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Constitution of Liberty Democratic Alliance

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The Constitution


PREAMBLE

We the People of the Liberty Democratic Alliance, desiring to fulfill all of the exigencies of a parliamentary democratic government, have determined that we shall secure for ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty and solemnly proclaim that sovereign power resides firmly with the nations of the Liberty Democratic Alliance. In light of this proclamation, not only will it be forbidden to abolish this Constitution or alter the principles that are sanctioned by it, but all nations in the Liberty Democratic Alliance guarantee that they will fully respect the contents of this preamble and they shall enshrine the values of democracy under the trias politica model, which shall be guarded by the Founder of the Liberty Democratic Alliance. Undemocratic, raider, and unparliamentary behavior shall not be tolerated and any attempts to legitimize such behavior shall be forever and ever in violation of this Constitution.

Resolved with this accordance, with full determination in our members, and full faith in our Founder, we hereby sanction and promulgate this Constitution for the Liberty Democratic Alliance.


ARTICLE 1: RESIDENTS AND MEMBERS

1.1. Preamble:
1. Any nation that infringes upon the principles regarded in the Preamble, which constitutes a forfeiture of their constitutional rights, shall be summarily expelled.
2. All new nations become part of Liberty Democratic Alliance when they join the region, all rights and responsibilities of Liberty Democratic Alliance are afforded them.
3. Nations that become part of Liberty Democratic Alliance are committed to the welfare of the union and all other nations within it.
4. Nations that become part of Liberty Democratic Alliance agree to treat all citizens and peoples of other nations as if their own, and will not restrict the freedoms and movements of others preventing the jump back and forth between regions, unless in situations outlined elsewhere in this Constitution or with direct permission from Prime Minister.
5. All nations in the Liberty Democratic Alliance region shall have the freedoms of speech, religion, defense, representation and court cases.

1.2. Membership:
1. Defines "members" as the LDA nations which are either WA nations or non-WA nations with a registered WA controller.
2. Defines "residents" as the nations in LDA that are not members.
3. Members are allowed to run for office in the executive and legislative branches, as well as receive offices in the executive and judiciary. Residents are not allowed to vote or run or hold offices.
4. A single controller is only allowed a single membership in the region. If a leader has two or more nations member of LDA, they shall face immediate ban.
5. A non-WA resident must telegram the Prime Minister or an appointed official to get acknowledged as a member. The Prime Minister and his officers will need to verify directly with the controller in order to confirm the non-WA nation's identity.
6. If a WA nation resigns from the World Assembly, it shall lose membership unless another WA nation (non-member) confirms their control.
7. If the WA controller of a non-WA member ceases to exist, the non-WA member will lose its membership.
8. All members are allowed to vote for the offices in the Lower Parliament. For this, the nation must have been a member for 15 days, which means that nations that join during election season, even if gained membership, will not have their vote counted in the ongoing election. The 15-day requirement to be eligible for voting may be reduced in certain cases explicitly set in any Law. There can be no clause or Law which eliminates the time requirement for eligibility, or allows nations that join during the present election season to vote.
9. The Founder, under guidance of the executive government, shall keep a list of members available to all, and update it during election season (verifying the existence of WA controllers and the WA membership of LDA members). This list will serve as a verification document for the counting of eligible votes during an election.
10. A nation may become an eligible member by joining the WA or adding a WA controller, and remaining in the region for a week. Their vote will not, however, be counted, if the 15 days of membership have not passed, in agreement with clause 8 of Article 1.2., unless a Law reduces this number while still being in accordance with 1.2.8.
11. This section may be amended, but not removed, in order to safeguard the democratic process of the region.

