Aramazd
Deity
Article 1: The Legislature
Section 1
Everyone who signs up in the specified thread is a member of parliament.
Section 1A
New Members of Parliament are given a grace period of a week (from the date of signing up) in order to sign up for a city of residence (i.e. constituency), and these are given the right to vote in the national assembly for the duration. Upon registry in the City Registry, the Members of Parliament will also be given the right to vote in the Provincial and City assemblies as well.
Section 1B
Every Member of Parliament must be registered in their home constituency [City Registry] to be allowed to vote in the Provincial Assembly and the National Assembly of Civilitas as well as to be eligible for public office
Section 2
All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in the Parliament of Civilitas.
Section 3
The Parliament shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of Civilitas; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout Civilitas;
To borrow money on the credit of Civilitas;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several Provinces.
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout Civilitas;
To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of Civilitas;
To establish post offices and post roads;
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
To establish a capital;
Article 2: The Executive
Section 1
The head of the executive branch is the Prime Minister(PM) , who will be elected by the members of the Parliament.
Nominations start on the 10th day before the end of the month. A PM will be elected on 7th day before the end of each month. Voting will last for 2 days.
The candidate who recieves 50% of the vote wins. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote a special run-off election will occur between the two candidates with the most votes lasting 2 days. If there is a tie for second place in the election the runoff will occur between the first place candidate and all candidates in second place.
If there is a tie for first in the runoff or if none of the canidates recieve a majority a third election 2 day election will be held whoever recieves the most votes shall be PM
If there is a tie in the third election, the current PM decides the next sucessor
The new PM takes office the stroke of midnight UTC on the new month
Section 2
To be a candidate for PM you must announce your candidacy in the appropriate thread.
A GM will run the election.
Section 3
If the PM is removed there must be a new election within 2 days of his removal to select a new PM.
Section 4
The PM has the power to appoint members of the supreme court when there are vacancies with the approval of the Parliament.[Simple majority of voting MPs]
Section 5
The PM can appoint various Ministers with the approval of the Parliament.[Simple majority of voting MPs]
The ministerial positions are created by laws passed by the Parliament and signed by the PM.
The Prime Minister can also appoint a named successor with the approval of the majority of parliament. A named successor can also hold ministerial positions. If the PM is absent the named successor will fill in for him. If the PM was removed by a vote of no confidence the named successor will take over until a new PM is elected.
Section 6
The PM has the power to fire ministers but not SC judges.
Section 7
The Prime Minister retains his seat in the Parliament.
Section 8
The Prime Minister can be removed in a no confidence vote.[2/3 supermajority of voting MPs needed to remove.] If the vote is successful a new PM must be elected. After the vote succeeds, there will be 2 days for nominations. Then voting will occur for 2 days. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote there will be a run-off election for days. If the new PM is elected with more than 2 weeks left in the term, he will have to stand for reelection at the end of the term. If there are less than 2 weeks left in the term then the new PM will finish the term and serve for the next term as well.
Section 9
Ministers can be removed in a no confidence vote.[simple majority of voting MPs needed to remove.]
Section 10
The Prime Minister has the power to negotiate treaties and can involve whoever they like in the negotiotians. Treaties must be approved by Parliament in order to take effect.
Article 3: The Judiciary
Section 1
The Judiciary consists of the Supreme Court (SC), which is a panel of three judges.
Section 2
3 MPs appointed by the PM and approved by the Parliament will serve as judges on the Supreme Court. The 1st Judge appointed will serve one month, the 2nd for 2 months, and the 3rd for 3 months. All subsequent judges will serve terms of 3 months.
The first Supreme Court will take office 2 weeks after the PM is elected.
Section 3
A nominated SC Judge may serve while waiting for confirmation. If a nominated Judge is not approved, he may no longer serve and the PM must nominate someone else for the position of SC Judge.
Section 4
Decisions within the Supreme Court are made by a majority of the three judges. Unanimity is not required.
Section 5
If an MP believes that a law is unconstitutional, or another MP has violated the law of Civilitas, he may take his case to the Supreme Court. The MP who brought the matter before the Court must prosecute the case. If the case brought before the court is about an unconstitutional law, the MP who proposed the law must argue for the defense. In the case of an absence the SC may appoint someone to the defense. If the case is that an MP violated the law of Civilitas, the accused must defend himself. The accused cannot be tried in absentia.
