Democratical Operational Planning Evaluation
Revised Act
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For the entirety of this war, the making and approval of war plans has been
executed in the same way. We, the Senators, the lawful representatives of the
People of the United States, have had little to no say in the operational plans
for our Army, Navy and Airforce. I propose the following act, as to change the
current, undesirable situation:
(I). The theater commanders should make monthly operational plans for their
assigned theater.
(II). a. The initial draft of these plans should be -confidentially- shown to the
Senators for evaluation.
b. The information contained in these drafts is classified Top Secret, and is
protected by the provisions of the Espionage Act. Any transmission of these
briefings to unauthorized parties will result in criminal prosecution per the
provisions of that Act, which will result in a minimum of imprisonment for
thirty (30) years, and may potentially include the death penalty should
the court deem such punishment necessary.
c. Any transmission of these briefings to unauthorized parties will result in
this Act being declared null and void.
(III). a. If two Senators object to the draft within a time period of two days,
the plan will be put to a vote.
b. If the vote is passed, the commander that proposed the draft will
have to change his plans accordingly.
c. The Generals have the right to appeal to the President, the executive
power of the United States, who will have the final say in the issue.
d. If the vote is rejected, the draft will be enacted.
Note that the following articles of this act have been amended, as to stay
within the limits of our Constitution: IIb, IIc, IIIb, IIIc.
Signed,
Ryan Marshall
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((OOC: What I'm essentially saying here is that we should be able to review the plans
pre-update at all times, much like Tom did with his Norway & Africa plans. I've decided not
to go for the "War board" plan, as it would be near-impossible to execute on these forums))
I vote Aye on the revised DOPEA. I also say we install republican governments into Hungary and Romania rather than conquering them.
- Senator Elexis Sinclaire (R - MA)
I also vote Aye to the revised DOPEA. I agree with Senator Sinclair on installing Republican governments in Romania and Hungary.
- Senator John G. Lennox (R-WV)
((Has Bulgaria joined the war?))
The new bill is acceptable.
DOPEA
Aye: 3
Nay: 0
Senators Sinclaire and Lennox, would you mind drafting a formal bill?
President Willkie
((Bulgaria is neutral, surprisingly.))