1.3. Government system of LDA:
1. Sets the default government system of Liberty Democratic Alliance as parliamentary, with the Prime Minister being the Head of Government and the Founder of the Liberty Alliance being the Head of the Region and its protector.
2. Determines the default modus operandi of the regional proceedings as described by the trias politica model. The region has the classical three branches of distribution of power - Executive, Legislative and Judiciary - with constitutional articles concerning each of those three. Term limits of each office from the three branches must be set by a Law. In the case such Law is repealed, a replacement must be approved during the same vote (in tandem).
3. In the absence of at least one incumbent Senator, the Senate is closed until there is a Legislative Election.
4. If the incumbent Senators are inactive and unable to initiate legislative procedures within 72 hours, the Legislative agenda will automatically be moved to the Regional Assembly.
5. In accordance with Article 3.1., recognizes the limited powers and responsibilities of the Founder and asserts its role in the maintenance of the region.
6. If there is only one active member in the region, they shall receive the post of Prime Minister and be given the task to recruit members to form a government. Term limits of each office of the three branches will still follow the existing Law.


ARTICLE 2: THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

2. 1. The Parliament:
1. The Parliament is the legislative body of the region. Its role is to draw up regional laws. It is composed of two chambers: the Regional Assembly and the Regional Senate.
2. No future law or amendment may remove the Parliament and the power it has, but the executive may choose to suspend parliament (for a set period, and a maximum of 40 days) through a poll that achieves a minimum of 1/2 of the membership number +1 votes in the Regional Assembly. If parliament is suspended, senators' term will be frozen, and discussions halted. It will resume normally when the Lower Parliament votes affirmatively to lift the suspension (by a 1/2 + 1 vote), or when the date set by the executive arrives.
3. Laws passed by the Parliament must abide by the Constitution. Any bill that does not fully respect this Constitution will be censored.
4. Constitutional amendments require a two-thirds majority in the Regional Senate and in the Regional Assembly, or in the Regional Assembly only, if the Senate is closed, to be adopted. All other bills require a simple majority, defined as half of the votes plus one vote in both chambers, or in the Regional Assembly only, if the Senate is closed. The vote count shall never include abstentions.

2. 1. 1. The Regional Assembly
1. The Regional Assembly is the Lower House of Parliament in the region. Every member (see definition in Article 1. Section 2.) nation in the region is a Member of the Regional Assembly Parliament when they join the region.
2. Members of the Regional Assembly can propose new bills at any time, and write drafts.
3. Discussions of the Regional Assembly shall take place on the main Regional Message Board of the region. The Prime Minister and his officers government are is responsible for overseeing the discussions on the main RMB.
4. Members of the Regional Assembly can propose constitutional amendments and a draft may be sent to the Regional Senate if it achieves 1/2 of the vote in the Lower House of Parliament.
4. The legislative procedures in parliament shall be regulated by a dedicated institutional law.
5. Laws adopted by the Parliament shall be publicly available and kept by the Founder. Constitutional amendments, once adopted, shall amend the Constitution.

