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by The Republican City of Sicias. . 117 reads.

UAS Constitution

Constitution of the Union of Allied States

We The Nations of the Union of Allied States, For the sake of regional stability, greater security, and mutual prosperity do establish this Constitution of the Union of Allied States.

Article I: The Office of the Chairman
1: The office of Chairman of the Union shall be tied to the office of the founder

2: The Chairman has the ability to issue decrees, these can be overturned by the Senate with a simple majority.

3. The chairman has the ability to veto laws and amendments.

4: The Chairman shall be able to hold recall elections for any member of the Senate he deems necessary, these elections shall occur ten days after they are called and all nominations must be announced five days prior to the Election.

Article II: The Senate
1 the Senate is the supreme legislative body of the Union of Allied States

2: The Senate shall be made up of one-sixth of the WA population. This number shall be rounded to the nearest whole number, however, the Senate will not have less than five members

3. Elections shall occur once every 60 days

4. Senators shall elect amongst themselves a Senate President. The senate president is responsible for Signing Bills into Law as well as acting as the Face of the Union

5. The Senate President is to be the WA Delegate

6: The Senate has full authority to approve treaties with a simple Majority

7. The Senate shall have the authority to create and destroy elected offices with a Two-Thirds majority.

8: Any Senator may propose a bill which needs to earn a simple majority and be signed by the Senate President to become law

9: The Senate President can propose amendments to the constitution, the Senate must approve the amendment with a Two-thirds majority. After the amendment has gone through the senate the Chairman may Veto it in a period of three days after it passes the senate, After those three days the amendment goes to a general vote, in which it must be approved by a Simple Majority.

Article III: The Judicial Branch

1) The judicial power of the UAS shall be vested in the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Union of Allied States.

2) The Chairman of the State Council shall appoint a Chief Justice. The Chief Justice shall serve a life term.

3) The Chief Justice shall adopt rules for Supreme Court proceedings appropriate by law.

4) No law shall be held unconstitutional except by a decision by the Supreme Court.

5) The Chief Justice may not be removed by the legislature. Only the Chairman has the power to remove the Chief Justice.

6) The power to establish lower courts shall be the responsibility of the Senate. Any and all lower courts that are established shall be under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall have the authority to uphold or overturn any lower court judge(s) decisions. Lower court judges may be impeached and removed by the Senate.

Article IV: The Rights of Citizens
Right to Equality: The right to equal treatment before a court of law for the purpose of administering a fair and impartial trial, as well as equal opportunity to pursue political, governmental, or social ambitions.

Right to Speech: The right to have one's voice heard on any matter publicly. This also guarantees the right to publicly request a redress of grievances from the government.

Right to Vote: The right to vote as one is naturally inclined without coercion in any election or any public referendum. This right can be legally suspended or revoked as a punitive measure through sentencing by a court of law.

Right to join or create Political parties and guilds: The right to form or join a political party, company, or other association of member nations which exists for a particular purpose or merely for recreation. Political parties must include 3 members, including the party founder. At least two of these must be WA members. Parties must register with the Chairman of the Union upon meeting these requirements.

Right of Sovereignty: to operate their governments as independent nations: The UAS shall not discriminate against nations on the basis of government type or on how individual nations address their national issues.

Right to Justice: No Nation, (World Assembly or Non-World Assembly member) shall be deprived of his liberty without due process of law given by the Court of the Union. No Nation, (World Assembly or Non-World Assembly member) inside the Union and the regions which the Union has under its control shall be denied the equal protection of the laws. All nations (World Assembly or Non-World Assembly member) are equal before the law. In all prosecutions, the accused Nation (World Assembly or Non-World Assembly member) shall enjoy the right to have public trial, to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, and to be presumed innocent until proven guilty. No Nation (World Assembly or Non-World Assembly member) shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense.

Approved Unanimously by the Constitutional Comitte on 29JUN22

The Republican City of Sicias

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