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Constitution of the British Isles
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The Constitution of the British Isles

I - The House of Peers

(1) The House of Peers shall consist of three or five elected Peers-Elect and two Peers appointed by the Sovereign. The number of Peers-Elect that will be elected shall be determined by the Sovereign at the time of issuing a writ of election, taking into account the activity and availability of candidates.

(2) All voting in the House of Peers shall be undertaken with posts. Abstentions shall not count towards, nor against, the establishment of a majority.

(3) In order for a bill to become enforceable law it must obtain at least a simple majority in the House of Peers and receive the approval of the Sovereign. If the Sovereign vetoes a bill it shall be sent back to the House of Peers where the House of Peers may overturn the veto by an absolute majority.

(4) The House of Peers shall elect, from within it's own members, a Speaker of the House of Peers. If the House of Peers doesn't elect a Speaker within four days of all Peers-Elect having been elected then the Sovereign shall appoint a member of the House of Peers to serve as the Speaker of the House.

(5) The House of Peers may, by a simple majority, remove from office the Speaker of the House of Peers or any other member of the House of Peers. A member of the House of Peers may also be removed by the Judiciary as punishment for the commitment of a crime.

(6) The House of Peers may, by an absolute majority, remove from office any member of the Executive or Judiciary established under this Constitution or law of the Parliament, unless otherwise provided for by this Constitution.

(7) The House of Peers shall have the power to adopt their own procedures.

II - The House of Commons

(1) All citizens of British Isles shall be members of the House of Commons.

(2) All voting in the House of Commons shall be undertaken with posts. Abstentions shall not count towards, nor against, the establishment of a majority.

(3) In order for an ordinance to be sent to the House of Peers it must obtain at least a simple majority in the House of Commons. No ordinance that is presented to the House of Commons may be presented to the House of Peers before it has been voted in the House of Commons.

(4) Member of the House of Peers shall not be permitted to vote in any of the House of Commons votes.

(5) The House of Commons shall elect, concurrently with the election of a Speaker of the House of Peers, from within it's own members, a Speaker of the House of Commons. If the House of Commons doesn't elect a Speaker within within a sensible timeframe then the Sovereign shall appoint a Speaker of the House of Commons.

(6) No member of the House of Peers may serve as the Speaker of the House of Commons.

(7) The House of Commons may, by an absolute majority, remove from office any member of the Executive, Legislature or Judiciary established under this Constitution or law of the Parliament, unless otherwise provided for by this Constitution.

(8) A member of the House of Commons may have their voting rights removed by the Judiciary as punishment for the commitment of a crime.

(9) The House of Commons shall have the power to adopt their own procedures.

III - The Government

(1) The Government shall be led by the democratically elected Prime Minister and appoint any cabinet offices of the government under the Prime Minister's purview.

(2) The House of Peers may create cabinet offices as the see fit, whereas the Prime Minister may present to the creation of cabinet offices to the House of Peers that are not otherwise created by any other law of the British Isles.

(3) The Prime Minister shall present before the House of Peers a line of succession, listing the members of their government in the order in which they should succeed the Prime Minister in cases of prolonged activity or absence.

(4) If the Prime Minister is absent from the forums for more than two weeks they shall be removed from office and electoral procedures as determined by law of the British Isles shall take place.

(5) If the Prime Minister is removed from office or resigns the line of succession shall determine who serves as acting Prime Minister until such a time that a new Prime Minister is elected.

(6) The Prime Minister may not hold office as Speaker of the House of Peers nor be appointed by the Sovereign as a member of the House of Peers.

IV - The Crown

(1) The Sovereign shall be the King or Queen of the British Isles, and shall serve as its Head of State. The Sovereign shall reign until abdication or removal pursuant to this Constitution.

(2) The Sovereign shall be allowed to grant and manage all titles of nobility and civilian and military orders.

(3) The Sovereign shall be the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, sign treaties with foreign regions and declare war or peace with the consent of the House of Peers.

(4) The Sovereign may grant pardons and commutations of sentence with the consent of the House of Peers.

(5) The Sovereign shall have the power to assemble and to dissolve the House of Peers, the Government and to issue writs for all Elections.

(6) The Sovereign shall have the power to grant and to revoke titles of nobility along with military and civilian orders, and, with the concurrence of the House of Peers, to grant Pardons and Commutations of Sentence.

(7) The Sovereign shall not serve in any Legislative, Executive, or Judicial Office under this Constitution.

(8) Upon abdication or removal from office, the Royal College shall meet in order to elect the next Sovereign. Membership of the Royal College shall include the; Founder, Reigning Sovereign, Prime Minister, Speaker of the House of Peers and one citizen elected every four months.
(a) When the Royal College is convened, they shall meet in private, in order to openly discuss the suitability of the next Sovereign. The Royal College shall be chaired by the Founder.
(b) Each member of the Electoral College shall have the ability to present an individual for consideration.
(c) In order to be elected as Sovereign, the candidate must receive an absolute majority of the vote in the Royal College.
(d) In the event that Founder also serves either as Prime Minister or Speaker of the House of Peers, a citizen as is required shall be elected to take the seat of the Prime Minister or Speaker in the Royal College. In the event that the Founder is also the Sovereign, they shall appoint someone to the Royal College.

(9) The Founder shall be that whom holds control of the founder nation of the British Isles.

(10) The Sovereign may at any point it time appoint a Regent, who shall possess all the powers, duties, privileges, and immunities of the Sovereign during the period of the regency.

(11) In order to remove the Sovereign from office, the House of Peers must, by an absolute two-third majority vote, pass an Instrument of Removal, which shall trigger a referendum on the ultimate question of removal, to be put to the citizens at the next General Election. The threshold to remove the Sovereign by referendum shall be a two-thirds majority.

V - The Judiciary

(1) The Sovereign, along with the appointed members the House of Peers, shall constitute the Royal Court of the British Isles.

(2) The judicial power of the Royal Court shall extend to all cases in law and equity and shall have jurisdiction over all citizens of British Isles and all persons acting within the territory of the region.

(3) The Royal Court shall have authority over all cases and controversies arising under this Constitution, the laws of the British Isles, the common law, and treaties to which British Isles is a party.

(4) The House of Peers shall have the power to enact legislation governing the rules and procedures of the Royal Court.

(5) Should a member of the Royal Court participation in a court case be in conflict with the requirement for fairness and independence in dealing with the court case at matter, the House of Peers may, with the consent of the Sovereign, appoint a temporary member of the Royal Court for the duration of the court case in question.

VI - Ratification, Amendment & Statute

(1) This Constitution shall be considered ratified receiving the signature of the reigning Sovereign.

(2) Amendments to the Constitution shall require a an absolute majority of the House of Peers and shall not require the approval of the Sovereign. Upon passing the House of Peers the amendment to the Constitution shall be put to a vote through a referendum for all citizens, no later than after 72 hours have passed since the amendment passed the House of Peers.

(3) The Constitution of British Isles shall be the Supreme Law of British Isles.
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