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Constitutional Convention
By: david090366 Date: October 18, 2014, 3:28 am
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OK, I found this. It seems to be rather simple and to the point
and not a humungous rewrite of the UN Charter.
Preamble
We the life forms of the United Federation of Planets determined
to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, and to
reaffirm faith in the fundamental rights of sentient beings, in
the dignity and worth of all life forms, in the equal rights of
members of planetary systems large and small, and to establish
conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations
arising from treaties and other sources of interstellar law can
be maintained, and to promote social progress and better
standards of living on all worlds.
Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives
assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their
full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the
present Charter of the United Federation of Planets and do
hereby establish an interstellar organization to be known as the
United Federation of Planets.
Article One
1. Every citizen of the Federation has a right to life, liberty
and security of person.
2. No Federation citizen shall be discriminated against for any
reason, be it a result of their race, colour, sex, language,
religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,
property, birth or other status.
3. Every Citizen is entitled to Freedom of movement
[list]
[li]a. Every Citizen has the right to un-restricted freedom of
movement and residence within the borders of each state.[/li]
[li]b. Every citizen will also have the right to leave any
country, including his own, and to return to his country. [/li]
[/list]
4. No Federation Citizen shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest,
detention or exile.
5. No Citizen shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with
his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon
his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the
protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
6. All Citizens shall be presumed innocent, until they are
proven guilty in a Court of Law, by a Jury of their Peers.
7. All Citizens have a duty to follow the laws of the Federation
and should they breach these laws, or be accused of doing so,
then they have the following rights:
[list]
[li]a. They shall have the right to a free and fair trial by a
jury of their peers[/li]
[li]b. They shall have a right to know in advance of the trial
the charges they face[/li]
[li]c. They shall have a right to legal counsel for the duration
of said trial and any punitive actions that should result of a
conviction.[/li]
[li]d. No citizen shall be forced to give evidence which may
incriminate himself, nor shall evidence against a citizen be
extracted forcibly.[/li]
[li] e. No citizen shall be subjected to cruel and unusual
punishment as a result of a trial[/li]
[li]f. No citizen of the Federation shall be put to death as a
punishment for a crime, no matter how grave the offence.[/li]
[/list]
8. Every Citizen has the right to own property alone as well as
in association with others. No Citizen shall be arbitrarily
deprived of his property, by the state or any private
organisation.
9. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;
this right includes:
[list]
[li] a. Freedom to hold opinions without interference and[/li]
[li]b. To seek, receive and impart information and ideas through
any media and regardless of frontiers.[/li]
[li]c. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly
and association.[/li]
[li]d. No one may be compelled to belong to an association.[/li]
[li]e. Every citizen has the right to the protection of the
moral and material interests resulting from any scientific,
literary or artistic production of which he is the author.[/li]
[/list]
10. Every Federation citizen has a right to participate in and
benefit from the government of said organization, at any level.
[list]
[li]a. Every Citizen has the right to equal access to services
provided by the state[/li]
[li]b. All citizens shall have the right to elect their
leaders[/li]
[/list]
11. Every Federation Citizen has a right to Health, Happiness
and an Education
[list]
[li]a. Every Citizen has the right to a standard of living
adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his
family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and
necessary social services, and the right to security in the
event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age
or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
control.[/li]
[li]b. Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and
assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock,
shall enjoy the same social protection.[/li]
[li]c. Every citizen has the right to rest and leisure,
including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic
holidays with pay.[/li]
[li]d. Every citizen has the right freely to participate in the
cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share
in scientific advancement and its benefits.[/li]
[li]e. Every child has a right to a free education, for as long
as they wish.[/li]
[/list]
12. Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of
employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to
protection against unemployment. Every citizen has the right to
form and to join trade unions for the protection of his
interests.
Article Two
1. The Executive Functions of the United Federation of Planets
shall be vested in a President, who shall serve as the Head of
State.
2. The President shall select a Vice-President to serve as his
assistant and to ensure that in the event of the President
becoming unable to fulfill his duties, the continuity of
government is ensured.
3. The President shall be elected to serve a four year term in
office, by all the citizens of the Federation. The winner of
said election shall be the candidate with the most votes. A
President may serve an unlimited number of terms of office,
provided he is elected at the beginning of each one.
