The Constitution of The Democratic

Republic of Valeria
 Constitutional Preamble

The people of this great republic have cumulated in one cause to establish
Sovereignty, Liberty and Liberation. We do ordain and establish this Constitution;
or 'Politeia', for The Democratic Republic of Valeria on Nationstates and The
Democratic Republic of Valeria affiliated Discord server. We have resolved to set
forth in a coalesced declaration the natural, inalienable, and sacred rights of
Citizens.

Article 1 – Foundation of the Republic

● Section I
○ Establishes the region of The Democratic Republic of Valeria, also referred
to as 'The Democratic Republic'.
○ Establishes “Ex pluribus unum - From many one” as the official motto of
The Democratic Republic of Valeria. The Regional Government may
establish additional unofficial mottos.
○ Acknowledges the Olive Crown and the flag as official symbols of The
Democratic Republic of Valeria.
 ○ Establishes the song, "Song for Hope" as the official regional anthem of
The Democratic Republic of Valeria.

● Section II
○ This Republic shall be a democratic one. Its tenet shall be the Government
of the People, for the People and by the People.
○ The People of The Democratic Republic of Valeria solely exercise regional
sovereignty, electing and appointing their representatives. Thus, no
authority, individual or a group of individuals other than the duly elected
Regional Government can exercise it. Defines the sovereignty of the People
as the ability for the Citizens to elect their Government and decide on the
fate of the region.

Article 2 - Rights of Citizens

● Section I
○ Right to speech and expression: The right to say your opinion, your
values, and the free practice of the press within NationStates rules shall
not be suppressed except in the case of egregious hate speech (eg
racism), intentionally false speech (ie intentionally lying), or in other cases
where the Supreme Court determines that said speech cannot reasonably
be protected in a modern democracy.
● Section II
○ Right to Protest: The right to tranquilly protest government and regional
activities.
● Section III
○ Right to a Trial: All Citizens shall have the right to an expeditious and
public trial by an impartial Equity although their activities may be
reasonably restricted throughout the server and region pending trial if it is
demonstrated that they are likely to damage the region and/or its
reputation or that of the prosecutors pending trial.
● Section IV
○ Right to run for office and vote: All law-abiding Citizens shall have the
right to run for office in which they qualify for and shall have the
unalienable right to vote in regional elections.
● Section V
○ Right to Transparency: Every Citizen has the inalienable right to seek
respectful, virtuous and accountable governance and have access without
any condition to unclassified information.
● Section VI
○ Right to free initiative and association: Every citizen has the inalienable
right to contribute to the emancipation of the region without violating its
integrity and NationStates Terms. The act of petitioning, forming parties,
submitting bills and initiatives for the community must be protected.
● Section VII
○ Right to equal opportunities: No law-abiding Citizen may be prevented
from fully exercising his or her rights and seeking public office or be
ostracized on the basis of a judgment based purely on religious or political
beliefs or the former region to which he or she belonged to. Every Citizen
has the same rights and no moral or physical entity may violate them
under any circumstances.
● Section VIII
○ The aforementioned rights shall not be infringed upon in any way although
the courts may impose reasonable restrictions upon the breadth of these
rights. All nations who are residing in The Democratic Republic after
meeting the equitable qualification for Citizenship of residing in the region
for two days, joining the World Assembly, and joining the discord server
are recognized as Citizens thereof with exception of Puppet nations. A
nation may be given an exemption to the World Assembly requirement by
the Regional Government's prerogative. Further, defines a puppet nation
as a nation that was created by an already-existing member of The
Democratic Republic.

