Senator Thareena
Mar 1st, 2004, 02:42:43 AM
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We, the members of the Rebel Alliance, having secured for ourselves and for our children, a New Republic have determined to establish a Constitution of Government. This document lays down the essential workings of our Republican system.
Article I
Section 1. The Rebel Alliance shall hereafter be known as the New Republic.
Section 2.The New Republic shall comprise those worlds that are members of the Rebel Alliance.
Section 3. Should a world wish to join the New Republic it shall be welcomed upon meeting the approval of the Senate and signing this constitution, thereby agreeing to abide the terms laid down in this document, and upon signing the Declaration of Rights thereby agreeing to treat its citizens by the terms of that document.
Section 4. Member worlds and their people are guaranteed certain rights under New Republic Law, as define by this Constitution and the Declaration of Rights these rights are inviolable and may not be infringed by any Act of Senate, Executive Order, or Ruling of the Supreme Court.
Section 5. All recorded citizens of member worlds are automatically granted Citizenship of the New Republic upon the world’s acceptance.
Section 6. All member worlds shall be permitted to maintain their own laws and forms of government but may not commit any act against the laws of the New Republic.
Article II Њ
Section 1.It being our sad experience that absolute power corrupts absolutely it is forbidden to merge the powers of any of the branches of the government with those of another.
Section 2. It is further forbidden that anyone person should exercise the power of any branch with out the concurrence of at least one other.
Section 3. No person may hold any office for longer than the term specified, or hold office in two branches concurrently, nor may any extension of term be granted.
Article III Њ
Section 1. All legislative power granted herein shall rest with the Senate of the New Republic
Section 2. The Senate shall comprise one delegate from each member world of the New Republic; appointed by whatever process they shall choose to employ.
Section 3. The Senate shall have the power to raise funds through taxation laid upon the member worlds of the New Republic, but such taxation must be uniform through out the New Republic, no tax may be levied which exceeds the income of member worlds, nor may tax be laid directly upon the citizens of member worlds by the Senate.
Section 4. The Senate shall have the power to provide, with such funds as may be raised through taxation, for the common defence by maintaining a navy and army.
Section 5. The Senate shall have the power to provide for the common welfare of all New Republic citizens by regulating, through legislation, the areas of education and health.
Section 6. The Senate shall have the power to provide, with such funds as may be raised through taxation, for the relief of the financial burdens of member worlds.
Section 7. The Senate shall have the sole power to declare war, to promulgate treaties, and to enact new laws.
Section 8. The Senate shall determine its own procedures, rules, and customs.
Section 9.The Senate shall pass no law, ordinance, or act as may infringe upon the rights of individual member worlds of the New Republic.
Section 10. The Senate shall pass no law, ordinance, or act as may infringe on upon the rights of New Republic citizens.
Section 11. The Senate shall pass no law, ordinance, or act with out the approval of two thirds of its membership.
Article IV Њ
Section 1. All executive power granted herein shall rest with the Chief of State of the New Republic, who shall hold his/her office for a term of four standard years, together with a Deputy Chief of State.
Section 2. Those wishing to hold the office of Chief of State must be Citizens of the New Republic who have reached the age of reason as held by their species. They shall make their intention to run made know to the Senate no later than fifteenth weeks prior to the election. The Senate shall vote no fewer than two candidates by the end of the twelfth week prior to the election. Those voted as candidates shall then be presented to the citizenry. The election shall take place on the first day of the year via secret ballot open to all citizens of the New Republic who have attained their species’ age of reason.
Section 3. A candidate for the post of Deputy Chief of State shall be subject to the same criteria for eligibility as the candidate for Chief of State. They shall be selected by the Chief of State elect upon their own confirmation as a candidate. The Deputy Chief of State is elected indirectly alongside the Chief of State and is confirmed in his/her position by the Senate. Failing such confirmation another candidate for the post must be found and confirmed by the same method.
Section 4.The Chief of State shall have the power to pass whatever acts of law he/she wishes within the bounds of this constitution. These Executive Orders must be countersigned by the Deputy Chief of State, and may be rescinded by a majority of the Senate.
Section 5. The Chief of State shall have control of the executive branch and all its offices and departments. These are the Treasury, Defence, Welfare, Foreign Affairs, Member Affairs, and Cultural Affairs Departments, and such others as may be created by act of the Senate.
