MK13 - Constitution of the Celts

CONSTITUTION of the CELTS

Provision I: The Legislative Branch

ARTICLE I: COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Section 1. Legislative power shall be vested in a bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers.

1. The Lower House shall be known as the Commons and shall be composed of all members of the Democraciv community, regardless of other positions held within the government.
2. The Upper House shall be known as the Senate and shall be composed of five (5) members, each duly elected in accordance with the law and for a duration of four (4) weeks.

1. The Senate shall be elected by the people utilizing Single Transferable Vote (STV) with the Droop Quota.

Section 2. The Commons shall elect from among its members a Speaker and Vice Speaker who shall be responsible for the organization and tallying of legislation and voting for the Commons.

1. The Commons may, by rule or resolution, establish, modify, or abolish additional positions.

Section 3. The Senate shall elect from among its members a Senator Presiding, who shall handle the administrative burden of the Senate.

ARTICLE II: POWERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

Section 1. The Legislative Branch may introduce Legislation pertaining to anything neither covered, nor prohibited by this Constitution, including but not limited to: (a) the issuance of directives and/or policy guidelines to the Executive Branch; (b) the impeachment of elected officials; and (c) the establishment of subordinate offices or institutions.

1. No Legislation or Procedure established by the Senate, or any other body, shall hold retroactive authority or effect.

Section 2. Legislation must be approved by both the Commons and Senate, afterward it will be presented to the President who shall have 48 hours to approve or reject it, or it will automatically be passed into law.

1. Passed Legislation becomes law once approved by the President or after 48 hours if the President fails to approve or reject it.
2. A Vetoed bill can be overturned by the Senate as long as ⅘ of the Members vote to overturn it.

Section 3. The Legislative Branch controls all Diplomacy for City States.

Section 4. The Legislative Branch has control of the Treasury.

Section 5. The Legislative Branch is responsible for Allocating Turns to the Executive Branch.

Section 6. The Legislative Branch may Regulate Production of the nation’s cities.

Section 7. The Legislative Branch may declare trade embargoes on other Civilizations.

Section 8. The Legislative Branch makes decisions regarding Religion.

Section 9. Each chamber of the legislature may establish rules and procedures for their respective chamber.

1. The vote to establish initial procedures shall remain open for no less than twenty-four (24) hours.

ARTICLE III: POWERS OF THE COMMONS

Section 1. The Commons shall possess the following powers:

1. To declare war.
2. To fill any vacancy occurring in the offices of President or Senator, such appointment to endure for the remainder of the term then in effect.
3. To initiate impeachment proceedings against any elected or appointed Member of Government.

1. After initiating Impeachment, the Senate must vote to convict or acquit.
2. A convicted elected official shall be removed from office.

Section 2. A bill is considered approved if a majority of votes from the Commons are in favor, Quorum has been reached, and the vote has remained open for the full duration prescribed by the procedures of the Commons.

1. Quorum is determined by ⅓ (rounded down) of the last election turnout.
2. Upon approval of a bill by the Senate in the form in which it was passed in the Commons, the bill shall be transmitted to the Executive Branch for approval or veto in accordance with law.
3. If the Senate has not approved the bill in the form in which it was passed in the Commons, the bill shall remain before the Senate for consideration and vote pursuant to established legislative procedures.

ARTICLE IV: POWERS OF THE SENATE

Section 1. The Senate shall possess the following powers:

1. To accept or reject peace deals.
2. To override a veto with a 4/5 vote in the affirmative.
3. To confirm judicial appointments.

Section 2. A bill is considered approved if a majority (3/5) of the Senate vote in favor.

1. Upon approval of a bill by the Commons in the form in which it was passed in the Senate, the bill shall be transmitted to the Executive Branch for approval or veto in accordance with law.
2. If the Commons have not approved the bill in the form in which it was passed in the Senate, the bill shall remain before the Commons for consideration and vote pursuant to established legislative procedures.