2. 1. 2. The Regional Senate
1. The Regional Senate is the Upper House of Parliament. It is composed of elected members of the Regional Assembly as defined in Article 2.1.1.1. World Assembly nations, and the non-WA nations with WA registered controllers are also eligible. Members of the Regional Senate remain are also members of the Regional Assembly when they become Senators.
2. Members of the Regional Senate are elected by the Regional Assembly in a serial process, usually during the 7 days after the Prime Minister elections and, if necessary, the weeks afterwards. Campaigning can begin right after the Prime Minister election. The election for members of the Regional Senate is called Legislative Election.
3. The Regional Senate has a number of seats depending on the regional population. There is one seat per seven residents. If there are no Senators, the Senate's powers revert to the Lower Parliament until a Senator is elected. To run for a Legislative poll, a nation must tag the Founder, announcing their campaign.
4. The election shall occur in a series of polls of 24 hours with a minimum number of three and a maximum number of five candidates each poll across a maximum of seven different polls in the first week (maximum of 35 candidates per week) and, if necessary, in the weeks afterwards. A candidate for Senate will be placed among the other candidates in a poll according to the order of their candidacy announcement. If there aren't enough candidates, a poll will not be prepared. A candidate not elected in one poll may participate in a subsequent poll if there are not enough newer candidacies. This, too, shall be set by the original order of candidacy announcement. If not elected in the first poll, a nation may withdraw from subsequent polls if they wish to do so. When a nation decides to be a candidate for the Senate, they can designate an alternate who will take their seat if they leave office.
5. Discussions on the Regional Senate will take place in a separate Regional Message Board: LDA Regional Senate.
6. The Regional Senate can propose amendments to the Constitution, write drafts or adopt drafts from the Regional Assembly, but a 2/3 vote is necessary to pass an amendment to the constitution.
7. The Senate will conduct one internal election to decide the nation that will be Chairman of the Regional Senate. The Chairman of the Regional Senate presides debates and is the spokesperson of the Senate. Their term limit is set by an appropriate Law. Senators have the power to end the term of the Chairman of the Senate, with a three-quarters majority.
8. Members of the Executive or the Judiciary shall not have a legislative seat. If a candidate for the office of Prime Minister is a Senator and that nation wins the election, or if a nation is appointed to serve in the Government or as Chief Justice, their position on the Senate shall be lost, and it will be available in the next Legislative Election, unless they have designated an eligible alternate when declaring their candidacy.
9. The term for a member of the Senate is set by an appropriate Law and this legislative body will be recomposed with each new Legislative Election. The Senate Chairman may call for a special election if too many Senate seats have been vacant.
10. The two most voted nations in a poll will be granted a Senate seat if their votes amount to more than or equal to 1/5 of the region's number of members. If none of the candidates achieve this 1/5 or only the winner of the poll receives more than or equal to 1/5 of the membership number, only the most voted, and winner of the poll, shall be elected.
11. The Senate can override a veto of the Prime Minister with a three-quarters majority.


ARTICLE 3: THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

3. 1. Founder
1. The Founder is the Head of State and the sole protector of the region, meaning that they have the right to intervene on behalf of the member and resident nations, if:

    - an official State of Emergency is declared by government and acts as directed in Article 6 of this Constitution.
    - a democratic elected government is acting against the wishes of the majority, without any legal reason or proof to do so, evidently using their powers to purge the region, ousting nations, altering the constitution, bending the rules, or acting obnoxiously.
    - nations are causing dissent and division, with threats or disrespect to the rule of law and to the government.
    - nations have openly revolted against the region, inciting, planning, or enabling a raid or coup d'état.
    - unelected nations take over the government.

Hereby granting the Founder the legal right and responsability to ban and eject the nations involved in the activities above, and restore the region to its former state. For this, they must be the only with border control. The legal fate of these nations will posteriorly be decided on a trial, if the parliament so desires it (if more than 5 Members of Parliament demand it; or 2 ministers (Prime Minister included)).
2. The Founder appoints the nation that has won the election as Prime Minister. The Founder appoints the members of the government chosen by the Prime Minister.
3. The Founder appoints the Chief Justice chosen by the Prime Minister as indicated in the article concerning this function (4.1.1.)
4. The Founder appoints the Chairman of the Senate elected as indicated in the article concerning this function (2.1.2.).
5. Apart from any special circumstances defined elsewhere in this Constitution and in law, the Founder's executive powers are limited to those indicated in clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4. The Founder shall implement decisions of the government only that are related to their powers.
6. The Founder cannot take the decision to open or close borders, except in the case of a declared State of Emergency. Outside the State of Emergency, the founder must open or close borders only as directed by ministerial decrees.
7. The Founder does not have power to bring a nation accused of a crime to Court, neither act as judge in any court case.
8. The Founder does not have any executive power in the region, and their power is limited to points 1. and 2., plus appointing officers.
9. The Founder has the obligation to remain politically neutral: they cannot vote, cannot express their opinion or join any political association like political parties.
10. The Founder needs to be tagged by candidates for Prime Minister and senators so they may track down the order of candidacies. The Founder will also announce scheduled elections for the Executive, announce the winner, as well as conduct the oath of an elected PM.

