The Techno Muun
The government of the Greater Terran Union is a borderline stratocracy, where military and civil governance go hand in hand. Citizens are encouraged, and even required for a period of time, to work for the government, whether it be in the armed forces or in civil governance. The government of the Greater Terran Union is widely accepting of all races, creeds, and kinds, though this attitude is born more out of a practical need for the most capable of humanity than any Utopian ideal.
The nation is divided into multiple commissariats that govern large swaths of land on the Capitol or of Union space. These governing bodies act as smaller replicas of the federal government and have provided the GTU the flexibility and capability to govern billions of people and xenos across thousands of light years.
Executive power in the Union is held by the National Council, a coalition of 21 Military Marshals, each of whom also acts as the head of one of the government's departments. Acting as the head of the state and the National Council is the High Marshal, a first among equals who has special powers that were created to allow the Council to act quicker and more decisively in times of emergency. High Marshals are elected for twenty year terms, though this can be shortened or lengthened depending on extraneous circumstances.
The legislative branch, consisting of a civilian National Assembly, has been criticized as being largely ceremonial. While the National Assembly in theory has the power to create and modify laws, in practice they act as a rubber stamp for laws that the National Council has already decided to pass. There are very few instances in Greater Terran Union history where the National Assembly did not agree with the National Council.
The Greater Terran Union acts as a defacto single party state, however, many opposition parties exist as approved alternatives and are allowed to function within the National Assembly. Not much is known about the approval process, with the exception that any opposition parties must remain subordinate to the nation's interest.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of the GTU's government is the tiered citizenship structure. As citizens become more effective and useful members of society, their citizenship tier can rise, granting them more rights and privileges. A popular punishment for minor crimes is the reduction of a citizenship tier, which can restrict their freedom of speech, freedom of movement, and countless other details of daily life that go as far down as the amount of water allotted to a citizen's showers each month
The nation is divided into multiple commissariats that govern large swaths of land on the Capitol or of Union space. These governing bodies act as smaller replicas of the federal government and have provided the GTU the flexibility and capability to govern billions of people and xenos across thousands of light years.
Executive power in the Union is held by the National Council, a coalition of 21 Military Marshals, each of whom also acts as the head of one of the government's departments. Acting as the head of the state and the National Council is the High Marshal, a first among equals who has special powers that were created to allow the Council to act quicker and more decisively in times of emergency. High Marshals are elected for twenty year terms, though this can be shortened or lengthened depending on extraneous circumstances.
The legislative branch, consisting of a civilian National Assembly, has been criticized as being largely ceremonial. While the National Assembly in theory has the power to create and modify laws, in practice they act as a rubber stamp for laws that the National Council has already decided to pass. There are very few instances in Greater Terran Union history where the National Assembly did not agree with the National Council.
The Greater Terran Union acts as a defacto single party state, however, many opposition parties exist as approved alternatives and are allowed to function within the National Assembly. Not much is known about the approval process, with the exception that any opposition parties must remain subordinate to the nation's interest.
Perhaps the most unique aspect of the GTU's government is the tiered citizenship structure. As citizens become more effective and useful members of society, their citizenship tier can rise, granting them more rights and privileges. A popular punishment for minor crimes is the reduction of a citizenship tier, which can restrict their freedom of speech, freedom of movement, and countless other details of daily life that go as far down as the amount of water allotted to a citizen's showers each month