Ok, so I'm writing a constition, right? And I've got it all written up, but since I don't really know what should be in one, I figured I'd post it here and see what you guys think first.
P.S. Odd spacing abounds.
We, the People of The New Coalition, Hearby Declare this Constitution to be the basis of the New Coalitions' government,
and it shall detail the operation of said government, along with the Judiciary branch, and the rights granted to all
under this government.
SECTION ONE: Government
1. The Federal Government body of the New Coalition shall be made up of a house of representatives, who will vote on
international issues, inter-state issues, and issues that affect the whole Coalition. Each representative can bring an
issue or a piece of legislature to a vote if they can acquire ten percent of the house's signitures in favour of the
issue being brought before the rest of the house. Every representative has one vote on each issue, and each issue will be
decided by the majority vote. In the case of a draw or a split decision (a.k.a. there are three or more options and the vote
results in no majority) a revote may be issued, or the judiciary branch may intervene.
2. Every member state of the Coalition sends a number of representatives to the house depending on the sentient population
of said planet. While droids which meet the required AI requirements are allowed to vote and hold office, they do not count
for the purpose of determining the number of representatives per state, lest droids are mass produced to increase the
number of representatives a state may send. The number of representatives in the house may never exceed six hundred, nor
may it be less then one hundred, however, within that the number may fluctuate depending on the nessecity of members, as
determined by the last house before the end of the term.
3. Every four years, a new election is held for representatives to the house. The last house must determin the number of
representatives, followed by splitting the regions from which each representative will come from based on population and
area. The Judicial branch may intervene in this stage in case over twenty five percent of the house does not agree with
the chosen method of representative division.
4. The representatives may vote amongst themselves at the beginning of the term who is to be the Head of the House. That
person goes on to name his ministers. There are to be six ministers in the house: Minister of Peace, Minister of Ethics,
Minister of Defence, Minister of finances, Minister of Health and welfare, and Minister of Intelligence. Each minister is
responsible for informing the house about its' field of speciality. Each also has all the powers of a represntative. These
Ministers are also responsible for bringing policy concerning their field into working order and reporting on their progress.
The Head of the House organizes all these ministers and may ask about and seek information from any of them. He is also
capable of wielding emergancy powers should the House vote in favour of declaring a state of emergancy. During an emergancy
the Head of the House may introduce legislature for the purpose of combating that which causes the emergancy, however, it
must still fit within the constitution.
5. State governments are free to take whatever form and style they wish, so long as they do not exceed the constitution.
All rights guarenteed in the constiution and all policy passed down from the House must be accepted, however, should a state
feel displeased with a particular piece of legislature or has difficulties with another state, they may take it before the
Courts of the Judiciary branch.
6. Votes of no-confidence in the Head of the House and his/her ministers may be declared so long as thirty percent of the
house sign a petition of no-confidence. It is then open to debate, followed by a vote to replace the Head and his/her
Ministers. Should there be enough evidence to declare that a representative has breached the constitution or the law,
they may be stripped of their post and taken before a Court.
7. The House may call upon and deploy the military in emergancy situations, so long as the risk is dire to the Coaltion's people and there
is no obvious non-military solution.
SECTION TWO: The Judiciary Branch
1. The Judiciary Branch is not a part of the government, in that although it recieves funding from the government,
interaction and connections between the two bodies are to be kept at a minimum. The Judiciary Branch is also selected by
election once every five years, however, candidates must posess a legal degree or the equivalent, and must pass a standard
legal proficiency test to be considered for a post.
2. Judges are to enforce the Constitution and the Law, and the Constitution overrules the Law in conflicting cases. Should
a law be considered unconstitutional, or a representative betray the public trust in government, then the Supreme Court is to
Intervene.
3. The Courts are split into three levels: Municipal Court, State Court, and Federal Court. There is also the Supreme Court,
Whos' job it is to watch over and investigate all laws and government activities for signs of corruption or unconstitutional
behaviour. Judges are - whenever possible - posted to locations from which they were elected. In an emergancy, a judge
may be passed up the chain of courts temporarily.
4. Should a Judge act in an unconstitutional way, determined by the judges' colleagues, then that judge may be removed by
a vote within the Judiciary system, however, the person may run again next term. Should the people reelect a person who
was removed due to unconstitutional or unlawful behaviour, that person may not be removed again unless they perform another
unconstitutional or unlawful act.
SECTION THREE: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The following Rights and Freedoms apply to everyone within the Coalition, regardless of race, species, creed, religion, gender,
or age.
-Free Speech is a sacred right, inviolatable by the government, the Judiciary Branch, or anyone within the Coalition.
-People are free to worship, think, speak, act, and work in their own way, unmolested, so long as they do not put others at risk by doing
so.
-The People are free to assemble none-violently, to own property, and to enter and leave the country unmolested.
-The People have the right to obtain an education, to recieve medical attention sufficient to their afflictions, and to
better themselves.
-The People have the right to basic nessecities of life, such as food and shelter.
-The People have the right to defend themselves should they be put at risk they did not accept or understand.