Article 3 - Office of Founders

● Section I
○ Acknowledges, Capital AL & America JB, as the Permanent Founders of
The Democratic Republic of Valeria. Together with a Non-Permanent Founder,
they shall make up the Office of Founders.
○ The additional Non-Permanent Founder will serve alongside the Permanent
Founders, enjoying the same powers and responsibilities thereof. The
Non-Permanent Founder shall be appointed by the Permanent Founders and
serve at their discretion. The Non-Permanent Founder shall be regarded as a
possible heir or fill-in for the Permanent Founders whenever necessary.
○ The Founders shall be a foundational office of The Democratic Republic of
Valeria. Retaining executive power on NationStates and Discord, using those
powers to fulfill the functions described in this Article. The Founders are
responsible for supporting and upholding the unity and integrity of the region
domestically and internationally.
● Section II
The Founders shall have the power to:
● Manage and maintain the Regional Records of The Democratic Republic.
● Maintain and manage policies on regions administered by The Democratic
Republic, regions also known as Governance's.
● Declare a State of emergency in which they exercise emergency executive
powers. Defines a State of Emergency as a situation of regional danger or
disaster in which the Regional government is unable or severely
unprepared to fulfill their Constitutional duties. During this time the normal
 Constitutional procedures, not including procedures to amend the
Constitution, are suspended in order to regain control.
● For a declaration of a State of emergency to be put in effect, the Founders
must make a public announcement declaring the cause of such a
declaration, its duration and what is to be accomplished in that set time.
The Declaration of a State of Emergency may only last for a period of 21
days, in which such an extension would require a majority vote in a public
poll to renew the emergency.
● During a State of emergency, the branches of government that are
functional, may convene and perform their regular Constitutional duties.
The State of Emergency does not allow significant changes such as the
Amendment of this Constitution and repeal of laws, though the
enforcement of laws may be suspended. The Founders can mandate a
Citizen to assist them for the duration of the State of Emergency.

Article 4 - Office of Consul

● Section I
○ Establishes the Office of Consul in The Democratic Republic, who serves as
Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
○ The Consul is responsible for assisting in the maintenance of regional unity
and sovereignty.
○ A Consul of The Democratic Republic may not serve as Premier or a
member of the Courts or Senate while serving as Consul.
● Section II
○ The Consul shall be elected through a public vote of the citizens of The
Democratic Republic every month on the fifteenth day, serving a one
month term. The term of the incumbent Consul ends with the closing of
the Consulship election. All law-abiding citizens have the right to run and
vote in the Consulship election.
○ If the Consul leaves office before their term is over, a special election shall
be announced to finish the Consul term.
● Section III
○ On legislation that passed the Senate, the Consul shall have the sole
power to either sign that legislation into law, or veto that legislation and
send it back to the Senate floor. The Praetor must present the Consul with
the passed legislation, placing it on their desk. The Consul will then have
24 hours to sign or veto that legislation, in which, if the Consul has not
made a decision in that 24 hour period, that legislation will be assented
into law and take effect.
○ The Consul shall have the sole power to grant reprieves, pardons and
commutations for offenses against The Democratic Republic on all others
than themselves. The reprieves, pardons and commutations shall not
affect an impeachment process. The Senate may veto the Consuls'
 reprieves, pardons, and commutations through a supermajority vote up
until 24 hours following the moment the reprieve, pardon, and
commutation was officially announced in the Consuls official office.
○ The Consul shall have the authority to dissolve the Senate when requested
by the Premier, with the Senate able to object to this dissolution through a
supermajority vote. The Consul shall also have the authority to dissolve
the Senate as outlined in the Premier nomination process.

