Post by Brian Capelle on Jul 23, 2007 15:42:14 GMT -6
Preamble
We, the Natopian people do hereby ordain and establish this Constitution of the Supreme Sovereign Republic of Natopia to provide for the execution of defense and protection of all uninfringable rights of Natopia's citizens and, to a lesser extent, civilians. This document shall henceforth be the supreme law of the land, over all other laws.
Article One
1. The Natopian vitizens hereby grant their personal sovereignty to this government.
2. This government shall be named the Supreme Sovereign Republic of Natopia..
3. The government will act to preserve and protect the Constitution and the rights of its citizens.
Article Two
1. The Supreme Sovereign Republic of Natopia shall be open to all people who wish to become citizens who also meet certain requirements as set forth by Natopian law, such as a post minimum, a citizenship maximum, and/or an oath. This right may be taken away upon conviction of a crime, either in Natopia or in another nation which we may or may not have a treaty with, as subject to Natopian law.
2. The Legislative Frenzy shall be the legislature of Natopia and shall consist of all Natopian citizens of at least one (1) month.
3. The Frenzy shall elect a Prime Minister every three (3) months, who will be the head of state, will govern the Royal Frenzy and ensure adherence to its procedures and will make various appointments.
4. The Frenzy will have the sole power of impeachment. The Prime Minister will not be allowed legal access to delete, lock, or in any way alter a thread calling for impeachment, but may defend his or her self in words. During a vote for impeachment, in addition to voting whether or not impeachment is the appropriate course of action, the Frenzy will also vote for who the new one should be as if it were an election, after a brief campaign. At least 70% of the Frenzy must vote in favor of impeachment for one to occur.
5. The Frenzy may govern its own procedures. Until such time as that is finished, the procedures from the Royal Frenzy from the previous incarnation of Natopia
6. The Frenzy may make Acts that it feels act according to the will of the people. In order to be created, amended, or approved, a majority (50% plus one) vote must be in favor of the act.
7. If a vote for Prime Minister ends in a tie, a run off between the two top candidates will occur. If this does not solve the issue, each citizen's vote will be recalculated, as if each citizen has 1 vote for each month they have been a citizen. If this does not solve the problem, a process of randomization may do so.
Article Three
1. There shall be various ministries to administer the various functions of government.
2. The Prime Minister shall appoint all ministers, and all ministers must be citizens of Natopia for at least one (1) month.
3. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be the only one allowed to propose treaties to the Frenzy.
4. Treaties cannot be debated in the Frenzy, and only in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the other nation's appropriate division that handles foreign affairs.
5. In every other way, treaties will be passed as if they were acts. However, they take precedence over all acts.
Article Four
1. Amendments may be made to this Constitution with the approval of at least 70% of the frenzy.
2. War may be declared on another nation with the approval of at least 70% of the Frenzy, and may be ended with the approval of at least 50% of the Frenzy.
Article Five
1. There shall be a Grand Court. The Grand Judge shall be elected by the Frenzy in the same manner as the Prime Minister, except the Grand Judge may serve for life. The Grand Judge may not be appointed as a minister, or as the Natopian Defense Commander. The Grand Judge may run for Prime Minister, but if he or she wins they must resign from the position.
2. The Grand Court shall run according to it's own procedures, precedence, and law.
3. The High Royal Court may issue a Judicial Reviews only based on legal suits brought before them declaring any action of the government, excluding Constitutional Amendments, to be against this constitution, and therefore voiding that action.
Article Six
1. The Natopian Defence Commander shall be elected or impeached by the Frenzy in the same manner as the Prime Minsister, except the Natopian Defense Commander shall serve for life. The Natopian Defense Commander may not be appointed a minister, or Grand Judge. The Natopian Defense Commander may run for Prime Minister, but if he or she wins they must resign from the position.
2. No Natopian law may oppress or deny anyone within Natopia the rights of freedom of religion, life, property, marriage, and residence.
3. No Natopian law may oppress or deny citizens the rights of free speech, press, expression, or peaceful assembly.
4. Religious organizations may have full access to public institutions; they may not interfere with the normal operation of that institution or impose their religion on any person in the area.
5. No Citizen shall be withheld any rights, freedoms, or liberties on account of race, creed, or sex. All Citizens over the age of thirteen (13) hold the right to vote or hold office. No government action may create unnecessary obstacles to discourage a Citizen from voting.
6. Citizenship will not be denied on account of race, gender, color, sex, language, religion, sexual orientation, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
7. The offspring or legal spouse of a Natopian citizen shall be a citizen of Natopia.
8. The Judge of any Court in Natopia will issue convictions and sentences without a jury in civil and criminal cases. These convictions and sentences may be reviewed and overturned by a 70% vote of the Frenzy unless the judgment was against the Natopian government.
9. Citizens must be given a trial that is to be completed as quickly as possible. Trials must be open to the general public for viewing.
10. Every month a census will occur under the management of the Minister of Internal Affairs who will collect data from consecutive censuses. This Census will be in the form of a public forum announcement. Citizens must indicate their presence of activity by confirming themselves in the census thread, and they will be given seven (7) days to do so.
11. The Ministry of Census & Immigration will keep an updated list of all citizens. Any citizen who does not indicate presence in one census shall be listed as non-present and the Minister of Census & Immigration will inform them of their status. If the citizen in question fails to show up in two (2) consecutive censuses, status will again be changed to be inactive and for all purposes of this Constitution or other laws they will not be counted as active citizens. The Minister of Census & Immigration will continue to attempt contact. Should they once again fail to show up for the third consecutive census their citizenship shall be considered invalid.
12. A person may avoid censuses by informing the Minister of Census & Immigration of a Leave of Absence that may cover one or more censuses beforehand and the entire length of the leave must be told to him as well but Leave of Absence status shall be limited to 3 months.