4. Any Federation citizen over the age of majority is eligible
for candidacy for the Presidency of the United Federation of
Planets. If a President is successfully elected then they shall
immediately resign any other positions they hold. No citizen in
the process of serving a Penal sentence may submit their
candidacy for the duration of their sentence. Once they have
served their sentence in Penal Servitude they may then submit
their candidacy.
5. The President shall appoint a Cabinet to assist him in the
running of the Civil Service, consisting of one Cabinet member
for each Department within the Civil Service.
6. The President of the United Federation of Planets shall have
the following powers:
[list]
[li]a. The President, as Head of State, serves as Commander in
Chief of any Military Organisation created by the Federation and
shall be responsible for ensuring that it is led by the finest
persons within said organisation.[/li]
[li]b. The President has the power to declare war, provided he
has secured the assent of the Council[/li]
[li]c. The President has the power to grant pardons to convicted
persons[/li]
[li]d. The President, with the assent of the Council has the
power to make and ratify treaties with other powers.[/li]
[li]e. The President has the power to appoint a Cabinet, Judges
to the Supreme Court and Foreign Ambassadors, all of which
require the assent of the Council.[/li]
[li]f. The President has the right to veto any legislation
passed by the Council.[/li]
[li]g. The President has the right to make decrees, which have
the full force of law, but these may be overturned by a simple
majority of members of the Council.[/li]
[/list]
7. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the
United Federation of Planets, shall be removed from Office on
Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other
high Crimes and Misdemeanors. Officers of the Federation removed
in this manner cannot be pardoned by the President of the United
Federation of Planets and must suffer whatever punishment is
impose by a jury of his peers, in a court of law, like any other
Federation citizen.
Article Three
1. The Legislative Functions of the United Federation of Planets
shall be vested in a unicameral body to be known as the
Federation Council of Member Worlds. Members of this chamber
shall be known as Councillors.
2. The Federation Council of Member Worlds shall be composed of
two Councillors, elected by proportional representation from
each Member and shall then sit upon the Council for a six year
term. There are no limits on how many terms a Councillor may sit
in the Council of Member Worlds for.
3. The Members of the Council shall elect themselves a speaker,
a member who is considered to be of exceptionally high moral
authority and to be exceedingly familiar with the processes of
the Council. This speaker shall be responsible for ensuring that
the business of the Council is conducted in an orderly and
respectful manner.
4. Any Federation Citizen may put his candidacy forwards to
become a Councillor, provided that they are not currently
serving a sentence of penal servitude and they may only stand
for election on the Member World of which they are a citizen.
5. The Federation Council of Member Worlds, being the
legislative body shall have the power to draft legislation which
is deemed necessary to the smooth working of the state, provided
that it does not breach the rights of citizen enumerated in this
document.
[list]
[li]a. All Legislation passed by the Council of Member Worlds
must be approved by the President of the United Federation of
Planets. In the event the President utilities his veto of the
Legislation, the Council may override it if two-thirds of the
Council assent.[/li]
[li]b. The Federation Council of Member Worlds shall have the
power to collect taxes from citizens for the running of the
state[/li]
[li]c. The Federation Council shall have the responsibility for
ensuring that the military arms of the United Federation of
Planets have sufficient resources to protect her citizens and to
seek out new life and new civilizations.[/li]
[li]d. The Federation Council shall have the responsibility to
ensure that all trade is regulated and that trade practices are
fair and free from monopolies.[/li]
[li]e. The rights of Federation Citizens shall not be suspended,
unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety
may require it. In the event of the end of said rebellion or
invasion these rights must immediately be restored. A 2/3rds
majority of Councillors is required to revoke a citizen’s
right and for each right being revoked a separate vote must be
held.[/li]
[li]f. No money shall be drawn from the treasury, but in
consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular
statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public
money shall be published from time to time.[/li]
[/list]
6. Council Members shall be removed from Office on Impeachment
for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes
and Misdemeanors. Officers of the Federation removed in this
manner cannot be pardoned by the President of the United
Federation of Planets and must suffer whatever punishment is
impose by a jury of his peers, in a court of law, like any other
Federation citizen.