Section 6
Supreme Court judges may be impeached for misconduct in office.
A majority of 3/4 of voting members is required to impeach SC judges.
Section 7
Judges retain their seat in the Parliament.
Article 4: The Provinces
Section 1
Civilitas consists of 4 Provinces.
Section 2
The inhabitants of each province shall create a constitution, laws, rules, and regulations for themselves, until they create their own constitution they will follow the National constitution as their state constitution. Provinces are divided themselves into districts, which are delegated powers by the provincial government.
Section 3
Federal law (including the federal Constitution) supersedes Provinces laws and constitutions.
Article 5: Voting
Section 1
A number of bills can be discussed in parliament, the exact specifications can be found in the following sections.
Section 2
For a law to pass it must have a majority in the Parliament[Simple majority of voting MPs] and be signed by the PM.
Section 3
MPs have the right to bring forward a bill if they have the endorsement of at least 2 MPs, not including themself. The names of the MPs must be noted in the bill. [MPs may endorse only two bills a month.]
The PM has the right to bring forward up to 5 bills per month, plus appropriations and taxation bills.
[Appointments do not count.] .[This does not count for the 2 endorsements per MP per month.]
Ministers can bring forward one bill per month relating to their position.
Section 4
For every bill a thread has to be opened.
The person that brought the bill forward must open and maintain the thread.
Section 5
The person that brought the bill forward has to present the bill in a clear form, following standard parliamentary rules.
Section 6
Debate shall be subject to standard parliamentary rules, and standard motions may be suggested.
Section 7
Motions shall be debated in the thread. The person that brought the bill forward may amend a bill if 3 people who have participated in the thread AND approve the amendment. An MP may withdraw his endorsement if they do not like the bill because of any changes. The bill may not be brought to a vote until another person endorses the bill.
Section 8
After at least three days of discussion, the person that brought the bill forward can decide to bring the bill to a vote. If a bill is not brought to vote after 2 weeks debate will end and the bill can no longer be brought to a vote.
Section 9
Voting is allowed for every MP.
Voting shall take place for two days.
Section 10
The options shall be "Yes","No", and "Abstain". If a simple majority vote yes on the bill it goes to the PM.
The PM can sign the bill which then becomes law, or veto it.
Ties result in the rejection of the bill.
Section 11
The one who opened the thread does the vote count. He also announces the official result, which can be challenged at the Supreme Court. In that case the court decides about the validity of the challenge and may eventually perform a recount itself and override the official result.
Section 12
Appropriation and Taxation Bills, unless endorsed by the PM , must gain 5 endorsements. However, those endorsements do not count against the two an MP has. The PM twice during his term must introduce an appropriations and taxation bill into Parliament. Failure to do so will require the Parliament to take a vote of no confidence. If the PMs budget and taxation bill does not pass Parliament, the previous budget and taxes remain in effect. However, otherwise they follow all conventional rules.
Section 13
Anytime the Parliament votes on appointments the standard rules apply.
Article 6: Special Bills
Section 1
A special bill is a bill that is not counted for endorsement purposes.
Section 2
These include, but are not limited to: ratification of treaties, constitutional amendments, changes to national symbols, policy ratification, votes of no confidence, Impeachment of SC judges, and Declarations of War.
Section 3
A Declaration of War requires a 60% majority. Offensive troop movements require a simple majority vote.
Section 4
A Constitutional Amendment amends this Constitution and must be ratified by a 2/3s majority in Parliament, plus a majority in every state, or a 2/3s majority in 3/4s of the several states.
Section 5
All other special bills must have a simple majority.
Article 7 Misc
Section 1. When counting votes only MPs that voted count.
Section 2. If a person is inactive for 1 week they will be removed from their ministry/SC seat/PMship. However, if a person knows that they will be absent in advance they may appoint someone to take his or her place until he or she returns or the term ends.
Section 3. No Member of Parliament may hold more than one PM, ministerial, or SC position.
Article 8
For this constitution to become the law of Civilitas a majority of the people must approve of it. The vote will last 3 days.
