[CA010] Dual Consul Government Reformation Amendment
Jul 21, 2018 15:12:08 GMT -5
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The Confederate Parliament
Constitutional Amendment #010
A Bill For An Amendment Entitled:
The Dual Consul Government Reformation Amendment
21 July 2018
Member of Parliament: Unfallious
Resolved by the Confederate Parliament of the Confederacy of Free Nations, that the following article is proposed as a law under the jurisdiction of the Confederacy of Free Nations, enforceable by all of its institutions.
Be it enacted by the Parliament and Chancellery of the Confederacy of Free Nations, that
Section 1: Preliminary Setup
Ss1. Upon passage, this amendment will enter into force immediately;
Ss2. Elections for all positions in this amendment, created by this amendment or already existing, are to be triggered no later than 1 week following the passage of this bill following the election procedure stipulated in this amendment;
Section 2: Amendments
Ss1. Article 2 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
II. The Executive Veto is to be granted to both Consuls. Any bill which has passed within the last 72 hours may be vetoed directly by mutual agreement of the presiding Consuls. However, should Parliament arrive at 60% majority of all voting members with at least 10 MPs voting, following the use of the veto, then the veto shall be overruled. An overruled veto cannot be reinstated under any circumstances.
III. The Referendum is a public vote which all registered citizens are able to partake in. It shall take place in the form of a regional poll administrated by the Secondary Consul. Referenda shall have a simple two options of yes and no, be open for 5 days, and may only be called for by a group of 5 citizens, or by either Consul. If any option achieves a result above 51%, then it must be carried out.
Ss2. Article 3 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
IV. The Parliament's check on the power of the Consulship lies in its ability to remove either Consul. A motion of impeachment for the removal of a Consul is required to be introduced to the legislature, voted on for a period of one week, and attain at least a 70% endorsement rating where at least 10 MPs have registered their vote so as to be successful. Any Consul in the process of undergoing impeachment shall not be allowed to vote within the legislature on matters pertaining to their impeachment. A successful impeachment shall trigger a by-election for the impeached Consul’s position.
Ss3. Article 4 of the Constitution shall be renamed to ‘The Consulship’
Ss4. Article 4 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
I. The Consulship is a democratically elected executive branch made up of two Consuls who are Members of Parliament and serve 4 month terms on a rotational basis. The Consuls take turns serving terms as the Primary Consul whilst the other serves as the Secondary Consul, swapping after a period of 30 days until the end of their terms in office. The Consuls may rotate early, rotate late or choose not to rotate by mutual agreement. To become a Consul, one must be a citizen with a listed WA nation and be voted into the position during a general election.
II. The Consulship shall help decide the direction of the Confederacy in executive, internal, and foreign affairs.
III. The members of the Consulship shall each individually be able to appoint their own private staff team of up to 5 citizens. These staff members shall be bound by law to keep in confidence what he or she learns of classified information. Consuls may appoint and dismiss their staff teams at will.
IV. In the case that the Primary Consul resigns, is impeached, is inactive for longer than 14 days, or otherwise removed from office, the Secondary Consul shall immediately assume the position of Primary Consul. They will serve in this role for 30 days, rotating as normal with the new Secondary Consul, or until the end of their term in office, whichever comes first. In the case that the Secondary Consul resigns, is impeached, is inactive for longer than 14 days, or otherwise removed from office, a by-election shall be called in order to fill the office for the remainder of the term.
V. The terms of both Consuls shall end if either Consul serves a term of 4 months.
VI. No Consul may serve more than 3 concurrent terms. After serving 3 concurrent terms, a Consul may not run again for a period of 1 Consular term.
VII. Consuls who have served 3 concurrent terms may use the title ‘Consul Emeritus’ for life.
VIII. Article 4, Section 6 will be subject to a referendum following the end of the third Consular elections. This referendum will put the question of ‘Should the Consulship be subject to a term limit as written in Article
4, Section 6 of the Constitution?’ to a regional vote. At the conclusion of this referendum Article 4, Section 8 shall be stricken from the Constitution.
