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Laws of the United Ascendancy

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No. 1 Special Elections Act
The 1st parliament of The United Ascendancy
February 7, 2019

Laudesia proposed the following (bill/ resolution), written by Laudesia.

Establishing Special Elections

Article I. Special Elections
Section 1. Anytime a position is open in the government, it must be filled as soon as possible.
Section 2. The Special election will be held to rules and procedures outlined by the constitution.
Section 3. As outlined by the constitution, candidates must be approved by the Chief Justice.
Section 4. Special elections will be run by the Vice-President.

Reasoning: We can not leave sections of our government ungoverned while we wait for the next election cycle.

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In favor: Laudesia, Justicia y paz ✔️



No. 2 Rules of the Parliament
The First Parliament of The United Ascendancy
February 17, 2019

Justicia y paz proposed the following bill, written by Justicia y paz and edited by Laudesia, Suvmia, and Wansul.

February 15, 2020
Revised by Justicia y paz, Laudesia, and Orca and Narwhal

Parliament Bill No. One
Procedures and Rules of the Parliament

Contents:

Article I. Rules
Section 1. Parliamentarians are to elect a Speaker at the beginning of each term. Any member of the Parliament may nominate one of the Parliament's members to be a speaker.
Section 2.. The Speaker can appoint a Secretary to help record all the votes, debates, and legislation passed on the Parliament floor. However, all archives will be held on the founder account, Princepterra.
Section 3.The Speaker chooses which pieces of legislation come to the floor, however, they cannot hold a confirmation resolution for over 24 hours unless another bill is being debated.
Section 4. The Parliament may override the Speaker’s decision to not bring a vote to the floor by a 3/4 vote.
Section 5. The Speaker shall invite the President once during their term to address the Parliament in the State of the Union.
Section 6. All members may submit pieces of legislation to the Speaker, citizens may also submit pieces of legislation to their respective representatives. The representative may decide for or against passing the legislation on to the speaker.
Section 7. The Speaker shall set the time for debate, the minimum time for debate is 24 hours. They may extend debate time as they wish. However, the Parliament may take a closure vote to end debate. Once a simple majority has been achieved, the voting on the bill or resolution may begin.
Section 8. Debate time shall be extended with the Speaker’s permission or a vote of a simple majority from the Parliament.
Section 9. The Speaker shall set the time for voting, the minimum time for voting is 12 hours.
Section 10. Parliamentarians can vote ay, nay, or abstain from a vote.
Section 11. Parliamentarians are expected to behave in a civil and respectful manner to their fellow colleagues. The Parliament may censure one of its members if they deem it necessary by a 3/4 majority vote. At that point, the Speaker shall use their authority to enforce the censure.
Section 12. After three times of being censured the Parliamentarian is automatically ejected from the Parliament, losing their seat, and if they shall wish they may challenge their ruling for their seat back in the courts. Finally, a special election will then be held for their seat.
Section 13. If a member of the Parliament is not present for two subsequent votes by not declaring his abstaining from the vote he is subject to a vote of removal from the Parliament.
Section 14. Members of the parliament may take off 7 days during their term, giving notice to the Speaker, minimum 48 hours in advance.
Section 15. If a bill is changed during debate time for any reason the Parliament must be notified.
Section 16. The Parliament chat on the discord shall be open to the public unless the Parliament deems by a 3/4 vote that their discussions on a certain topic should be classified for the security of the region. In at least 7 days these records must be released.
Section 17. The Speaker shall have the authority to enforce all Parliamentarian rules.

Article II. Bill Format
Section 1. Bills and resolutions shall be proposed by the speaker in the following format:

The x parliament of The United Ascendancy
Month day, year

proposed the following (bill/ resolution), written by .

Parliament Bill/ Resolution
(Title)

Contents:
Reasoning:

Section 2. Amendments shall be proposed by the speaker in the following format:

The x parliament of The United Ascendancy
Month day, year

proposed the following amendment, written by .

Section 3. Amendments to laws or the constitution shall be proposed in the following format:

Amendment No/to Parliament Bill No. x
(Title)

Contents:

[bChanges:[/b]

Reasoning:

Section 4. A confirmation resolution shall have the following format and may include all of the cabinet or all of the Supreme Court at once:

Parliament Confirmation Resolution No.
(Title)

Contents:
Article I: Nomination
Section 1. On (month day, year) (nominator position)_______ nominated ______ to the position of _______.

Article II: Confirmation
Section 1. This resolution confirms the nominee to their respective position they have been nominated for.

Reasoning: The President has nominated [nation][/nation] to the position of and a vote must be taken as required by the constitution

Section 5. The Speaker does not have to accept the bill or resolution if not in the correct format.
Section 6. A resolution shall be used for a confirmation or rule change of the parliament.

Article III: Before and After Voting
Section 1.For the bill to pass it needs a simple majority.
Section 2. If the bill passes the Secretary or the Speaker, must inform the President of its passing, they have 3 days to sign or veto it. If they do nothing the bill is vetoed.
Section 3. The Parliament with a 3/4 vote can override a Presidential veto.
Section 4.If the bill does not pass, a change is required to the bill for it to be brought to the floor again, or 3 days must pass.

