Post by Soviet East Africa - 10KI on Jun 10, 2007 4:37:26 GMT -5
The Constitution is updated yearly.
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We, the Nations of the Ten Thousand Islands, in order to provide for our common defense, ensure justice, freedom and peace among and between our nations, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do establish this Constitution for the Ten Thousand Islands.
Article I. Citizenship
1. Citizen nations of The 10000 Islands shall be all UN member nations resident in The 10000 Islands. Since non-UN nations may be multiple proxies of UN nations, they shall be accepted as non-citizen residents due the full protection and liberties of The 10000 Islands.
Article II. The Executive
2. The Chief Executive authority of The 10000 Islands shall be vested in the Founder Nation, the United States of Grub. He shall hold Office for life, and shall be responsible for the conferral of his authority to a successor of his sole choosing.
2.1. The duties of the Chief Executive shall be to serve as Commander in Chief of the Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organization (TITO), to exercise the powers to eject member nations (which he may at his sole discretion confer on the UN Delegate as his deputy), to appoint the chief Ministers of Executive Departments, to appoint with the consent of the Senate ambassadors and other agents, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur, to convene the Senate for any purpose whatsoever at his need and pleasure, to veto actions of the Senate, and to declare war for the defense of the 10000 Islands and its allies and friendly regions deemed to be under attack by aggressor regions.
2.2. The United Nations Delegate shall be elected by the endorsement process of NationStates at such time and in accordance with such rules as may be set forth by the Senate.
2.2.1. Any nation that is not a member of TITO shall not be eligible for election to become the UN Delegate of the 10000 Islands. Furthermore, any non-TITO nation which at anytime receives more than half the current endorsements of the serving UN Delegate shall be subject to ban from The 10000 Islands for a period of 48 hours.
2.2.2. The duties of the UN Delegate shall be those set forth by the NationStates moderators and such duties as shall be delegated to him by the Chief Executive or the Senate.
2.3. The Ministers of the following Executive Departments shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive and carry out such duties as assigned, with power to appoint their deputies and treat with nations foreign and domestic in the business of their departments, subject to the approval of the Chief Executive.
2.3.1. The Ministry of Immigration, with responsibility for seeking out worthy new nations and encouraging them to join and participate in the 10000 Islands.
2.3.2. The Ministry of Education, with responsibility to assist member nations in learning the NationStates game and the traditions, procedures and culture of the 10000 Islands.
2.3.3. The Ministry of Labor, with responsibility to recruit and monitor nations for duties in posts as required by the Chief Executive.
2.4. Other officers may be appointed by the Chief Executive with the consent of the Senate, including the following, none of whom shall have a seat in the Senate:
2.4.1. The Cartographer-General, responsible for maintaining the map of the 10000 Islands
2.4.2. The Registrar-General, responsible for maintaining the authentic text of the Constitution and Statutes of the 10000 Island and such other records as shall be directed by the Chief Executive and the Senate.
2.4.3. Ambassadors to allied or other regions of NationStates, responsible for maintaining relations with the region to which they are assigned and gaining information about the activities of their region.
Article III. The Legislative
3. The Legislative authority of The 10000 Islands shall be vested in the Senate of The 10000 Islands.
3.1. The Senate shall be comprised of The Chief Executive, the UN Delegate, the Ministers of Executive Departments, and four Senators elected by all UN Nations of The 10000 Islands.
3.2. Senators shall be elected for a term of four months, two each to be elected on the second Tuesday of each odd month of the calendar year. Elections shall follow a course of one week for nomination and campaigning, after which nominations are closed and followed by one week for voting. Nomination, voting and election shall be open to all citizen nations of The 10000 Islands registered as reset time of the first day of nominations. Elections shall be held in a manner approved by the Senate under the direction of the Registrar-General.
3.3. The Senate shall have the powers to approve statutes for the better governance of the 10000 Islands, ratify treaties, approve ambassadors, advise the UN delegate concerning UN issues, appoint subordinate tribunals to act as courts within the 10000 Islands, hold tribunals on appeal of judgments for violation of the constitution and statutes, and function as the Supreme Court of the 10000 Islands.
3.4. Actions of the Senate shall require a quorum of five members.
Article IV. The 10000 Islands Treaty Organization
4. The 10000 Islands Treaty Organization is the defense and military arm of the 10000 Islands, subject to the authority of the Chief Executive as Commander in Chief. No action of the Senate shall have authority to intervene with or override decisions of the Chief Executive. TITO shall act for the defense of the 10000 Islands and its allies and friendly regions deemed to be under attack by aggressor regions.
