During the Q riots there was a proposal put forward to all the nations of the world. Dr. Carnell Kliever was a graduate student at the time, and was working on a notion of governance that allowed for more people to be heard, while having a stable authority. Within each nation various commissioners would be established. These commissioners would be put in charge of an “aspect” (justice, commerce, arts etc.). The way they are brought to power is irrelevant to the system, but there are a few rules:
- Each person is only allowed to be the commissioner of 1 aspect
- Each aspect is provided equal funding from a budget, and negotiations must be made between aspects for further funding
- Commissioners are assigned coordinators by the archive, commissioners have authority to make decisions, however if more than %60 of the commissioners assigned deny the change it becomes a public referendum to be completed in no less than 60 days from being denied. If more than 6 decisions are denied within a year a referendum is held to replace or retain the Commissioner
- Optionally a monarch may also be named. This process requires at least %80 of commissioners to vote in the affirmative to institute a monarch. In nations with monarchs they have full veto powers, except if more than %60 of the commissioners deny the veto, if this is the case a referendum will be held for the decision 30 days from when denied, and must be completed within 90 days. If more than 6 decisions are denied within a year a referendum is held to replace or retain the monarch
- Commissioners are allowed up to 12 ministers underneath them, these ministers will focus on a particular area and if %60 or more ministers get together they can veto an action taken by a minister. Ministers are not a requirement, and mostly exist in nations with large and complicated government responsibilities. Once a ministry position is named it is the only position that is democratically elected via a public vote
Since the introduction of this model, globally 37 commissioners have been replaced, and 4 monarchs. There have been many critiques of the Kliever model, including:
- It does not specify any municipal structure, meaning cities can be run however is seen fit. In an interview Ci’ran Bal’main, a coordinator for The Archive stated “This allows for tyranny at one of the most impactful levels of government for most people. Kliever by not specifying municipal government has shown his hand for his true intentions. There is an indifference to the individual, or community, the only interest for Kliever is the sex appeal of being a savior to all nations.”
- Due to turmoil at the time it was logistically impossible to irradicate monarchies. As such often times allowing monarchs still allows for despots and authoritarian regimes. Karmin Alezstruza notes “Kliever simply shifts the problem one rung down the ladder. The Q riots were about accountability. Instead we got a spineless system that simply requires despots to intimidate a handful of other people before they can get their will exacted.”
- There are disputes about topics that overlap aspects. If a law also effects the arts should the commissioner of justice or the commissioner of arts be in charge of the decision. There are no formal rules about how each is chosen, and this can lead to issues. “Jerrymandering has become a national pastime. The endless bickering about categorization leads to an indulgent bureaucracy that spends most of it’s time justifying who is more important. An endless pissing contest at the behest of the people the commissioners are meant to help” a quote from Ci’ran Bal’main.
Since implementation the Kliever model is the system implemented by all nations. Typically then within nations are several territories, and within those territories are cities and towns. It is customary to have at least 1 archive node per city/town, though larger cities and towns may have multiple nodes to meet demand. Additionally the Kliever model grants political immunity from conflict to nodes of the archive, similar to embassies. However any party privy to the conflict (soldiers, politicians etc.) who try to abuse this safety are authorized for execution by The Archive.