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I took these out of page 1 of the Constitutional Convention Thread hopefully they
are updated currently, I believe they are, but I'll look at them later to make sure.
Technically there are 13 here, in addition to any we may add.
We should then, each get about 3 Resolutions.
Personally, I'm at a loss for material to add to these, so I suggest for myself and
for others to take a look at the original Constitution to get an idea
where to start.
Main Body of the Constitution
1) The new Government for America ought to be a National Republic, powerful enough to accomplish all the goals of this Convention, yet kept responsible to its Citizens and to Justice through numerous checks upon it.
Passed Nem. Con.
2) The National Government ought to be comprised of three separate and distinct branches, these being the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
Passed Nem. Con.
3) The National Legislature shall consist of two branches: a House of Representatives, and a Senate.
Passed Nem. Con.
4) The members of the National House of Representatives shall be elected by the people of the Nation every two years for the term of two years with term limits of two consecutive terms followed by a mandatory break then alternating between the two( the break and the 2 consecutive terms); to be of the age of twenty-five years at least, to receive liberal stipends by which they may be compensated for the devotion of their time to public service, and whose numbers shall be in proportion to the number of Citizens in the several Provinces.
Passed Nem. Silentio.
5) The members of the National Senate shall be elected by electors chosen for that purpose by the people of the Nation (in order to do this, the Nation shall be divided into election districts, which shall be equal in area), to be elected for a term of ten years, with one-fifth up for election every two years; who shall not recieve any monetary compensation for their services to the Nation, and shall be at least thirty years of age, and who shall be ineligible for any offices under the Provincial governments, and whose number shall be equal to the number of Provinces in the Nation.
Passed Nem. Con.
6) Resolved that each branch of the National Legislature ought to possess the right of originating acts; that the National Legislature ought to be empowered to enjoy all the powers vested in the Congress of the late United States of America of 2012, with the exception of those powers that impede upon the rights of the People; and moreover to negative and repeal all laws passed by the several Provinces; to institute a Biblical Common Law which may only be amended by concurrence of four-fifths of Congress; to set rules and provide for the building and maintaining of the National Highway system, which laws shall be enforced by the State Governors; to make and collect a flat income tax, which shall apply to all citizens without any exemptions; and to call forth the full force of the Nation against any enemy foreign, and any Province, or group of Individuals, or any combination thereof, who fail to do their duty under the Articles of this Constitution, and to have the power to institute inferior courts in each Province for the determination of all matters pertaining to the laws of the Nation.
Passed Nem. Con.
6 1/2) The elections of the National House of Representatives shall be according to Party List Proportional Representation. The seats of the House shall be apportioned according to the Sainte-Laguë method. Any further regulations for party list representation, or voting restrictions and requirements, shall be made with the concurrence of two-thirds of both houses of legislature and the President.
The Saint Lague method shall be defined as follows: After all the votes have been tallied, successive quotients are calculated for each political party. The formula for the quotient is, Quotient = V/2s+1, where: "V" is the total number of votes that party received, and "s" is the number of seats that party has been allocated so far, initially 0 for all parties. Whichever party has the highest quotient gets the next seat allocated, and their quotient is recalculated given their new seat total. The process is repeated until all seats have been allocated.
Passed Nem. Con.
6 3/4) The Congress may call the Administration to account by passing a joint-resolution of no-confidence. Such a joint-resolution shall not be admissible unless it is signed by at least one tenth of the Members of the Congress. Voting may not take place within forty-eight hours after the joint-resolution has been tabled. Only votes cast in favour of the no-confidence resolution shall be counted and the latter shall not be passed unless it secures a majority of the votes from the Congress. When the Congress passes a resolution of no-confidence, the Prime Minister shall tender the resignation of the Administration to the President of the Republic.
Passed Nem. Con.