Article V. The Bill of Rights
5. The following are recognized as the inalienable rights of the member nations of the 10000 Islands.
5.1. Self-determination. The general government of the 10000 Islands shall make no law or regulation governing the internal operation of any nation state within the region. Each nation state will maintain the right to govern itself in accordance with its own customs and desires.
5.2. Freedom of speech. The general government shall make no law restricting the freedom of speech within the 10000 Islands beyond those rules governing all participation and etiquette in NationStates. In keeping with the NationStates rules of etiquette, the following behaviors will constitute grounds for immediate ejection from the region and reporting to the game moderators:
5.2.1. Posting of any content considering spamming, including content that is obscene, illegal, threatening, malicious, defamatory, or otherwise understood to be spam. This applies to a nation's name, motto, and other customizable fields, any messages written, images posted, or any other content uploaded or linked to NationStates.
5.2.2. Also prohibited is the practice of "griefing." Griefing is playing with the primary aim of annoying or upsetting other people. If you do this, the game moderators may take action against you.
5.2.3. Attempting to steal another nation’s identity, since this is fraudulent behavior and breaches the NationStates terms & conditions. The same applies to any attempt to impersonate another player, including attempting to hack nation or region passwords.
5.2.4. Known member nations of invader regions and groups may be ejected at the discretion of the Chief Executive, or the UN delegate if so empowered.
5.3. Reservation of powers. Powers not enumerated in this Constitution shall be reserved to the member Nations.
Article. VI. Ratification and Amendment
6. The Ratification of this constitution shall take place one full week following its promulgation by the Founder of 10000 Islands, after which nations not willing to observe its provisions may take liberty to seek other regions.
6.1. Proposal of amendments. Whenever an amendment to this constitution is submitted to the Senate with the written endorsement of ten citizen Nations, it shall be the duty of the Senate to poll all citizen nations concerning the proposed amendment for one full week.
6.2. Enactment of amendments. The Senate shall then consider the proposed amendment, which shall be passed if it receives the support of three-fourths of the Senate.
Author - New Parthini
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We, the Nations of the Ten Thousand Islands, in order to provide for our common defense, ensure justice, freedom and peace among and between our nations, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do establish this Constitution for the Ten Thousand Islands.
Article I. Citizenship
1. Citizen nations of The 10000 Islands shall be all UN member nations resident in The 10000 Islands. Since non-UN nations may be multiple proxies of UN nations, they shall be accepted as non-citizen residents due the full protection and liberties of The 10000 Islands.
Article II. The Executive
2. The Chief Executive authority of The 10000 Islands shall be vested in the Founder Nation, the United States of Grub. He shall hold Office for life, and shall be responsible for the conferral of his authority to a successor of his sole choosing.
2.1. The duties of the Chief Executive shall be to serve as Commander in Chief of the Ten Thousand Islands Treaty Organization (TITO), to exercise the powers to eject member nations (which he may at his sole discretion confer on the UN Delegate as his deputy), to appoint the chief Ministers of Executive Departments, to appoint with the consent of the Senate ambassadors and other agents, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur, to convene the Senate for any purpose whatsoever at his need and pleasure, to veto actions of the Senate, and to declare war for the defense of the 10000 Islands and its allies and friendly regions deemed to be under attack by aggressor regions.
2.2. The United Nations Delegate shall be elected by the endorsement process of NationStates at such time and in accordance with such rules as may be set forth by the Senate.
2.2.1. Any nation that is not a member of TITO shall not be eligible for election to become the UN Delegate of the 10000 Islands. Furthermore, any non-TITO nation which at anytime receives more than half the current endorsements of the serving UN Delegate shall be subject to ban from The 10000 Islands for a period of 48 hours.
2.2.2. The duties of the UN Delegate shall be those set forth by the NationStates moderators and such duties as shall be delegated to him by the Chief Executive or the Senate.
2.3. The Ministers of the following Executive Departments shall serve at the pleasure of the Chief Executive and carry out such duties as assigned, with power to appoint their deputies and treat with nations foreign and domestic in the business of their departments, subject to the approval of the Chief Executive.
2.3.1. The Ministry of Immigration, with responsibility for seeking out worthy new nations and encouraging them to join and participate in the 10000 Islands.