[list]
[li]a. Council Members, the President, Vice-President or any
Civil Officer may be impeached by the Council of Member Worlds,
in the event a trial must then be held and an impeachment will
only succeed if 2/3rds of Members assent. No person may be
impeached for the same breach twice.[/li]
[/list]
Article Four
1. The United Federations of Planets highest court shall be the
Federation Supreme Court. It shall be composed of nine senior
judges, appointed by the Federation President and confirmed by
the Council of Member Worlds.
2. The Federation Supreme Court has the power to strike a law
from the statute book on the grounds that it is either:
[list]
[li]a. Unconstitutional, on the grounds that it fundamentally
changes a part of this constitution and has not gone through the
amendments process described in Article Seven of this document,
or:[/li]
[li]b. It is deemed to breach a Citizens Rights, as enumerated
in Article One of this document.[/li]
[/list]
3. The Federation Supreme Court has the right to overturn any
revocation of rights undertaken by the President or Council at
any time and for any reason, provided that there has been a case
tabled before them by a citizen for the restoration of said
suspended rights.
4. Any citizen of the Federation shall be able to appeal to the
Supreme Court to hear their case once they have exhausted any
options for appeal in a lower court.
5. The Federation Supreme Court must approve of any successful
impeachment of any public servant by the Council of Member
Worlds.
6. Upon appeal to the Supreme Court, the citizen submitting the
appeal is considered to have waived the right to trial by a Jury
of his peers and is instead Tried by the full panel of the
Supreme Court. This is the only time the right to a trial by
Jury is suspended.
Article Five
1. Member States shall have a number of protected rights, to
ensure that their individuality, cultural heritage and a degree
of independence is preserved within the framework of the United
Federation of Planets.
[list]
[li]a. Any Federation Member may elect to leave the Federation
at any time. Membership is entirely voluntary and shall be
treated as such.[/li]
[li]b. All Federation Members shall be entitled to maintain
their own architecture of governance to ensure the efficient
running of their worlds. This governance shall be considered
subservient to Federal governance and Federal law shall take
precedence over that of a Member World for as long as it is a
member.[/li]
[li]c. A Member Worlds sovereignty shall be protected at all
cost. Any territorial disputes between members shall be resolved
by the Federation Council of Member Worlds.[/li]
[li]d. All Member Worlds retain the right to maintain a standing
defense force, in addition to the Federal defense forces. Member
Worlds may delegate their forces to Federal Defense Forces in
the event of War or Rebellion, however this may not be coerced
by the Federal government. [/li]
[/list]
Article Six
1. The United Federation of Planets shall as required, maintain
a standing force or forces which is authorized to utilize force
at the direction of the government to ensure the safety and
security of the United Federation of Planets and its citizens.
2. The United Federation of Planets shall hereby establish an
organization, named Starfleet, which shall serve as both a
Scientific and Exploration arm of the Federation but also as a
Space based Naval force for the defense of the Federation and
its citizens in times of war.
3. The Federation shall not maintain a standing army, however it
shall within the auspices of Starfleet and Member Worlds Defense
Forces ensure that all worlds within the Federations
jurisdiction are adequately protected to ensure that her
citizens may live without fear.
4. The President of the United Federation of Planets shall be
the Commander in Chief of any Military organization established
by the Federation.
5. The Organization, structure, budget and all matters
pertaining to these organizations, as well as their
establishment must be approved by the Federation Council of
Member Worlds.
6. Any Military organization established by the United
Federation of Planets shall not interfere with Civilian Law
Enforcement except with the express permission of the Federation
Council of Member Worlds, the Federation President and the heads
of any affected Federation Member World.
7. Any Military organization established by the United
Federation of Planets shall be expressly forbidden from being
involved in politics and any officer or enlisted man who is a
member of a military organization must resign from said military
organization if they wish to enter the government of the United
Federation of Planets.
8. Any Military organization established by the United
Federation of Planets shall formulate its own Uniform Code which
will deal with matters of military justice and military
discipline. This Code shall be approved by all three branches of
government and require a vote in the Council of Member Worlds to
alter.
9. Any Federation citizen may serve in any military organization
established by the United Federation of Planets and may not be
barred from doing so because of their race, color, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or
social origin, property, birth or other status. Citizens may
only be prevented from serving should they fail to meet the
entrance requirements to said military organization, which shall
be established by the Council of Member Worlds and approved by
all three branches of government and be in accordance with the
aforementioned Military Code of Justice.
