Politics of Astrata

Astrata is a directorial feudalist anocracy. The federal legislative power is vested in two of the five chambers of the corporate assembly, the legislative chambers being the Production Committee and the Bureau of Sales. The High Board of Directors holds the executive power and is composed of seventeen members, headed by the Grand Chairman. Twelve members of the Board are elected by the public, including the Grand Chairman, while the other five members are promoted from the corporate assembly. The judicial branch is headed by the Personnel Council, whose members are hired by the Production Committee.

Voting in Astrata
Astrata features a system of election by payment. Citizens are allowed to invest money into the government and in return are permitted to vote on local governors to become High Board Members. The voting citizens are referred to as shareholders, and their votes are weighted according to the amount they have invested in the company.

Noble Level


Nobility is an archaic term referencing the ancient practice of feudalism, which has seen a resurgence in Astrata and other countries in the Asteroid Belt. In the modern sense, it refers to the upper management level in the company. The major goal is to unite the cylinders under one rule of law.

Executive Branch
Main articles: High Board of Directors and Noble Administration of Astrata See also: List of Members in the High Board of Directors and List of Grand Chairmen of Astrata Resources

The High Board of Directors is a seventeen member executive board that heads the noble administration, operating as a cabinet and head of state. Any Astratan shareholder is eligible to become an outside member of the High Board, although the outside members are typically elected from the vassals. The outside members of the High Board are elected by the shareholders, and the five inside members are promoted from within the government. Typically, the outgoing inside member is permitted to name their successor. The outside members are elected for a four-year term. Present members are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17.

The five inside members are promoted for life, and of the other twelve outside members, one is elected to be Grand Chairman once a year by the High Board of Directors. The current Grand Chairman (as of 2387U) is 8.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) is the head of the corporate assembly, which serves a dual purpose as both the remaining branches of government and the general staff of the High Board of Directors. The Department of Marketing operates as the general staff. As such, Marketing is responsible for propaganda and promotion of legislation under discussion by the government.

Legislative Branch
Astrata has a bicameral parliament composed by:
 * the Bureau of Sales, (48 seats, 2 per cylinder) also known as the upper chamber
 * the Production Committee, (200 seats, hired from the cylinders by the Personnel Council) also known as the lower chamber

The High Board Members are promoted from within the parliament, to the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operations Officer, or Chief Finance Officer.

Judicial Branch
Astrata has a Personnel Council, with judges hired from the general public by the Production Committee. The function of Personnel is to hear appeals of the vassal courts or the administrative rulings of the noble administration. On paper, the role of constitutional court is to be the responsibility of the general public. However, this is merely a ploy to give Astratan citizens a feeling of agency over the government.

Vassal Level
Any citizen may apply to own a franchise. This application is passed to the Production Committee, who then reviews the application and votes on whether to hire the citizen into the vassalage. The vassal executive is then permitted to hire their local personnel council and runs the local enforcers.

Main article: List of Vassal Executives of Astrata