Reasoning: Rules and procedures must be set for the efficient operation of the Parliament.

Vote:
Passed unanimously on February 17, 2019
Revised version passed unanimously on February 15, 2020

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In favor: Justicia y paz, Wansul, Suvmia, Laudesia ✔️



No. 3 Inactivity of Government Officials
The First Parliament of The United Ascendancy
February 20th, 2019

Suvmia proposed this bill, written by Suvmia and edited by Justicia y paz, Laudesia, and Wansul.

Edited on March 8, 2020 by Justicia y paz, Laudesia, and Orca and Narwhal

Parliamentary Bill No. 3
Inactivity of Positions in Government

Contents:

Article I: Rules and Conditions
Section 1. All nations in government positions must be at an active enough level in order to complete their duties at any given time.
Section 2. Any nations in government that are not active for a maximum period of 12 days, without permission or a request for leave, will be promptly removed from their position in government, no matter what the position.
Sub-Section A. Members of the Parliament shall send their request to the Speaker. If it is the Speaker or the Speaker is unavailable, the Vice President.
Sub-Section B. Members of the Judicial Branch shall send their request to the Chief Justice. If it is the Chief Justice or the Chief Justice is unavailable, the Vice President.
Sub-Section C. Members of the Executive Branch shall send their request to the President. If it is the President or the President is unavailable, the Vice President. If the Vice President is making the request, or the position is vacant, or the President is also unavailable the request shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior.
Section 3. Any nation in government that holds a position particularly important to a certain process of the region, must be online within 24 hours of the certain process being declared to begin, or an interim shall be appointed. If something sudden occurs the official has 48 hours to respond.
Section 4. Any nation in the government that has not, refuses to or is incapable of completing the duties, for a particular job, that comes with one of their positions will be promptly removed and replaced with a special election. However, they have the opportunity to file an appeal to the courts to gain back their position.
Section 5. Any member that has been removed from their position can, for a maximum period of 7 days, appeal to the supreme court to have their position reinstated, even if an election has been held already for the position.
Section 6. If an official holds more than one position and is removed from one due to inactivity, they shall be removed from the other as well.
Section 7. If an official knows they will be away for a day(s) they shall be expected to inform the leader of their branch and put a statement on the RMB.
Section 8: In the case of a critical event that forbids the action of a member of parliament, along with valid reasoning, the length of inactivity shall be increased from 12 days to 24 days.
Section 9: Until the return of a member of parliament on a prolonged absence, the Speaker of the Parliament shall appoint an interim member until the return of said absent member.

Reason: Noticing that the government, in order to be run efficiently, must maintain a minimum level of activity, and understanding that no member of any government has the right to directly violate the results of a popular vote that the citizens elected.

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In favor: Justicia y paz, Wansul, Suvmia ✔️
Abstained: Laudesia

Ammendment to the Inactivity Bill (addition of Sections 8 and 9):
In favor: Justicia y paz, ascanian ✔️
Abstained: Laudesia, zandovia



No. 4 Judiciary Act
The 1st parliament of The United Ascendancy
March 14, 2019

Justicia y paz proposed the following bill, written by Justicia.

Parliament Judiciary Act

Article I. Civil Case
Section 1. A civil case

Article III. Filing a Civil Suit
Section 1. A person or organization may file a lawsuit for the following reasons:
They believe their rights have been violated or the government has gone against the law.
Section 2. They may file their suit in the following format to the Chief Justice:

Civil Suit

Date Submitted: (Day, Month, Year)
Name of Plaintiff:
Name of Defendant:
Law/Court Case being violated:
Court Availability Date:
Brief Summary of Argument:

Section 3. Once the lawsuit has been sent the Chief Justice shall schedule the hearing for a minimum one week ahead. If there are no other ongoing or pending trials the maximum time is 3 weeks.
Section 4. A civil case trial shall be conducted in the following manner.
The Chief Justice shall announce the case (plaintiff v. defendant).
The plaintiff shall have the floor first being able to give an opening statement and call on witnesses.
The defendant shall then have the floor to also give an opening statement and call on witnesses.
Section 5. Witnesses may be used for both the defense and prosecution, witnesses may only testify willingly. Coercion of witnesses will lead to a dismissal of the case.

Article II: Civil Court Proceedings
Section 1. The Chief Justice shall set a court date that can work with both sides of the case, however, it cannot be postponed for longer than two weeks.
Section 2. The Court shall call upon the prosecution first, they can then give their opening argument/statement and provide their witnesses time to testify. The witness can be questioned by both sides.
Section 3. The Court shall then call upon the defendant to give their opening statement/argument and call upon their witnesses which can also be questioned by both sides.
Section 4. Witnesses are allowed to refrain from answering a question by “pleading the fifth” in a civil case. Witnesses have 4 hours to answer the question and then the case must move on to the next witness or next side of the case. Before closing arguments witnesses may be called upon again if either side would like to.
Section 5. The Chief Justice shall then call upon the prosecution and then the defendant to give their closing argument.

