Constitution of the Union of Allied States

WE, the UNION OF ALLIED STATES, by being a SOVEREIGN ENTITY, FIRMLY HOLD that PEOPLE, WHO ARE the primary reason why governments exist and the ultimate RESERVE of power in the UNION (and ELSEWHERE) and are thus entitled to FREEDOM, EQUALITY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE and PRIVACY.

WE the UNION OF ALLIED STATES organize ourselves politically on a fully democratic basis established by this Constitution for the full functioning of this region and it shall be the SUPREME LAW of the UNION.

However, we acknowledge that alone people are VULNERABLE, not only to the violation of their own ENTITLEMENT but also temptation of VIOLATING SOMEONE ELSE'S RIGHTS. THEREIN comes the role of the GOVERNMENT, which should strive to completely understand the FINE LINE between one and one’s own rights and TRESPASSING into someone else's and grant JUSTICE.

THUS, in taking the role of protecting the NATION’S FREEDOM, the government essentially establishes A SOCIAL CONTRACT between the nation and their government UNITING them in bond of mutual loyalty.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN that we are endorsing BLIND ALLEGIANCE TO THE GOVERNMENT and completely agree that the people, being the ultimate seat of power, should be makers and breakers of government exercising control over its FORMATION, DISSOLUTION and FUNCTIONING.

Article I. Union of Allied States

The Union of Allied States is hereby constituted. Its power emanates from the Nations that reside inside the Union and shall be exercised in accordance with their will and desire. The government of the Union of Allied States shall be a republican form of Government as established by this Constitution.

Article II. Nations Fundamental Rights

The fundamental rights of all citizens in the UAS Constitution shall be henceforth elucidated upon:

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 Secretary of the State Council 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.

Article III. Legislative Branch

Section 1. Regional Senate

1) The Senate shall have the sole authority to propose legislation. All legislation must pass with a 51% majority of members voting.

2) Each recognized political party shall appoint one Senator for every 2 party members belonging to the World Assembly. The manner of appointment shall be up to each political party.
2) The Senate shall have 1 seat per every 3 World Assembly Nations residing in the Union of Allied States who have endorsed the Delegate. The State Council shall vote via poll for a registered political party. The percentage of the vote each political party receives shall determine the number of seats held by each party. The manner of appointing Senators to fill those seats shall be up to each political party. The number of seats shall not be altered during a term. Senate Elections shall take place one every two months, immediately following the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections. (Amendment I)

3) The Senate shall conduct its sessions inside the UAS Government Board. No bill shall become a law unless it has been posted, debated, and voted publicly in the regional poll of the UAS Government Board.

4) The Senate can create any new elected offices and repeal such offices that were made by 51% of the vote.

5) The Senate shall adopt rules for its own proceedings appropriate by law. The rules must be approved by a 51% majority of members voting.

6) The Senate shall have the power to the power to impeach regional officers. Impeachments must pass by 60% of members voting.

7) The Senate can order the closure of any embassy with a 51% majority of members voting.

8) The Senate shall vote on all WA Legislation. The decision of the Senate, determined by 51% of members voting, shall determine the vote of the World Assembly Delegate on said legislation.

9) The Senate shall have the authority to propose amendments to the constitution. Constitutional Amendments must pass by a 60% majority of members voting.

10) The Senate has the authority to accept or reject Regional Mergers, Protectorates & Colonies via 60% of members voting.

11) All former Presidents and Chief Justices of the Union shall also receive a permanent Senate seat, provided that they served for at least 30 days, were not impeached, and are current residents of the Union. (Amendment I)

Section 2. The State Council

1) The State Council shall be comprised of all World Assembly members who have resided in the region for 7 consecutive days.

2) The State Council must approve all impeachments passed by the Senate via a 51% majority of members voting.

3) The State Council must approve all constitutional amendments passed by the Senate via a 51% majority of members voting.

Article IV. Executive Branch

Section 1. Chairman of the State Council

1) The office of Chairman of the State Council shall be tied to the office of the founder, as executive he/she shares the powers of the President but shall defer many of those powers to the President.

2) The Chairman shall be viewed as a symbol of regional unity, and the symbolic head of state of the regional government and as such shall be prohibited from joining a political party.

3) The Chairman shall have the authority to legislate via decree laws. The State Council may strike down any decree law with 60% of members voting.

4) The Chairman has the full force and authority to declare Martial Law in the region in times of great danger, distress, and cases of invasion and may rule by decree until the emergency subsides.

