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• Clause 1
  No law nor amendment to this constitution shall ever be passed nor any other such action shall be taken by the Federal government that could ever cause or lead to the ultimate provisions of this constitution being suspended.

• Clause 2
  The leadership and armed forces of the Transitional Government of the Republic of South Totzka, the United Armed People's Front, the counter-revolutionary Junta of Pamilya, the Yhai Tribal Council, the Eastern Territory Liberation Front and the People's Vitzkai swear loyalty to the Federal Government of the Totzkan Union and shall acknowledge it as the legitimate and supreme government of Totzka and the rightful successor state to the former states referred to in the preamble.

• Clause 3
  Hereby upholds Article 1, Clause 2, of the now defunct Constitution of the Republic of South Totzka wherein the Viceroyalty of the Rio Dourado e Ilhas and the former overseas province of Portuguese Totzka were abolished and their native armies when relinquished to the Transitional Government of the Republic of South Totzka.

• Clause 4
  The above shall disband their armed forces and relinquish their arsenals to the Federal Government with the sole exception of the His Viceroyal Excellency’s Expeditionary Legions which, recognising and commending it's role in the removal from power of Viceroy Asygno Amancio Juzarmbe III along with it's efforts to remain neutral in the conflict between the Transitional Government of the Republic of South Totzka and the People’s Government of the Socialist Republic of Totzka and instead focused on providing security for civilians, shall continue in it's role as the expeditionary military of the Totzkan Union under the command of the Federal Government.

• Clause 5
  A peace tribunal shall be established which shall hear testimony and determine the sentencing for any war crimes committed in Totzka in years of 1961 to 1979. This Tribunal's decisions shall be upheld by the Federal Government.

• Clause 5
  The acts of surrender by the People’s Government of the Socialist Republic of Totzka, the People’s Government of the Socialist Republic of Pamilya, the Massa clan council, the Ouronan Kingdom, the deserter legions of the Abhinav V, Naomh III, the Augusta IV and Janus IV are hereby ratified and accepted.

• Clause 6
  Hereby upholds the Portuguese-Totzki peace treaty of 1975 and declares it's content to be valid.

• Clause 7
  No individual or group may hold sovereignty over any person or area within the Totzkan Union without the assent of the Federal Government.

• Clause 8
  No military or paramilitary or any other such armed group shall exist without the assent of the Federal Government of the Totzkan Union.

• Clause 9
  The sale, movement and ownership of any armament or weapon shall be declared to the federal government of the Totzkan union and shall not occur without it's consent.

• Clause 10
  In event of conflict with the potential for violence between any individuals, organisations, public bodies or provinces within the Totzkan Union the government shall intervene and resolve such conflict prioritising peaceful means to do so.

• Clause 11
  In the event of mass discontent with the likely potential for violence among the public of the Totzkan Union towards the actions and policies of the Federal Government it shall be the government's upmost policy to resolve this discontent through peaceful means.
  

Article I

• Clause 1
  The Totzkan Union is federally state formed from the union of the nations of the Ilha, Pamil, Yhai, Ivilstii and Leste people, who all claim common descent from the Sukh's of Ancient Totzka, to preserve peace among Totzkans for eternity and defend Totzka from those who would steal it's prosperity and spirit.

• Clause 2
  The Sovereignty of the Union is owned by the people, who exercise it through their representatives and by way of referendum. No section of the people and no individual may claim to exercise it. The suffrage may be direct or indirect in conditions provided for by the Constitution. It is in all cases universal, equal and secret. The right to vote, in conditions laid down by law, is enjoyed by all Totzkan citizens who are of age and in full possession of their civil and political rights.

• Clause 3
  Democracy for all constituent peoples, Equality among all constituent nations and Prosperity for the future shall be the guiding principles of the Federation. The Federation shall safeguard it's people's proud values; the Ilhan right to the pursuit of ambition, the Pamil tradition of community, the Yhai desire for Liberty, the fierce pride of the Leste and the Avarice which has long kept Cas Vilsti prosperous. The application of these principles across the federation shall bind the Totzki together.

• Clause 4
  The flag shall be a fern green field, for the arable wealth and great forests of Totzka, with a merlot strip running vertically down the Hoist side, to commemorate those who died in wars from 1961 to 197,9 and the flag shall be embossed with the gold seal of General Asygno Amancio Sebasjean, whose role in the abolition of the Viceroyalty and the unification of Totzka is here both recognised and commended, the emblem shall sit above the two olive branches to represent the lasting peace in Totzka. The motto shall be "Ambição, Tradição, Liberdade, Avidez, Orgulho", for Totzka's five great values. The National Anthem shall be the Forge of Nations, the joint composition of Jere Cavevre Samuel and Anselmo Cosme Armando.

