caldari system in Elusenia, as we consider the inheritance of shares to be undemocratic and non-meritocratic.

What we have here is a trifling difference of jargon, I think. It wasn't my attempt to be impose my own cultural biases on you (believe it or not!) - it's easy to forget that the Caldari don't own the concept of corporation and that, in fact, subtle shades of nuance differ from culture to culture.

I still feel the previous system was more familiar to me and I do regret not getting to see how it would have fared in the marketplace of ideas.

I would have thought it would have been far more interesting if Elusenia combined both individual citizenship with individual incorporation as a limited liability company under the law of its constitution.

Imagine the hilarity and potential in the wider Federation? Murder some people while drunk in Caille and do you get arraigned before a criminal court or do you just say you're a corporate entity and thus are not individually responsible to be tried in a criminal court but can only be fined or be made to pay compensation under the relevant regulatory bodies.

Ah, the oddities of thought vodka can induce in a former corporate lawyer.

Still, if done right, the years to untangle such a legal mess in the Supreme Court would be something that would provide much amusement to myself at least.

Suuolo dear,

I would agree on principle because your scenario makes absolute sense. However, my admittedly drunken hypothetical was more a delve into how the varied member-state constitutions, the Federal constitution, the varied Federal agency and departmental mandates and legislation might create a legal knot that would be hilariously difficult to cut. This, only because the idea of someone being able to be put on trial for such a length of time that they die while out on bail before all the appeals, injuctions, and legal scholars poring over the varied precedents at so many different levels are concluded amused me greatly at the time.

Your Elusenian Cooperative , reminds me of Jim Jones, Jones World ! Except this is Inhonores World !

You are just a cult arent you. Youve bought , or occupied planet and have decided to live by your own rules.