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CONSTITUTIONAL RATIFICATION ACT
This Document and all Articles herein are to be considered the Supreme Law of this Region by the Authority of the Founder and of the People of the Versutian Federation who have signed it.
Article 1 - Definitions
1.1. Elections for public positions shall take place every month unless otherwise stated.
1.2. 'CTE' shall be defined as a nation which has ceased-to-exist.
1.3. A 'citizen Nation' shall be defined as a non-puppet Nation, having a forum account, who applies and is accepted for citizenship, with a waiting period of seven days.
1.3.1. A citizen Nation may vote in elections, run for office, and do any other thing which it is afforded under the laws of the Versutian Federation.
1.4. Elections for public positions shall take place on the 2nd (second) day of the month.
1.5. Any holder of public office may, in their absence, temporarily delegate their responsibilities to another citizen Nation, provided that:
1.5.1. adequate notice is given;
1.5.2. the notice is publicly visible;
1.5.3. the citizen Nation to which responsibility is delegated is reasonably appropriate for the role;
1.5.4. the length of delegation is not unreasonable;
1.5.5. the nature of the delegation could not be said to significantly alter the character of the holder's stewardship of the role.
Article 2 - The Founder
2.1. The Founder shall have permanent administrator rights to the forum.
2.2. The Founder may, at their discretion, declare emergency powers, which allow them to use any power granted to them by NationStates.
2.3. In the event that the founder has CTE, the Delegate shall take over any positions defined in any law referring to them, except having administrator rights on the forum.
2.4. Otherwise, the founder shall be tasked with implementing decisions from the Minister of Justice, and managing the regional factbook.
2.5. The founder may declare a state of emergency, but is required to consult with the president before doing this.
2.6. The founder may issue executive orders in the event of a state of emergency, which take supremacy over all laws except the Constitution.
2.6.1. The executive order may be overturned by majority vote.
2.6.2. The executive order may be judicially scrutinised only after it has ceased to be in effect.
Article 3 - The President
3.1. The President shall be the leader of the Parliament of the Versutian Federation and the administration and shall have the power to:
3.1.1. maintain the forums;
3.1.2. draft and introduce legislation;
3.1.3. determine when and if legislation shall come to a vote, and if said legislation shall become law once passed by Parliament, unless overruled by a two-thirds vote of Parliament.
3.2. The President may be impeached by a two-thirds vote of Parliament with the approval of the Founder, or a three-quarter vote of Parliament otherwise
3.4. The President shall have a term length of three months.
Article 4 - The Minister of Justice
4.1.1. The Minister of Justice shall be responsible for supervising the execution of justice in the region, for arbitrating disputes and for adjudicating on issues where a member or citizen Nation stands accused of violating the rules of the region subject to the Bill of Rights.
4.1.2. The Minister of Justice shall pass sentence in these cases.
4.1.3. The Minister of Justice shall have a supreme remit, able to examine:
4.1.3.1. actions of the administration;
4.1.3.2. Acts of Parliament;
4.1.3.3. actions of regional officials;
4.1.3.4. actions of private individuals;
4.1.3.5. past cases in the Court.
4.1.4. The Minister of Justice shall be elected. The election may be vetoed by the President, but this veto may be overruled by a two-thirds majority in Parliament. The Minister of Justice shall serve in this capacity for life, except for when:
4.1.4.1. The Minister of Justice resigns;
4.1.4.2. Parliament ejects the Minister of Justice from his position with a two-thirds majority vote.
4.1.4.3. The Minister of Justice has been inactive in regional politics for two (2) weeks.;
4.2. The Minister of Justice may have his decisions overturned where there is an eighty per-cent majority in Parliament to do so.
Article 5 - The Cabinet
Section 1 - The Minister of Defence
5.1.1. The Minister of Defence shall have the duty to defend the Versutian Federation against foreign invader Nations, but to not encourage a raider or defender regional policy.
5.1.2. The Minister of Defence, where a state of emergency is in effect (as declared by the President) shall have the right to recommend names to the Founder and Delegate for ejection and banning.
5.1.2.1. These actions may be judicially reviewed only after the state of emergency has ceased to be in effect.
Section 2 - The Minister of Foreign Affairs
5.2.1. The Minister of Foreign Affairs shall have the duty to manage relations with other regions and to manage the Foreign Ministry and its employees.