Article 5 - Office of Premier

● Section I
○ Establishes the Office of Premier in The Democratic Republic, who serves as
Head of Government.
○ The Premier is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by
the Legislature.
○ A Premier of The Democratic Republic may not serve as Consul or a member
of the Courts while serving as Premier.
● Section II
○ The process of selecting the Premier is as follows; the candidate for Premier
will receive the selection from the majority party in the Senate, occurring at
the start of each Senatorial term. To be inaugurated as the Premier, the
selected candidate must fulfill their mandate by proposing and passing a
Concilium, to form the government. If there is no clear majority in the
Senate, the Consul shall formally select a party to take the responsibility of
the majority party. That party will then pick a candidate for Premier, needing
to go through the same procedure of fulfilling their mandate by passing a
Concilium. The time allocated for each Premiership mandate is to be fixed by
regional law.
○ If the majority party fails to receive the confidence of the Senate, the Consul
shall nominate a Citizen of their choice to receive the mandate of passing a
government, aka the Concilium. If the nominated Citizen fails to pass the
mandate in the Senate, the Consul shall dissolve the Senate and call for snap
elections.
● Section III
○ The Premier, including other members of the Concilium, may be removed
anytime during their term by a majority vote of the Senate in a process called
a vote of no confidence. If removed mid-term, the party that initiated the
no-confidence vote shall nominate a party-member of their choice to form the
successor of the government. If there is still no confidence from the Senate,
then the Consul shall nominate a Citizen to serve as Premier, the nominee
needs a majority vote of the Senate. If the nominee also fails to receive the
confidence of the Senate, the Consul shall dissolve the Senate and call for
snap elections.
 ○ If the Premier resigns during their tenure, the biggest party in the Senate
shall nominate another Citizen to form and head an Concilium Council by
seeking the Senate's confidence. If the nominee fails to receive confidence, or
the said party cannot or refuse to nominate a Citizen, the Consul shall
mandate a Citizen to form a Concilium to receive the confidence of the
Senate. If the nominee fails, the Consul shall dissolve the Senate.
○ In the case where the Senate has changed the majority party, the process of
Premier selection shall restart as described in section two of this article.
During this process, the sitting Premier shall serve as caretaker, as described
by Clause 4 of the same Article and Section. If the new majority party decides
to nominate the incumbent Premier, a confidence vote is not required.
○ During the process of establishment of a new Government and until its
conclusion, the incumbent government shall serve as the caretaker
government. In the case of a non-existing Government during this period, the
Consul shall appoint a Citizen to serve as Acting Premier to form and lead the
Concilium without needing Senate assent. This government can be removed
through the regular means as ascribed in this Article. A caretaker government
may only serve to ensure continuity of the regional government and thus can
only ensure the proper execution of regional laws until the inauguration of the
new government. The caretaker Government cannot pass and/or enforce any
new law and/or any new Executive Order or negotiate any Treaty while
serving as the caretaker Government.
● Section IV
○ The Premier shall have the sole power to issue Executive Orders. Executive
Orders shall act as law with the full force of law behind it, equivalent to all
other legislation except the Constitution. The orders may not contradict
legislation passed by the Senate and may not contradict this Constitution or
be used to abolish or amend anything to.
○ The Premier and their authorized representative(s), which includes the Consul
shall have the power to negotiate treaties with foreign regions on behalf of
the Government of The Democratic Republic. Through advice and consent of
the Senate, the proposed treaty would need to pass with a supermajority vote
of the Senate to be ratified into law. The Senate may veto the closure or the
opening of an embassy by a supermajority vote. The Premier and their
administration may retract the region from a treaty and/or agreement with a
foreign region or organization, with the Senate able to pass regulations on the
termination of agreements and treaties with foreign regions and
organizations.
● Section V
○ The Concilium shall be the main executive body within the Regional
Government. The Concilium shall be headed by the Premier who serves as the
Chief Executive Officer and Head of Government. The Concilium shall serve
and avail the Premier in carrying out government policy and law by managing
over individual departments.
○ The Concilium shall be nominated by the Premier and approved by the Senate
through simplemajority vote each term to ensure transparency. Concilium
 members may be removed from their position in the Concilium by the Premier
for any reason.
○ The Premier of The Democratic Republic shall coordinate the Concilium
efforts. The Concilium may block executive decisions by the Premier relating
to foreign treaties and military decisions, which included states of
emergencies. This can be done by a majority vote of the Concilium, with the
ability to then implement an alternative executive decision on such actions
being the prerogative of the Concilium.
○ The Premier may commission any Concilium member to serve as
Acting-Premier, with the commission of Acting-Premier further established
through regional laws.