5) The Chairman can impose a password lock to the Union of Allied of States when the public safety requires it in case of rebellion or invasion or imminent danger thereof. If so, the Senate may meet forthwith on their own initiative to revoke the proclamation no more than 48 hours of the proclamation having been announced, and this must be done via a 60% majority vote.

6) The Chairman has the sole authority to appoint the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the region at his/her pleasure.

7) As the founder is a vassal nation of South Waterford, all proclamations from South Waterford shall be treated as the words of the founder. The founder as a name of its self, Unified Waterford shall not vote on any matters within the region.

8) The Chairman may recognize the runner up of elections of the largest minority party as Leader of the Opposition. This office shall not be considered as a government office.

9) The Chairman cannot vote in any legislative election polls. If and only if there is a tie, the Chairman shall cast the deciding vote. (Amendment II)

10) The Chairman shall have the power to veto any bill passed by the Senate. A veto by the Chairman may only be overturned by a 60% majority of members voting in both the Senate and the State Council.

11) The Chairman has the sole power to veto a constitutional amendment approved by the State Council. The State Council may overturn an amendment veto with a 60% majority vote.

12) The Chairman shall have the power to suspend the execution of sentences in criminal cases and to grant pardons, commutations of punishment, and total or partial remissions of fines and forfeitures for crimes committed in violation of the laws of the Union of Allied States.

13) The Chairman shall have the sole power to impeach the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

14) The Chairman has the power to fill any vacancies in any office if the situation deems it necessary.

Section 2. The President, Vice President, and Executive Officers

1) The President shall be appointed by the State Council via a 51% majority.
1) The President shall be elected by the State Council by a simple majority of over 50%.

2) A candidate for President must select a candidate for Vice President to be elected on the same ticket. (Amendment II)

3) The President shall also be the World Assembly Delegate of the Union of Allied States.

4) The President shall hold office for the term of 60 days following the election. No term limit will be established.

5) No nation shall be President unless, on the date of the election, the nation has been resident of the Union of Allied of States for 21 consecutive days.
5) No nation shall be President or Vice President unless, on the date of the election, the nation has been resident of the Union of Allied of States for 21 consecutive days. (Amendment II)

6) The President shall execute the laws and cause them to be executed and shall have the power to veto any bill passed by the Senate. The Veto must be announced by the President on the UAS Government Board. A presidential veto can be overturned by the Senate via a 60% majority of members voting. The Chairman may also overturn a Presidential veto. The President may not veto constitutional amendments.

7) The President may present bills to the Senate but cannot vote in the poll.
7) The President may present bills to the Senate but cannot vote in any legislative poll unless in the event of a tie where all eligible members have voted, in which case the President shall act as the tiebreaker. (Amendment II)

8) The President can impose a password lock to the Union of Allied of States when the public safety requires it in case of rebellion or invasion or imminent danger thereof. If so, the Senate shall meet forthwith on their own initiative to revoke the proclamation no more than 48 hours of the proclamation been announced and must do so with a 60% majority vote.

9) The President shall have the power to suspend the execution of sentences in criminal cases and to grant pardons, commutations of punishment, and total or partial remissions of fines and forfeitures for crimes committed in violation of the laws of the Union of Allied States. This power shall not extend to cases of impeachment of any officer, including the President.

10) The President shall exercise other powers and functions and discharge other duties assigned to him by this Constitution or by law.

11) For the purpose of exercising executive power, the President may create offices in the Executive Branch to assist him, such office shall only be valid during the Presidential term unless it is reauthorized. Any nation assigned to be part of the Executive Branch cannot be a member the Judicial branch at the same time.

12) The Vice President of the Union of Allied States shall be elected by the State Council by a 51% majority vote. (Amendment II)

13) The Vice President is required to be a member of the World Assembly and has the right to call and conduct polling throughout the region. When a vacancy occurs in the office of the President, caused by inactivity, resignation, or removal, said office shall devolve upon to Vice President, who shall hold it for the rest of the term and until a new President has been elected.

14) Vacancies in the Vice-Presidency will be filled by appointment by the Senate.
14) When a vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice President, caused by the previous Vice President's elevation to the Presidency, the President shall nominate another nation for Vice President to be confirmed by the Senate.

15) In the event that no nation gains more than a 50% vote from the State Council for President, if there are more than two candidates, the State Council shall choose from the top two candidates by a simple majority of over 50%; if there are two candidates, the Senate shall decide the Presidency by a simple majority of over 50%. (Amendment II)

Article V. 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, and the appointment confirmed by a simple majority of the Senate. 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 impeached by the legislature. Only the Chairman has the power to impeach the Chief Justice.