5.2.2. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has the power to enter into negotiations with other regions regarding the placement of embassies.
5.2.2.1. The results of these negotiations are binding on the Delegate and Founder.
Section 3 - The Minister of Immigration
5.3.1. The Minister of Immigration shall have the duty to manage the recruitment teams and to ensure compliance with NationStates rules regarding recruitment, in addition to themselves recruiting Nations to join the Versutian Federation.
Section 4 - The Delegate
5.4.1. The Delegate shall be the official representative of the Versutian Federation in the World Assembly.
5.4.1.1. He shall vote and approve resolutions based on sentiment and opinions of the region.
5.4.1.2. He shall be elected by other regional member Nations of the World Assembly through their endorsements, the one with the most being the Delegate.
5.4.1.2.1. In cases where the Founder has CTE, the position shall be elected in Parliament to ensure the safety of the region.
Article 6 - Parliament
6.1. The Parliament shall be defined as all citizen Nations of the Versutian Federation.
6.2. The body shall have the power to pass laws with a simple majority vote, and draft legislation.
6.3. A two-thirds majority vote of Parliament can ban any member Nation from Parliament permanently.
6.4. Parliament shall meet at least once a month, but may meet anytime they wish.
Article 7- Amendments
Section 0
7.0. This Section supersedes Section One, and shall only exist for a period of one month after this Constitution is ratified. The Constitution may be amended by simple majority vote of Parliament or simple majority referendum. At the end of this month, this Section shall be removed from the Constitution and it shall be submitted to a referendum for confirmation. This version of the Constitution shall then expire.
Section 1
7.1. This Constitution may only be amended by a two-thirds majority of both Parliaments, or a two-thirds majority outcome in a referendum involving all citizen Nations.
Section 2
7.2. In issues where this Constitution conflicts with other laws passed by Parliament, or with actions taken by any official, the Constitution shall be considered to have legal supremacy over those laws, or to delegitimize the actions taken.
Section 3
7.3. This Constitution derives its authority from the citizen Nations and the Founder of the region of the Versutian Federation. Any amendment which seeks to disenfranchise these individuals without due process shall void this Constitution.
Article 8 - The Bill of Rights
8.0. The following provisions are to be recognised as the inalienable rights of all member Nations of the Versutian Federation.
8.1. Self-determination: The government of the Versutian Federation shall make no law, rule or regulation governing the internal operations of any member Nation within it. Each member Nation shall maintain the right to govern itself in accordance with its own political persuasions, customs and desires, except for where such governance adversely affects other nations within the region.
8.2. Freedom of speech: The government of the Versutian Federation shall make no law restricting freedom of speech within the Versutian Federation beyond those rules already established within NationStates. In harmony with NationStates rules of etiquette, the following behaviours shall constitute grounds for punishment, up to and including ejection from the region and reporting to the game moderators:
8.2.1. The posting of any content deemed to be 'spamming', including content that is obscene, illegal, threatening, malicious, defamatory or otherwise deemed to be spam at a cabinet minister's discretion.
8.2.2. Any practice deemed to be 'griefing'; playing with the primary or incidental aim of annoying or upsetting other Nations. Such action may lead to repercussions from the game moderators.
8.2.3. Attempting to steal or impersonate another Nation's identity. This behaviour is fraudulent and breaches the game's conditions. The same applies attempts to 'hack' Nations both inside NationStates and on Versutian Federation forums, or regional passwords.
8.2.4. Based on Versutian Federation intelligence, known member Nations of groups hostile to the Versutian Federation may be ejected at the discretion of ministers, the Founder or WA delegate.
8.2.4.1. In this eventuality, citizen Nations have the right to a trial and may appeal when given leave to do so by the Minister of Justice.
8.3. Right to vote: all citizen Nations shall have the inalienable right to a single vote in elections and parliamentary votes.
8.4. Right to a fair trial: all citizen Nations standing accused of an infringement of any of the rules shall have the right to a fair trial before the Minister of Justice.
8.4.1. This trial shall be open, except for in situations where a such a trial would be prejudicial to regional security owing to the alleged infringement taking place during the course of a nation's specific role.
8.5. Reservation of powers: powers not enumerated in this Constitution shall be reserved to member Nations.