7) Resolved that a Head of State ought to be instituted for this Nation, whose title shall be, "the President of the American Republic"; he shall be in charge of the foreign affairs and national defense. The President shall be chosen for a term of four years in the following manner: (The People of each province shall select two candidates per province, the House of Representatives shall choose half of these candidates to continue in the process, then the Senate shall choose two of these candidates to continue in the process, finally, these two individuals shall be voted upon by the People of America, and the winner of a two-thirds majority shall be declared the President. If a two-thirds majority cannot be gained, then the two remaining candidates shall be voted upon by the House of Representatives, and the winner shall be declared by a majority of votes.)
The President ought to serve during good behavior; to receive a salary equal to the members of the House of Representatives; to have a negative on all laws passed by the National Legislature, to have the power to declare war with the advice and consent of the majority of the National Congress and the Prime Minister, to have the power to make and adopt treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate, to have the power of appointing all officers in the Military and members of the Ministry of Defense, and the Justices of the National Courts, to have the power to introduce legislation to the Congress, give orders to the Governors of the Provinces in a state of civil war or foreign war, and to have the power of pardoning all offences except Impeachment. Treaties can be repealed only through a three-fourths vote of Congress.
Passed Nem. Con.
Cool The Congress shall have the power to appoint a Prime Minister by a majority of both houses. The President shall terminate the appointment of the Prime Minister when the latter tenders the resignation of the Administration. The Prime Minister shall appoint the other members of the Administration and terminate their appointments.
The Administration, with the Prime Minister at its head, shall have the power to introduce legislation to the Congress and conduct the policy of the National Government. It shall have at its disposal the civil service of the National Government. It shall be accountable first to the National Congress in accordance with resolution 6 3/4. The Prime Minister shall direct the actions of the Administration. He shall ensure the uniform implementation of legislation throughout the Nation. He shall also have the power to commit a Bill which is being discussed in the Congress to a council made up of a select group of lesser ministers in the Administration. This committee shall have the power to recommend amendments to the Prime Minister, who shall have the final say in deciding how the Bill is to be amended. The Bill, in the form in which it is approved by the Prime Minister, shall be sent back to the Congress, which shall debate and vote upon the Bill in the form in which it was approved by the Prime Minister. If the bill does not pass, it shall be considered an automatic Vote-of-No-Confidence, which shall be treated in accordance with resolution 6 3/4. The Prime Minister may delegate certain of his powers to lesser Ministers.
Passed Nem. Con.
9) Resolved that a National Judiciary ought to consist of a Supreme Court, and other inferior courts that the National Legislature may institute, to hold their offices during good behavior; and to receive a fixed compensation for the services rendered, in which no increase nor diminution shall be made affecting the Judiciary existing at the time of the increase or diminution; that the jurisdiction of the inferior courts shall be to hear and determine in the first instance, and the Supreme Court to hear and determine in the last resort; all piracies and felonies on the high seas, in the air and space; captures from an enemy; cases in which foreigners or citizens of other Provinces in which other provinces or the inhabitants thereof may be interested; the collection of National Revenue; the constitutionality of acts of the National Government; impeachments of any National officers; and questions which may involve the National peace and harmony.
Passed Nem. Con.
10) Provision shall be made for Provinces arising within the limits of the American Republic, with the consent of two-third’s of the Congress. A Republican Government shall be guarantied in each Province by the National Government.
All Laws made by the National Government in pursuance of the Constitution shall be Sovereign over all the Nation.
All officers, magistrates, and officials under the National Government and under the Provincial Governments, shall be bound by oath to support the Constitution and to remain loyal to the National Government which it institutes.
All Magistrates under the National Government shall be liable to impeachment for mal- and corrupt conduct, and upon conviction to be removed from office and disqualified from holding any place of trust or profit in the National and Provincial governments. All impeachments shall be tried by the National Senate.
Passed Nem. Con.
11) This Constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote by the Congress. The Congress shall also have the power to call a Constitutional Convention with a three-fourths vote. This Convention shall have the power to bring forth any amendments to the Constitution, which it deems necessary, to the National Congress. The Congress shall then decide to adopt or reject the amendments with a three-fourths vote in favor.
This National Government shall not be dissolved by the Provinces, Citizens, itself, nor any combination thereof, except through the instituting of a Dissolution Amendment, which shall be passed in the same way any other amendment to this Constitution is passed.