Ss5. Article 5 of the constitution shall be renamed to ‘Functions of the Consulship’
Ss6. Article 5 of the constitution shall be amended to the following:
I. The Primary Consul is the head of government and joint head of state of the Confederacy alongside the Secondary Consul. The Primary Consul leads the Consulship and may direct foreign and internal policy. Furthermore, they carry the right to establish embassies and diplomatic relations between the Confederacy and other regions, possess diplomatic staff, veto Parliamentary legislation with agreement from the Secondary Consul, and carry out intelligence queries. All officer rights are given to the Primary Consul.
II. The Secondary Consul is the joint head of state of the Confederacy alongside the Primary Consul. Their primary responsibilities are maintaining the citizenship roster, managing recruitment for the region and acting as the region’s chief prosecutor. Furthermore, they carry the right to veto Parliamentary legislation with agreement from the Primary Consul. All officer rights are given to the Secondary Consul.
Ss7. Article 5, Sections IV, and V shall be stricken from the constitution;
Ss8. Article 6 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
I. The Constabulary is established as the law enforcement agency of the Confederacy. It reports chiefly to the Consulship.
II. The Constabulary is led by the Chief Constable. Their primary role is to organise and manage the Constabulary whilst keeping the government informed of its activities. They serve a term of 4 months.
III. The Chief Constable may organise and modify the structure of the Constabulary as they see fit, establishing any number of sub-departments or agencies.
IV. The Constabulary's primary duty is to uphold and enforce common law within the region. To allow this to occur, the Chief Constable is given the right to establish an alternative region for the purposes of detaining citizens suspected of violating the law or disrupting the peace. Citizens detained under this measure must be charged with a crime publically within 24 hours of their detainment or be released. Detainees also have the right to consult legal counsel, consult a representative of the Consulship and/or to file a complaint against the Constabulary to be investigated by the Judiciary.
Ss9. Article 7 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
I. The Judicial Branch of the Confederacy is established apart from the Consulship and Parliament to secure and ensure justice in the Confederacy and its government.
Ss10. Article 8 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
I. Democratic elections are eligible to be voted in by all registered citizens. Positions that are democratically elected are the Consulship, the Supreme Court Justices, the Speaker, and the Chief Constable. Elections are to be held at the ending of an office's term.
II. Both Consuls are responsible for recording the candidates for each position in the prelude to an election.
III. To ensure that data collection is provided safely, it will be necessary for the Election Committee of the Confederacy to be established in order to collect votes through telegram. The committee shall be comprised of both Consuls and one Justice nominated by the Supreme Court.
IV. In order to vote, a nation must be a registered citizen, with no suspension of citizenship during the election time.
V. The voting system for the Speaker, Supreme Court Justices, and the Chief Constable will be a simple first-past-the-post system performed via telegram, in which every registered citizen may vote for each position with one vote. Votes may only be cast once and only once.
VI. Elections for the Consulship are to be performed using an instant runoff voting system. Under this system, candidates for the Consulship are ranked on the ballot in order of preference. The candidate who achieves 51% of the first-choice vote will be elected Primary Consul for the first rotation, with the candidate who achieves a plurality of the votes being elected Secondary Consul for the first rotation. If no candidate achieves 51% of the vote, the candidate with the lowest share of the vote shall be eliminated and their votes redistributed according to the ranking on the ballots. This will continue until a candidate achieves 51% of the vote.
VII. In the case that the Consulship elections are tied, a new election shall be held in the form of a regional poll using the first past the post voting method. The winning candidate shall be elected as the Primary Consul and the losing candidate elected as the Secondary Consul.
VIII. Voters may choose to rank as many or as few of the candidates on Consulship ballots as they wish.
IV. Election results must be kept secret until the conclusion of the election apart from in the case of a Consular stalemate resolution election. All election results shall be announced at the same time and winning candidates shall be given regional authorities concurrently.
Ss11. Article 9 of the Constitution shall be amended to the following:
V. Repeal of this constitution may occur via referenda with agreement from the Speaker and both Consuls.