Section 6. The Chief of State shall have the power to appoint such officials as he/she may feel necessary for the administration of the New Republic, with the approval of the Senate.
Section 7. The Chief of State shall be commander-in-chief of all armed forces of the New Republic and shall direct them with the approval of the Senate.
Section 8. The Chief of State shall have the power of veto over all legislation passed by the Senate, but may not exercise this power if the Senate has passed the legislation by unanimous vote. Nor may the power of veto be exercised a second time upon a piece of legislation that has been passed again by the same or greater vote.
Section 9.In the event of the Chief of State being unable to perform his/her duties due to absence or temporary incapacity, the powers of the Executive shall devolve onto the Deputy Chief of State until such time as the Chief of State has returned or recovered.
Section 10. In the event of the Chief of State being permanently incapacitated due to death or disease, the office of Chief of State shall devolve onto the Deputy Chief of State for the remainder of the term. He/she shall then select a new Deputy Chief of State to serve the remainder of the term also, pending confirmation by the Senate.
Section 11.The Chief of State shall hold no other office or any employment during their term. In compensation the Chief of State shall receive a salary from the Treasury, set for his/her term in office by the Senate. Furthermore he/she shall be provided with a residence, and such staff as may be necessary for its maintenance, for the length of his/her term.
Article V
Section 1. All judicial power granted herein shall rest with the Supreme Court of the New Republic, which shall consist of twenty four Justices of the Supreme Court and one Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The members of the Supreme Court must be qualified in law and shall have served no less than five years as a judge in another court.
Section 2. Members of the Supreme Court shall be nominated by the Chief of State and shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Senate. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the longest serving judge in their number. All members of the Supreme Court must be resubmitted for their appointment at the end of every eight years of service.
Section 3.The Supreme Court may rule on all matters relating to this constitution and may rescind any Executive Order or Act of Senate that it feels to be unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Supreme Court may be obliged by the Senate to mediate disputes between member worlds.
Section 5. The Supreme Court shall try all cases of Treason against the New Republic, conspiracy to commit treason, genocide, and grand larceny.
Section 6. Where a crime falls under the jurisdiction of more than one member world the Supreme Court shall have the power to rule on jurisdiction. Should it prove impossible to resolve the matter of jurisdiction then the Supreme Court shall try the case.
Section 7. Member worlds may petition the Supreme Court to try a case that falls under their jurisdiction should they it necessary. The Supreme Court may refuse to try such case, but may be obliged to try the case by a majority vote of the Senate.
Section 8. The Supreme Court shall not pass rulings that violate the rights of citizens, member worlds, or the break laws passed by the Senate.
Section 9. The Supreme Court, with the approval of the Senate, shall create such lesser tribunals, as it shall deem necessary. Officers of these tribunals shall be appointed by the same method as described for the Supreme Court.
Article VI
Section 1. As it is never possible to foresee all possibilities or all the consequences of an action this constitution may be amended.
Section 2. To amend the constitution requires the approval of three-quarters of all the member worlds to be delivered to the Senate within one year of the amendment’s proposal.
Section 3. Where an amendment overrides an existing condition of this constitution the amendment shall take its place, with the original condition being printed with a mark thus δ to indicate its alteration.
Section 4. Where an amendment is a new addition it is to be placed at the end of this document. The article heading being marked thus Њ to indicate it’s addition.
Section 5. Should an amendment be rescinded it shall be marked thus Ђ to indicate its removal from effect. Where the amendment overrode an original condition the original shall be restored to full effect.
Section 6. The deletion of any of the original conditions made herein is strictly prohibited.
List of Amendments
The First Amendment:
Article III
Section 11. The Senate may create such bodies as it feels necessary to aid in the execution of its duties.
The Second Amendment:
Article IV
Section 12. The Chief of State shall have as his/her assistants a cabinet of twelve appointed at his/her discretion.
The Third Amendment:
Article II
Section 4. Serving military officers are hereby excluded from holding any office office outside the Defence Department.
The Forth Amendment:
Article III
Section 12. An Inner Council is hereby created to act on behalf of the Senate when a full session is deemed impractical, or unnecessary. The body shall consist of the Chief of State and ten members of the Senate appointed for two years by the Senate as a whole.
Section 13. All acts passed by the Inner Council must be confirmed by the Senate within six months or they will cease to be in effect.
