[Draft] Lazarene Compact

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[Draft] Lazarene Compact; Reformed Socialist Theme
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Cormac	May 2 2015, 02:29 AM Post #1
Lazarene Posts: 398 Group: Members Member #9 Joined: Apr 8, 2015 Alignment Chaotic Neutral Military Stance Raider Political Views Independent Nation in Lazarus Cormactopia II Skype cormac.ns Discord Cormac#9408	Lazarene Compact Preamble Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, like the sun rising in the east, so Lazarus rises. Though governments and their mandates may rise and fall, Lazarus endures. We, the nations of Lazarus, affirm our united commitment to maintaining the community of Lazarus as a source of permanent revolution against tyranny, liberation from the struggle against reactionary forces, and rebirth into a society of solidarity and peace. The United Socialist State of Lazarus will stand as the guarantor of this affirmation and the government of Lazarus, as mandated by this Compact. 1. Charter of Rights (1) Unless otherwise noted, all nations residing in Lazarus will be afforded all rights enumerated by this article. (2) Nations will have the right to free expression, including freedom of speech and of the press. (3) Nations will have the right to free association, including freedom of peaceful assembly. (4) Nations will have the right to equal treatment under the law and freedom from denial of participation based on arbitrarily discriminative criteria. (5) Nations will have the right to defend themselves against criminal charges before the People's Court with the guarantee of a fair and speedy trial. (6) Nations will have the right to due process of law and guaranteed protection against ex post facto applications of the law and bills of attainder. (7) Nations will have the right to reside in Lazarus and to be protected against ejection or ban without reasonable cause and due process of law. (8) Nations will have the right to sovereign management of their affairs and to decline to provide World Assembly endorsement to any other nation. (9) Nations will have the right to maintain World Assembly endorsement count up to thirty less endorsements than the Vice Secretary or, during periods of transition in office, the Presidium Councillor with the highest endorsement count. (10) Citizens will have the right to vote and to stand for elected office. 2. Citizenship (1) Any person may apply for citizenship by disclosing their nation residing in Lazarus and their World Assembly nation, and swearing an oath of citizenship established by statute. (2) The General Secretary will approve or reject applications for citizenship. The Central Union may vote to overturn approval or rejection of an application for citizenship within fourteen days. (3) If the General Secretary neither approves nor rejects an application within fourteen days, it will proceed to vote in the Central Union. (4) Citizenship may be voluntarily forfeited or may be removed if a citizen's nation residing in Lazarus ceases to exist or voluntarily relocates, or if a citizen is convicted of a criminal offense. (5) Citizenship will not be removed except under the conditions enumerated by this Compact. 3. Central Union (1) The Central Union will be comprised of all citizens and will be the supreme governing authority of the United Socialist State of Lazarus. (2) The Central Union may enact, amend, or repeal the rules of its proceedings by simple majority vote. (3) The Central Union may enact, amend, or repeal statutory law by simple majority vote. (4) The Central Union may enact, amend, or repeal legally binding agreements with foreign regions or organizations by simple majority vote. (5) The Central Union may remove any official for which a higher threshold is not established from office by simple majority vote. (6) The Central Union may remove any of the following officials from office by two-thirds majority vote: Chairman, General Secretary, People's Judge, People's Assessor, Vice Secretary, Presidium Councillor. (7) The Central Union may declare war against a foreign region or organization by two-thirds majority vote. (8) The Central Union may amend this Compact by three-quarters majority vote. (9) The result of any vote in the Central Union will be determined by taking into account only citizens who have voted and discounting abstentions cast in the vote. (10) The Central Union will elect a citizen to serve as its Chairman, to administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. (11) The Chairman may appoint deputies to assist in legislative duties. Such deputies may be regulated by the rules of the Central Union's proceedings. 