• Clause 5
  The sovereign people shall elect from themselves a great commission to provide and enforce law.

• Clause 6
  The people will nominate a president to create and manage an executive council that shall be accountable to the Commission and ultimately to the people. This council shall be the supreme executive in the Union.

• Clause 7
  Courts shall be made, managed by the commission, to ensure the provisions of this constitution remain intact and interpret it's clauses in case of ambiguity.

• Clause 8
  16 Provinces and Provincial governments shall be created by the Commission. Though there may be other provincial legislatures to suggest and advise the provincial governments the Commission shall remain the sole empowered Commission and constant throughout all 16 provinces and the greater federation.
  

Article II

The Establishment of the Commissao Popular

• Clause 1
  All Legislative powers of the Federal and Provincial Goverment's and partial provincial judicial powers shall vested in a Comissão Popular of the Totzkan Union.

• Clause 2
  Each province shall be divided in 20 local Commissions, the constituents of which shall elected a Commissioner every third year. The Comissão Popular shall be composed of the 20 elected Commissioners of each province. If a commission is without a Commissioner, except in the instances described by Article 1, Clause 7 of this constitution, the Federal Government and Provincial Government must ensure the election of a replacement Commissioner.

• Clause 3
  The election of commissioners across the Union shall be held on the 20th of December every third year, the conduction of such elections in each province shall be prescribed in law.

• Clause 4
  The constituents of each Commission may sign a petition to remove their incumbent Commissioner and hold a new election. Should the petition be signed by four fifths of the constituents, the petition shall be presented to the Supreme Tribunal of the Totzkan Union to examine it's validity. If found valid the commissioner shall be removed and new elections held at a appointed time.

• Clause 5
  The Comissão Popular shall be near permanently open to debate or motions of Adjudication or Appraisal, where Commissioners or delegates appointed by Commissioners may attend to cast votes in favour for or against the motion. The Comissão Popular shall only close for the month preceding the election of it's members

• Clause 6
  Adjudication
  Should 5 members of the Comissão Popular call for a Adjudicação do Povo on a Law or Federal appointment proposed by the Executive Conselho Supremo, the proposal shall be put before the Comissão Popular who may vote on whether to accept or veto the proposal, wherein the Conselho Supreme must withdraw the proposal. The absence of any such demand for a Adjudicação do Povo, by the Comissão Popular shall be taken to mean assent.
  Appraisal
  Should 50 members of the Comissão Popular call for a Avaliação do Povo on a passed law or appointment, the law or appointment shall be put before the Comissão Popular who may vote on whether the law shall be repealed, amended or kept or the appointed individual be dismissed.

• Clause 7
  If believed to be responsible for the contravention of Law or the constitution, Incumbent Commissioners may be dismissed with the assent of fourth fifths of the Comissão Popular under a motion of Avaliação do Povo for them to be tried by a federal court. If found innocent of the accused crimes, they may return to their Commission.

• Clause 8
  A salary will be established by law to be paid to each Commissioner for compensation of their services from the Treasury of the Totzkan Union. This salary may be denied to an individual Commissioner at the proposal of any Commissioner of the Comissão Popular and with the assent of four fifths of the Comissão Popular.

• Clause 9
  A Commissioner shall be privileged from arrest while in office.

• Clause 10
  The 20 Commissioners in each province shall maintain a similar role to that on the federal level when ensuring the accountability of the government of the Provincial Governor. The assurance of this accountability shall be left to the discretion of the Comissão Popular.

• Clause 11
  The Comissão Popular is supreme in all aspects over any other provincial or federal assembly.

• Clause 12
  The support of 40 commissioners is necessary for a legal case to be brought before the Supremo Tribunal da União.

Article III

• Clause 1
  All Executive power of Government herein shall be vested into a Conselho Supremo composed of Directors responsible for various areas of government portfolio and managed by an President-Executive of the Union. The chosen governors of the 16 provinces shall also have a seat on the Conselho Supremo.