Provision II: The Executive Branch

ARTICLE I: COMPOSITION & ELECTION

Section 1. The Executive Branch will be composed of one (1) elected official, known as the President.

1. A term in the Executive branch will be four (4) weeks.
2. The President shall be elected using Ranked Pairs voting.

Section 2. The President shall appoint a cabinet of advisors, with confirmation by the Senate.

1. The Foreign Minister may offer non-binding recommendations on affairs of diplomacy & may be charged with recording and posting information relevant to diplomacy.
2. The Finance Minister may offer non-binding recommendations on affairs of spending and revenue, and may be charged with recording and posting relevant information.
3. The Defence Minister may offer non-binding recommendations on affairs of military and warfare, and may be charged with recording and posting relevant information.
4. The Attorney General may offer non-binding recommendations on legal matters & may represent the executive branch in lawsuits.
5. Additional advisor positions may be established or eliminated through law or Executive Action.

ARTICLE II: POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Section 1. The President shall be responsible for streaming the game.

1. The President may establish a Streamer position to play the game for them.
2. The President may appoint a Streamer who serves at the pleasure of the President.

Section 2. The President may make any decisions in game that have not been regulated by the Legislative Branch.

Section 3. The President shall control the delegates for the World Congress.

Section 4. The President may Approve/Negotiate Trade Deals with other civilizations that do not expend Treasury Resources.

1. The trade deals may not violate Embargoes set by the legislative branch

Section 5. The President shall control all Military and Civilian Units, subject to reasonable regulations as produced by the Legislative Branch.

Section 6. The President shall control the Production of a City, subject to any regulations as produced by the Legislative Branch.

Section 7. The President shall be the only one to put forth legislation on establishing Alliances and Defensive Pacts.

Section 8 The President has the sole ability to make Declaration of Friendships and Denouncements of other Civilizations.

Section 9. The President may veto any legislation brought forth by the Legislative Branch.

1. A veto may be overridden by the Senate in a 4/5 vote in the affirmative.
2. The President must provide their official reason for vetoing the legislation.

Section 10. The President shall be responsible for nominating Supreme Court Justices.

1. Nominations may be confirmed by the Senate with a majority vote (3/5) in the affirmative.

Section 11. The President may establish additional rules and procedures for the Executive Branch.

Provision III: The Judicial Branch

ARTICLE I: COMPOSITION & APPOINTMENT

Section 1. The Judicial Branch shall consist of the Supreme Court and such Inferior Courts as the Supreme Court deems fit to establish.

1. The Supreme Court shall initially consist of three (3) Justices, including one (1) Chief Justice, who shall serve terms lasting six (6) weeks.

1. The size of the Supreme Court may be determined by Law but shall not exceed seven (7) nor be less than three (3).

1. Any enacted Legislation that would alter the size of the Supreme Court shall only take effect at the end of the current Supreme Court term.

2. Upon expiration of their term, all justices shall continue to serve in a holdover capacity retaining full powers and responsibilities until a full slate of successor justices has been confirmed by the Senate. No individual Justice’s service shall terminate and no successor shall take office until all three successors have been confirmed by the Senate. Any Justice may be reappointed and confirmed as part of the succeeding court.

Section 2. The Supreme Court shall be Nominated by the President, and confirmed by the Senate.

1. The Chief Justice shall be Appointed by the Supreme Court from amongst themselves with a Majority of Votes Cast in the Affirmative.

ARTICLE II: POWERS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Section 1. The Judicial Branch shall be responsible for all cases in Law arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the government, and controversies between the people or the people and their government.

1. Members of the Judiciary may not initiate their own cases while in office.
2. No law, motion, or procedure of the Legislative, Executive, or body other than the Judiciary may legally contradict a ruling of the Judiciary on the Constitution.
3. No law, motion, or procedure of the Legislative, Executive, or body other than the Judiciary may be held to bind the Judiciary in their interpretation of the Law and Constitution.

Section 2. When adjudicating cases, the Supreme Court has the following explicit powers:

1. The power to void unconstitutional laws and rulings, removing them from the legal code and rendering them ineffective.
2. The power to issue sentences as defined by Law.
3. The power to mandate the government take actions in accordance with Law and the Constitution.