We, the Natopian people do hereby ordain and establish this Constitution of the Supreme Sovereign Republic of Natopia to provide for the execution of defense and protection of all uninfringable rights of Natopia's citizens and, to a lesser extent, civilians. This document shall henceforth be the supreme law of the land, over all other laws.
Article One
1. The Natopian vitizens hereby grant their personal sovereignty to this government.
2. This government shall be named the Supreme Sovereign Republic of Natopia..
3. The government will act to preserve and protect the Constitution and the rights of its citizens.
Article Two
1. The Supreme Sovereign Republic of Natopia shall be open to all people who wish to become citizens who also meet certain requirements as set forth by Natopian law, such as a post minimum, a citizenship maximum, and/or an oath. This right may be taken away upon conviction of a crime, either in Natopia or in another nation which we may or may not have a treaty with, as subject to Natopian law.
2. The Legislative Frenzy shall be the legislature of Natopia and shall consist of all Natopian citizens of at least one (1) month.
3. The Frenzy shall elect a Prime Minister every three (3) months, who will be the head of state, will govern the Royal Frenzy and ensure adherence to its procedures and will make various appointments.
4. The Frenzy will have the sole power of impeachment. The Prime Minister will not be allowed legal access to delete, lock, or in any way alter a thread calling for impeachment, but may defend his or her self in words. During a vote for impeachment, in addition to voting whether or not impeachment is the appropriate course of action, the Frenzy will also vote for who the new one should be as if it were an election, after a brief campaign. At least 70% of the Frenzy must vote in favor of impeachment for one to occur.
5. The Frenzy may govern its own procedures. Until such time as that is finished, the procedures from the Royal Frenzy from the previous incarnation of Natopia
6. The Frenzy may make Acts that it feels act according to the will of the people. In order to be created, amended, or approved, a majority (50% plus one) vote must be in favor of the act.
7. If a vote for Prime Minister ends in a tie, a run off between the two top candidates will occur. If this does not solve the issue, each citizen's vote will be recalculated, as if each citizen has 1 vote for each month they have been a citizen. If this does not solve the problem, a process of randomization may do so.
Article Three
1. There shall be various ministries to administer the various functions of government.
2. The Prime Minister shall appoint all ministers, and all ministers must be citizens of Natopia for at least one (1) month.
3. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be the only one allowed to propose treaties to the Frenzy.
4. Treaties cannot be debated in the Frenzy, and only in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or the other nation's appropriate division that handles foreign affairs.
5. In every other way, treaties will be passed as if they were acts. However, they take precedence over all acts.
Article Four
1. Amendments may be made to this Constitution with the approval of at least 70% of the frenzy.
2. War may be declared on another nation with the approval of at least 70% of the Frenzy, and may be ended with the approval of at least 50% of the Frenzy.
Article Five
1. There shall be a Grand Court. The Grand Judge shall be elected by the Frenzy in the same manner as the Prime Minister, except the Grand Judge may serve for life. The Grand Judge may not be appointed as a minister, or as the Natopian Defense Commander. The Grand Judge may run for Prime Minister, but if he or she wins they must resign from the position.
2. The Grand Court shall run according to it's own procedures, precedence, and law.
3. The High Royal Court may issue a Judicial Reviews only based on legal suits brought before them declaring any action of the government, excluding Constitutional Amendments, to be against this constitution, and therefore voiding that action.
Article Six
1. The Natopian Defence Commander shall be elected or impeached by the Frenzy in the same manner as the Prime Minsister, except the Natopian Defense Commander shall serve for life. The Natopian Defense Commander may not be appointed a minister, or Grand Judge. The Natopian Defense Commander may run for Prime Minister, but if he or she wins they must resign from the position.
2. No Natopian law may oppress or deny anyone within Natopia the rights of freedom of religion, life, property, marriage, and residence.
3. No Natopian law may oppress or deny citizens the rights of free speech, press, expression, or peaceful assembly.
4. Religious organizations may have full access to public institutions; they may not interfere with the normal operation of that institution or impose their religion on any person in the area.
5. No Citizen shall be withheld any rights, freedoms, or liberties on account of race, creed, or sex. All Citizens over the age of thirteen (13) hold the right to vote or hold office. No government action may create unnecessary obstacles to discourage a Citizen from voting.
6. Citizenship will not be denied on account of race, gender, color, sex, language, religion, sexual orientation, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.
7. The offspring or legal spouse of a Natopian citizen shall be a citizen of Natopia.
8. The Judge of any Court in Natopia will issue convictions and sentences without a jury in civil and criminal cases. These convictions and sentences may be reviewed and overturned by a 70% vote of the Frenzy unless the judgment was against the Natopian government.
9. Citizens must be given a trial that is to be completed as quickly as possible. Trials must be open to the general public for viewing.
10. Every month a census will occur under the management of the Minister of Internal Affairs who will collect data from consecutive censuses. This Census will be in the form of a public forum announcement. Citizens must indicate their presence of activity by confirming themselves in the census thread, and they will be given seven (7) days to do so.
11. The Ministry of Census & Immigration will keep an updated list of all citizens. Any citizen who does not indicate presence in one census shall be listed as non-present and the Minister of Census & Immigration will inform them of their status. If the citizen in question fails to show up in two (2) consecutive censuses, status will again be changed to be inactive and for all purposes of this Constitution or other laws they will not be counted as active citizens. The Minister of Census & Immigration will continue to attempt contact. Should they once again fail to show up for the third consecutive census their citizenship shall be considered invalid.
12. A person may avoid censuses by informing the Minister of Census & Immigration of a Leave of Absence that may cover one or more censuses beforehand and the entire length of the leave must be told to him as well but Leave of Absence status shall be limited to 3 months.