Article III. Criminal Cases
Section 1. A criminal case shall be prosecuted by the office of the Attorney General when a crime is committed.
Section 2. The justices determine a fair and reasonable punishment for the crime permitted if they find the defendant guilty.
Section 3. The prosecution shall submit their charges to the Chief Justice in the following format:

Criminal Case No. xxxx

Date Submitted: (Month Day, Year)
Name of Defendant:
Summary of Law/Statue Broken and the crime:

Article III: Criminal Case Court Proceedings
Section 1. The Chief Justice shall set a court date that can work with both sides of the case, however, it cannot be postponed for longer than two weeks.
Section 2. The Court shall call upon the prosecution first, they can then give their opening argument/statement and provide their witnesses time to testify. The witness can be questioned by both sides.
Section 3. The Court shall then call upon the defendant to give their opening statement/argument and call upon their witnesses which can also be questioned by both sides.
Section 4. Witnesses are allowed to refrain from answering a question by “pleading the fifth”. Witnesses have 4 hours to answer the question and then the case must move on to the next witness or next side of the case. Before closing arguments witnesses may be called upon again if either side would like to.
Section 5. If the Justices, by a simple vote, deem that the content of the trial is classified or sensitive to national security they may put the trial on a private discord channel.
Section 6. In two months the records of the case shall be released to the public.
Section 7. The Chief Justice shall then call upon the prosecution and then the defendant to give their closing argument.

Article: IV: All Trials
Section 1. The chief justice may sentence a gag order over anyone in the court if they deem necessary for preserving the security of the case.
Section 2. Justices may take a total of 7 days leave of absence during their one year term, their absence must be alerted to the Chief Justice or in their case the Attorney General.
Section 3. As long as there is no other pending or ongoing case, and the justices are currently available the trial must begin in the 7 days after it is filed.
Section 4. Trials shall be held on the RMB, and all messages shall be noted at the top in bold with the following: Court Proceeding Number xxxx . It is advised to members of the region that discussion on the RMB be limited to none in order for the court case to run more efficiently.
Section 5.After the trial has ran the justices are required to make a decision by a simple majority vote, with the Chief Justice voting last. Once a decision is reached a majority decision must be written consisting of the reasons why it was decided a certain way. It is up to the minority to write a dissenting opinion and if there is another opinion of the majority it may be written also.
Section 6. The Chief Justice shall appoint a justice to keep track of all the records of the court.
Section 7. Other than witnesses, whose time frame has been previously mentioned, all participants in a court case have 24 hours to respond to a question, prompt, accusation, etc. If they do not, the court will move on to the next item in the case.
Section 8. The Court shall give the skipped person another chance to respond at the end of the case (if they miss a closing statement and they’re last up, they will have another 24 hours directly after to respond).

Reasoning: A clear outline of procedures is necessary for the functionality and efficiency of the justice system for the region.

Revised March 23 by unanimous consent (Article 3 Section 6)

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In favor: Justicia y paz, Wansul, Suvmia, Laudesia ✔️



No. 5 Establishment of the WA Delegate
The 1st parliament of The United Ascendancy
March 20, 2019

Laudesia proposed the following bill, written by Laudesia, edited by Justicia y paz.

Establishing of WA Delegate

Article I. The WA Delegate
Section 1. The Secretary of State shall hold the office of WA Delegate.
Section 2. While holding the position it is not required to endorse them, however, it is still highly encouraged
Section 3. If the Secretary of State does not hold the WA Delegate citizens who have not endorsed the Secretary of State are barred from regional activities and RP.
Section 4. A change of the Secretary of State will be known as a Transition Period, this will last for a week, as the new Secretary replaces the old WA Delegate.
Section 5. If the Secretary of State does not have the WA Delegate (and the region is not in a Transition Period) the region shall go into total lockdown, this will include closing all borders until it is resolved. The lockdown shall be executed and enforced by the founders. The lockdown will last until the founders can reassess the threat and reopen the borders with a unanimous vote, or when the Secretary of State becomes WA Delegate again.
Section 6. The position of WA Delegate is just a figurehead, they shall have no executive powers.

Reasoning: To ensure safety from raiders, and a general organization of our region we need to make sure there is a person whose job it is to be the WA Delegate. Precautions, also, need to be in place if they lose the WA Delegate to promote this safety and organization.

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In favor: Justicia y paz, Wansul, Suvmia, Laudesia ✔️



No. 6 Public Records Act

Public Records Act

by Justicia y paz

Parliament Bill No. 3
(Public Records Act)

The First Parliament of The United Ascendancy
April 23, 2019

Justicia y paz proposed the following bill, written by Justicia y paz.

