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Excerpt from the FSI Constitution:

CHAPTER IV: THE CONGRESS
Article 1: The Congress
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of Independence, which shall consist of a House of Representatives,and Senate.

Article 2: House of Representatives
Section 1. The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several districts, for a maximum of one term per Person.
Section 2. No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of Independence, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that district in which he shall be chosen. No Person shall be a Representative who shall have previously in his lifetime been a Representative in the Independence House of Representatives.
Section 3. The several districts which may be included within this Union shall conduct a Census of the population of Independence, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of Independence, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every two Thousand, but each district shall have at Least one Representative.
Section 4. When vacancies happen in the Representation from any district, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
Section 5. The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Article 3: Senate
Section 1. The Senate of Independence shall be composed of two Senators from each district, appointed by the legislature thereof, for two Years, for a maximum of one term; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Section 2. If Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.
Section 3. No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of Independence, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that district for which he shall be chosen.
Section 4. The President of Senate shall be chosen by members of the Senate, and shall have the power to officially propose new laws.
Section 5. The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the Pioneer of Independence is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Section 6. Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under Independence: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

Article 4: Congressional Elections/Appointments
Section 1. The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each district by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators.
Section 2. Elections for Representatives of Independence must be held in every even-numbered year, and elections for Senators must be made in every odd-numbered year.

Article 5: Procedure
Section 1. The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.
Section 2. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.
Section 3. Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, be entered on the Journal.
Section 4. No House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Article 6: Compensation, Privileges, and Restrictions on Holding Civil Office
Section 1. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of Independence. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
Section 2. No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of Independence, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under Independence, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.

Article 7: Bills
Section 1. Every new bill must originate in the Senate.
Section 2. The House of Representatives shall be the only House of Congress which has the power to repeal existing bills.
Section 3. Every Bill which shall have been proposed by and passed the Senate with two thirds concurrence, shall be presented to the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives shall then vote on whether the Bill should pass, and, with two thirds concurrence, be presented to the Pioneer of Independence; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to the Senate, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration three fourths of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the House of Representatives, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by three fourths of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the Pioneer within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
Section 5. Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the Pioneer of Independence; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by three fourths of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Section 6. The repeal of a Law, as proposed by the House of Representatives, shall come to a vote by the Same. If, with three fourths concurrence, the House of Representatives votes to repeal an existing Law, that Law shall be nullified.
Section 7. The Modification or Amendment of a Law, as proposed by the House of Representatives, shall, with a simple majority, be presented to the Senate, where it will be treated in the same way as a new Bill. If the Modification or Amendment passes both houses of Congress and is signed by the Pioneer of Independence (or his veto is overridden), the Law without the Modifications and/or Amendments shall be nullified and the new Bill shall take its place as a Law.

Article 8: Powers and Limitations of Congress
Section 1. The Congress shall have power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises specifically allowed for in this Constitution, to pay the Debts and provide for the common defense and general Welfare of Independence; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow Money on the credit of Independence;
To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout Independence;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current coin of Independence;
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy, but no Navy shall be present except in the event of war;
To make Rules for the government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces of Independence;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of Independence, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;—And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of Independence, or in any Department or Officer thereof, so long as they do not have Conflict with this Constitution.
Section 2. Congress shall have the following limitations:
The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one district over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one district, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by Independence: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Article 9: Limitations on Districts
Section 1. No district of Independence shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin the official currency of Independence; emit Bills of Credit; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
Section 2. No district shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any district on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of Independence; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Control of the Congress.

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