Article 9: Bill of Rights
Section 1. The Parliament shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or expression, or of the press.
Section 2. The Parliament shall make no law abridging the right of the people to peaceably assemble and associate, and petition for redress of grievances.
Section 3. The Parliament shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor shall it make any law abridging the freedom thereof.
Section 4. The Parliament shall make no law violating the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, communications, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures; nor shall any warrant be issued except on probable cause, attested to by oath or affirmation, signed by a judge of the Commonwealth of Civilitas, its Provinces, or of any jurisdiction deriving its authority therefrom, describing the particular place to be searched, and the particular persons or things to be seized.
Section 5. The Parliament shall make no law denying the writ of habeas corpus.
Section 6. No person shall be prosecuted for a felony under the laws of the Commonwealth of Civilitas save on the indictment of a Grand Jury, save for those which arise in the armed forces of the Commonwealth in time of war or public danger, nor shall any person be prosecuted more than once for the same offense.
Section 7. The Parliament shall make no law denying the right of any person to a fair, speedy, public trial by an impartial jury of his or her peers in the Province, municipality, and district in which the crime shall have been committed, where the district shall have previously been defined by law; nor shall any person be made to testify against him or herself.
Section 8. Parliament shall make no law denying the right of any person to the assistance of counsel in his or her own defense, or abridging his or her right to compulsory process in obtaining witnesses in his or her favor; nor shall Parliament place any restriction placed on the right of the accused to be informed of the cause and nature of the charge and to confront his or her accusers.
Section 9. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law, nor shall any private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
Section 10. The Parliament shall make no law abridging the right of jury trial for suits at law whose value exceeds twenty current dollars.
Section 11. No fact tried by a jury shall be re-examined in any court of the Commonwealth of Civilitas, except where previously permitted in law.
Section 12. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor shall cruel or unusual punishment be inflicted.
Section 13. The Parliament shall make no law denying any citizen who has attained the age of [insert age of majority] of the Commonwealth of Civilitas to vote in any elections for any reason.
Section 14. The Provinces of Civilitas shall be held to be bound by the above restrictions.
Section 1
Everyone who signs up in the specified thread is a member of parliament.
Section 1A
New Members of Parliament are given a grace period of a week (from the date of signing up) in order to sign up for a city of residence (i.e. constituency), and these are given the right to vote in the national assembly for the duration. Upon registry in the City Registry, the Members of Parliament will also be given the right to vote in the Provincial and City assemblies as well.
Section 1B
Every Member of Parliament must be registered in their home constituency [City Registry] to be allowed to vote in the Provincial Assembly and the National Assembly of Civilitas as well as to be eligible for public office
Section 2
All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in the Parliament of Civilitas.
Section 3
The Parliament shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of Civilitas; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout Civilitas;
To borrow money on the credit of Civilitas;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several Provinces.
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout Civilitas;
To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of Civilitas;
To establish post offices and post roads;
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the law of nations;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
To establish a capital;
Article 2: The Executive
Section 1
The head of the executive branch is the Prime Minister(PM) , who will be elected by the members of the Parliament.
Nominations start on the 10th day before the end of the month. A PM will be elected on 7th day before the end of each month. Voting will last for 2 days.
The candidate who recieves 50% of the vote wins. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote a special run-off election will occur between the two candidates with the most votes lasting 2 days. If there is a tie for second place in the election the runoff will occur between the first place candidate and all candidates in second place.
If there is a tie for first in the runoff or if none of the canidates recieve a majority a third election 2 day election will be held whoever recieves the most votes shall be PM
If there is a tie in the third election, the current PM decides the next sucessor
The new PM takes office the stroke of midnight UTC on the new month
Section 2
To be a candidate for PM you must announce your candidacy in the appropriate thread.
A GM will run the election.
Section 3
If the PM is removed there must be a new election within 2 days of his removal to select a new PM.
Section 4
The PM has the power to appoint members of the supreme court when there are vacancies with the approval of the Parliament.[Simple majority of voting MPs]
Section 5
The PM can appoint various Ministers with the approval of the Parliament.[Simple majority of voting MPs]
The ministerial positions are created by laws passed by the Parliament and signed by the PM.