Article Seven
1. This document shall constitute the basis for the United
Federation of Planets Governance and the Legal basis for its
system of Jurisprudence. As such it may, in the future require
to be amended.
2. In the event an amendment is required, it shall need to be
proposed by either:
[list]
[li]a. A Member of the Council of Member Worlds[/li]
[li]b. The Government of a Federation Member World, supported by
four or more other Governments[/li]
[/list]
3. Amendments to this document shall only be made after:
[list]
[li]a. Two-thirds of the Council of Member Worlds have assented
to the amendment[/li]
[li]b. Two-thirds of the Federation Member Worlds, ascertained
by method of a referendum[/li]
[li]c. The approval of the Federation Supreme Court, to ensure
that the amendment does not violate the spirit of this
document.[/li]
[/list]
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Re: Constitutional Convention
By: david090366 Date: October 18, 2014, 3:42 am
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So, as stated earlier this government is just going to pertain
to non-roleplay matters. In other words it might make rules for
roleplay, but it can't make rules concerning how members must
rolelplay their worlds. For example it might pass a law
concerning how ships are "purchased" in a point system but it
can't pass a law that all worlds have to respect the rights of
their citizens. In all other matters it should cover making
general forum rules, what happens if you break those rules,
membership and how you can lose it, etc.
So let's start by looking at article 1 which defines rights, are
there any that wouldn't apply under these conditions?
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Re: Constitutional Convention
By: The Empire of Fo-20 Date: October 18, 2014, 8:36 am
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Sounds reasonable
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Re: Constitutional Convention
By: Matriarchy of Cizerack Date: October 18, 2014, 8:57 am
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OOC: I think it's all reasonable and sounds good.
IC: Cizerak males are slaves as everyone knows. They are really
not treated any better than a pet. In fact, most pets get
treated better. They exist to aid in reproduction, manual labor,
house duties (such as cleaning, cooking, etc.), and jobs that
are dirty (Like garbage pick up and sanitation.). Their only
legal rights are that they can live on Cizerack worlds and can
not just be killed off. They are to be given a bed, clothes and
food & drink. Beatings are only to occur when the male makes a
mistake and even then within reason.
So I dunno if Cizerack would be able to agree to the laws.
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Re: Constitutional Convention
By: david090366 Date: October 19, 2014, 12:05 am
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The regional government is intended to have no impact on how you
play you worlds. What I want it to do is run the forums and
administer the region so to speak. I'm having a hard time
explaining this I think. So let me try to do it by example. In
article one for instance.
[quote]1. Every citizen of the Federation has a right to life,
liberty and security of person.[/quote]
This probably won't be needed, because the government won't have
anything to do with actual roleplay events. That will fall into
the providence of the factions. The Cizerack and Imperial
Remnant could engage in genocides and the regional government
wouldn't care and shouldn't intervene because it exists to
administer OOC stuff.
[quote]2. No Federation citizen shall be discriminated against
for any reason, be it a result of their race, colour, sex,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or
social origin, property, birth or other status.[/quote]
This would be good to keep, because discrimination is a real
thing and we don't want it happening on these boards. I have
seen, in another region I was a part of some time ago, where a
person who actively espoused communism was hated on by other
members. Once again this has nothing to do with Cizeracks
discriminating against males, the regional government wouldn't
care because it's not here to control RP. What this has to do
with is making sure there is no discrimination because a member
is female, or Jewish, or Communist, or openly gay, etc.
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Re: Constitutional Convention
By: david090366 Date: November 2, 2014, 1:17 am
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More thoughts on this. Who would like to see connections between
the regional government and the "Region Page". For example, if
we elect a president they become the WA Delegate. The first down
side I see to stuff like that is it would require people to be
WA members to run for president. I'm trying to think of ways to
get the people who are on the Region Page only more involved in
the region.
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Re: Constitutional Convention
By: The Empire of Fo-20 Date: November 2, 2014, 9:57 am
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Hmmm.. is there a way to make admins for the region page ON
NationStates? If not, I know that other regions just vote on who
they want for a position using polls and then the regional
founder posts in the regional information at the top who holds
what positions. There should be officers for Defense or War, the
Interior, Foreign Affairs, Treasury at least as well as a
Chancellor or President or both.
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