[draft] Constitution of the Republic of Nova Tero

*[DRAFT]* Constitution of the Republic of Nova Tero

ARTICLE 1. Establishment

Section 1. This Second Constitution shall establish, by the sovereign will of the constituent nations, the government of the region of the Republic of Nova Tero, and shall serve as the Supreme Law of the region.
Section 2. The Republic shall be democratically constituted, under a founding Governor, and shall endeavor to abide by the ideals of republicanism, including the rule of law and the equitable distribution of power.
Section 3. All citizens are considered equal in dignity. No citizen shall be privileged above any other citizen, except as allowed by this Constitution.
Section 4. No citizen may be deprived of their citizenship, their national property, their residence, their vote, their peaceable affiliation, their conscience, their roleplay, or their speech, except with the due consideration of law and procedure.
Section 5. No person may be denied the equal protection of law or their due privileges under the law.
Section 6. All rights and powers not expressly given to the regional government are reserved to the People.

ARTICLE 2. The Senate

Section 1. The People of the region elect the Senate, in which is invested the legislative power of government.
Section 2. The Senate shall be composed of Senators, who are elected to regular terms of 4 months. No non-citizen may serve as Senator, except by the dispensation of the President or by term of treaty. The body shall be composed of either 3 or 5 or 7 Senators, at the discretion of the President, depending on the active population and likely number of citizens standing for election.
Section 3. The Senate shall have the solemn power to govern its own body, including the electing from among their number a presiding Director of the Senate, who shall serve solely at that body's pleasure. The Senate Director shall be responsible for executing the rules of that body; for ordering legislative business; and for calling, counting, and certifying Senate votes. Senators shall enjoy immunity for speech carried out in the business of the Senate, except as provided by rule of the Senate itself.
Section 4. The Senate shall have the power to appoint Ministers, including the Prime Minister. The Senate shall have the power to appoint Magistrates, including the Chief Magistrate. The Senate shall have the power to ennumerate, regulate, and structure the Ministries and Courts; the power to regulate the time and manner of regional elections; to regulate and structure the regional military; and the power to make all other laws prudent and necessary for the operation of regional government and the wellbeing of the Republic.
Section 5. No law or treaty shall be considered in force unless and until approved by the Senate. The Senate shall have the solemn regional authority to declare War, to resolve Peace, and to levy soldiers.

ARTICLE 3. The Ministries

Section 1. Ministers are civil officers who head departments of the regional government of the Republic of Nova Tero, called "Ministries," in which are invested the administrative power of government. Ministers are responsible for the execution of law and policy within their official purview, and may be accorded regional administration powers according to law.
Section 2. New Ministries may only be created by legislation, which must define their purview. Every Ministry is headed by one, and only one, Minister. The minimum number and scope of Ministries are the following three: Ministry of Internal Affairs, which governs roleplaying, cultural events, and moderation of the Regional Message Board; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which governs regional defense, the RNT military forces, and the execution of treaty obligations; and Ministry of the Border, which governs recruitment, immigration, and the maintenance of citizenship records.
Section 3. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government; as such, the Prime Minister shall be responsible for the oversight of all Ministries and may call any Minister to give a report of their activities. The Prime Minister may recommend the dismissal of any Minister to the Senate, who shall vote without delay on the removal of that Minister and, if removing, shall endeavor to replace them in reasonable time.
Section 4. The Prime Minister shall have the solemn powers to maintain relations with foreign leaders, to negotiate treaties, to accredit foreign ambassadors and envoys, and to appoint with the consent of the Senate the ambassadors of the Republic of Nova Tero. The Prime Minister shall also be responsible for the maintenance of legal and administrative records, and for moderating the Regional Message Board.
Section 5. The Ministers, including the Prime Minister, shall be selected by the Senate to regular terms of 2 months. The Senate may remove a cabinet Minister by a simple majority vote; the Senate may remove a Prime Minister or Republic ambassador by a three-fifths majority vote.
Section 6. Ministerial terms shall end-and-begin no sooner than one week after Senatorial terms end-and-begin.

