ConFed Articles of Coalition
Article I: MembershipSection 1a: Definition of Membership
Membership in the Confederacy of Federal Systems (ConFed) grants each member participation to a defensive pact and permits the squadron to make request of the Council for offensive actions against non-member squadrons.
Membership in ConFed allows for one member of a squadron’s command staff to have a seat on the Council for voting rights.
Pledges in ConFed are granted participation to a defensive pact, but are not granted voting rights until the squadron is ratified to membership in Section 1c.
Section 1b: Independence
Each member reserves the right to remain a Sovereign Federal Faction.
Members agree to maintain open communications with all ConFed members in order to send or receive Reinforcement Request, Distress Calls, and other Diplomatic Transmissions.
Members reserve the right to deny requests if all respective forces are preoccupied in other engagements.
Members reserve the right of Command over any and all of their respective forces in times of Joint Operations.
Members reserve the right for individual KoS orders.
Section 1c: New Members and Pledges
It is the responsibility of the Council to evaluate the candidacy of all interested parties to ensure that all membership or pledge requirements are properly met, or likely to be met within a reasonable and appropriate amount of time.
All members and pledges must be voted on in the affirmative by a ⅔ majority of the Council.
Incoming parties must spend a minimum of (2) weeks provisionally as a Pledge.
Only Federation aligned squadrons may merit full membership status within ConFed.
Factions must not be banned or designated as traitors, (Gankers, griefers, Fed aligned; but supporting Imperial or Independent Factions)
Federation supporting squadrons (independent aligned) may merit pledge status only within ConFed.
Factions must not have supported or been an enemy in the last 6 months.
Members must maintain a total of (10) pilots to retain membership status.
Article II: Voting Rights
Section 2a: Council
Participating member-factions will receive no more than (1) vote in the Council regardless of relative size and power.
Member to Member merges will result in the loss of the merging party’s seat on the Council.
Council shall mediate any and all cases of dispute between any combination of Members and Pledges through a ⅔ majority voting process. The resolution will be binding on both parties and enforced by the entirety of ConFed.
Section 2b: Tribunal Court
Voting on placing of Sanctions as defined in Article VI.
Members may appeal membership status or sanctions in a cases where new information has become available.
Article III: Communications
Section 3a: Shared Intelligence
ConFed offers and expects shared tactical intelligence data regarding alien threats, enemy movements, Federal operations, and joint squadron missions to flow between members of the Coalition.
Section 3b: Requests for Aid
Members and Pledges can request aid from ConFed in the forms of System Political Influence Assistance, Security Forces, Anti-Xeno Operations, or Joint Federal Operations.
Members may request Priority Assistance. An agreed fiscal payment among the participating squadrons for a guaranteed amount of assistance achieved during an operation. Priority Assistance provides the ability to pull forces for help over other objectives. This agreement is mutual between all parties in the Coalition.
Members reserve the right to remain neutral and/or refuse to participate in requests or wars. Due to the nature of this Coalition, a reason for refusal may be requested by any member.
ConFed reserves the right to operate on behalf of the Federation.
Any Federal conflict shall not be ignored by ConFed forces unless preoccupied in other conflicts.
Section 3c: Federal Defense
ConFed offers a mutual defense pact from enemies both foreign and domestic.
Members reserve the right to deny an attack on another Federal faction if deemed inappropriate.
ConFed Members must send a minimum of (1) pilot to be conscripted to serve in the ConFed Security Force for a minimum of (30) days.
Section 3d: Embassies
Members shall maintain an active embassy within ConFed to allow communications among member factions.
Section 3e: Pilot Exchange Program
ConFed offers a mutual pilot exchange program. This allows all members to send pilots who don’t meet the individual squadron requirements to other members within the coalition before being dismissed from ConFed.
Article IV: Reverence for Life
Section 1:
ConFed condemns the unnecessary destruction of life and property.
Members reserve the right to treat unidentified pilots in their respective space at their discretion.
Any negative action or potential war brought on said squadron can be brought to the Council under Article III, Section 3b.
Unidentified pilots can be interdicted and instructed to leave if found in ConFed or Federation space.
Non-combatant ships will be given fair warning in advanced to prevent any unneeded bloodshed, ill-planned, under-prepared, or non-staged conflict that may
result in negative actions.
Article V: Agreements
Section 5a: Trade Agreements
Members reserve the right to form and maintain healthy trade relationships with non-ConFed squadrons.
Section 5b: Alliances
Members reserve the right to form independent alliances with other squadrons as long as they don’t violate Article 1, Section 1c.
ConFed is not responsible or liable to honor alliance agreements made among individual member squadrons and non-ConFed squadrons.
In the event of ConFed formed alliances, the alliance has to be ratified with a 2/3 majority vote of the Council.
Article VI: Sanctions
Section 6a: Non-Permissible Behaviors
Members shall not declare collaborative wars without a valid reason as defined in Article VII.
Members shall not conduct offensive operations against another ConFed member from Private Group or Solo Modes.
Members shall not engage in hostile acts against another member of ConFed.
Members shall not release sensitive, non-public, or classified information from ConFed to outside parties.
Members shall not harbor documented griefers, gankers, pirates, or combat loggers.
Members shall not conspire to, or conduct a voting fraud scheme in the Council.
Section 6b. Disciplinary Actions
Members in violation of the Articles of Confederation may be subject to sanctions.
Sanctions must be passed by a 2/3 majority of the Council.
Sanctions may be appealed by requesting a Tribunal Court.
Depending on the severity of the infraction, the following actions may be taken.
Cease and Desist order.
Merger or Supporting proposal if under violation of Article 1, Section 1c.
Decommission from the Council.
Dismissal.
Blockade.
Trade Embargo.
Fines and Penalties.
Article VII: War
Section 7a: Participation
Members can participate in individual wars without the aid of ConFed.
Members can bring a proposal to the Council for a collaborative war or special dispensation for hostile action has to be ratified with a 2/3 vote in the Council.
Members reserve the right to remain neutral in conflicts.
Section 7b: Casus Belli
Open Warfare- When there is evidence suggesting that a number of members from another squadron are conducting hostile actions against a member.
System Targeted Political Warfare- When there is evidence suggesting another
squadron is targeting the same system.
Full Political Warfare- When it is proven that another squadron is conducting hostile Political activities against a member of ConFed.
Anti-Xeno Warfare- When there is confirmed non-human vessels in Federation Space.