Passed Nem. Con.
are updated currently, I believe they are, but I'll look at them later to make sure.
Technically there are 13 here, in addition to any we may add.
We should then, each get about 3 Resolutions.
Personally, I'm at a loss for material to add to these, so I suggest for myself and
for others to take a look at the original Constitution to get an idea
where to start.
Main Body of the Constitution
1) The new Government for America ought to be a National Republic, powerful enough to accomplish all the goals of this Convention, yet kept responsible to its Citizens and to Justice through numerous checks upon it.
Passed Nem. Con.
2) The National Government ought to be comprised of three separate and distinct branches, these being the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches.
Passed Nem. Con.
3) The National Legislature shall consist of two branches: a House of Representatives, and a Senate.
Passed Nem. Con.
4) The members of the National House of Representatives shall be elected by the people of the Nation every two years for the term of two years with term limits of two consecutive terms followed by a mandatory break then alternating between the two( the break and the 2 consecutive terms); to be of the age of twenty-five years at least, to receive liberal stipends by which they may be compensated for the devotion of their time to public service, and whose numbers shall be in proportion to the number of Citizens in the several Provinces.
Passed Nem. Silentio.
5) The members of the National Senate shall be elected by electors chosen for that purpose by the people of the Nation (in order to do this, the Nation shall be divided into election districts, which shall be equal in area), to be elected for a term of ten years, with one-fifth up for election every two years; who shall not recieve any monetary compensation for their services to the Nation, and shall be at least thirty years of age, and who shall be ineligible for any offices under the Provincial governments, and whose number shall be equal to the number of Provinces in the Nation.
Passed Nem. Con.
6) Resolved that each branch of the National Legislature ought to possess the right of originating acts; that the National Legislature ought to be empowered to enjoy all the powers vested in the Congress of the late United States of America of 2012, with the exception of those powers that impede upon the rights of the People; and moreover to negative and repeal all laws passed by the several Provinces; to institute a Biblical Common Law which may only be amended by concurrence of four-fifths of Congress; to set rules and provide for the building and maintaining of the National Highway system, which laws shall be enforced by the State Governors; to make and collect a flat income tax, which shall apply to all citizens without any exemptions; and to call forth the full force of the Nation against any enemy foreign, and any Province, or group of Individuals, or any combination thereof, who fail to do their duty under the Articles of this Constitution, and to have the power to institute inferior courts in each Province for the determination of all matters pertaining to the laws of the Nation.
Passed Nem. Con.
6 1/2) The elections of the National House of Representatives shall be according to Party List Proportional Representation. The seats of the House shall be apportioned according to the Sainte-Laguë method. Any further regulations for party list representation, or voting restrictions and requirements, shall be made with the concurrence of two-thirds of both houses of legislature and the President.
The Saint Lague method shall be defined as follows: After all the votes have been tallied, successive quotients are calculated for each political party. The formula for the quotient is, Quotient = V/2s+1, where: "V" is the total number of votes that party received, and "s" is the number of seats that party has been allocated so far, initially 0 for all parties. Whichever party has the highest quotient gets the next seat allocated, and their quotient is recalculated given their new seat total. The process is repeated until all seats have been allocated.
Passed Nem. Con.
6 3/4) The Congress may call the Administration to account by passing a joint-resolution of no-confidence. Such a joint-resolution shall not be admissible unless it is signed by at least one tenth of the Members of the Congress. Voting may not take place within forty-eight hours after the joint-resolution has been tabled. Only votes cast in favour of the no-confidence resolution shall be counted and the latter shall not be passed unless it secures a majority of the votes from the Congress. When the Congress passes a resolution of no-confidence, the Prime Minister shall tender the resignation of the Administration to the President of the Republic.
Passed Nem. Con.
7) Resolved that a Head of State ought to be instituted for this Nation, whose title shall be, "the President of the American Republic"; he shall be in charge of the foreign affairs and national defense. The President shall be chosen for a term of four years in the following manner: (The People of each province shall select two candidates per province, the House of Representatives shall choose half of these candidates to continue in the process, then the Senate shall choose two of these candidates to continue in the process, finally, these two individuals shall be voted upon by the People of America, and the winner of a two-thirds majority shall be declared the President. If a two-thirds majority cannot be gained, then the two remaining candidates shall be voted upon by the House of Representatives, and the winner shall be declared by a majority of votes.)