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We, the members of the Rebel Alliance, having secured for ourselves and for our children, a New Republic have determined to establish a Constitution of Government. This document lays down the essential workings of our Republican system.
Article I
Section 1. The Rebel Alliance shall hereafter be known as the New Republic.
Section 2.The New Republic shall comprise those worlds that are members of the Rebel Alliance.
Section 3. Should a world wish to join the New Republic it shall be welcomed upon meeting the approval of the Senate and signing this constitution, thereby agreeing to abide the terms laid down in this document, and upon signing the Declaration of Rights thereby agreeing to treat its citizens by the terms of that document.
Section 4. Member worlds and their people are guaranteed certain rights under New Republic Law, as define by this Constitution and the Declaration of Rights these rights are inviolable and may not be infringed by any Act of Senate, Executive Order, or Ruling of the Supreme Court.
Section 5. All recorded citizens of member worlds are automatically granted Citizenship of the New Republic upon the world’s acceptance.
Section 6. All member worlds shall be permitted to maintain their own laws and forms of government but may not commit any act against the laws of the New Republic.
Article II Њ
Section 1.It being our sad experience that absolute power corrupts absolutely it is forbidden to merge the powers of any of the branches of the government with those of another.
Section 2. It is further forbidden that anyone person should exercise the power of any branch with out the concurrence of at least one other.
Section 3. No person may hold any office for longer than the term specified, or hold office in two branches concurrently, nor may any extension of term be granted.
Article III Њ
Section 1. All legislative power granted herein shall rest with the Senate of the New Republic
Section 2. The Senate shall comprise one delegate from each member world of the New Republic; appointed by whatever process they shall choose to employ.
Section 3. The Senate shall have the power to raise funds through taxation laid upon the member worlds of the New Republic, but such taxation must be uniform through out the New Republic, no tax may be levied which exceeds the income of member worlds, nor may tax be laid directly upon the citizens of member worlds by the Senate.
Section 4. The Senate shall have the power to provide, with such funds as may be raised through taxation, for the common defence by maintaining a navy and army.
Section 5. The Senate shall have the power to provide for the common welfare of all New Republic citizens by regulating, through legislation, the areas of education and health.
Section 6. The Senate shall have the power to provide, with such funds as may be raised through taxation, for the relief of the financial burdens of member worlds.
Section 7. The Senate shall have the sole power to declare war, to promulgate treaties, and to enact new laws.
Section 8. The Senate shall determine its own procedures, rules, and customs.
Section 9.The Senate shall pass no law, ordinance, or act as may infringe upon the rights of individual member worlds of the New Republic.
Section 10. The Senate shall pass no law, ordinance, or act as may infringe on upon the rights of New Republic citizens.
Section 11. The Senate shall pass no law, ordinance, or act with out the approval of two thirds of its membership.
Article IV Њ
Section 1. All executive power granted herein shall rest with the Chief of State of the New Republic, who shall hold his/her office for a term of four standard years, together with a Deputy Chief of State.
Section 2. Those wishing to hold the office of Chief of State must be Citizens of the New Republic who have reached the age of reason as held by their species. They shall make their intention to run made know to the Senate no later than fifteenth weeks prior to the election. The Senate shall vote no fewer than two candidates by the end of the twelfth week prior to the election. Those voted as candidates shall then be presented to the citizenry. The election shall take place on the first day of the year via secret ballot open to all citizens of the New Republic who have attained their species’ age of reason.
Section 3. A candidate for the post of Deputy Chief of State shall be subject to the same criteria for eligibility as the candidate for Chief of State. They shall be selected by the Chief of State elect upon their own confirmation as a candidate. The Deputy Chief of State is elected indirectly alongside the Chief of State and is confirmed in his/her position by the Senate. Failing such confirmation another candidate for the post must be found and confirmed by the same method.
Section 4.The Chief of State shall have the power to pass whatever acts of law he/she wishes within the bounds of this constitution. These Executive Orders must be countersigned by the Deputy Chief of State, and may be rescinded by a majority of the Senate.
Section 5. The Chief of State shall have control of the executive branch and all its offices and departments. These are the Treasury, Defence, Welfare, Foreign Affairs, Member Affairs, and Cultural Affairs Departments, and such others as may be created by act of the Senate.