2.3.2. The Ministry of Education, with responsibility to assist member nations in learning the NationStates game and the traditions, procedures and culture of the 10000 Islands.
2.3.3. The Ministry of Labor, with responsibility to recruit and monitor nations for duties in posts as required by the Chief Executive.
2.4. Other officers may be appointed by the Chief Executive with the consent of the Senate, including the following, none of whom shall have a seat in the Senate:
2.4.1. The Cartographer-General, responsible for maintaining the map of the 10000 Islands
2.4.2. The Registrar-General, responsible for maintaining the authentic text of the Constitution and Statutes of the 10000 Island and such other records as shall be directed by the Chief Executive and the Senate.
2.4.3. Ambassadors to allied or other regions of NationStates, responsible for maintaining relations with the region to which they are assigned and gaining information about the activities of their region.
Article III. The Legislative
3. The Legislative authority of The 10000 Islands shall be vested in the Senate of The 10000 Islands.
3.1. The Senate shall be comprised of The Chief Executive, the UN Delegate, the Ministers of Executive Departments, and four Senators elected by all UN Nations of The 10000 Islands.
3.2. Senators shall be elected for a term of four months, two each to be elected on the second Tuesday of each odd month of the calendar year. Elections shall follow a course of one week for nomination and campaigning, after which nominations are closed and followed by one week for voting. Nomination, voting and election shall be open to all citizen nations of The 10000 Islands registered as reset time of the first day of nominations. Elections shall be held in a manner approved by the Senate under the direction of the Registrar-General.
3.3. The Senate shall have the powers to approve statutes for the better governance of the 10000 Islands, ratify treaties, approve ambassadors, advise the UN delegate concerning UN issues, appoint subordinate tribunals to act as courts within the 10000 Islands, hold tribunals on appeal of judgments for violation of the constitution and statutes, and function as the Supreme Court of the 10000 Islands.
3.4. Actions of the Senate shall require a quorum of five members.
Article IV. The 10000 Islands Treaty Organization
4. The 10000 Islands Treaty Organization is the defense and military arm of the 10000 Islands, subject to the authority of the Chief Executive as Commander in Chief. No action of the Senate shall have authority to intervene with or override decisions of the Chief Executive. TITO shall act for the defense of the 10000 Islands and its allies and friendly regions deemed to be under attack by aggressor regions.
Article V. The Bill of Rights
5. The following are recognized as the inalienable rights of the member nations of the 10000 Islands.
5.1. Self-determination. The general government of the 10000 Islands shall make no law or regulation governing the internal operation of any nation state within the region. Each nation state will maintain the right to govern itself in accordance with its own customs and desires.
5.2. Freedom of speech. The general government shall make no law restricting the freedom of speech within the 10000 Islands beyond those rules governing all participation and etiquette in NationStates. In keeping with the NationStates rules of etiquette, the following behaviors will constitute grounds for immediate ejection from the region and reporting to the game moderators:
5.2.1. Posting of any content considering spamming, including content that is obscene, illegal, threatening, malicious, defamatory, or otherwise understood to be spam. This applies to a nation's name, motto, and other customizable fields, any messages written, images posted, or any other content uploaded or linked to NationStates.
5.2.2. Also prohibited is the practice of "griefing." Griefing is playing with the primary aim of annoying or upsetting other people. If you do this, the game moderators may take action against you.
5.2.3. Attempting to steal another nation’s identity, since this is fraudulent behavior and breaches the NationStates terms & conditions. The same applies to any attempt to impersonate another player, including attempting to hack nation or region passwords.
5.2.4. Known member nations of invader regions and groups may be ejected at the discretion of the Chief Executive, or the UN delegate if so empowered.
5.3. Reservation of powers. Powers not enumerated in this Constitution shall be reserved to the member Nations.
Article. VI. Ratification and Amendment
6. The Ratification of this constitution shall take place one full week following its promulgation by the Founder of 10000 Islands, after which nations not willing to observe its provisions may take liberty to seek other regions.
6.1. Proposal of amendments. Whenever an amendment to this constitution is submitted to the Senate with the written endorsement of ten citizen Nations, it shall be the duty of the Senate to poll all citizen nations concerning the proposed amendment for one full week.
6.2. Enactment of amendments. The Senate shall then consider the proposed amendment, which shall be passed if it receives the support of three-fourths of the Senate.
Author - New Parthini