Contents:

Article I: Release of Parliament Records
Section 1.If a citizen would like to see Parliament records of a conversation or certain date, they can make that request through the Supreme Court in the following format:

Request for Parliamentarian Records

Topic of Debate:
Request Date:
Reason:

Section 2. The Supreme Court must vote on whether to release it and may call on anyone willing to to testify privately. Information cannot be released if there is a credible threat to National Security.
Section 3. All records released will be redacted in order to preserve the security of the Parliament, and the security of the region.
Section 4. If a citizen still wishes to know some of the redacted information they may submit another form (identical to the one above) to the Supreme Court. The Court shall take advice from the Secretary of Defense (for issues of National Security), and the Speaker on whether they believe it is a good idea to release the redacted information. The Court shall then vote.
Section 5. If the Supreme Court approves the release of records the Secretary of the Parliament shall have one week for collecting the information from the Parliament, and posting a Dispatch.

Article II: Release of Judicial Records
Section 1. Judicial records shall only be released in a mistrial. Justices shall be required to provide a dispatch of conversation if called upon in the case.

Article III: Release of Executive Records
Section 1. In a court case, Executive records may be called upon for evidence.
Section 2. If the Secretary of Defense believes the released information will be damaging to National Security they can redact information.
Section 3. The Attorney General shall gather the information and put it into a dispatch and post it for the court case within 7 days.

Reasoning: Set standards need to be in place for the release of records across the entire government.

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In favor: Justicia y paz, Wansul, Laudesia ✔️
Abstained: Suvmia



No. 7 The Armed Forces & Liberations Act
The Armed Forces & Liberations Bill

The First Parliament of The United Ascendancy
May 26th, 2019

Proposed by Suvmia, written by Suvmia and Justicia y paz

Edited April 8, 2020 by Justicia y paz, Laudesia, and Orca and Narwhal
Contents:

Article I: Permission for Liberations
Section 1. The President shall authorize The United Ascendancy to use proper military action and technique to perform liberations on regions that have formal alliances or embassies with The United Ascendancy.
Section 2. By an emergency vote of the Parliament, lasting a minimum three hours, and approval of the President The United Ascendancy may wish to perform liberations on regions with informal alliances, or on regions that are important within the global community.
Section 3. Before an operation is conducted, there must be confirmation from the leaders of the region [the one to be liberated] that liberation is wanted, otherwise the President shall extend wishes for the survivors to move to The United Ascendancy.

Article II: Soldiers
Section 1. Any members of the region can submit a request to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to be a member of the Liberator’s Army.
Subsection A. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs must verify the identity of the prospective soldier before admittance.

Article III: Leadership
Section 1. The President shall be Commander in Chief of all of the armed forces, his deputy being the Secretary of Foreign Affairs. They may appoint and dismiss commanders when they believe it is necessary.
Section 2. Parliament shall review and conduct oversight of the leadership of the armed forces, ensuring no unjustful firings and confirming appointed military leaders.

Reasoning: Within Nationstates, some groups of nations, regions, or organizations may wish to apply harm to various other regions, through a process called invading. The United Ascendancy wishes to protect those regions and organizations it holds alliances with, whether the alliance be informal, formal, or through an embassy.

Reasoning of Amendments: The updating of the Constitution requires that all laws, including but not limited to this piece of legislation, be revised to remain Constitutional and beneficial to the region.

Votes in Favor: Orca and Narwhal, Justicia y paz, Zandovia
Votes Against: Laudesia

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Passed & Signed (Updated) April 9, 2020
Votes in Favor: Orca and Narwhal, Justicia y paz, Zandovia
Votes Against: Laudesia



No. 8 Census Act
The Second parliament of The United Ascendancy
December 2, 2019

Orca and Narwhal proposed the following bill, written by Orca and Narwhal and Wansul.

Parliament Bill
Census Act

Contents:

Article 1: Conducting the Census
Section 1. The Census shall be conducted 3 times a year during the months of January, May, and September.
Section 2. The Census shall be ordered by Parliament. The Parliament, in ordering the census, will, through a majority vote on a document containing the needed information, provide the Vice-President with:
a. A time to conduct and end the census in the specified months,
b. Any specific topics they want questions for or any topics they do not want questions on,
c. Their specifications as defined under Article 2, Section 4, of this bill,

Article 2: Census Questions
Section 1. All answers to the Census are anonymous.
Section 2. Nations may skip questions they feel uncomfortable answering.
Section 3. Any attempt to learn a specific nation's answers through threats, blackmail, or extortion is illegal.
Section 4. The Census questions will be published by parliament during every Census.
Section 5. Questions from the previous Census may be added, removed, or edited for the current Census by a majority of parliament.

Article 3: Use of the Census
Section 1. After the conclusion of the Census all results will be made public.
Section 2. The Census may be used to determine the number of parliamentary districts.

Article 4: Making of Census
Section 1. The Vice-President of the region will hold the responsibility of:

a. Conducting the census when Parliament tells them to begin and being prepared for the task,
b. Effectively communicating and storing the results to the government and public to Parliament's specifications when they declare it to begin,
c. Under their own discretion organizing the platform the census is conducted on that is easy and efficient for the citizens while meeting all other requirements,

Section 2. In the absence of a Vice President, parliament shall chose another person to assume the duties stated in Article 4, Section 1.

Reasoning: The Census will help track the growth of the region over a long period of time. It allows citizens to give feedback which best allows government officials and rp managers to better serve the citizens of the region.