Section 6. The Chief of State shall have the power to appoint such officials as he/she may feel necessary for the administration of the New Republic, with the approval of the Senate.
Section 7. The Chief of State shall be commander-in-chief of all armed forces of the New Republic and shall direct them with the approval of the Senate.
Section 8. The Chief of State shall have the power of veto over all legislation passed by the Senate, but may not exercise this power if the Senate has passed the legislation by unanimous vote. Nor may the power of veto be exercised a second time upon a piece of legislation that has been passed again by the same or greater vote.
Section 9.In the event of the Chief of State being unable to perform his/her duties due to absence or temporary incapacity, the powers of the Executive shall devolve onto the Deputy Chief of State until such time as the Chief of State has returned or recovered.
Section 10. In the event of the Chief of State being permanently incapacitated due to death or disease, the office of Chief of State shall devolve onto the Deputy Chief of State for the remainder of the term. He/she shall then select a new Deputy Chief of State to serve the remainder of the term also, pending confirmation by the Senate.
Section 11.The Chief of State shall hold no other office or any employment during their term. In compensation the Chief of State shall receive a salary from the Treasury, set for his/her term in office by the Senate. Furthermore he/she shall be provided with a residence, and such staff as may be necessary for its maintenance, for the length of his/her term.
Article V
Section 1. All judicial power granted herein shall rest with the Supreme Court of the New Republic, which shall consist of twenty four Justices of the Supreme Court and one Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The members of the Supreme Court must be qualified in law and shall have served no less than five years as a judge in another court.
Section 2. Members of the Supreme Court shall be nominated by the Chief of State and shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Senate. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall be the longest serving judge in their number. All members of the Supreme Court must be resubmitted for their appointment at the end of every eight years of service.
Section 3.The Supreme Court may rule on all matters relating to this constitution and may rescind any Executive Order or Act of Senate that it feels to be unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Supreme Court may be obliged by the Senate to mediate disputes between member worlds.
Section 5. The Supreme Court shall try all cases of Treason against the New Republic, conspiracy to commit treason, genocide, and grand larceny.
Section 6. Where a crime falls under the jurisdiction of more than one member world the Supreme Court shall have the power to rule on jurisdiction. Should it prove impossible to resolve the matter of jurisdiction then the Supreme Court shall try the case.
Section 7. Member worlds may petition the Supreme Court to try a case that falls under their jurisdiction should they it necessary. The Supreme Court may refuse to try such case, but may be obliged to try the case by a majority vote of the Senate.
Section 8. The Supreme Court shall not pass rulings that violate the rights of citizens, member worlds, or the break laws passed by the Senate.
Section 9. The Supreme Court, with the approval of the Senate, shall create such lesser tribunals, as it shall deem necessary. Officers of these tribunals shall be appointed by the same method as described for the Supreme Court.
Article VI
Section 1. As it is never possible to foresee all possibilities or all the consequences of an action this constitution may be amended.
Section 2. To amend the constitution requires the approval of three-quarters of all the member worlds to be delivered to the Senate within one year of the amendment’s proposal.
Section 3. Where an amendment overrides an existing condition of this constitution the amendment shall take its place, with the original condition being printed with a mark thus δ to indicate its alteration.
Section 4. Where an amendment is a new addition it is to be placed at the end of this document. The article heading being marked thus Њ to indicate it’s addition.
Section 5. Should an amendment be rescinded it shall be marked thus Ђ to indicate its removal from effect. Where the amendment overrode an original condition the original shall be restored to full effect.
Section 6. The deletion of any of the original conditions made herein is strictly prohibited.
List of Amendments
The First Amendment:
Article III
Section 11. The Senate may create such bodies as it feels necessary to aid in the execution of its duties.
The Second Amendment:
Article IV
Section 12. The Chief of State shall have as his/her assistants a cabinet of twelve appointed at his/her discretion.
The Third Amendment:
Article II
Section 4. Serving military officers are hereby excluded from holding any office office outside the Defence Department.
The Forth Amendment:
Article III
Section 12. An Inner Council is hereby created to act on behalf of the Senate when a full session is deemed impractical, or unnecessary. The body shall consist of the Chief of State and ten members of the Senate appointed for two years by the Senate as a whole.
Section 13. All acts passed by the Inner Council must be confirmed by the Senate within six months or they will cease to be in effect.
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