• Clause 2
  The president shall be elected every 6th year and shall be a citizen of the Union over the age of 18. No free and legally innocent citizen can be prevented from seeking the presidency. A poll shall be held in which the citizens of the Union shall vote for their preferred presidential candidate. The Comissão Popular shall the assemble and elect a president, each commissioner must vote for the candidate the majority of their Province expressed support for. The candidate with the support of the most provinces shall be inaugurated as president and shall remain in office for until the next election.

• Clause 2
  The combined executive authority of the Conselho Supremo and the President shall manage and be held responsible for the governance of a state and shall execute and enforces Federal law.

• Clause 3
  Executive power shall be delegated among a number of Executive Sections whom shall be allocated their portfolio's by the President.

• Clause 4
  Each Section must be led by a Director whom the President may appoint and dismiss at their own discretion.

• Clause 5
  The following Portfolio's of government must be provided for by an Executive Section: management over government finances, economic policy and financial regulation, internal and foreign affairs, Law Enforcement, industry, agriculture and the defence of the Union. The individual responsibilities of these Sections shall be provided for their charters.

• Clause 6
  The President must receive assent from the Comissão Popular to create or terminate an Executive Section however such actions will not be viewed as a constitutional amendment.

• Clause 7
  The director's may choose how to structure the administration of their allocated portfolio.

• Clause 8
  With the assent of the Comissão Popular the directors may create Acts of Government that relate to their portfolio to become law and be enforced by the Union's courts.

• Clause 9
  Any bill relating to levying of taxes, duties or excises or the use of national funds to provide for the government must be agreed upon by the majority of the Conselho Supremo and receive the assent of the Comissão Popular to become law.

• Clause 10
  It shall be the duty of the Federal Executive to provide for the defence and security of Totzka as well as the application and enforcement of both statue and common law.
  

Article IV

• Clause 1
  A Supremo Tribunal da União shall be established as the Supreme Court, and it shall be composed of forty three judges , two nominated from each province and eleven appointed by the Conselho Supremo. They shall hold their office for a maximum of fifteen years.

• Clause 2
  All Acts of Government may be presented to the Supremo Tribunal da União who reserve the right to veto it if they find it exceeds the powers allotted to the Federal Government.

• Clause 3
  The judges of the Supremo Tribunal da União are granted protection from arrest and cannot be dismissed, except in circumstances where the other judges of the Supremo Tribunal da União unanimously vote to remove them.

• Clause 4
  The members of the judiciary may not serve as Commissioners or Directors within the Conselho Supremo.

• Clause 5
  The Supremo Tribunal da União supervises the election of the President-Executor, with a view to ensuring its regularity. It investigates objections and proclaims the result.

• Clause 6
  The Supremo Tribunal da União decides, in disputed cases, on the regularity of the election of Commissioners.

• Clause 7
  The Supremo Tribunal da União supervises the conduct of referenda with a view to ensuring their regularity, and proclaims the results.

• Clause 8
  Decisions of the Supremo Tribunal da União are not subject to appeal. They are binding on public authorities and on all administrative and judicial authorities.

• Clause 9
  The Supremo Tribunal da União are the supreme court of appeal.

• Clause 10
  The Supremo Tribunal da União shall only arbitrate on cases brought before them by the Comissão Popular and disputes over Acts of Government and the Constitution.

Article V

• Clause 1
  The 20 Commissioners from each province shall assemble at their discretion to establish Comissão Provincial, a provincial legislature, inferior only to the quorum of themselves and their esteem colleagues in the Comissão Popular.

• Clause 2
  The Comissão Provincials shall establish an executive government for each province, which is inferior only to the Federal Government.

• Clause 3
  The Provincial Governments are granted the power to ordain courts inferior to the Supremo Tribunal da União.

• Clause 4
  The Provincial Governments are granted the power to levy taxes and quotas that shall co-exist with those set by the Federal Government.

• Clause 5
  The Provincial Governments are granted the power to create law, with the assent of the Comissão Provincial, to provide of their citizens and ensure the safety and security of their citizens. These laws shall be inferior to those set by the Federal Government.

• Clause 6
  The Provincial Governments may only be dismissed by the federal government with the assent of the Comissão Popular and confirmation by the Supremo Tribunal da União the government is guilty of constitutional or legal misconduct.

• Clause 7
  The Provinces are guaranteed the right the secede from the Union - if this clause is invoked by 18 members of the Comissão Provincial a referendum shall be put before the people of the province in question identifying if there is a popular mandate for secession. If such a mandate is found, proceedings will take place for the secession of the Province.
  