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In favor: Justicia y paz, Wansul, Suvmia, Laudesia ✔️



No. 9 Dual Mandate Restriction Act
The Third Parliament of The United Ascendancy
January 8, 2020

Orca and Narwhal proposed the following bill, written by Orca and Narwhal.

Parliament Bill
Dual Mandate Restriction Act

Contents:
Article 1: Restrictions
Section 1. Prohibits a single nation from holding a position in all three branches of government.
Section 2. Prohibits a nation holding the position of Speaker of the House, President, or Chief Justice from holding any other position in government.
Section 3. Requires that any nation in violation of Section 1 & 2 take the necessary steps to comply with them.

Article 2: Suspension of the Law
Section 1. The Supreme Court, with an unanimous vote, may suspend Article 1 of this law in dire situations for a set period of time through a court brief.
Section 2. Should it be required, an extension to the original suspension can be given after another court brief and unanimous vote.
Section 3. After the end of the original suspension and any extensions, Article 1 of this law will automatically go into effect.
Section 4. Should the dire situation end earlier than expected, a simple majority vote by the Supreme Court will put Article 1 back into effect.

Reasoning: To ensure no conflict of interest and to prevent any single nation from holding too much power in government.

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In favor: Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️



No. 10 URA Treaty
THE UNITED ASCENDANCY

United Regions Alliance Treaty


RECOGNISING the public interest in The United Ascendancy becoming a member of the United Regions Alliance,

UNDERSTANDING that membership in the United Regions Alliance would provide The United Ascendancy with several benefits, including but not limited to:
- Reenterring the Interregional stage,
- Building influence within the World Assembly; and,
- Creating stronger ties within Nationstates to other foreign nations and regions.

THEREFORE The United Ascendancy, and all of its citizens, are henceforth members of the United Regions Alliance and subject to all the rights and privileges provided to it.

1. All members of The United Ascendancy will follow the laws included within the United Regions Alliance's Articles of Formation, and any former or future laws published and passed by the United Region Alliance.

2. At any time, the government of The United Ascendancy may choose to leave the United Regions Alliance and is awarded the full ability to do so.

3. In order to be properly represented within the United Regions Alliance, the President of The United Ascendancy will appoint a representative to the United Regions Alliance.

a. This position is subject to parliamentary approval.

b. This position must be approved at the start of every Presidential term.

c. There is no limit to the number of terms, consecutive or otherwise, that a citizen can hold this position for.

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In favor: Wansul, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️



No. 11 The Merger Act
The 3rd parliament of The United Ascendancy
May 23, 2020

Justicia y paz proposed the following bill, written by Justicia y paz.

Parliament Bill No. 11
(Merger Act)

Contents:
Article I: The Group
Section 1. Upon the President’s signature, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs shall have the power to appoint members of the region whom he sees fit to assist him in the search for a merger region.
Subsection A. The group shall be tasked with finding a region, or regions, for The United Ascendancy to merge with.
Subsection B. The group shall be tasked with coming up with a suitable merger plan for the region.
Subsection C. All decisions of the group shall be decided by a majority vote.
Section 2. The group shall be given a private discord channel to securely discuss the plans of the merger.

Article II: Approval of the Merger
Section 1. Upon approval by the group of merger plans, a vote shall be taken in the Parliament to approve or disapprove, by a simple majority, the merger.
Section 2. If the Parliament approves the merger, the citizens must then take a vote on whether they approve, decided by a simple majority.

Article III: The Merger
Section 1. There shall be a transition period, length determined by what is deemed necessary, in which the merging regions must decide upon a Constitution.
Subsection A. A constitutional group shall be established by the United Ascendancy government consisting of the President, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the Speaker of the Parliament, and Chief Justice of the court. They will work in conjunction with members of other regions to form a solid constitution.
Subsection B. The Constitution must be approved by a majority vote of all TUA government members.
Subsection C. Post the government ruling outlined in the previous subsection,the Constitution must be approved by a majority vote of all TUA citizens.
Section 2. There shall be a one week moving period from The United Ascendancy to the new region.
Section 3. The founder of the region shall be left as the designated survivor. For one year the founder shall be kept alive and the region password protected as a fallback.
Section 4. The new region shall become a member of the United Regions Alliance, and after the one week moving period the new region shall be fully recognized as a member of the alliance.

Reasoning: Looking at the current state of the region, it is clear a merger is needed to preserve the people of this region. The United Ascendancy is not a region, but a people. We’re a people who have merged regions before, we fight to protect our lives in this game. There is no legal groundwork for a move like this, and it is important to have a plan in place.

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In favor: Zandovia, Laudesia, Ascanian, and Justicia y paz ✔️


Confirmations



Confirmations:
The 1st Parliament of The United Ascendancy
February 18, 2019

Justicia y paz proposed the following resolution, written by Justicia y paz.