The Prime Minister can also appoint a named successor with the approval of the majority of parliament. A named successor can also hold ministerial positions. If the PM is absent the named successor will fill in for him. If the PM was removed by a vote of no confidence the named successor will take over until a new PM is elected.
Section 6
The PM has the power to fire ministers but not SC judges.
Section 7
The Prime Minister retains his seat in the Parliament.
Section 8
The Prime Minister can be removed in a no confidence vote.[2/3 supermajority of voting MPs needed to remove.] If the vote is successful a new PM must be elected. After the vote succeeds, there will be 2 days for nominations. Then voting will occur for 2 days. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote there will be a run-off election for days. If the new PM is elected with more than 2 weeks left in the term, he will have to stand for reelection at the end of the term. If there are less than 2 weeks left in the term then the new PM will finish the term and serve for the next term as well.
Section 9
Ministers can be removed in a no confidence vote.[simple majority of voting MPs needed to remove.]
Section 10
The Prime Minister has the power to negotiate treaties and can involve whoever they like in the negotiotians. Treaties must be approved by Parliament in order to take effect.
Article 3: The Judiciary
Section 1
The Judiciary consists of the Supreme Court (SC), which is a panel of three judges.
Section 2
3 MPs appointed by the PM and approved by the Parliament will serve as judges on the Supreme Court. The 1st Judge appointed will serve one month, the 2nd for 2 months, and the 3rd for 3 months. All subsequent judges will serve terms of 3 months.
The first Supreme Court will take office 2 weeks after the PM is elected.
Section 3
A nominated SC Judge may serve while waiting for confirmation. If a nominated Judge is not approved, he may no longer serve and the PM must nominate someone else for the position of SC Judge.
Section 4
Decisions within the Supreme Court are made by a majority of the three judges. Unanimity is not required.
Section 5
If an MP believes that a law is unconstitutional, or another MP has violated the law of Civilitas, he may take his case to the Supreme Court. The MP who brought the matter before the Court must prosecute the case. If the case brought before the court is about an unconstitutional law, the MP who proposed the law must argue for the defense. In the case of an absence the SC may appoint someone to the defense. If the case is that an MP violated the law of Civilitas, the accused must defend himself. The accused cannot be tried in absentia.
Section 6
Supreme Court judges may be impeached for misconduct in office.
A majority of 3/4 of voting members is required to impeach SC judges.
Section 7
Judges retain their seat in the Parliament.
Article 4: The Provinces
Section 1
Civilitas consists of 4 Provinces.
Section 2
The inhabitants of each province shall create a constitution, laws, rules, and regulations for themselves, until they create their own constitution they will follow the National constitution as their state constitution. Provinces are divided themselves into districts, which are delegated powers by the provincial government.
Section 3
Federal law (including the federal Constitution) supersedes Provinces laws and constitutions.
Article 5: Voting
Section 1
A number of bills can be discussed in parliament, the exact specifications can be found in the following sections.
Section 2
For a law to pass it must have a majority in the Parliament[Simple majority of voting MPs] and be signed by the PM.
Section 3
MPs have the right to bring forward a bill if they have the endorsement of at least 2 MPs, not including themself. The names of the MPs must be noted in the bill. [MPs may endorse only two bills a month.]
The PM has the right to bring forward up to 5 bills per month, plus appropriations and taxation bills.
[Appointments do not count.] .[This does not count for the 2 endorsements per MP per month.]
Ministers can bring forward one bill per month relating to their position.
Section 4
For every bill a thread has to be opened.
The person that brought the bill forward must open and maintain the thread.
Section 5
The person that brought the bill forward has to present the bill in a clear form, following standard parliamentary rules.
Section 6
Debate shall be subject to standard parliamentary rules, and standard motions may be suggested.
Section 7
Motions shall be debated in the thread. The person that brought the bill forward may amend a bill if 3 people who have participated in the thread AND approve the amendment. An MP may withdraw his endorsement if they do not like the bill because of any changes. The bill may not be brought to a vote until another person endorses the bill.
Section 8
After at least three days of discussion, the person that brought the bill forward can decide to bring the bill to a vote. If a bill is not brought to vote after 2 weeks debate will end and the bill can no longer be brought to a vote.
