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Bill: Supreme Law of the Principality of Kazulia
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Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: June 3360
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| Preamble; Understanding and considering the hardships our homeland has faced, and knowing that we have won against overwhelming odds, having regard for the existence and future of our homeland which recovered the possibility of sovereign and democratic determination of its fate, we those veterans and citizens who so wished for a true and honest homeland both those who believe in God as the source of truth, justice, good and beauty and those not baring such faith however respecting those universal values as traditional and recurrent in our countries history, equal in rights and obligations towards a common good of our homeland Kazulia, beholding our ancestors for their struggle for peace, independence and prosperity and understanding their wishes and values they would be overjoyed for us to cherish such values, recognizing our responsibility to His Majesty as well as God himself, Hereby we establish the Constitution of the Principality of Kazulia as the basic law for the Principality based on respect for freedom, justice and cooperation between public powers, expecting social dialogue and compromise as on the principle of subsidiary in the strengthening the powers of citizens and their communities. We call upon all those who sane to apply this Constitution for the good of the Principality to do so paying respect to the inherent dignity of the person, his or her right to freedom, the obligation of solidarity with others, and respect for these principles as the unshakeable foundation of the Principality of Kazulia. Article 1. The Principality of Kazulia 1. The Principality of Kazulia is hereby established and declared a sovereign and democratic nation, directed under a constitutional monarch. Sovereign power over the nation and its possessions shall be exercised in the manner provided by this Constitution. 2. The Principlaity of Kazulia shall be structured as a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch and unicameral legislature. 3. The Principality of Kazulia shall maintain a unicameral legislature which shall be the supreme legislature of the land and shall have its powers described in succeeding articles. 4. The Principality of Kazulia shall obligate itself to respect international law binding upon it. 5. The Principality of Kazulia shall provide assistance to the Kazulian citizens living abroad to maintain their links with the national cultural heritage. 6. The organs of public authority shall function on the basis of, and within the limits of the law of the Principality of Kazulia. 7. The Principality of Kazulia shall safeguard the independence and integrity of its territory and ensure the freedoms and rights of persons and citizens, the security of the citizens, safeguard of national heritage and shall ensure the protection of the natural environment pursuant to the principles of sustainable development. Article 2. The Prince of the Principality of Kazulia 1. The Prince of the Principality of Kazulia shall be considered the reigning monarch and therefore Head of State of the Principality of Kazulia. 2. The Prince of the Principality of Kazulia must be a male and must be of direct blood from the previous Prince of the Principality. 3. In rare cases, where there is no longer a logical or eligible heir to the throne or when a heir is absent or unavailable the legislature of the Principality of Kazulia will be granted the right to elect a new Royal House to head the Principality of Kazulia. 4. The Prince of the Principality of Kazulia shall have the reserved right to appoint the Council of Ministers if he so wishes, represent the Principality in international affairs, shall be required to sign all treaties and legislative documents and protect the Principality’s citizens from tyranny and oppression and see to that the Constitution is properly exercised without abuse and mistreatment. 5. The Prince shall, however be represented by a Viceroy which shall in turn be elected by the people of the Principality. The Viceroy shall exercise the duties of the Prince and the Prince's wishes if he presents such, and will be obliged to compromise with the Prince on national issues. Article 3. Legislature of the Principality of Kazulia 1. The legislature of the Principality of Kazulia shall be a unicameral legislature with a maximum of 750 elected representatives and a minimum of 75 elected representatives. The amount of elected representatives to the legislature shall be determined by the legislature itself at respective dates, whenever it considers changing the amount of elected representatives. 2. The legislature of the Principality of Kazulia shall be elected for a term which shall be further described in Article 00. 3. The legislature of the Principality of Kazulia shall have the ability to pass legislation whether this legislation is to create laws, ratify treaties and international agreements or to modify this Constitution. 4. Each elected representative of the Principality of Kazulia shall be required to be part of a political party and shall be and shall be entitled to one seat only. Political parties shall represent their voters in the legislature of the Principality of Kazulia and shall cast their votes on their behalves. 5. All political parties shall be granted the right to propose legislation at their discretion without restriction. 6. Legislation shall be passed through the legislature through a simple majority vote of all members of the legislature present and voting at the time of session except when the Constitution states otherwise. 7. All legislation passed by the legislature shall automatically enter effect immediately unless specifically described in the legislation itself. Article 4. Council of Ministers 1. The Council of Ministers of the Principality of Kazulia shall be the most senior administration of government in the Principality of Kazulia aside from the Prince himself. 