Parliament Confirmation Resolution No. 2
Confirmation of the 1st Supreme Court

Contents:
Article I: The Nomination
Section 1. On February 4, 2019 President Huyland nominated Wansul to the position of Supreme Court Justice.
Section 2. On February 4, 2019 President Huyland nominated Huang Dong Diplomat to the position of Supreme Court Justice.
Section 1. On February 4, 2019 President Huyland nominated Kaiseland to the position of Supreme Court Justice.
Article II: Confirmation
Section 1. This resolution confirms the nominees to their respective positions that they have been nominated for.
Reasoning: To fulfill the Parliament’s Constitutional duty of deciding to confirm or deny the President’s nominations to the first Supreme Court.

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In favor: Wansul, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️
Confirmation

The Second Parliament of The United Ascendancy
January 11, 2020

Orca and Narwhal proposed the following resolution, written by Orca and Narwhal.

Parliament Confirmation Resolution No. 7
Confirmation of Wansul for the United Regions Alliance

Contents:
Article I: The Nomination
Section 1. On January 10, 2020 President Huyland nominated Wansul to the position of United Regions Alliance Representative.
Article II: Confirmation
Section 1. This resolution confirms the nominee to their respective position they have been nominated for.
Reasoning: To fulfill the Parliament’s duty of deciding to confirm or deny the President’s nomination of Wansul to United Regions Alliance Representative.
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In favor: Wansul, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️
Confirmation

The 4th Parliament of The United Ascendancy
January, 22, 2020

Laudesia proposed the following resolution, written by Laudesia.

Parliament Confirmation Resolution No. 8
Confirmation of the 1st Vice President

Contents:
Article I: The Nomination
Section 1. On January 22, 2020 President Huyland nominated Beutarch to the position of Vice-President.
Article II: Confirmation
Section 1. This resolution confirms the nominees to their respective positions that they have been nominated for.
Reasoning: To fulfill the Parliament’s Constitutional duty of deciding to confirm or deny the President’s nominations to the cabinet.
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In favor: Wansul, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️
Confirmation

The Third Parliament of The United Ascendancy
February 8, 2020

Orca and Narwhal proposed the following resolution, written by Orca and Narwhal.

Parliament Confirmation Resolution No. 9
Confirmation of President Suvmia's 1st Cabinet

Contents:
Article I: The Nomination
Section 1. On February 6, 2020 President Suvmia nominated Beutarch to the position of Vice President.
Section 2. On February 6, 2020 President Suvmia nominated Wansul to the position of Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
Section 3. On February 6, 2020 President Suvmia nominated Laudesia to the position of Secretary of Internal Affairs.
Article II: Confirmation
Section 1. This resolution confirms the nominees to their respective position they have been nominated for.
Reasoning: To fulfill the Parliament’s duty of deciding to confirm or deny the President’s nominations for their cabinet.
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In favor: Wansul, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️
Confirmation

The 3rd Parliament of The United Ascendancy
April 17, 2020

Justicia y paz proposed the following resolution, written by Orca and Narwhal.

Parliament Confirmation Resolution No. 7 Orca and Narwhal as Representative to the United Regions Alliance

Contents:
Article I: The Nomination
Section 1. On April 17, 2020 President Suvmia nominated Orca and Narwhal to the position of Ambassador to the United Regions Alliance.
Article II: Confirmation
Section 1. This resolution confirms the nominee to their respective position they have been nominated for.
Reasoning: To fulfill the Parliament’s Constitutional duty of deciding to confirm or deny the President’s nomination of Orca and Narwhal to Ambassador to the United Regions Alliance.

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April 18, 2020
In favor: Justicia y paz, Laudesia
Abstained: Zandovia



Amendments



The 1st parliament of The United Ascendancy
February 7, 2019

Laudesia proposed the following amendment, written by Laudesia

Amendment 1 - Boosting Parliament Numbers

Article I. Amendment
Section 1. A direct change to the constitution to change the amount of parliament members from 1 per 10 citizens to 1 per 5 citizens.

Reasoning: To Establish a healthy amount of people in the parliament, even when our citizen count is low. In order for everyone to be fairly represented.

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Treaties Amendment

by Justicia y paz

Amendment to the Constitution

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Article XI: Treaties
Section 1. The President and Secretary of State, as well as any other diplomats appointed by the President, can negotiate treaties with other regions or organizations.
Section 2. Diplomats may be appointed as general diplomats for the region, or ones specific to one relationship and may be appointed and dismissed by the President at any time.
Section 3. A treaty may be written up by the Executive Branch or another region (and approved by the President) and sent to the legislature for a ⅔ majority vote.
Section 4. The President may ask the Parliament to vote on the end of a treaty which must be approved with a ⅔ majority vote

Reasoning: As the region grows and expands, there must be law governing the procedures of treaties.

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In favor: Wansul, Myrkvifiord, and Justicia y paz ✔️



Amendment to Parliament Bill No. 3 Judiciary Act

Contents:

Changes:
Section 7. Other than witnesses, whose time frame has been previously mentioned, all participants in a court case have 24 hours to respond to a question, prompt, accusation, etc. If they do not, the court will move on to the next item in the case.
Section 8. The Court shall give the skipped person another chance to respond at the end of the case (if they miss a closing statement and they’re last up, they will have another 24 hours directly after to respond).

Reasoning:
During the first court case it has been noted that if there’s not a set limit the trial can drag on forever.