Article 6 - Legislature
● Section I
○ All legislative Powers granted in this Article shall be vested in the Republic
Senate of The Democratic Republic, also referred to as 'The Senate'.
○ A member of the Republic Senate may not serve as Consul or in the Courts of
The Democratic Republic while serving as Senator.
○ The Republic Senate shall be composed of Senators who, being democratically
elected on the first day of every month, shall serve a month term.
○ The composition of seats in the Republic Senate shall be decided by the
Republic Senate as a whole, taking effect in the next term.
● Section II
○ The Republic Senate shall be presided over by the Praetor of the Senate who
is meant to manage the day to day operations of the Republic Senate by
conducting the opening and closing of votes and their documentation.
○ The Praetor is appointed by the Republic Senate with a simplemajority vote. If
the Praetor gets re-elected in the Senatorial election then they may continue
his role as Praetor into the new term. The Praetor may be contested by a
Senator during the term. If the Praetor is contested by another member of
the Republic Senate then a vote shall be held in the Republic Senate on the
future of the Praetorship.
● Section III
○ The Republic Senate shall have the responsibility of enacting laws known as
acts and substantiation of nominees to the Concilium and Court. The Senate
also has the responsibility of advice and consent.
○ Laws have the purpose of establishing standards to which the region decides
it will not abide by certain behaviors, maintaining order, resolving disputes,
and composing regional culture.
○ Every passed law before taking legal effect shall be presented to the Consul of
The Democratic Republic, who shall either sign it into law or veto it.
 ○ The Senate reserves the right to create their own rules relating to Senate
procedure, called Standing Orders.
○ This document acknowledges it's within the right of the Senate to dissolve
itself and call immediate Senatorial elections, providing a motion to dissolve
passes the Senate with a supermajority vote in favor of dissolution. If the
Consul or Premier approves the effort of Senate dissolution, it will only need
to pass the Senate through a simplemajority vote.
○ The Senate shall have the power to raise the military of the Democratic
Republic, to provide support to the Commander-in-Chief to maintain it, and to
enact the rules of its organization and function.
● Section IV
○ A Supermajority vote in the Senate shall consist of a seventy percent majority
vote of the voting body for, rounding to the nearest tenth. The Senate may
override a Veto and Executive Order with a Supermajority vote.
● Section V
○ When vacancies occur in the Senate, the Praetor shall issue a special election
to fill such vacancy. If the Vacancy occurs five (5) days before the general
election then no special election is required.
● Section VI
○ The Democratic Republic Constitution may be amended two distinct ways:
■ The first way the Constitution may be amended is through the process
of Senatorial Resolution. When the Senate initiates the amendment
resolution through a supermajority vote in favor, the amendment
resolution shall be sent to a public vote for 24 hours, where it needs to
pass by a simplemajority vote before being ratified and added to the
Constitution.
■ The second way the Constitution may be amended is through the
process of a Constitutional Public Referendum. A constitutional public
referendum may be initiated by a petition which procures five
signatories: who are citizens not currently serving in the government,
with exception to Office of Founders, the Armed Forces and lower
executive offices.
■ Once the petition is accepted by the Supreme Court of The
Democratic Republic, it shall officially take the shape of an
official constitutional public referendum, which must be put to a
public vote for 24 hours, where it needs to pass by a
simplemajority vote.
■ After public vote, the Senate needs to pass it by a
supermajority, unless the public vote garnered 70% or higher in
favor: in that case the constitutional public referendum only
needs to pass the Senate by a simplemajority before being
ratified and added to the constitution.
○ Clarifies that grammar and spelling errors within the Constitution and/or
legislation can be corrected with a Justice’s approval without going through
ordinarily required procedures.
 Article 7 - Judicial Branch
● Section I
○ Establishes the Judiciary, divided into the Supreme Court, composed of three
Magistrates, and the Trial Court, composed of two Judices. All members of the
Judiciary shall serve life tenures bar their resignation or conviction following
an impeachment process
○ Leadership of the Judiciary shall be entrusted to the Chief Magistrate, the
longest currently and continuously-serving Magistrate. The Chief Magistrate is
responsible for overseeing the correct functioning of the Judiciary, and writing
or delegating the writing responsibilities of edicts.
○ Magistrates and Judices shall be prohibited in serving as the Consul, Senator,
Premier, or within the Concilium.
○ When a vacancy occurs within the Judiciary, the Consul shall nominate a
citizen of The Democratic Republic, who, with confidence of a supermajority of
the Senate, shall assume office.
○ Judiciary members may voluntarily recuse themselves, or forcefully be
recused by a majority vote of the Senate, from individual cases. In the event
of a recusal or vacancy within the Supreme Court, the Chief Magistrate may
select a Judex to temporarily serve as Magistrate for the duration of the case.
In the event of a recusal or vacancy within the Trial Court, the Judex not
involved with the case shall step in to assume management of the case for its
duration.
○ Rules of decorum may be set and enforced for all channels within the
Judiciary’s category on the TDR Discord Server by the Chief Magistrate or
those within the Judiciary who they delegate such power to.
● Section II
○ The sole power of the Supreme Court shall be the right to issue common law,
precedent-setting edicts, by majority vote. Edicts must include a legally
constitutionally-sound reasoning for issuance and shall serve as a means to:
■ Provide legally-binding interpretations of legislation, constitutional
sections or other regional processes and procedures, including
interpretations that review and reinforce, nullify or adjust former
interpretations.
■ Repeal and render null and unenforceable Senatorial decisions or
legislation, Executive Orders, decisions of Premier and their Concilium.
■ Declare invalid and null elections (of which measures for the more
proper repeat of such can be dictated), cancel or vacate illegal
candidacies, officeholdings, or votes, or their reinstatement in the
event of error.
 ■ Reinforce or nullify the validity, and maintain or reduce the severity of
a judgement issued by the Trial Court provided the judgement has
been appealed to the Supreme Court.
○ The sole power of the Trial Court shall be the right to issue judgements.
Issued unilaterally by the Judex overseeing a civil or criminal case assigned to
them, judgements shall be issued in the form of not guilty verdicts, or guilty
verdicts with accompanying punishment appropriate under existing
legislation. Judgements must be issued at the conclusion of a civil or criminal
litigation case, and may be appealed to the Supreme Court through the
procedure defined in Section III.
● Section III
○ TDR Citizens may seek the issuance of edicts by applying cases to the
Supreme Court or, in the event of civil litigation, the issuance of judgements
by applying cases to the Trial Court. For criminal litigation, only the
appropriate government authorities may apply a case before the Trial Court.
Those who apply cases to the Trial Court have the right to choose which Judex
they wish to hear their case, provided that Judex does not indicate they are
occupied or otherwise unavailable. The Chief Magistrate may forcefully assign
a Judex to a Trial Court case if they find it to be necessary, bar a recusal by
the Senate has taken place for that Judex. Members and guests that haven't
completed the Citizenship Application and so aren't citizens can't accuse or be
accused and take or be taken to the Court.
○ The Judiciary reserves the right to reject case applications to their respective
Court on any basis provided no regulatory legislation on the matter exists, to
which the Judiciary would then be exclusively bound. Case applications
regarding the appellate process, however, are exempt from any regulatory
legislation and bound only to the conditions outlined below in this section.
○ Trial format for the Judiciary shall be subject to that which is deemed
appropriate by the Chief Magistrate, outside of any regulatory legislation that
exists regarding the matter.
○ Individuals charged with a civil or criminal transgression shall be afforded the
right to defend themselves and hire and utilize counsel, and the
prosecution/plaintiff provided ample opportunity to outline their position
regardless of trial format.
○ Judgments issued by Judices of the Trial Court regarding their respective
cases may be appealed to the Supreme Court a collective single time by the
parties involved in the case. The case application regarding the appeal must
be filed within 2 days after the delivery of the relevant judgement, otherwise
it faces mandatory rejection. Within this time period, for the appellate case to
be accepted, a majority of the Supreme Court must agree to hear it.