Section 9
Voting is allowed for every MP.
Voting shall take place for two days.
Section 10
The options shall be "Yes","No", and "Abstain". If a simple majority vote yes on the bill it goes to the PM.
The PM can sign the bill which then becomes law, or veto it.
Ties result in the rejection of the bill.
Section 11
The one who opened the thread does the vote count. He also announces the official result, which can be challenged at the Supreme Court. In that case the court decides about the validity of the challenge and may eventually perform a recount itself and override the official result.
Section 12
Appropriation and Taxation Bills, unless endorsed by the PM , must gain 5 endorsements. However, those endorsements do not count against the two an MP has. The PM twice during his term must introduce an appropriations and taxation bill into Parliament. Failure to do so will require the Parliament to take a vote of no confidence. If the PMs budget and taxation bill does not pass Parliament, the previous budget and taxes remain in effect. However, otherwise they follow all conventional rules.
Section 13
Anytime the Parliament votes on appointments the standard rules apply.
Article 6: Special Bills
Section 1
A special bill is a bill that is not counted for endorsement purposes.
Section 2
These include, but are not limited to: ratification of treaties, constitutional amendments, changes to national symbols, policy ratification, votes of no confidence, Impeachment of SC judges, and Declarations of War.
Section 3
A Declaration of War requires a 60% majority. Offensive troop movements require a simple majority vote.
Section 4
A Constitutional Amendment amends this Constitution and must be ratified by a 2/3s majority in Parliament, plus a majority in every state, or a 2/3s majority in 3/4s of the several states.
Section 5
All other special bills must have a simple majority.
Article 7 Misc
Section 1. When counting votes only MPs that voted count.
Section 2. If a person is inactive for 1 week they will be removed from their ministry/SC seat/PMship. However, if a person knows that they will be absent in advance they may appoint someone to take his or her place until he or she returns or the term ends.
Section 3. No Member of Parliament may hold more than one PM, ministerial, or SC position.
Article 8
For this constitution to become the law of Civilitas a majority of the people must approve of it. The vote will last 3 days.
Article 9: Bill of Rights
Section 1. The Parliament shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or expression, or of the press.
Section 2. The Parliament shall make no law abridging the right of the people to peaceably assemble and associate, and petition for redress of grievances.
Section 3. The Parliament shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor shall it make any law abridging the freedom thereof.
Section 4. The Parliament shall make no law violating the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, communications, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures; nor shall any warrant be issued except on probable cause, attested to by oath or affirmation, signed by a judge of the Commonwealth of Civilitas, its Provinces, or of any jurisdiction deriving its authority therefrom, describing the particular place to be searched, and the particular persons or things to be seized.
Section 5. The Parliament shall make no law denying the writ of habeas corpus.
Section 6. No person shall be prosecuted for a felony under the laws of the Commonwealth of Civilitas save on the indictment of a Grand Jury, save for those which arise in the armed forces of the Commonwealth in time of war or public danger, nor shall any person be prosecuted more than once for the same offense.
Section 7. The Parliament shall make no law denying the right of any person to a fair, speedy, public trial by an impartial jury of his or her peers in the Province, municipality, and district in which the crime shall have been committed, where the district shall have previously been defined by law; nor shall any person be made to testify against him or herself.
Section 8. Parliament shall make no law denying the right of any person to the assistance of counsel in his or her own defense, or abridging his or her right to compulsory process in obtaining witnesses in his or her favor; nor shall Parliament place any restriction placed on the right of the accused to be informed of the cause and nature of the charge and to confront his or her accusers.
Section 9. No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without the due process of law, nor shall any private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
Section 10. The Parliament shall make no law abridging the right of jury trial for suits at law whose value exceeds twenty current dollars.
Section 11. No fact tried by a jury shall be re-examined in any court of the Commonwealth of Civilitas, except where previously permitted in law.
Section 12. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor shall cruel or unusual punishment be inflicted.
Section 13. The Parliament shall make no law denying any citizen who has attained the age of [insert age of majority] of the Commonwealth of Civilitas to vote in any elections for any reason.
Section 14. The Provinces of Civilitas shall be held to be bound by the above restrictions.