Section 3. The Supreme Court may issue and lift injunctions: orders for individuals or bodies to explicitly not carry out specific actions.

1. An injunction may never be used to order an individual or body to carry out an action.
2. An injunction may never be used to halt impeachment or impeachment proceedings.
3. All injunctions must be related to pending or active Supreme Court cases.
4. Injunctions may only be issued if the plaintiff or the Supreme Court demonstrates that the lack of one (or more) would burden the Court to effectively hear, sentence, or remedy a case or if the lack thereof would cause serious harm to the plaintiff or public.
5. After issuing an injunction, the Supreme Court must provide an opinion describing how the facts of the case fit the criteria for an injunction.

1. The Supreme Court must provide a way for an affected party to present an argument for the injunction to be lifted unless the injunction was issued as part of the sentence of a case.
2. After an argument against the injunction is presented, the Supreme Court must decide whether to lift the injunction or leave it in place within a reasonable amount of time after the argument’s presentation.

Section 4. The Supreme Court may issue subpoenas, requiring a person or entity to provide documents or other evidence or testimony, which may be issued upon the request of a party, provided the following conditions are met:

1. The request is narrowly tailored,
2. The requested evidence or testimony is relevant to the case at hand,
3. Compliance with the request would not create an undue burden or unreasonable harm to the recipient.

Section 5. The Supreme Court may establish additional rules and procedures for itself.

1. No law, motion, or procedure of the Legislative, Executive, or body other than the Judiciary may establish rules and procedures for the Judiciary.
2. All rules and procedures pertaining to the Supreme Court must be available for viewing by the public.

Provision IV: Game Rules

ARTICLE I: STREAM RULES

Section 1. The President may conduct a Stream only upon the allocation of turns by the legislative branch.

1. In the absence of such allocation no Stream shall occur.
2. The President is not required to utilize all turns allocated to them.

Section 2. Allocation must follow these rules:

1. The maximum shall reflect the full allocation granted, without regard to the number of turns actually used during the Stream.
2. Turns allocated for a Stream shall be limited to that Stream only. Any unused turns shall not carry over to a subsequent Stream and shall nevertheless count toward the maximum allocation for the term.

ARTICLE II: GOVERNMENT RULES

Section 1. Moderation shall act as the default Electioneers unless an alternative is provided by law.

Section 2. No individual may hold any office in other branches of Government while serving in the Judicial Branch.

Section 3. Individuals shall not hold more than one (1) elected positions simultaneously, unless otherwise specified in this Constitution.

1. If elected to two or more such positions, the individual has 48 hours to resign until in compliance or otherwise resolves this conflict.
2. Failure to resolve this restriction will result in the individual being removed from all elected positions.

Provision V: The Constitution

ARTICLE I: RATIFICATION & AMENDMENT

Section 1. The Citizens may amend this constitution by at least three-fifths (3/5) approval through public referendum.

Section 2. An unmodified copy of this Constitution, including all ratified amendments, must always be kept by Moderation.

Section 3. Should the Citizens choose to ratify this Constitution using a public referendum with at least three-fifths (3/5) of votes cast in the affirmative, then the Constitution is ratified, to take effect immediately as the supreme law, and the game may begin.

Provision VI: Settings

ARTICLE I: META DIRECTIONS

Section 1. The game shall be played using Sid Meier’s Civilization V.

1. Expansions, DLC, Modes, Mods, and other settings shall be determined by Law.

Section 2. The Civilization played will be the Celts.

Provision VII: The Bill of Rights

ARTICLE I: RIGHTS

Section 1. All subjects of the nation, whether through conquest or through birth, hold these inalienable rights enumerated below:

1. The right to citizenship and equality to all other citizens.
2. The right to freedom of speech and freedom of assembly.
3. The right to political thought and belief.
4. The right to vote and be heard by the government.
5. The right to hold any religious stance.