The President ought to serve during good behavior; to receive a salary equal to the members of the House of Representatives; to have a negative on all laws passed by the National Legislature, to have the power to declare war with the advice and consent of the majority of the National Congress and the Prime Minister, to have the power to make and adopt treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate, to have the power of appointing all officers in the Military and members of the Ministry of Defense, and the Justices of the National Courts, to have the power to introduce legislation to the Congress, give orders to the Governors of the Provinces in a state of civil war or foreign war, and to have the power of pardoning all offences except Impeachment. Treaties can be repealed only through a three-fourths vote of Congress.
Passed Nem. Con.
Cool The Congress shall have the power to appoint a Prime Minister by a majority of both houses. The President shall terminate the appointment of the Prime Minister when the latter tenders the resignation of the Administration. The Prime Minister shall appoint the other members of the Administration and terminate their appointments.
The Administration, with the Prime Minister at its head, shall have the power to introduce legislation to the Congress and conduct the policy of the National Government. It shall have at its disposal the civil service of the National Government. It shall be accountable first to the National Congress in accordance with resolution 6 3/4. The Prime Minister shall direct the actions of the Administration. He shall ensure the uniform implementation of legislation throughout the Nation. He shall also have the power to commit a Bill which is being discussed in the Congress to a council made up of a select group of lesser ministers in the Administration. This committee shall have the power to recommend amendments to the Prime Minister, who shall have the final say in deciding how the Bill is to be amended. The Bill, in the form in which it is approved by the Prime Minister, shall be sent back to the Congress, which shall debate and vote upon the Bill in the form in which it was approved by the Prime Minister. If the bill does not pass, it shall be considered an automatic Vote-of-No-Confidence, which shall be treated in accordance with resolution 6 3/4. The Prime Minister may delegate certain of his powers to lesser Ministers.
Passed Nem. Con.
9) Resolved that a National Judiciary ought to consist of a Supreme Court, and other inferior courts that the National Legislature may institute, to hold their offices during good behavior; and to receive a fixed compensation for the services rendered, in which no increase nor diminution shall be made affecting the Judiciary existing at the time of the increase or diminution; that the jurisdiction of the inferior courts shall be to hear and determine in the first instance, and the Supreme Court to hear and determine in the last resort; all piracies and felonies on the high seas, in the air and space; captures from an enemy; cases in which foreigners or citizens of other Provinces in which other provinces or the inhabitants thereof may be interested; the collection of National Revenue; the constitutionality of acts of the National Government; impeachments of any National officers; and questions which may involve the National peace and harmony.
Passed Nem. Con.
10) Provision shall be made for Provinces arising within the limits of the American Republic, with the consent of two-third’s of the Congress. A Republican Government shall be guarantied in each Province by the National Government.
All Laws made by the National Government in pursuance of the Constitution shall be Sovereign over all the Nation.
All officers, magistrates, and officials under the National Government and under the Provincial Governments, shall be bound by oath to support the Constitution and to remain loyal to the National Government which it institutes.
All Magistrates under the National Government shall be liable to impeachment for mal- and corrupt conduct, and upon conviction to be removed from office and disqualified from holding any place of trust or profit in the National and Provincial governments. All impeachments shall be tried by the National Senate.
Passed Nem. Con.
11) This Constitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote by the Congress. The Congress shall also have the power to call a Constitutional Convention with a three-fourths vote. This Convention shall have the power to bring forth any amendments to the Constitution, which it deems necessary, to the National Congress. The Congress shall then decide to adopt or reject the amendments with a three-fourths vote in favor.
This National Government shall not be dissolved by the Provinces, Citizens, itself, nor any combination thereof, except through the instituting of a Dissolution Amendment, which shall be passed in the same way any other amendment to this Constitution is passed.
Passed Nem. Con.
