Chapter 10

Ori and Orisians Government

Ori Government:Overview

The corporeal Ori, after having a more freedom-giving, Pluralistic government when their Alterran cousins were around and included, now have a very hierarchical government. They had an executive branch which also functioned as , in order to expedite . They weren't concerned with committing errors of judgement, because they were confident that they were demi-gods already.

Orisian Government: Overview

The Orisian government is perhaps the most unusual, or unique, of the all the story's nation's governments. Ori corporeal denizens who occupy the leadership positions, have attempted, under strong central leadership, ultimately taking its cues from the Ori themselves, to govern in according to a theocratic political philosophy in the strictest sense of the term theocracy. Hence, people often occupy governmental posts in which they perform both a civil and a religious function. The Ori , above all wish, to enforce their will to the maximum level possible, as well as maintaining the appearance that they can infinitely enforce their will without a doubt. To expedite actions, the Ori only allow their denizen-statespeople to function like an executive branch which also fulfills missing official legislative branch and the missing judicial official branch's functions. The Ori, not surprisingly at all, do not divide their government's power into national and local governments, with each possessing sovereign powers, unlike more politically 'free' nations in the galaxy. During the Ori-Great Alliance Wars, the Ori have increased the total number of their government officials in order to prosecute the war better by controllong its citizens better.

Orisian Government: Structure and Position-Specific Functions

National

Orici: equivalent to both earthly Head of State and earthly Head of Government; can override any lower official of the Ori Theocratic Nation; seen to

Doci: equivalent to both earthly Assistant Head of State and earthly Assistant Head of Government; can

Upper-Prior: serves as a Chief General-Purpose Minister

Middle-Prior: serves as a General-Purpose Minister

Lower-Prior: serves as a Minister and governor-general of one or more province

Local

Province

Priest: serves as provincial governor; possesses Ori gene which allows him to perform 'miracles' using Ori technology a tiny fraction the potency of a Prior's powers

Deacon: serves as Assistant Provincial Governor

Acolyte: Assistant to Deacons; serves as Provincial Sub-Functions Secretary

Village

Honorable Mayor: serves as Head of village

Deputy Honorable Mayor: serves as Deputy Head of Village

Village Affairs Advisory Board: serves as both a cabinet and advisory board