Article VI

• Clause 1
  With the assent of four fifths of the Comissão Popular and the unanimous consent of the Provincial Governments any amendment to this constitution by a member of the Comissão Popular shall be ratified.

• Clause 2
  With the assent of three quarters of assemblies of each Comissão Provincial, any amendment to this constitution proposed by the Conselho Supremo shall be ratified.

• Clause 3
  With the assent of a majority in the Comissão Popular and a popular mandate giving by a national referendum any amendment proposed to this constitution by president may become law.
  

Article VII

• Clause 1
  All citizens of the Totzkan Union are entitled to a right to life. No one shall be deprived of his life intentionally save in the execution of a sentence of a court following his conviction of a crime for which this penalty is provided by law. Deprivation of life shall not be regarded as inflicted in contravention of this article when it results from the use of force which is no more than absolutely necessary; in the defence of any person from unlawful violence, in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained, or in action lawfully taken for the purpose of quelling a riot or insurrection.

• Clause 2
  No citizens of the Totzkan Union shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

• Clause 3
  No Citizen of the Totzkan Union shall be held in slavery or servitude or be required to perform forced or compulsory labour, except in cases of lawful sentencing for a crime, exchange for military service, in the case of a national calamity (with the assent of the Comissão Popular) or as part of civic obligations.

• Clause 4
  Every citizen of the Totzkan Union has the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be deprived of their liberty save in the cases and in accordance with a procedure prescribed by law.

• Clause 5
  In the determination of their civil rights and obligations or of any criminal charge against them, citizen of the Totzkan Union is entitled to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law, the procedure for this trial shall be set out in Acts of Government.

• Clause 6
  Every citizen of the Totzkan Union is entitled to privacy and there shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of the right of Privacy except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.

• Clause 7
  Every citizen of the Totzkan Union has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change their religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance and the freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs shall be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.

• Clause 8
  Every citizen of the Totzkan Union has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority.

• Clause 10
  Every citizen of the Totzkan Union has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others.

• Clause 11
  Every Citizen of the Totzkan Union has the right to vote in Provincial and Presidential elections along with referendums that may affect them.
  

Amendments

• 1st Amendment (1980)
  The power to grant citizenship of the Totzkan Union shall be delegated to the Provincial Governments.

• 2nd Amendment (1982)
  The constitution shall be amended to allow for the creation of three new provinces in Yhaiva.

• 3rd Amendment (1982)
  The courts may prevent a citizen for standing for public office if they are found guilty for breaking the law.

• 4th Amendment (1983)
  Executives for Domestic Security and Special Intelligence shall be created to better insure the stability of the Federation.

• 5th Amendment (1985)
  With the support of the majority of the Comissão Popular, the leader of the Comissão Popular may remove Commissioners from the chamber. Clarified in 1993 by the Supremo Tribunal da União to be a temporary removal

• 6th Amendment (1985)
  With the assent of the Comissão Popular, the Federal Government may suspend the Supremo Tribunal da União.

• 7th Amendment (1987)
  With the assent of the Comissão Popular, the Federal Government may suspend the Provincial governments. Nullified by the 10th Amendment

• 8th Amendment (1987)
  The Federal Government may suspend Article VII of the Totzkan Constitution. Nullified by the 10th Amendment

• 9th Amendment (1989)
  If the Supremo Tribunal da União finds the president to be responsible of contravening the Constitution, the Comissão Popular shall vote to determine whether there is sufficient support to remove the President from office. If sufficient support is found the President shall be taking into secure custody and their term in office ended. The Comissão Popular shall then nominate an executive from their own number which must maintain the majority support of the Comissão Popular. Within the space of 12 months this executive must be dissolved and a Presidential and Comissão elections be held.

• 10th Amendment (1989)
  The 7th and 8th Amendments are hereby nullified.

• 11th Amendment (1990)
  The president shall may only serve in office for a maximum of two terms.

• 12th Amendment (1995)
  The Comissão Popular may pardon any citizen of the Totzkan Union.

• 13th Amendment (2000)
  The Federal Government may draft any citizen of the Totzkan Union into the Armed Forces of the Union Nullified by the 15th Amendment.

• 14th Amendment (2006)
  In the event on national emergency, the Comissão Popular may confer on the President powers to create law and suspend the constitution. Nullified by the 15th Amendment.

• 15th Amendment (2015)
  Nullifies the 13th and 14th amendment.

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