N°A002 - Constitutional Amendment n°2

1. A dot "." shall be added at the end of the current paragraph 2 of the article I of the Constitution.

2. The following paragraph shall be added between the paragraphs 1 and 2 of the article I : "The UEPU Federal Republic is totally independent from the region UEPU and from all its successors and from all other regions. Members of the UEPU or of its successors claiming the ownership or the control of the UEPU Federal Republic shall be considered as Raiders or Invaders and punished accordingly."

3. The current paragraph 3 of the article I shall be replaced by "The UEPU Federal Republic affirms the principles of equality, transparency, democracy, freedom and peace among its members."

4. The word "page" in the current paragraph 7 of the article I shall be replaced by "official dispatch".

5. The following paragraph shall be added at the end of the article I : "The official calendar of the UEPU Federal Republic is the Gregorian calendar and the official timezone is UTC+0."

1. "Parliament's" in the paragraph 2 and in the paragraph 4 of the article II, shall be replaced by "Parliamentary".

2. The paragraph 3 of the article II shall be replaced by "Only World Assembly members of the UEPU Federal Republic can vote in Parliament."

3. The paragraph 5 of the article II shall be replaced by "A new position, called Party Representative, shall be created for each of the 3 largest parties of the UEPU Federal Republic which accept the position (if there is a tie between the party sizes, the oldest party has the position) and for any party of the UEPU Federal Republic with 3 World Assembly members or more."

4. In the paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 of the article II, the word "will" shall be replaced by "shall" and the word "Representatives" shall be replaced by "Party Representatives".

5. The paragraph 13 of the article II shall be replaced by "Each poll for bills shall contain 3 bills at most. If a poll contains at least a Constitutional Amendment, it will last 7 days even if other non-constitutional bills are included in the poll."

6. The paragraph 16 of the article II shall be replaced by "Bills may be introduced on the 1st 11th and 21st days of each month. Bills cannot be introduced the 21st of December, and cannot be introduced during the votes for the presidential elections."

7. The following paragraphs shall be added between the current paragraphs 16 and 17 of the article II : "A bill, after the beginning of its vote, cannot be changed." and "If a bill is changed between its introduction on the RMB and the vote, all previous approvals given to the bill become null.".

8. The current paragraph 17 of the article II shall be replaced by "The same bill cannot be introduced within 2 months of the previous attempt. However, a motion to remove a member of the Executive Branch can be resubmitted if the reason for it has changed."

9. The following paragraphs shall be added between the current paragraphs 17 and 18 of the article II : "When introducing bills, party representatives shall present the different bills neutrally, and introduce options for and against the bills, with all the possible combinations of for and against if there is more than one bill being introduced, unless the bills contradict each other : in that case, a vote for both of them cannot exist." and "The Governor may delay the introduction of bills for one or two days or/and introduce the bills himself according to this article II if the provisions of this article II regarding the introduction of bills are not respected by a party representative.".

10. The current paragraph 20 of the article II shall be replaced by "The Parliament can motion the Executive Branch to add a position to the Executive Branch, and may nominate a precise nation at this position. The Executive Branch shall always fill the position, and if a precise nation is nominated by the bill, shall nominate this nation and shall never try to prevent or otherwise impede the action of this nation and shall not attempt to reduce the power and missions given to this nation by the Parliament."

11. The current article IV of the Constitution shall be deleted.

12. The following paragraphs shall be added at the end of the article II :

13. "The President may propose a motion of destitution targeting a nation at a specific position of the Executive Branch other than the President : the motion has to precise the nation, the position, the reasons for the destitution, and may precise a replacement."

14. "A motion of destitution may destitute more than one nation."

15. "The President may introduce a motion of destitution the 6th, 16th or 26th day of each month. He cannot introduce a motion of destitution when the Parliament is voting a bill, or during the vote for the presidential elections, or the 26th of December."

16. "If a motion of destitution is voted by a majority in the Parliament, it comes into force. If the motion of destitution mentions a replacement for the dismissed nation, this replacement shall be appointed at the corresponding position of the Executive Branch and considered as appointed by the Parliament."

17. "If a motion of destitution is not voted, the Parliament has to wait for two months before submitting it again."

18. "Constitutional Amendments can be proposed by any Party Representative."

19. "Constitutional Amendments require a two thirds majority to pass, and can change the Constitution if passed."

20. "Bills are subordinate to Constitutional Amendments as they are part of the Constitution."

1. The paragraph 3 of the article III shall be replaced by "The President shall be chosen by a vote lasting 10 days starting on the first day of the 3rd 6th 9th 12th months of the Gregorian calendar. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate wins; the age of a nation is calculated from the date of creation of the nation."

2. The paragraph 9 of the article III shall be replaced by "The Executive Branch can create and remove embassies ; however, the Parliament may create, remove, or forbid the removal of embassies with a bill, and in that case, the Executive Branch shall comply with this decision. However, the Executive Branch may close an embassy created by the Parliament if this is done to enforce the Regional Embassy Policy."

3. The following paragraphs shall be added between the current paragraphs 9 and 10 of the article III : "The Regional Embassy Policy has already been created by law, and cannot be removed. It can be changed with a majority of 3/5 of the Parliament." and "If the Executive Branch wishes to close an embassy, it shall release an official announcement on the Regional Message Board 3 days before the beginning of the closure, with the explanation of the decision. This delay shall not apply if this is done to enforce the Regional Embassy Policy."

4. The current paragraph 11 of the article III shall be replaced by "The Vice-President is chosen by the President and can be removed and replaced by a bill like the other members of the Executive Branch. The Vice-President cannot be a President who has been previously removed."

5. The current paragraphs 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the article III of the Constitution shall be deleted.

