#+TITLE: Bitcoin Only Party – Core Roles (Constitutional Alignment)
#+AUTHOR: Bitcoin Only Party
#+DATE: 2025-06-09
#+OPTIONS: toc:nil num:nil html-postamble:nil
#+LANGUAGE: en

* 🏛️ Core Roles of the Bitcoin Only Party (BoP)

This document defines the core operational roles within BoP in accordance with the Constitution (Sections 5 and 8). These roles are designed for sovereignty, decentralization, and immutable accountability.

** Finality. Integrity. Verification. **

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* 🧭 1. Coordinator – Ops & Comms Commander  
**Status:** [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantcoordinator][VACANT – Apply via Nostr]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Article 5.2

- Oversees internal communications and national coordination  
- Manages public-facing media (website, Nostr, Matrix, IPFS, bulletins)  
- Authenticates Node identities (PGP, LNURL, Lightning proofs)  
- Publishes verified updates and ensures protocol discipline  

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* 🧮 2. Treasurer – Key Guardian & Flow Auditor  
**Status:** [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacanttreasurer][VACANT – Apply via Nostr]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Articles 5.2 & 8

- Manages multisig wallets (2-of-3 or 3-of-5)  
- Oversees Lightning channels and balance coordination  
- Publishes treasury reports to Nostr or IPFS  
- Signs PSBTs and verifies all expenditures publicly  

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* 📜 3. Policy Verifier – The Constitutional Oraclizer  
**Status:** [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantpolicy][VACANT – Apply via Nostr]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Article 5.2

- Validates policies and proposals via BDD or smart contract logic  
- Commits test coverage and milestone verification hashes  
- Rejects unverifiable claims or off-chain promises  
- Publishes proofs to public append-only logs  

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* ⚙️ 4. Tech Steward – Infrastructure and InfoSec Custodian  
**Status:** [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacanttech][VACANT – Apply via Nostr]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Article 5.2

- Maintains BoP infrastructure: website, Git, Matrix, Nostr, Core nodes  
- Enforces Tor routing, reproducibility, and public key auth  
- Deploys and maintains decentralized voting infra  
- Coordinates updates to IPFS and self-hosted services  

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* 🕸 5. Council Node Delegate – Local Chapter Representative  
**Status:** [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantnode][VACANT – Filled per region]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Article 5.1

- Represents a geographic node in the BoP Council  
- Participates in multisig governance and PSBT quorum  
- Casts public-signed votes and verifies regional membership  
- Maintains uptime and presence in Node operations  

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* 🎓 6. Candidate Vetting Committee – Voter Integrity Watch  
**Status:**  
- [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantvet1][VACANT – Member 1]]  
- [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantvet2][VACANT – Member 2]]  
- [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantvet3][VACANT – Member 3]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Article 7

- Verifies alignment with BoP preamble  
- Audits campaign finances in satoshis  
- Ensures milestone-based promises are cryptographically committed  
- Issues endorsements via Nostr signature quorum  

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* 🔍 7. Verification Officer – Audit & Constitutional Integrity  
**Status:** [[https://njump.me/nprofile1qqvacantaudit][VACANT – Apply via Nostr]]  
**Mandated by:** Constitution Article 11

- Maintains SHA-256 hash proofs of all constitutional changes  
- Tracks GPG signatures for Node roles and amendments  
- Commits state hashes to Git/IPFS  
- Publishes proofs of verifiability for all BoP decisions  

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* 🪙 Treasury Policy Snapshot (Article 8)

- All treasury funds in 3-of-5 Bitcoin multisig wallets  
- No fiat accounts permitted  
- Lightning payouts require proof-of-work receipts  
- Transactions published via Nostr/IPFS for auditability  

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* 🗳 Election Procedure (Article 5.3)

- Annual elections using Bitcoin-signed or PGP ballots  
- Term limits: 2 years per role  
- Results published with cryptographic proof  
- Resignations must be signed and timestamped on public record  

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* 🛡 Operational Integrity

All BoP core members must:

- Avoid all fiat infrastructure  
- Operate via Lightning or on-chain Bitcoin proofs  
- Uphold verification-first governance  
- Publish decisions with public, verifiable, and timestamped transparency  

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* ⚖️ Quote

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"We’re not here to debate monetary policy. We’re here to verify the exit."  
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