3. 2. The World Assembly Delegate:
1. The post of World Assembly Delegate, so that it does not become a subject of covetousness and a position of political power, must be granted to the elected Head of Government of our region, the Prime Minister, or the WA proxy nominated by them. The PM or his appointed proxy, after the election, must become the nation with the most endorsements, in order to guarantee the democratic stability of this post.
2. The Delegate Position is to remain non executive/no regional control at all times.
3. No amendment may remove or modify point 2 of the WA Delegate position.
4. In order for the representativeness of the WA Delegate to be preserved, whenever a non-WA nation announces a candidacy for PM, they must announce their WA proxy. Thus, elector members will be aware of who their delegate will be, since they shall be voting for a ticket of PM + WA proxy.
5. The WA Delegacy shall be transferred to the elected Prime Minister or his WA Proxy shortly after the election. The incumbent PM or his WA Proxy, during the final days of their mandate, must support the transition by asking nations to unendorse them and endorse the elected PM. They must publicly request active nations to do so, via telegram and/or RMB.
6. If a candidate in the PM Election has its victory invalidated by the Chief Justice, they must follow the role of the incumbent Prime Minister as stated in clause 5 of this article and follow the same process stated in it.
7. The failure of a former PM/WA Proxy to publicly request the members of the region to unendorse the old Delegate and endorse the new one may lead to prosecution.

3. 3. The Government

3. 3. 1. Preamble:
A nation must be a WA member to apply for an office in the Government, or a non-WA nation with a WA registered controller. A nation must be a resident or member of the region for at least one month.

3. 3. 2. The Prime Minister
1. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government of the region.
2. The Prime Minister can bring a nation accused of a crime to Court.
3. The Prime Minister can request ban/eject any nation guilty in a court of law, or under the conditions laid down in Article 6 of this Constitution in the event that a State of Emergency is declared. Border control is directed by decree, but is enforced by the Founder, who is obliged to carry out ministerial orders. The Prime Minister must not have "Border Control".
4. The Prime Minister does have the power to accept embassy requests or withdraw embassies.
5. The Prime Minister can vote in any elections.
6. The Prime Minister has the power to request a lock to the region and not give out the regional password to any nation within Liberty Democratic Alliance. However, he has, with the rest of the government, the power to give out the regional password to any foreign nation he finds trustworthy.
7. The Prime Minister shall be elected with term limits according to the Law. However, with reference to the Founder and subsequent agreement, the incumbent Prime Minister may call an election anytime during the term, provided that the Prime Minister gives at least 3 days advance notice of his decision to do as such.
8. The election of the Prime Minister begins by the election season, which needs to be defined according to the Law. Election days are defined by the Law, taking place during the incumbent's mandate and after election season, lasting for two days. If a candidate gets more than fifty percent of all votes, they are elected and appointed. If this does not happen, a second turn has to be organized two days after the first one. The top two candidates selected for the second turn can campaign during this time. A two day long second turn will then be organised. Debates and campaigning can take place during the whole election season apart from election days.
9. The vote takes place in the regional polls.
10. The Prime Minister or their appointed proxy shall call for elections for Prime Minister.
11. The Prime Minister has the power to veto laws that the Parliament passes.
12. The elected Prime Minister takes office as soon as the result of the election is validated by the Chief Justice and their predecessor term ends. They have the duty to form a government as soon as possible. They shall publish by decree the composition of their government, which members shall be appointed by the Founder. Parliament can invalidate the composition of the government by a 2/3 vote.
13. The Prime Minister has the power to change the composition of the government during their term.
14. The Prime Minister has the power to choose a new Chief Justice if they so wish in accordance with the conditions set out in the article relating to that office (4.1.1.). As the Chief Justice is not a member of the government, the Prime Minister can only remove them from office if a new nation has been chosen in accordance with the conditions set out in the article relating to that office (4.1.1.).