6. The following paragraphs shall be added at the end of the article III of the Constitution :

7. "The President, when taking his office, shall swear the following oath and respect it during his mandate as President : "I swear to serve the UEPU Federal Republic, to enforce and to abide by the Constitution, the laws and the actions of the Parliament, and to respect the values of equality, transparency, democracy, freedom and peace.""

8. "The Executive Branch shall not set a regional password, even in exceptional circumstances."

9. "The Executive Branch shall not change the regional banner or the regional flag without the approval of the Governor."

10. "The Executive Branch may change the regional World Factbook Entry unless the Governor vetoes the decision. The members of the Executive Branch shall ensure that the World Factbook Entry remains consistent with the regional values, the Constitution and the laws."

11. "The Executive Branch shall never delete a regional poll created for presidential elections or parliamentary votes."

12. "The Executive Branch shall never veto or change the bills, Constitutional Amendments, and any other actions of the Parliament. The Executive Branch shall always abide by the laws."

1. An article of the Constitution shall be added between the existing articles III and IV of the Constitution (currently named Executive and Amendments). Its name shall be "Article IV - Governor".

2. This new article IV shall be the following :

1. The role of the Governor is to keep the Executive branch and the Party Representatives in check to make sure that they respect the will of the Parliament and the Constitution. The Governor is also the guarantor of the unity of the UEPU Federal Republic, and is the highest judicial authority.

2. The Governor, as the keeper of the Constitution and as the final judge, has final say on all cases of bans and suppression of posts in the RMB; if any member of the government has been found to abuse this power, the Governor may punish the offender to their discretion.

3. The Governor shall dissolute a political party of the UEPU Federal Republic (the party is then considered as inactive and without any legal existence within the UEPU Federal Republic) in one of the following circumstances :

   1. The party dispatch has been deleted and no link to a replacement dispatch has been sent to the Governor by the party leader in the two days after the deletion of the dispatch.

   2. The nation having the ownership of the party dispatch has ceased to exist and no link to a replacement dispatch has been sent to the Governor by the party leader in the two days after the event.

   3. The party leader sends a telegram to the Governor or sends a post on the Regional Message Board (RMB) to announce the dissolution of the party.

   4. The party leader ceases to exist and no possible successor is provided by the party rules.

4. The Governor shall be committed to protect the values of the region, and shall take appropriate measures in exceptional circumstances.

5. The occurrence of the 1st of April shall not be considered as an exceptional circumstance.

6. The Governor and the officers nominated unilaterally by the Governor shall form the Governorate Office, including the Successors.

7. The Successors may act on behalf of the Governor, unless the Governor says the contrary.

8. All decisions of justice shall be based on governmental orders, on existing bills and on the Constitution. Governmental orders shall comply with existing bills, and both shall comply with the Constitution.

9. The members of the Governorate Office shall not change the World Factbook Entry, the regional banner or the regional flag without the consent of the President, unless this is done to enforce a decision of justice.

10. The members of the Governorate Office shall not send or accept embassy requests without the approval of the President or of the Parliament.

11. The members of the Governorate Office shall not close an embassy with another region unless it is done to enforce a decision of justice.

12. The Governor shall never change the laws that have been enacted unless it is done to enforce a decision of justice or a decision from the Parliament. He shall not delegate this power.

13. The Governor shall never change the Constitution unless it is done to enforce a Constitutional Amendment.

14. The Governor may set a regional password only in exceptional circumstances. He shall not delegate this power.

15. The Governor has the power, in exceptional circumstances, to delay the presidential elections and to form an interim government; the Executive Branch, apart from the members and positions explicitly nominated by a bill from the Parliament, is then declared void of any legitimacy and the Interim Government has presidential and vice-presidential powers and attributions (apart from the ability to change the admin structure, which shall only belong to the Governor in an Interim Government) collegially until the presidential elections, that shall be organised by the Interim Government in the shortest possible delay.

16. The Interim Government shall be composed of World Assembly nations chosen for their activity in the UEPU Federal Republic, and for their commitment to the region, to its values, to the Constitution, the laws and the rules. Party Representatives shall always be part of the Interim Government.

17. The World Assembly Delegate (WA Delegate), in the event of an Interim Government, is chosen by the Governor and is a nation from the Interim Government, but the position can be given to another member of the Interim Government if an absolute majority of the Interim Government agrees on a member of the Interim Government to retain the WA Delegacy.

18. In an Interim Government, the WA Delegate shall not have Executive powers.

19. The Governor shall not delete a regional poll created for presidential elections, legislative votes or polls created by the Executive Branch or the Party Representatives unless it is done to enforce a decision of justice. He shall not delegate this power.

20. The Governor shall not abdicate in the 4 days following the nomination of a Successor or the promotion of an existing Successor at the first position of the order of succession.

21. The rules stated in the article 1 apply to the members of the Governorate Office in the exercise of their mandate. The nations holding these positions may still exercise their rights and powers associated to other positions they hold.

22. The Governor shall enact a dispatch to precise the hierarchy, the attributions and the powers of the members of the Governorate Office.

23. If the Governor repeatedly violates the rules of this article 1 or if he repeatedly fails to prevent the other members of the Governorate Office from violating these rules or if he violates these rules in an especially severe way, the legally elected President, if he is lawful himself, with the approval of the party leaders representing at least the absolute majority of the World Assembly nations of the UEPU Federal Republic registered in an official political party of the UEPU Federal Republic, has the right to secede and to form the government-in-exile of the UEPU Federal Republic, which would be the legitimate government of the UEPU Federal Republic, in another region, provided that this region is under the control of the legitimate Government of the UEPU Federal Republic and upholds the same Constitution, laws, rules, and values of the UEPU Federal Republic.

Author: Eieryn, representative of the Social Progressive Party