Article VI. Vassal States

1) Vassal States, also known in game as puppet states, are welcome in the region. They are not permitted to vote in any poll within the region. Apart from the Allied States of Unified Waterford who has no voting rights and is a known vassal state of South Waterford, no vassal nation may hold an office in the region.

2) Vassal States must be declared within ONE (1) day of joining the region. Failure to do so will result in suspension of voting rights for a period no more than thirty (30) days of the original nations, along with banning and ejection of the concerned puppet nation.

3) The selection of main nation in the region lies upon the controller of the group of nations.

4) Should a nation be found guilty of using their vassal to vote on any regional matter, they shall be suspended from voting for a period of no more than Sixty (60) days for the first offense, the second offense if found guilty will result in ejection and banishment from the region.

5) Every Senator must send a vassal State to the UAS Government Board for the sole purpose of voting in the regional poll of the UAS Government Board. The vassal state must clearly identify the nation it represents in its title.

Article VII. Regional Mergers, Protectorates & Colonies

1) The Senate has the authority to accept or reject Regional Mergers, Protectorates & Colonies via a 60% majority of nations voting.

2) All negotiated mergers including those in which the officers of the former region will become and replace certain incumbent officers of this region must be approved by the Chairman, which in turn will issue a simple degree notifying the region. The officers will serve out the current governmental term no matter how soon the term began or how soon the term will end. At the end of the governmental term, the constitutional rules following elections will apply as such as before the merger.

3) The government of any region that submits to official protectorate must be approved by the Senate via a 60% majority of members voting. Such region shall accept the appointment of a Union of Allied States Resident Minister, the duties and power of that office will be established by law.

4) All Colonies will be allowed to elect a Resident Commissioner who will be allowed to propose and debate legislation but will be ineligible to vote on legislation or in elections. The Senate shall establish the criteria for the Resident Commissioner, its elections, duties and term by law.

Article VIII. Role Players Club

1) The UAS Role Players Club shall be the official role play region of the Union of Allied States.

2) The Role Players Club shall be guided by the sole authority of the Roleplay Coordinator.

3) The Roleplay Coordinator shall be appointed by the Chairman and shall serve a life term.

4) The Roleplay Coordinator shall be immune to impeachment by the legislature. Only the Chairman has the authority to impeach the Roleplay Coordinator.

5) All citizens are encouraged to join the Role Players Club, however, they must be granted approval by the Roleplay Coordinator to take part.

6) Vassal Nations may be moved into the Role Players Club at the discretion of the Roleplay Coordinator.

Article IX. Amendments to the Constitution

1) The Senate shall have the power to propose amendments to the Constitution.

2) Such Amendment must be passed in the Senate with 60 percent of members voting. Each proposed amendment shall be voted on separately.

3) All Amendments passed by the Senate must be approved by the State Council via a 51% majority.

3) Every proposed amendment shall specify the terms under which it shall take effect, and it shall become a part of this Constitution.

4) The section that the amendment altered will be struck in the Constitution but will not be removed from the document to preserve the original wording.

Article X. Transitory Provision

1) The previous Constitution and amendments will be repealed on the day this Constitution enters in effect.

2) When this Constitution goes into effect all laws not inconsistent therewith shall continue in full force until amended or repealed. The Supreme Court shall have the responsibility of determining which laws are to be rendered void.

3) All officers who are in office on the date this Constitution is approved shall continue to hold their offices and to perform the functions there were elected/or appointed for and will continue on their post until their successors are selected and qualify in accordance with this Constitution and laws enacted pursuant thereto.

Article XI. Ratification

This Constitution shall be presented to the State Council by the Chairman and must be passed by a 51% majority. This constitution shall go into effect 5 days upon approval.

Enacted March 11, 2019

HARMAN H. TEASEDALE
The Federal Military Republic of South Waterford
Chairman of the State Council

WILLIAM HAMMOND
The civitas islands
President

ZOE
The Free Republic of Samboria
Vice-President

THE GREAT GAZOO
The Empire of Zetox
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

ARTURIA HALDUS
The Federal Monarchy of United Osean Federation
Commander in Chief

RICHARD MAXWELL THERMADORIAN
East meranopirus
Secretary of State

PRIME MINSTER of CHOKOKU
The Semi-Confederated Federation of Chokoku
Secretary of the State Council