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Amendment

New Constitution

by Justicia y paz

We the people, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice and ensure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our prosperity do ordain and establish this Constitution for The United Ascendency.

Article I - Nation Rights

1. All nations residing within this region shall be granted the following rights, of which shall not be infringed upon in any circumstance:

a. There shall be no Government action that infringes upon freedom of expression, including religion, press, speech, age, gender, sexual orientations on or preferences, skin colour, nationality, and /or disability,

b. Member nations will not be punished by the government for freedom of speech, as long as in doing so, it does not violate any of the rules or regulations put forth by the website (Nationstates.net),

c. The right to a fair and just trial is to be given to all residents. Any member nation found to have violated any laws put forth by this constitution or any passed post scriptum, shall be provided with a defence, should they wish, and a fair, unbiased jury of their peers, and;

d. Excessive punishment shall not be imposed.

Article II - The Executive Branch

1. The Government shall be led by the President, who will be elected every 6 months. They will be limited to 2 consecutive terms, and retain have the right of calling for an election of his office early. They must remain in office until the new president is elected.

2. The President will have the following responsibilities in the region:

a. Lead the region in major decisions,

b. To act in accordance with this constitution and the interests of the electorate of the region, in order to serve as an effective leader,

c. Nominate judges to the judicial offices that need to be filled. The President must nominate judges to the Supreme Court as necessary, and the judges will assume their role, and;

d. Nominate positions to their cabinet.

e. Protect the citizens of The United Ascendancy.

f. The president will have all available officer abilities (border control, appearance, embassies, communications, and polls)

3. Several positions will exist in the President’s cabinet, which will assist in the running of the region. The President has the authority to nominate those to their cabinet, however, they must accept the position, and be approved by the Parliament in order to become a member of the cabinet. The positions are as follows:

a. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs is responsible for the bulk of foreign affairs, this entails but is not limited to, creating embassies and maintaining foreign relations. They are also responsible for the flow of ambassadors to and from the region, and to keep track of those ambassadors and their regions.In addition, they are responsible for the recruitment, training, and upkeep of the military of the region. They shall keep a list of home nations for members of the military which will be used so members of the military can vote. They must advise the rest of the government if a situation requires adjustments to the current border control settings of the region. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs will be appointed with the following permissions: embassies, polls, appearance, and communications,

b. The Secretary of Interior is responsible for affairs within the region. They are the chief facilitator of events and activity and have the authority to appoint whomever they wish to assist them in these taskings (Cartographers, etc.). They are also in charge of the regional roleplay and may appoint roleplay moderators in order to assist them in this tasking. The Secretary of Interior will be appointed with the following permissions: border control, polls, communication, and appearance.

4. Several other positions shall be nominated by the president, but not part of their cabinet. These positions include but are not limited to:

a. Supreme Court Justices: judges that defend the constitution. They make up the supreme court, which is described in Article IV.

b. Vice-President (VP): in the event that the President is unavailable at some times, need extra assistance in their job, or for any reason they see fit, they may nominate a Vice-President to assist them with their duties. The Vice-President can perform any duties of the President, only if the President is unable to perform them or has given permission for the Vice-President to perform those duties.They are also required to bring suits and represent on behalf of the government. They will also run elections for all offices. The VP is in charge of drawing districts for the legislature.

c. Any positions not mentioned here may be nominated at the discretion of the President and Parliament as long as this appointed position has a reasonable use that does not fall under the direct jurisdiction of a pre-existing government position and the newly appointed position does not serve to expand the powers of a pre-existing government position.

5. The order of succession for the Presidency is as follows: Vice President, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and Speaker of the House. If the Parliament shall wish they may add on to this list.

Article III - the Founder

1. The Founder nation shall be jointly controlled by the President, Speaker of the House, and the Chief Justice.

2. Actions undertaken by the Founder account shall be limited to:

a. Appointing and dismissing officers,

b. Implementing regional passwords, and;

c. Aiding in the defence of the region during raids.

3. Any misuse of the shared founder account will result in the immediate banjection of any nations proven to have misused the founder account for their own personal gain or the damage of the region. Any of these actions with the founder account will not be tolerated by any member of the government or the citizens of the region.

4. Every time one of the three positions changes, a new password will be created for the account.

Article IV - The Judicial System

1. The highest court in the region shall be the Supreme Court made up of an odd number of justices, headed by a Chief Justice, the number being determined by the legislative branch.

2. The Chief Justice will be elected internally in the Supreme Court every new court.

3. There must be a minimum of three justices on the Supreme Court.

4. The legislative branch may establish lower courts if they deem necessary.

5. The supreme court has the power to decide if a law or action is constitutional.

6. A supreme court justice is appointed for 18 months.

7. The Supreme Court can impeach members of the legislature for high crimes and misdemeanors, by a ⅔ vote-removing that Parliamentarian from their office(s).