Article 8 - Impeachment Proceedings

● Section I
○ Any official of the Government of The Democratic Republic is subject to
impeachment if they commit a malefaction. Impeachment shall be defined
as a charge of misconduct made against a person in public office.
○ When a government official is charged with impeachment and removed
from office, that official may not hold regional government office for a
period of 30 days after their removal from office. A former member of
government, impeached from their last office, is given two weeks after
their removal from office to appeal their 30 day office ban. The appeal will
be handled by the Senate which requires a supermajority to pass.
● The following are grounds for impeachment in the Republic:
○ The breaking of a passed law in The Democratic Republic. The committing
of a high crime such as Perjury of oath, bribery (Practice of offering,
giving, or receiving something of value for the purpose of influencing the
action of an official in discharge of his public or legal duties), dereliction of
duty (Failure to fulfill one's legal duty to a reasonable expectation),
unbecoming conduct, and refusal to obey a lawful order.
○ Committing Treason. Treason by a Nation in The Democratic Republic shall
consist only in the illegal attempt to undermine, subvert and/or destroy
and/or collaborate to overthrow the rightful government established by
law. Treason is punishable by Ban/ejection from The Democratic Republic if
convicted.
● Section II
○ For a member of government, with the exemption of a Justice or
Magistrate, to be removed from office, a Citizen must bring forth a formal
resolution of impeachment, in which they outline the charges against the
government official. The charges must amount to an impeachable offense.
The Supreme court must approve the charges as an impeachable offense
as outlined in this Constitution. If the charges are approved by the
Supreme court, then the Senate, with the exception of a suspected
Senator, shall hold a trial and a vote on abstraction from office with a
Supermajority vote.
○ For a Justice of the Supreme Court to be removed from office, the
Attorney General must bring impeachment charges to the Senate floor,
presenting the evidence. If the evidence is acceded on by the Senate as
being acceptable then the Senate will vote on the impeachment with a
Supermajority vote to abstract the Justice from the bench.

