Utari
Saede nods to Streya as she wanders off, and beckons Utari down the long glass walled corridor. The walls look into open plan offices where system administrators handle the day to day process of running Origin. She leads the way around a corner and down a long curving corridor to a door marked:
Riordan
Systems Coordinator
The door opens for her and she beckons for Utari to enter. The far wall provides a commanding view of the city through faintly violet tinted glass windows. The afternoon sun hangs low over the bay to the west. In the distance, the massive circular concrete platform that will one day provide the anchor for a space elevator can be seen squatting low in the bay.
"So you were asking about the other branches?" Saede asks Utari as she slumps into her desk chair and lights another cigarette. She pulls up a chart of the branches of the government, showing various checks and balances that each group provides on each other group. The Board of Coordinators acts as the executive branch, and does the day to day running of the system. They are checked by the judicial convention, who can overturn the BoC's mandates and operations if found to be in violation of the Exodus Charter. The Digital Council creates the local and systemwide laws, establishes budgets, taxation, and public works projects. They are also checked by the Judicial Convention, who can strike down laws found to be in violation of the Exodus Charter. However, with a 95% majority vote, the Digital Council can also change the Exodus Charter. The Judicial Convention acts as the judiciary, acting as checks on the executive and legislative branches. Judges appointed to the Judicial Convention are selected by the Board of Coordinators and approved by a 75% majority vote on the Digital Council. The Scientific Conclave is a merit based position where new members are chosen by existing members based on skill. The Conclave has no maximum number of members, and 40% of the system is a member of the Conclave in some capacity. The Conclave manages all research and technological development in Origin, as well as managing public works projects alongside the Board of Coordinators and monitoring the economic and political landscape as a watchdog organisation. The Conclave can also create laws with a 90% majority vote weighted by rank and skill in the field the vote effects. Laws created by the Conclave cannot be overturned by the Judicial Convention, but can be overturned by the Sentient Equilibrium. The Sentient Equilibrium is a Strong AI acting in an advisory position to all the other various branches of government. SE can also overturn laws created by the Scientific Conclave and the Digital Council but not the Board of Coordinators.
Aria
"Its a pledge, if you just want to fill out this page real quick?" The man shows Aria a donation page on the tablet.