3. 3. 3. The Deputy Prime Minister
1. The Prime Minister may appoint a Deputy Prime Minister.
2. The Deputy Prime Minister must have at least "communication" authority. The Prime Minister may decide on the powers to be granted to the nation occupying this post. The authority of "border control" cannot be entrusted to them.
3. Full power is given to Deputy Prime Minister in two cases: a) If the Prime Minister leaves office (for any reason); b)If Prime Minister is unavailable for a certain amount of time.
4. The Parliament can oppose the choice of the Deputy Prime Minister by a 1/2+1 majority vote of no confidence.

3. 3. 4. Other Government Officials
1. Except in extreme circumstances referred to elsewhere in this Constitution or in the law, the Prime Minister will appoint a cabinet to assist them in their duties.
2. The government is composed by the Prime Minister, State Ministers and Secretaries of State. State Ministers and Secretaries of State are appointed by the incumbent Prime Minister. Secretaries of State may report to the Prime Minister and their respective Minister after they are assigned a specific function within a Ministry.
3. Spokesperson(s) are Secretaries of State under the Prime Minister or a particular Minister. They are in charge of communication and the connection between the government and the members of the region.
4. The Prime Minister will appoint a government corresponding to their objectives and appropriate to the size of the region.
5. Except in extreme circumstances referred to elsewhere in this Constitution or in the law, the government must include at least, in addition to the Prime Minister, a Minister of the Interior, a Minister of Justice and a Minister of Foreign Affairs.
6. State Ministers and Secretaries of State can appoint nations to serve as advisors or secretaries who will assist them, but have no regional authority, do not integrate the government and cannot publish official decrees on its behalf.


ARTICLE 4: THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

4. 1. The Supreme Court
1. The Supreme Court is the Judicial Branch of Liberty Democratic Alliance. Its independence is inalienable and safeguarded by this Constitution.
2. The Supreme Court, guided by the moral ideal of justice, ensures the respect of the regional law by arbitrating disputes and by sanctioning violations of the regional law.
3. The regional law shall be composed of the Constitution, all enacted laws and all enacted decrees, in their period of validity.
4. Any nation is presumed innocent until proven guilty. No nation shall be subject to sanction without trial, except under conditions explicitly determined by this constitution.
5. The Supreme Court shall be in charge of all trials.
6. The Supreme Court shall be the institution in charge of overseeing the actions of the government and parliament.
7. The Supreme Court, on constitutional and legal criteria alone, must validate or veto all laws passed by the parliament and may veto any decree issued by the government.
8. The Supreme Court, through the Chief Justice, must publicly validate all regional elections and referendums. Any election or referendum declared invalid must be restarted.

