Grand Governor

Grand Governor was a political title in the hierarchy of The American Empire Imperial Government. Grand Governors were governors of officially inhabited planets, which were spatial bodies with significant populations. The position of Grand Governor was created by Hyde I in 2460 in order to address the growing differences in administrating the population on Earth and the population on the Moon.

Grand Governors hold a large amount of potential authoritative power in their region. Planets are majorly ruled by congresses made up of representatives of its population. There, laws and decisions are passed in democratic fashion. The role of the Grand Governor is to attend and lead these sessions while representing the wishes of The Emperor of the American Empire. The Grand Governor may amend or veto laws in planetary congress, and propose his or her own in turn. Laws proposed by a Grand Governor are voted on in order to reflect the congress' approval, although the Grand Governor may bypass a congressional ruling through declaring a planetary edict.

Grand Governors are also able to directly command the military forces assigned to the planet. Defense fleets and defense armies of a planet are overseen by the Grand Governor, and the Grand Governor may order movements, dictate stratagem, and appoint and remove officers.

The Grand Governor reports directly to and receives direction directly from The Emperor of the American Empire, thus the Grand Governor is often treated as an extension of the ruler. While a Grand Governor might pursue personal interests alongside that of the Emperor, instances of Grand Governors disobeying rulers are rare, and have only happened when the legitimacy of the monarch is brought under question.

XYZ (grand governor of earth during blood i), Grand Governor of Earth under Blood I, acted in direct opposition to the ruler after it was revealed that the Emperor had committed several severe crimes including election fraud and treason.

During Dravden's Rebellion, Grand Governor Marisol Aliza was the first to betray Maxeme III and join with the growing movement on Mars to bring the Empress to trial for violating The 29th Amendment. Grand Governor Leonardo Olvius abandoned the Empress soon after being promised the role of Emperor of The American Empire by Elias Turner. Grand Governor Hadrian Hyde did not directly betray Maxeme III, but assumed de facto dictatorship of Earth and declared the planet and its defense forces neutral in the war.