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The Constitution of Uniterra
Topic Started: Aug 15 2017, 02:56 PM (44 Views)
Anuire

The 1st Senate of Uniterra
August 09, 2017

The Republic of Anuire proposed the following bill, written by Popularis Republicae Libri Cameron and Roshtizal:

The Constitution of Uniterra

We, the nations of Uniterra, in pursuit of a companionship and unity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of Uniterra.

Article I
Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in the Senate of Uniterra.
Section 2. The Senate of Uniterra shall be composed of 5 Senators from the region, elected by the residents thereof, for 4 Month terms; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Section 3. No Nation shall serve as Senator who shall not have been a resident of Uniterra for 1 Month at the beginning of their Term.
Section 4. The Senate shall choose their Chancellor and other Officers.
Section 5. The Manner of holding Elections for Senators, shall be prescribed by Statutory Law.
Section 6. The Senate shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of it shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as it may provide.
Section 7. The Senate may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of four fifths, expel a Member.
Section 8. The Senate shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Confidentiality; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of the Senate on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Section 9. Every Bill which shall have passed the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of Uniterra; If he or she approves he or she shall sign it, but if not he or she shall return it, with his or her Objections to the Senate, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration four fifths of the Senate shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within seven Days after it shall have been presented to him or her, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he or she had signed it.
Section 10. The Senate of Uniterra shall have the power To establish a uniform rule of Citizenry; To promote the advance of Culture and Roleplay; To declare war, raise and support Armed Forces, make rules and regulation for such Forces, and provide for the common defense of the region; and to make Laws necessary and proper in furthering the exerice of the foregoing powers vested in the Regional Government of Uniterra, and any Department or Officer thereof.
Section 11. The Senate shall, with concurrence of four fifths of its members, have the sole power of Impeachment, with the resident Nations of Uniterra serving as Jury for such impeached Officer.

Article II
Section 1. The executive Power shall be vested in a President of Uniterra. He shall hold his Office during the Term of six months, and shall be elected by WA-member nations of the region.
Section 2. The Senate may determine the Manner of electing the President, and the Days on which they shall give their Votes. Presidents may serve unlimited terms, but may not hold the office for more than two-consecutive terms.
Section 3. No person except a Citizen with a tenure in the region of at least 2 months, or a resident of Uniterra, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.
Section 4. In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his CTE, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the same shall devolve on the Attorney General, and the Senate may by Law, provide for the Case of Removal, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and the Attorney General, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
Section 5. If such provisions as described in Article II, Section 4 need be exercised, an emergency election shall be held to elect a President of Uniterra to serve the remainder of such vacated term.
Section 6. Before entering on the Execution of Office, the President elect shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: —“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of Uniterra and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of Uniterra."
Section 7. The President shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uniterra; he may require the Opinion in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices.
Section 8. He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided four-fifths of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Secretaries and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of Uniterra, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Senate may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
Section 9. The President shall from time to time give to the Senate Information of the State of the Region, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of Uniterra.

Article III
Section I. The judicial Power of Uniterra shall be vested in the Attorney General, and in such inferior Courts as the Senate may from time to time ordain and establish.
Section 2. The Attorney General shall be elected by the WA-members of Uniterra, for a Term of 6 months, the Manner and Time of such election may be determined by the Senate.
Section 3. The Senate may determine the Manner of creation and filling of subsequent Justice Offices to sit on additional Courts.
Section 4. The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of Uniterra, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; —to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; —to Controversies to which the Government of Uniterra shall be a Party; and to Controversies between two or more member nations.
Section 5. Original Trials shall be conducted in a Manner determined by the Senate, with the Attorney General presiding; Appeals shall be heard by a panel of three Justices.
Section 6. Until such a time that a panel of three Justices can rule on appellate cases, appeals shall be heard and decided by jury consisting of nations of the region, in a Manner determined by the Senate.
Section 7. The Attorney General shall be tasked with monitoring the activity of Officers of Uniterra; and may recommend to the Senate appropriate actions to instigate activity to such positions, including warning, suspension, and removal. The Attorney General may serve unlimited terms, but may not serve consecutive terms.

Article IV
Section 1. The Government of Uniterra shall consist of principle Secretaries and Officers.
Section 2. Such Officers shall be created by and filled in a Manner determined by the Senate or by this document.
Section 3. The Secretary of State shall be tasked with overseeing the foreign relations of the region, with explicit embassy powers. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Secretary of State may be dismissed by the President or impeached and removed.
Section 4. The Secretary of Defense shall be tasked with running the operations of the Armed Forces and with controlling recruitment to the region, with explicit border powers. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Secretary of Defense may be dismissed by the President or impeached and removed.
Section 5. The Secretary of the Interior shall be tasked with running events and roleplay in the region, with explicit polling powers. Appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Secretary of the Interior may be dismissed by the President or impeached and removed.
Section 6. All Secretary positions shall be vested with explicit communication powers and may not serve in more than one such position at a time.

Article V
Section 1. Amendments to this Constitution, upon four fifths concurrence in the Senate, will be submitted to the citizens of the region to be approved by referendum, with a majority of those voting needed to ratify said Amendment.

Article VI
Section 1. No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
Section 2. No preference shall be given by any law or regulation to one member over another, unless it be for all citizens over non-citizens.
Section 3. No citizen shall be restricted from holding office or trust, or any number thereof, except where restricted by this Constitution.
Section 4. No law shall be made establishing an official religion.
Section 5. No law shall be made prohibiting the free exercise of religion.
Section 6. No law shall be made restricting any member from the form of government they choose for themselves.
Section 7. No law shall be made abridging the freedom of speech.
Section 8. No law shall be made restricting the right of the people to petition the government, or any government official, for a redress of grievances.

Article VII
Section 1. This Constitution, and the Laws of Uniterra which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of Uniterra, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges shall be bound thereby.
Section 3. The Senators before mentioned, and all executive and judicial Officers shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under Uniterra.

Article VIII
Section 1. Ratification of this Constitution shall, upon concurrence of a Majority of the elected Senate, shall be done by Referendum, with a majority of those voting requested for ratification.

Reasoning:
To establish a Constitution of Uniterra as the highest authority in the region; to have all citizens, including members of the government, to uphold at all times.
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Ayes:
The Republic of Anuire
The Not So Holy Nation of Bergi Republic
The Christian Republic of Albangary
The United States of Justicia y paz

Abstain:
The Kingdom of Barrel Arbor

Proposed on Page 25 of the RMB
Edited by Anuire, Aug 16 2017, 01:00 PM.
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