4. 1. 1. The Supreme Court Judges
1. The Supreme Court shall consist of three judges. The position of Supreme Court judge cannot be combined with any executive or legislative office. Judges shall not be eligible during their term of office.
2. One of the judges shall be appointed by the Prime Minister for a full-term, in days set according to the Law.
3. One of the judges shall be appointed by the Prime Minister for a half-term, in days set according to the Law.
4. One of the judges shall be appointed by the Senate for a full-term, in days set according to the Law. The Chairman of the Senate shall propose a judge, which the Senate must approve or reject by a simple majority vote. If the Senate rejects the proposal, the Chairman of the Senate must make a new proposal. If three different proposals are rejected, the Senators must elect one of the three candidates. There is only one round of voting. The Chairman of the Senate may propose any member of the region, except the Prime Minister or a Senator.
5. Members of the region wishing to become judges may declare their availability for the position. It is an informal candidacy. Neither the Prime Minister nor the Chairman of the Senate is obliged to consider informal candidacies.
6. The Senate may remove a judge with the approval of at least two-thirds of the Senators in a vote on a Senator's motion. A dismissed judge shall be replaced within a maximum of one week, following the same procedure as the dismissed judge. No removal may take place while a seat on the Supreme Court is vacant.
7. Any nominated judge may decline the nomination, but the Prime Minister (for procedures under clauses 2 and 3) or the Chairman of the Senate (for procedures under clause 4) may disregard the nominee's refusal if they consider that there is excessive difficulty in finding judges.
8. The Chief Justice is the head of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice may be any of the three judges. The Prime Minister shall designate the Chief Justice for a term set according to the Law. On the proposal of a Senator, a vote can be held in the Senate to veto the choice of the Prime Minister. If more than two-thirds of the Senators approve the veto, the Prime Minister must choose another judge. Senators cannot veto the third and final choice of the Prime Minister.
9. The Chief Justice shall be appointed as a regional officer with authority over Communication.
10. Judges must carry out their duties with strict neutrality and honesty.
11. If a judge is charged in a trial, they must be suspended, but not removed from office, for the duration of the trial. An interim judge shall be appointed following the same procedure as the suspended judge. If the accused judge is guilty at the trial, they shall be removed from office and replaced by the interim judge. If the accused judge is not guilty, their term shall continue as normal and the interim judge shall be removed from office.
12. If the Senate is closed, the following provisions shall apply:

    - the appointment procedure in clause 4 shall be replaced by the following procedure: the Prime Minister shall nominate three nations to be voted on by the members, with the leading nation being appointed judge;
    - on the initiative of at least four members of the region, a vote may be taken in the Regional Assembly to remove a judge from office, requiring a two-thirds majority;
    - on the initiative of at least four members of the region, a vote may be taken in the Regional Assembly to veto the choice of the Prime Minister for the nomination of the Chief Justice, requiring a two-thirds majority.

4. 1. 2. Trials
1. The Supreme Court judges shall be the judges in all trials. The Chief Justice shall be the head judge in all trials.
2. The prosecutor shall be the Minister of Justice. The prosecutor shall be in charge of the accusation. They have no authority over the verdict of the trial and possible sanctions. If the Minister of Justice is the accused nation, the Prime Minister must appoint an interim Minister of Justice for the trial.
3. If the victim, bearing the accusation, is not the government on behalf of the region, but an individual nation, the latter can supplement the accusation of the prosecutor and provide themself with an advocate.
4. The accused nation can have an advocate and/or defend themself alone.
5. Trials shall include a jury, appointed by the Chief Justice upon nomination by all the judges of the Supreme Court for each trial. The number of jurors, uneven and between three and nine, shall be at the discretion of the Chief Justice.
6. Trials are public and are held in the RMB of the Supreme Court.
7. Witnesses are part of the trial; testimony is optional.
8. The verdict must be delivered in accordance with the regional law.


ARTICLE 5: SECURITY AND STATE OF EMERGENCY

5. 1. Preamble
This is an article to ensure the security of the region and thus democracy itself, by dictating the appropriate measures that the government must and has the right to take if the security of the region is threatened, in particular by a raid or proposed raid. In fact, this is a law to preserve security without hampering democracy.

5. 2. Definition of a raid
1. Raiding is a foreign entrance of nations, happening in the span of at most one week, with the sole objective to disrupt internal politics, via:

    - Mass endorsements of a nation by others that have recently joined the region, occurring during a unique short span of time;
    - Questioning the [democratic] rules and inciting disorder in the RMB, such as defaming nations or government baselessly and using inapropriate words to do so;
    - Acting in a suspicious way, such as back and forth relocations with no explanations given, or not responding to governmental inquiries, within a week;
    - Relocating from a suspicious region.