8. The President shall have the power to appoint an interim judge in cases of conflict of interest for a case being handled by the Supreme Court. They shall be appointed every six months. If a conflict of interest question is raised in a trial, the two remaining justices, and the Vice President in case of a tie, shall vote to determine if the justice should be excluded from the case

Article V - The Legislative Branch

1. A unicameral legislative branch shall exist that will write and vote on laws and confirm appointments of the president.

2. There will be one member of Parliament for every five citizens of the region. Elections are detailed in Article VI

3. The Parliament will be tasked with the oversight of the executive and judicial branches; and if need be impeach members with a ⅔ vote, removing them from their office(s).

4. The Parliament will establish its procedures on passing laws, resolutions, and confirmations.

5. The Parliament will make laws that are necessary and proper for the well being of the region and are constitutional.

6. Parliament may remove a member of its body for high crimes and misdemeanors with a ⅔ vote

7. If the bill passes the Secretary must inform the President of its passing, he or she has 3 days to sign or veto it. If they do nothing the bill is vetoed.

8. The Parliament with a 3/4 vote can override a Presidential veto.

9. The Parliament shall pass laws with a simple majority vote. In the case of a tie, the Vice President shall break it.

Article VI - Election process

1. The election process for the President will use Single Transferable Vote (STV) with one round of voting. Citizens will rank their candidates in order of preference. At the end of the voting period votes will be organized by their first choice. Votes will be moved as candidates are eliminated until a single candidate has received a majority of the vote. The person who has received the majority is elected President of The United Ascendancy. Elections will be held every 6 months, but if the sitting President so wishes, an election can be called earlier. Elections will be held on a google form created and monitored by the Secretary of the Interior.

2. The Presidential election will take place over the course of 3 days.

3. The elections for seats in the legislative branch shall occur in districts, with one district for each seat of the Parliament. Districts shall be drawn, equally, by the Vice President.

4. One round of voting will be held for each seat of the legislature. Elections in the legislature shall occur every 4 months. They shall be held through a google forms poll. The election for members of the Parliament shall take place over the course of 3 days. Any votes after the 3-day limit will not be accepted.

5. In order to run for an election, you must publicly announce your candidacy on the RMB 24h before the election.

6. In order to vote in an election, you must maintain your WA membership during the entire election. During all other times, WA membership is not required.

7. All parts of an election’s results shall be made public; however, the identity of voters shall be kept anonymous.

Article VII - Oath of Office

1. All members of the government must take an oath of office before officially starting their position by posting the oath on the RMB. The oath of office being:

"I do solemnly swear to uphold and protect the Constitution of The United Ascendancy, protect the region from all threats, foreign and domestic and faithfully execute the job of ________ of The United Ascendency.”

2. The Chief Justice will post the oath of office for President on the RMB.

Article VIII - Amendments

1. An amendment to this constitution shall have to pass through the legislature with a simple majority and then ratified by citizens of the region with a vote.

2. Amendments can be proposed by any member of the legislative, judicial, or executive branches. Individual citizens may contact the member of the legislature for their district and request them to propose a specific amendment, but they cannot directly propose an amendment to the legislature.

3. Once a year in the month of November, the whole government shall decide whether to hold a Constitutional Convention, lasting up to the month of February. During this time, the entire Constitution is up for review and edit. The final version shall be sent to the legislature and the public as one amendment. The process is open to the entire government and for the public to see.

Article IX - Ratification

1. The ratification of this constitution requires a majority vote approval from each region involved in the merger.

2. Once the constitution has been ratified initially, ratifications will only be required for amendments to the actual document, not to laws passed by the legislature.

Article X - Treaties

1. The President and Secretary of Foreign Affairs, as well as any other diplomats appointed by the President, can negotiate treaties with other regions or organizations.

2. Diplomats may be appointed as general diplomats for the region, or ones specific to one relationship and may be appointed and dismissed by the President at any time.

3. A treaty may be written up by the Executive Branch or another region (and approved by the President) and sent to the legislature for a ⅔ majority vote.

4. The President may ask the Parliament to vote on the end of a treaty which must be approved with a ⅔ majority vote

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In favor:Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz, Wansul ✔️



Amendment
Amendment to the Rules of the Parliament

Contents:

Changes:

Article I: Rules
Section 17. The Parliament chat on the discord shall be open to the public unless the Parliament deems by a 3/4 vote that their discussions on a certain topic should be classified for the security of the region. In at least 7 days these record must be released.

Reasoning: The public deserves to see what their representatives to the Parliament discuss.

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In favor: Wansul, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, and Justicia y paz ✔️



Ammendment
The 3rd parliament of The United Ascendancy
April 9, 2020

Justicia y paz proposed the following amendment, written by Justicia y paz.

Amendment to the Constitution

Contents:

Changes:
Article V.
9. The Parliament shall pass laws with a simple majority vote. In the case of a tie, the Vice President shall break it.

Reasoning: The Parliament has decided it is in the best interest for the future of the region to specify in the Constitution on voting requirements for laws.

Note: Passed unanimously: Justicia y paz, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, Zandovia

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Passed by the Parliament: April 9, 2020
Passed by the Nation: April 12, 2020
In favor: Justicia y paz, Laudesia, Orca and Narwhal, Zandovia ✔️

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