-The People have the right to form unions, recieve a minimum living wage for full time work, and to be considered fairly
for work.
P.S. Odd spacing abounds.
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We, the People of The New Coalition, Hearby Declare this Constitution to be the basis of the New Coalitions' government,
and it shall detail the operation of said government, along with the Judiciary branch, and the rights granted to all
under this government.
SECTION ONE: Government
1. The Federal Government body of the New Coalition shall be made up of a house of representatives, who will vote on
international issues, inter-state issues, and issues that affect the whole Coalition. Each representative can bring an
issue or a piece of legislature to a vote if they can acquire ten percent of the house's signitures in favour of the
issue being brought before the rest of the house. Every representative has one vote on each issue, and each issue will be
decided by the majority vote. In the case of a draw or a split decision (a.k.a. there are three or more options and the vote
results in no majority) a revote may be issued, or the judiciary branch may intervene.
2. Every member state of the Coalition sends a number of representatives to the house depending on the sentient population
of said planet. While droids which meet the required AI requirements are allowed to vote and hold office, they do not count
for the purpose of determining the number of representatives per state, lest droids are mass produced to increase the
number of representatives a state may send. The number of representatives in the house may never exceed six hundred, nor
may it be less then one hundred, however, within that the number may fluctuate depending on the nessecity of members, as
determined by the last house before the end of the term.
3. Every four years, a new election is held for representatives to the house. The last house must determin the number of
representatives, followed by splitting the regions from which each representative will come from based on population and
area. The Judicial branch may intervene in this stage in case over twenty five percent of the house does not agree with
the chosen method of representative division.
4. The representatives may vote amongst themselves at the beginning of the term who is to be the Head of the House. That
person goes on to name his ministers. There are to be six ministers in the house: Minister of Peace, Minister of Ethics,
Minister of Defence, Minister of finances, Minister of Health and welfare, and Minister of Intelligence. Each minister is
responsible for informing the house about its' field of speciality. Each also has all the powers of a represntative. These
Ministers are also responsible for bringing policy concerning their field into working order and reporting on their progress.
The Head of the House organizes all these ministers and may ask about and seek information from any of them. He is also
capable of wielding emergancy powers should the House vote in favour of declaring a state of emergancy. During an emergancy
the Head of the House may introduce legislature for the purpose of combating that which causes the emergancy, however, it
must still fit within the constitution.
5. State governments are free to take whatever form and style they wish, so long as they do not exceed the constitution.
All rights guarenteed in the constiution and all policy passed down from the House must be accepted, however, should a state
feel displeased with a particular piece of legislature or has difficulties with another state, they may take it before the
Courts of the Judiciary branch.
6. Votes of no-confidence in the Head of the House and his/her ministers may be declared so long as thirty percent of the
house sign a petition of no-confidence. It is then open to debate, followed by a vote to replace the Head and his/her
Ministers. Should there be enough evidence to declare that a representative has breached the constitution or the law,
they may be stripped of their post and taken before a Court.
7. The House may call upon and deploy the military in emergancy situations, so long as the risk is dire to the Coaltion's people and there
is no obvious non-military solution.
SECTION TWO: The Judiciary Branch
1. The Judiciary Branch is not a part of the government, in that although it recieves funding from the government,
interaction and connections between the two bodies are to be kept at a minimum. The Judiciary Branch is also selected by
election once every five years, however, candidates must posess a legal degree or the equivalent, and must pass a standard
legal proficiency test to be considered for a post.
2. Judges are to enforce the Constitution and the Law, and the Constitution overrules the Law in conflicting cases. Should
a law be considered unconstitutional, or a representative betray the public trust in government, then the Supreme Court is to
Intervene.
3. The Courts are split into three levels: Municipal Court, State Court, and Federal Court. There is also the Supreme Court,
Whos' job it is to watch over and investigate all laws and government activities for signs of corruption or unconstitutional
behaviour. Judges are - whenever possible - posted to locations from which they were elected. In an emergancy, a judge
may be passed up the chain of courts temporarily.
4. Should a Judge act in an unconstitutional way, determined by the judges' colleagues, then that judge may be removed by
a vote within the Judiciary system, however, the person may run again next term. Should the people reelect a person who
was removed due to unconstitutional or unlawful behaviour, that person may not be removed again unless they perform another
unconstitutional or unlawful act.
SECTION THREE: The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The following Rights and Freedoms apply to everyone within the Coalition, regardless of race, species, creed, religion, gender,
or age.
-Free Speech is a sacred right, inviolatable by the government, the Judiciary Branch, or anyone within the Coalition.
-People are free to worship, think, speak, act, and work in their own way, unmolested, so long as they do not put others at risk by doing
so.
-The People are free to assemble none-violently, to own property, and to enter and leave the country unmolested.
-The People have the right to obtain an education, to recieve medical attention sufficient to their afflictions, and to
better themselves.
-The People have the right to basic nessecities of life, such as food and shelter.
-The People have the right to defend themselves should they be put at risk they did not accept or understand.
-The People have the right to form unions, recieve a minimum living wage for full time work, and to be considered fairly
for work.