2. The Council of Ministers shall be formed by political parties with the ability to obtain simple majority and pass necessary legislation in order to form a Council of Ministers. 3. The Prince has the right to appoint the Council of Ministers at his discretion. This power cannot be removed in war time where the Prince shall be charged with forming a national unity Council of Ministers. 4. The Council of Ministers shall exercise partial executive power, sharing this with the Prince of the Principality – however the Council of Ministers shall directly engage in forming and governing the policies of the Principality’s government advised by the legislature and its political parties. 5. The Head of the Council of Ministers shall represent the Council of Ministers in the Principality itself and aboard internationally. The Head of Government of the Council of Ministers shall be responsible for the Council of Ministers and its members directly and shall be responsible for the conduct of public business and general policy of the Council of Ministers abroad. This person shall finally be charged with compromise with the monarch and subsiding to the monarch’s wishes in times of war or extreme crisis, this is however not necessary unless the two scenarios exist at the time being. 6. The Council of Ministers shall be directly elected by the legislature of the Principality of Kazulia – it shall be a requirement for the members of the Council of Ministers to be members of the legislature of the Principality. 7. The Council of Ministers does not have a term unlike the legislature and remains until a new Council of Ministers is elected. 8. The Council of Ministers shall further be required to protect the interests of the State Treasury; issue regulations; ensure the implementation of statues; adopt a draft State Budget and coordinate and supervise the work of organs of State Administration. 9. Further the Council of Ministers shall determine the organization and the manner of its own work, exercise general control in the field of national defense and annually specify the number of citizens who are required to perform active military services; ensure internal security of the Principality through public order and ensure the external security of the Principality. Article 5. Judiciary System 1. The Judicial authority shall be vested in the highest court authority of the Principality of Kazulia, the Princely Judicial Authority as well as a system of lower, region courts. 2. Ordinary courts shall be charged with normal legal duties of courts abroad and their roles internationally in other nations. These courts shall determine civil court cases as well as criminal court cases at all their levels. 3. Administrative courts shall be charged with reviewing court cases which have been appealed from ordinary courts. Their job shall be similar, as described above in Section 2 of Article 5 – of ordinary courts. 4. The Princely Judicial Authority shall be compromised of the Prince himself, and 14 other senior judges who are by the legislature. This court shall be considered the highest court in the Principality of Kazulia and shall determine the final result of all court cases whether criminal or civil. 5. The Princely Judicial Authority, along with all courts of any level have the right to judge laws unconstitutional and invalid if anyone pleads that a certain law breaks the rights provided by the Constitution. 6. Overall courts shall reserve the authority to interpret and apply the law to a particular case contested by litigants. It connotes the power to punish, sentence and direct future action to resolve conflicts or solve criminal cases. 7. All courts and tribunals shall constitute a separate power and shall be independent of other branches of the government. 8. The courts and tribunals shall pronounce judgments in the name of the Principality of Kazulia. 9. Court proceedings shall have at least two stages; the organizational structure and the administration of justice concerning all matters save for those statutorily reserved to other courts. 10. Judges shall be provided with appropriate conditions for work and granted remuneration consistent with the dignity of their office and scope of their duties. 11. A judge shall not belong to a political party, a trade union or perform public activities incompatible with the principles of independence of courts and judges. 12. Judges shall be appointed by the Ministry of Justice in name of the Prince of the Principality of Kazulia. Article 6. Political Parties 1. The Principality of Kazulia shall allow independent political organizations to run completely in a sovereign and democratic matter under their mind thought, own leadership and autonomy without control of the government institutions or monarch unless found breaking the law. 2. Political parties shall ensure that the will of the people they have opted to represent in elections shall prevail and for this purpose shall vote in their electorate’s interest, or are at least advised to do so. 3. Political parties must be registered according to national law and must be inactivated or dissolved if found guilty of treason, breaking national law or simply becoming inactive. 4. Opposition political parties which are not included in the Council of Ministers shall be required to play a constructive role in monitoring the Council of Ministers and its capabilities of running and representing the people of Kazulia. 5. The opposition parties shall play a constructive role to ensure that the Council of Ministers and the ruling parties function in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, provide good governance and strive to promote national interest and fulfill the aspirations of the people. Their aim must be to make the Council of Ministers responsible, accountable and transparent. 6. The opposition parties shall have the right to oppose the elected Council of Ministers and to question the Government’s conduct of public business. Article 7. Electoral Process 1. Under this Constitution the general and majority will of the people shall be the basis of the Council of Ministers and legislature and it shall be expressed through periodic elections in which all political parties shall have a right to participate in if registered. 