2. Point 1. can be amended by an amendment.

5. 3. The State of Emergency
1. A State of Emergency is when the government can be given specific powers to protect the region if its security and sovereignity is endangered, for example with a raid (see 6. 2.).
2. Any member of Parliament can ask for a State of Emergency. Only a Minister (PM included) however can officially demand to launch a State of Emergency. There must be at least 2 ministers agreeing to launch a State of Emergency (including the one demanding it). This is necessary to make sure the appropriate actions can be undertaken quickly.
3. During a State of Emergency, the Prime Minister is the commander of the actions of this State of Emergency. The specific powers will be given to Ministers with border control authority; the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of the Interior. However, the Minister of Foreign Affairs can intervene in other regions (via embassies) without the permission of parliament and the rest of the government. The Minister of Government Spokesperson will also have the right to intervene via embassies.
4. During a State of Emergency, the Prime Minister and the two other ministers with border control mentioned above will have the right to request eject/ban any nation of the region, which the government thinks they are causing trouble, without a trial, which however will have to happen after the State of Emergency has officially ended (see 5. and 6.). The Founder will also have the right to ban/eject nations under the same conditions as the Ministers mentioned above.
5. All nations ejected/banned must be brought to court after the State of Emergency has ended. There will either be put on the ban list, or removed from it depending on the decision of the Supreme Court. Any nation of the region can be a lawyer of the accused nation(s).
6. If no trial has begun one week after the official end of the State of Emergency, the government will be brought to court for abuse of power. If they finally agree to organize a trial, they will have to apologize in front of the Parliament and make an oath of allegiance to the people of the Alliance. If they refuse to organize a trial, the whole government must step down and new Prime Minister elections have to be organized.
7. During a State of Emergency, all ministers (with communication authority) can delete any post on the RMB, which to their view is questioning democratic values and rules of the region, inciting disorder, such as defaming nations or government baselessly and using inapropriate words to do so, as well as calling for hatred and revolt and urging nations to join another region.
8. The State of Emergency can only end with the order of the Prime Minister, or of the Deputy Prime Minister if the latter has been officially entrusted with the powers by the Prime Minister. Nevertheless, any member of Parliament can demand a vote to end the State of Emergency if it feels that the government is abusing it and making it last too long. At least five members of parliament must formally demand a vote for this request to be considered.

5. 4 Continuity of Government
1. If at any point the Head of the Region ceases to exist, members of the Liberty Democratic Alliance must immediately and indefinitely lock the region.
2. If at any point a situation similar to the one previously discussed occurs, members are strongly advised to rebuild in a region that mirrors the values of this Constitution.


ARTICLE 6: IMPEACHMENT OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

6.1. General Impeachment
In the event that an elected or appointed official commits a crime along the lines of treason, but does not reach the level for a state of emergency, this will be the method to remove him.

1.First a Member of the Regional Assembly must submit an impeachment bill which outlines the high crime that the official has committed.
2. Second, it will need to be approved by the Regional Assembly with a 2/3 super majority.
3. The Regional Assembly shall vote to select a prosecutor.
4. The Chief Justice will preside over the trial.
5. The accused official may either represent themself or select an attorney.
6. A regular trial shall be held.
7. If the verdict is GUILTY the official shall immediately be removed from office. If they are found guilty the Regional Assembly may vote to bar them from holding office again with 3/4 vote.
8. If the verdict is NOT GUILTY life proceeds as normal.

6. 2. Prime Minister removal by Cabinet
The cabinet may find the Prime Minister unfit for office in extreme circumstances.

1. If 1/2 + 1 of the cabinet believes the Prime Minister unfit for office they shall write up a statement and present it to the Chief Justice.
2. The Chief Justice shall then immediately call the Regional Assembly to order and a 6 hour poll shall be created on wether or not the statement shall be accepted. During this time the Prime Minister’s power over polls shall be revoked.
3. If it is accepted the Prime Minister shall be removed from office until a simple majority vote in both Houses of Parliament allow him to resume office. During this time the line of succession shall kick in.

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