ARTICLE 4. The Presidency

Section 1. The President of the Republic, who is the Head of State and is invested with ultimate power of constitutional arbitration, enjoys office and serves the region according to this Constitution until abdication. The President is that nation which holds the regional governorship.
Section 2. The President is invested with ultimate executive power that is solely applicable in matters of constitutionality. The President may override and abnegate any executive action or policy which violates this Constitution.
Section 3. The President shall have veto power over any law of the Senate or treaty with a foreign power, within three days of passage, except if the law or treaty received the vote of a three-fourths majority.
Section 4. The Deputy President shall be the successor to the President in case of abdication. The Deputy President is not elected, but selected by the Senate at the request of the President. If no Deputy President be selected, the Prime Minister shall considered the Acting Deputy President until one can be selected.
Section 5. The President shall have the right to advise the Senate on any matter of law. The President shall have the right to advise the Prime Minister on any matter of policy, including the negotiation of treaties and maintaining of foreign relations.
Section 6. The President may declare a Temporary State of Emergency (TSoE), if the Senate cannot convene within 6 hours to authorize War or if the President judges that an articulable, manifestly grave danger to the region is imminent. During a TSoE, the President may directly take control of borders and the military, suspend the normal operation of any laws other than the Constitution itself, and operate in order to protect and preserve the region as they see fit. If the Senate fails to authorize War or fails to renew the TSoE within 48 hours of the declaration, the TSoE automatically expires, and the President cannot declare another until 12 hours from the previous expiry.

ARTICLE 5. Other Offices

Section 1. The World Assembly Delegate shall be electable at-will by WA members. The WAD has no official powers beyond their vote in the World Assembly on behalf of the region.
Section 2. Magistrates shall be the judges of Republic Courts, in which is invested the judicial power of government. The Magistrates shall have the power to hear cases, criminal or civil or both; to order their respective Courts; to reach verdicts; and to decide punishments and recompense. Magistrates shall be solemnly responsible for ensuring that the law is correctly applied. They are selected by the Senate for regular terms of 2 months. Magisterial terms shall coincide with Ministerial terms.
Section 3. The head of the Courts shall be the Chief Magistrate, who is responsible for organizing and regulating lesser Magistrates in accordance with law. The Chief Magistrate presides over the Supreme Court of the Republic and shall hear all appeals, civil and criminal, from other Courts.
Section 4. There shall be no minimum number of lesser Magistrates, except for what is provided in law. There may only be one Chief Magistrate at a time.
Section 5. Additional elected or appointed offices may only be created in government by law of the Senate to assist in the execution of an office's constitutional powers.

ARTICLE 6. The Ideological Provisos

Section 1. The Republic of Nova Tero constitutionally repudiates the ideals of intolerance and tyranny. Official acts which enforce either intolerance or tyranny shall be held null and void.
Section 2. It shall be a summarily bannable offense to substantially promote, support, or enact any of the following ideologies in the region: fascism, Nazism, or racial supremacy; racial or ethnic bigotry; homophobia; transphobia; pro-human slavery; and excessive intolerance.
Section 3. Roleplaying shall not be considered a valid defense to the above offense, except under extreme circumstances or out of a violator's profound ignorance of the law.
Section 4. Citizens convicted of any of the following crimes may lawfully be subjected to punishment which includes stripping of office or loss of citizenship: bribery; sedition; treason; piracy; election fraud; and doxxing.

ARTICLE 7. The Structural Provisos

Section 1. This Constitution shall be enacted upon its explicit ratification by at least five continually-competent, continually-residing nations, who were at this Constitution's ratification considered historic citizens under the prior law. All ratifying nations shall enjoy citizenship; and all resident nations who are recognized as historic citizens and deemed competent at this Constitution's enaction shall also enjoy citizenship upon their explicit ratification. The granting of citizenship thereafter to new nations shall be a matter of law and policy.
Section 2. This Constitution may be revised, replaced, or amended only by the consent of three-fourths of the Senate and the express approval of the President.