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\name{\Banarchists}

Throughout history, example after example has shown that governments
which concentrate power into the hands of a few individuals become
corrupt and collapse. From the emperors of Rome to the Bourbon monarchy,
the pattern repeats itself. Power-hungry men create governments that
funnel authority to a few individuals. Those who want power for its own
sake seek out these positions, and neglect the duties that come with
them. The government collapses, and a new one rise from its ashes to
begin the cycle again.

The solution to this vicious cycle is not to seek worthier individuals
to fill these positions of power, as some suggest, but to ensure that no
position comes with enough power to become a target for those who would
use it for their own ends. If a government is weak enough, and the power
that it does have is distributed over enough people, then positions
within the goverment will cease to be attractive for the power that they
bring. If government positions cease to be attractive to the
power-hungry, then only those who desire to perform the duties of a
position will seek that position, and corruption will cease. Better yet,
if government positions are filled by random selection, then it will be
impossible for those who would abuse power to seek it.

Here in France, there is a golden opportunity to create such a
system. Napoleon's dictatorial reign has ended with his death, and the
Directory has been re-formed. France has already taken a big step
towards a distributed government, and it only remains for you to ensure
that it continues down this road.

Changing the government won't be easy --- you can't just arrange to pass
a law abolishing the directory. In fact, you don't know what will be
required of you in order to achieve your goal. The first step will be
for your philosophers, Lazare Carnot, and Jean-Baptiste Say to engage in
debates with the other philosophers in Paris. By winning debates, they
will convince the citizens of Paris of the rightness of their cause, and
will learn what must be done to change the government. Michel Rivere and
Adolphe Murat, as supporters of the ideal of anarchy, may help in this
process by acquiring philosophy texts which will provide your
philosophers with new ideas and tactics to use in their debates. In
particular, you should try to find ``Meditations on the Value of Free
Speech'', a book which Voltaire wrote just before he died in 1778, but
was never published, and which expresses your ideals
quite well. Rivere and Murat may also be called on to step in for Carnot
or Say in the event of their unfortunate demise or exile.

This week, you would like to make the following changes to the
government document: The resulting government won't be perfectly
anarchistic, but it'll be as close as you can expect to get in the
available time.

\paragraph{Paragraph 1: Composition of the Governing body}

France is governed by a democracy, consisting of half of the eligible
citizenry (PCs). Any member of the governing body may propose
legislation of any form, and no member shall have any power which is not
granted to all members. Passage of legislation requires a majority vote
of the governing body at a meeting attended by a quorum of at least
$\frac{2}{3}$ of the governing body. Members of the governing body or
government officers may be removed at any time by a majority vote of the
governing body at a meeting which achieves quorum.

\paragraph{Paragraph 2: Selection of the Governing Body}

The governing body shall be selected by lot. Whenever it is necessary to
appoint someone to serve on the governing body, the names of all
eligible citizens will be placed in a hat or other container, and enough
names drawn at random to fill all the vacant positions.

\paragraph{Paragraph 3: Government Officers}

This paragraph can stay as it is at game start, and should be changed
back if some other group changes it. Eventually, you'd like to eliminate
the position of Minister of Internal Security, but you don't have time
for that this week.

\paragraph{Paragraph 4: Taxation}

The government of France shall not have the power to impose any taxes on
its citizens. Instead, the Minister of Finance is empowered to collect
voluntary contributions from the citizenry in order to support the
government. (Game effect: the citizens of Paris will contribute money
equivalent to that contributed by the PCs each day. No discontent is
generated by this process.)

\paragraph{Paragraph 5: Justice}

This can stay as-is, and should be changed back if some other group
changes it.

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