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Soudar constitution (work in progress)

Article 1
Section One:

The legislative branch will be able to apply to any and all federal land.

Section Two: The lower house is chosen by the people every 4 years. With half of the members being elected in that 4 year period. All members must be eligible to vote in order to run for office and must live in the place he or she represents.

Section Three: The upper house is composed of 2 members form each state. Which is has an election every two years. These members can have a term of 4,6,8,12 years. Two-thirds of the body has a 4 year term. One sixth has a 6 year term, the other sixth has either an 8 year term or a 12 year term. The citizens of the state can make a new election for a member of the upper house if there is an 65% of the population calling for this election. And the governor of the state must be approved.

Section Four: Election day shall be on the 8 of September, all federal and state election shall be held on this day, with the exception of local elections.

Section Five: The lower house is responsible of making bills that come from a nation wide referendum, they have to vote on that referendum with a simple majority. If they vote on the referendum then there is no need for the upper house and the president. If they vote no, the upper house is able to vote on it but with a 2/3's majority and the presidents signature.

Section Six: The upper house is responsible for treaties, declaring war and investigation of the president and his cabinet. The lower house is allowed to investigate agencies but not the heads of the agencies and the president.

Section Seven: For a bill to become a law a simple majority from both houses and the president in needed. They can coin money, make bills related to trade between nations. Give the president funds for the armed forces.

Section Eight: All members of both house shall only have the maximum of 4 terms.

Section Nine: Legislator may pass laws that is not stated above.



Article 2

Section One: The president is elected on election day with who ever has the most votes wins the election. If the election is tied then the current president, if running for reelection wins. If not the current president than the upper house chose the president between the top two candidates by vote. You must be 18 years old to be president.

Section Two: The president is the leader of any executive agencies and the military. With the ability to move troops when not in war. When in a state of crises and the legislator doesn't have time to act the president can declare war.

Section Three: Every three months he shall give a military report to the highest ranking members of both houses.

Section Four: The vice president will take the presidency if something shall happen to the current president. He is the leader of the legislative branch.

Section Five: If the president commits treason, rape, murder or any other high crime he is suspended from his post as the upper house reviews the crimes.

Section Six: The president shall be paid for life.

Section Seven: The president is required to chose advisers. There will be the secretary of war. Secretary of foreign affairs, Secretary of justice. The president is allowed to vote on new positions if needed.


Article 3

Section One: The courts are divided up by states and are called states courts. They are responsible for any state and local crimes or civil cases

Section Two: Federal courts are for federal crimes and interstates decisions.

Section Three: If there is a constitutional question it will go to the high court

Section Four: The High court has 9 members. All members are pick by the president and there is a vote by the upper house to see if they make it to the court. Five members of the high court are civilian members. They have to come from district courts and only need a simple majority in the upper house to get onto the court. Four members come from a federal courts and need a 65% of the upper house to vote for them.

Section Five: All members of the high court have a term limit of 15 years. The president must pick a new member of the court if the member dies or leaves office. And the upper court votes for it.


Article 4
Section One: The states will be divided up from the federal government.

Section Two: States will have the same government structure of the federal government

Section Three: States can have their own constitutions as long as it doesn't go against the national constitution



Amendments

1. All citizens have freedom of speech and expression. With a free press vital to a free country. Only classified information is exempted from this as the government isn't liable to give it out.
(1806)

2. All people no matter color nor sex have the right and freedom to everyone of these amendments.
(1835)

3. Freedom of religion, no one should be discriminated based off of religion.
(1860)

4. Right for a fair trial, you are innocent until proven guilty.
(1860)

5. All new states created must be passed by the lower house and a vote of the citizens of said territory.
(1860)

6. A popular vote is need for a new Amendment, must happen on election day for then the lower house can look at.
(1899)

7. All people born after June 27th 1899 in any territory, state or military base are citizens of Soudar.
(1899)

8. All amendments new and old apply to the state laws as well, all state laws must follow the constitution of Soudar
(1901)

9. The age of consent can not be lower then the age of 15 or higher then the age of 22, the age of consent only is set to the state you live in.
(1923)

10. The legal age of an adult is the age 20. Once you are at that age you will be able to join the military and vote in all federal elections.
(1923)

11. The government can not take your land away, in a time of peace, unless given the full wealth of the property and a 1% interest for every 2 years they have owned the land.

Time of peace is describe as a time where the government did not pass a declaration of war through the legislative branch. Time of war is over when a treaty or when the high court decides that there is not a fight anymore. The high court will have to hold a trial to decide if time of war is over.

During a period of war, the federal government will still have to follow the Constitution of Soudar.
(1923)

12. No new land may be bought or taken in Europe, and new land captured from the world war must be returned to the respected nation, excluding the Soviet Union, as the land captured will be given to Britain. (1944)

13. Any state must give everyone the right to vote, this will eliminate the poll tax and literacy test.
(1945)

14. There shall never be a major government sponsor religion in Soudar.
(1946)

15. When there is a natural disasters the federal government will have to respond. If the federal government does not respond, this will allow the upper house to review what happen and if necessary remove the president from his office, if the federal government doesn't have the money from the two houses then they are not responsible and the president cannot be removed from office
(1946)

16.The maximum amount of firearms one can have is 4. If you had not committed any felonies then the government can not take away your firearms.
(1953)

17. Soudar here by declares the 16th amendment as void. There shall be no maximum amount of firearms that one citizen can have. The states are free to make laws about fire arms.
(1953)

18. You are legally aloud to use someone else work if you give credit to the work of the original producer.
Credit to the original person must be obvious.
(1960)

19. Pedophilia is a federal crime.
(1962)

20. The federal government is not allowed to check the home of its people without a warrant
(1969)

21. There will be no federal income tax.
(1970)

22. You cannot get arrested for holding a political belief.
(1971)

23. To become a citizen of Soudar you must have lived in Soudar for at least 3 years. You must also know basic geography of Soudar and know the basic English words.

Geography of Soudar includes its capital, the state you live in and surrounding states. Capital of the state you live in, major rivers, the Atlantic ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
(1979)

24. You are free to say what you want on the internet, unless you tell someone to do something illegal or do something illegal.
(1997)

25. The capital of Soudar, is now able to send Representative to the upper and lower house.
(2000)

26. Any marriage no matter of the sex is allowed to happen. There shall be no state laws that hinder a marriage.
(2001)

27. If the press gets it's hands on classified information they can not be charged.
(2002)

28. After a new president is elected the former president has 69 days to give the office to the next. If he does not do this the presidential body guards are require to kick him out forcefully. If anything happens to the president elect the vice president elect is the new president elect.
(2002)

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