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Republic of Haven

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Republic of Haven
Form of Government Republic
Official language Standard English
Home Planet Haven
Capital Nouveau Paris
Head of State President
Senior Military Commander Chief of Naval Operations
Executive Branch Cabinet
Legislative Branch Congress
(Senate and House of Representatives)
Military Republican Navy
Republican Army
Republican Marine Corps
Founded 1915 PD
(reestablishment after overthrow of the People's Republic)
Currency Havenite credit

The Republic of Haven, temporarily called the People's Republic of Haven, was a multi-system star nation surrounded by many one-system independent nations.

The term "Havenite" was used to describe any person, object or concept associated with the Republic. During the period when Haven was known as the People's Republic of Haven, the term "Peep" was also used. (HH1)

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[edit] Star Geography

The capital of the republic was Nouveau Paris on the planet Haven in the Haven System. The Basilisk Terminus of the Manticore Wormhole Junction would be considered west of Haven, along with the Silesian Confederacy and the Anderman Empire. The Star Kingdom of Manticore was to the southwest, and the planet, Erewhon, with its Erewhon Wormhole Junction was to the south.

Haven is an advocate of the right to examination on vessels in their space.

[edit] Member Systems

See Member Systems of the Republic of Haven

[edit] History

[edit] Before the DuQuesne Plan

Despite being located more than one hundred and fifty light years further from Earth, Haven was settled over a century before Manticore thanks to the development of the Warshawski sail. Haven was exceptionally suited to human life, a fact which coupled with the financial support of a joint venture of eleven Solarian League-based corporate sponsors that funded the original colony mission, ensured an incredibly fast growth rate for the new colony.

During its first centuries of existence, the Republic of Haven was one of the most prosperous human worlds in the galaxy, and was viewed as a sort of "interstellar Athens." Considering the poverty of its less favored citizens an aberration in light of Haven's prosperity, the Havenite government launched welfare measures which, after a few centuries, became a caricature of a welfare state.

[edit] DuQuesne Plan and formation of the People's Republic

In 1700 PD, the Republic was transformed by the DuQuesne Plan and renamed the People's Republic of Haven. The new head of state became the Hereditary President of the People's Republic of Haven. The DuQuesne Plan used a kind of deceit plan that transformed the poor sections of society in to a welfare state, where citizens were entitled without exception to a specified standard of living adjusted for inflation known as a Basic Living Stipend. A new breed of machine politicians, called Dolist Managers, emerged as kingmakers, being able to deliver the votes of millions of so-called "Dolists" to the candidates (called Legislaturists) of their choosing. The Havenite democracy disappeared, and power was concentrated within the Legislaturalist families, who established a number of secret police organizations to maintain control over the renamed People's Republic of Haven. The original Havenite constitution was replaced by a new document which enshrined Legislaturalist rule. This constitution was the first step of the so-called "DuQuesne Plan", named after the Havenite politician who proposed it. (HH1)

Around 1845, the PRH began a campaign of expansion in order to find new sources of income to pay for the welfare state. The Pegasus System was one of it's first conquests. The PRH made no declaration of war, so the Pegasus System Navy had no warning the PN was coming. The Gaston System was it's next conquest about ten years later, and while no declaration was made to them either, the Gaston Space Navy had seen what had happened to Pegasus. (HH8)

In 1888 PD, the PRH conquered the Trevor's Star System, which contained the planet, San Martin. The system contained the Trevor's Star Terminus of the Manticore Wormhole Junction.

In 1900 PD, the PRH started Operation Odysseus, which was a plan to conquer the Basilisk System. The plan was a failure.

In 1901 PD, all Havenite vessels are subject to search by a Star Kingdom of Manticore royal proclamation because of the incident at Medusa. (On Basilisk Station) Honor Harrington was tried and convicted in absence by an Havenite court of murder.

In 1903 PD, the PRH started to send supplies, men, and warships to the Endicott System to help in the coming war with Manticore. (HH2)

[edit] First Havenite-Manticoran War

See First Havenite-Manticoran War

[edit] Second Havenite-Manticoran War

[edit] Government

[edit] Executive Branch

Head of the State

Cabinets and Cabinet Members

[edit] Legislative Branch

The original Constitution of the Republic of Haven created a bicameral Congress composed of a Senate (HH10) and a House of Legislators (HHA1:UHH); the concentration of power in the latter house of Congress led to what would become known as the Legislaturist regime.

After the reformation of the Constitution which transformed the original Republic into the People's Republic, as per the DuQuesne Plan, the Senate was dissolved and the collective body of the Dolist Managers, the People's Quorum, was integrated into the government of the People's Republic.

The restoration of the original Constitution by the post-Committee Pritchart Administration led to the reestablishment of Congress, which was composed again by two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives. (HH10)

[edit] Judiciary Branch

During the People's Republic, the highest court in the Havenite judiciary system was the Supreme Tribunal of the People's Justice, whose members were known as People's Justices. Following the restoration of the original Constitution, a Supreme Court was established as the highest court of law of the Republic of Haven. [1]

[edit] Society and Culture

[edit] Economy

The economy of Haven was very fragile, and to help stabilize the economy, the government kept a constant state of warfare and conquests.

The legal currency of Haven (throughout all its changes of government) was the Havenite credit.

[edit] Culture

In attempts to control the population, the government outlawed the history of Haven in the pre-People's Republic era and other material that was deemed illegal. The Mental Hygiene Police was responsible for enforcing these laws.

Two centuries of deficit spending had wrecked Haven's economy to the point that the Legislaturists and the Dolist Managers were unable to fix the problem at the beginning of the 20th Century PD. (HH1)

[edit] Dolists

Dolists were the part of Havenine original lower class; they did not work and were supported with a Basic Living Stipend to live on. The BLS would change whenever the Government needed more money, especially in times of peace. (HH1)

There were no Dolists supported with the BLS in the freshly conquered systems: those systems had to be expoited to support the poor Havenite economy. (HHA4:LGTP)

[edit] Middle Class

(real middle class before DuQuesne plan, business, non-legislaturist employees, Dolist managers)

[edit] Legislaturists

The Legislaturists were the ruling class of Haven under the DuQuesne plan, and were, in effect, a hereditary nobility. The DuQuesne plan originally intended for a non-hereditary system, in which replacements were selected via a cadet process. Being a Legislaturist opened many doors, such as high ranking positions in the government and military. (HH3)

[edit] Military

[edit] Republic of Haven Navy

See Republic of Haven Navy, Republic of Haven Army, Republic of Haven Marine Corps

[edit] People's Republic of Haven Navy

See People' Navy, People's Army, People's Marines

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ A post by David Weber mentions the existance of a Supreme Court in the restored Republic: [1]
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