4. General Secretary (1) The Central Union will elect a citizen to serve as General Secretary, to serve as World Assembly Delegate of Lazarus and as head of state and government for the United Socialist State of Lazarus. (2) The General Secretary will exercise the powers of the World Assembly Delegacy of Lazarus only as permitted by statute. (3) The General Secretary may negotiate treaties with foreign regions and organizations, which will come into force only if enacted by the Central Union. (4) The General Secretary may appoint a Cabinet of Ministers to assist in state and government duties. Ministers will only take office upon being approved by a simple majority vote of the Central Union, and the Central Union may regulate the Cabinet of Ministers by statute. (5) The General Secretary may veto legislation to enact, amend, or repeal statutory law within fourteen days of its passage. The Central Union may override such a veto by two-thirds majority vote. 5. People's Court (1) The People's Court will be the judicial authority of the United Socialist State of Lazarus and will be comprised of three People's Assessors who will serve until resignation or removal from office by the Central Union. (2) The General Secretary will nominate citizens to serve as People's Assessors, who will only take office upon being approved by a two-thirds majority vote of the Central Union. (3) A People's Assessor may not serve as: General Secretary, Vice Secretary, Chairman, government minister, or legislative deputy. (4) The rules of the People's Court's proceedings will be established by statute. (5) The People's Court will try all criminal and civil cases and determine the constitutionality of statutory laws, foreign agreements, and government policies. (6) The People's Court will elect a People's Judge from among its membership to administer its business according to the rules of its proceedings. (7) The People's Court will reach decisions by majority vote. 6. Presidium Council (1) Any citizen who meets endorsement and influence requirements established by statute may apply to become a Presidium Councillor. (2) The Central Union may approve an application to serve as Presidium Councillor by two-thirds majority vote. Presidium Councillors will serve until resignation or removal from office by the Central Union. (3) The Presidium Council will monitor and report on regional security to the Central Union. (4) The Presidium Council will enforce decisions of the Central Union to remove the General Secretary from office. (5) Presidium Councillors will be prepared to serve as acting General Secretary, if the office of General Secretary is vacant or the General Secretary is absent without notice, according to a line of succession established by statute. (6) The acting General Secretary will exercise the powers and carry out the duties of the General Secretary for the duration of the office's vacancy or, in the case of absence without notice, until the General Secretary returns. (7) The General Secretary may only be considered absent without notice if certified as such by majority vote of the Presidium Council. (8) Presidium Councillors who cease to meet endorsement and influence requirements established by law will automatically forfeit their service on the Presidium Council. 7. Vice Secretary (1) The Central Union will elect a citizen to serve as Vice Secretary, to seek to hold the second most endorsements in Lazarus. (2) The Vice Secretary will administer the business of the Presidium Council according to the rules it adopts for its proceedings. (3) The Vice Secretary will be first in the line of succession to serve as acting General Secretary. 8. Lazarene Liberation Army (1) The Lazarene Liberation Army will be comprised of citizens and will be the sole legal military force of the United Socialist State of Lazarus and the only military force officially sanctioned by Lazarus. (2) The Lazarene Liberation Army will be under the command of the General Secretary, who may further delegate command to citizens. (3) The primary responsibility of the Lazarene Liberation Army will be defense of Lazarus and execution of all military mandates established by law. (4) The Lazarene Liberation Army may engage in defense of regions at the discretion of command. The Lazarene Liberation Army will be barred from invading regions absent a declaration of war by the Central Union. 9. Elected Officials (1) The Chairman, General Secretary, and Vice Secretary will be considered elected officials for the purposes of this Compact. (2) An election for an elected office will be conducted if four months have passed since the previous election for that office began or if the office is vacant. (3) Citizens will cast their ballots for a single candidate per office. If a candidate receives a simple majority of votes cast in the election, the candidate will be elected to the office. (4) If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a run-off election will be conducted between the two candidates with the most votes. The candidate who receives a simple majority of votes cast in the run-off election will be elected to office. (5) All ties will be broken in favor of the candidate who has been a citizen for the longest continuous period of time. (6) Abstentions cast in an election will not count against a majority. (7) No person may simultaneously hold multiple elected offices. (8) No person may consecutively serve in the same elected office for more than two terms of four months. 10. Regional Forum (1) The regional forum will be located at the following URL: http://nslazarus.com/archive/NSLazarus/index/ (2) Violation of forum terms of service or use and establishment and enforcement of moderation policies will be the responsibility of forum administration.



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