2. Seats shall be distributed to political parties according to the number of votes gained in a particular region of the nation. 3. All political parties shall have a right to call early elections to the legislature and local governments. This shall be expressed by proper legislation. 4. The term of the legislature and local governments shall be determined by the legislature itself and it shall be possible to modify this term whenever as long as passed with the specific majority. 5. Under this Constitution, the monarch shall be represented by a Viceroy which shall be elected by popular vote and must be a member of a political party or political organization which is contesting in elections. The Viceroy's term shall be the term of the legislature and shall be required to be modified along with the legislature as well. Article 8. National Symbols 1. The National Symbols of the Principality of Kazulia shall be compromised of its National Animal, National Flag, National Sport, National Motto, National Coat of Arms and National Anthem. All shall be protected by law accordingly. Article 9. Rights of the Citizen 1. All citizens of the Principality of Kazulia shall have described rights, which shall be described in the succeeding sections. 2. The legislature of the Principality of Kazulia shall make no law respecting or prohibiting the free exercise of thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Council of Ministers for redress of grievances. 3. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free sovereign, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed by the legislature of Council of Ministers unless this causes a direct threat to society and its security. 4. No solider shall in time be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor even in the time of war, but in the manner to be prescribed by law itself and future legislation. 5. The right of the people to secure their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures and ones which have no legal background, shall not be violated and no warrants shall isse but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation and particular describing the place to be searched, and the persons or property to be seized. 6. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy trial by an impartial court of the sovereign and district wherein the crime shall have been committed which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; to be compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the assistance needed for his defense. 7. In suits at common law, where the value of the controversy shall exceed a specified amount described in appropriate legislation the right of trial by court shall be reserved and no fact tried by a jury shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the Principality. 8. All citizens have a right to a home and to otherwise work in a manner which brings profit to their home and family. This responsibility shall be taken upon by the state itself when the person and his family remain incapable to themselves pay for a home or other needed items for normal functioning of a family. As such, state welfare shall be provided and the state shall be required to find a reasonable occupation which brings profit to the eligible persons and to find a reasonable home, whether it be a single standing property or not. 9. Citizens shall be guaranteed the right to have an occupation and during this to have rest and leisure. Further, they shall be guaranteed by this Constitution to have care when in old age or sickness, or whenever found unavailable due to health reasons; all citizens shall be guaranteed public healthcare and education. 10. Citizens shall be guaranteed freedom of belief however this can be regulated by the legislature when the belief is understood to be harmful to society or a threat to normal and peaceful functioning of society. 11. Citizens shall have the right to protect their family at any cost they see as reasonable, and their person and home shall be considered inviolable. Further, all citizens shall have freedom of artistic work unless this work calls upon treason or is insulting however this can be regulated by the legislature when the art is understood to be harmful to society or a threat to normal and peaceful functioning of society. 12. All citizens shall have the right to cultural protection and to protect their own families culture and ancestral line. 13. Every citizen shall have the right to vote, however this can be regulated by the legislature under extreme circumstances where it is found that this right must or should be regulated. However this Constitution shall not allow for restriction of the right to vote on a racist basis and it shall not encourage; it shall discourage changing this basic right of all citizens which are of voting age. Article 10. Amendment 1. The legislature has the right to modify this Constitution as it pleases however this requires a 2/3 majority to be considered acceptable and therefore modified. |
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Debate
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| Date | 08:17:09, March 29, 2012 CET | From | Bondepartiet | To | Debating the Supreme Law of the Principality of Kazulia |
| Message | Dear colleague, I would like to point your attention to my following thoughts: 1) Preambule: I wonder why a reference to "God" is necessary here. 2) Art. 1: a reference to our Territories might be appropriate. 3) Art. 2/2: I would propose to consider opening up the Prince's role to female descendants. 4) Art. 2/5: this implies that the office of Lord Lieutenant will be substituted for that of a Viceroy? 5) Art. 3/2: article 00? 6) Art. 9/4: "solider". Kind regards, Johan MYHRE BP Diet Faction Leader |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |
| no | Total Seats: 131 | |
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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