Article 9 - Regulations of Foundation

● Section I
○ This Article does seek to set out a number of Acts, enshrined in the
Constitution itself, as the fundamental, legitimate and crucial building
blocks of the Constitution and the Third Republic. It does so with full due
 recognition of the drastic action of such a declarative statement, but with
the intent of preventing the issues which caused the collapse of the First
Republic from ever arising again.
● Section II
○ This Article hereby establishes a separate, distinct, and limited process,
removed from the normal processes of amending, replacing or repealing
Articles and/or Sections mentioned in Article 6, Section 6 above, to allow
for the amending of this Article. In order for this Article to be amended,
the amendment must receive a 75% majority of the voting members of
the Legislative Body of the Republic(by Constitution or law established), it
must proceed to and receive assent from the head of the Executive Body
of the Republic (by Constitution or law established), finally it must pass a
public vote by a majority of no less than 51% of the voting nations in
favor.
● Section III
○ Though listed separately, with a link leading elsewhere, the Acts of
Foundation listed below are considered inherent, legitimate and in whole
part, a part of the Constitution. Except where specific exemptions are
enumerated, these Foundation Acts may not be changed, repealed or
deleted without going through the amending process for this article as
described in Section 2 of this article.
● Section IV
○ This Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Republic, no law, act, motion,
order of any branch nor implement of the State may usurp or supersede it,
none of the same may contravene it and be allowed to exist, nor may any
of the same seek to alter it without first going through
Constitutionally-established requirements.
● Section V
○ In order to protect the fundamental integrity of this document as the
Supreme Law of the Republic, and thus the fabric of the Republic itself,
this Clause creates and demands the enforcement of:
FA: The Constitutional Integrity Act
○ No contradiction exists in this Constitution, where an apparent
Constitutional contradiction exists, the Court must employ the use of
judicial review to interpret a logical, cogent, coherent and responsible
clarification.
○ The Judicial Branch shall have the authority of judicial review. Judicial
review shall entitle the Judicial branch to instigate an examination, or
re-examination, of any action taken by any branch of the Republic to
prevent said actions from contravening the Constitution and/or laws
established of the Republic. Judicial review may be used unprompted in
the case of Orders of the Executive Branch or any action of the Legislative
Branch. The Judicial Branch may not employ the use of judicial review to
convict without a trial.
○ Constitutional amendments must be instigated on a non regular basis.
Should a Constitutional Amendment alter a particular portion of the
 Constitution be enacted, no further Constitutional Amendment shall be
allowed to be considered on the same Constitutional section for a period of
at least forty days from its ratification.
○ It shall be prohibited by this Act for a Constitutional Amendment to be
enacted which only alters the appearance of a portion of the Constitution,
or its name, or any such other trivial facet (to be defined by the Judicial
Branch).
● Section VI
○ In order to ensure adequate citability, storability, ease of reference,
general tidiness, accurate amending and a high quality of legislation and
Constitution, this Clause hereby creates and duly demands the
enforcement of:
FA: The stylizing, Formatting and Procedure Act
Article i. with regards to an introductory preamble
● NOTING the lack of any correct Legislative procedures, and any stylizing
norms within the region
● FINDING that this can lead to serious issues in the correct storage of bills and the
quality of legislation
● AIMS to rectify said gray area post haste.

Article ii. with regards to stylizing and formatting

● HEREBY
->Requires that all bills must begin with the prefix "AoR: [title]", meaning "Act of
the Republic:", further highlighting that the next bill passed after this will be given
the prefix "AoR:"
->Outlining that all future constitutional amendments however must be stylized
with the prefix "CA [title]", standing for "Constitutional Amendment [title]". There
must be a clear indication in the Amendment of what Articles and Sections are being
amended by either bolding or changing the color. If a Foundation Act is being
amended, the title of that Act on the spoiler, must be bolded or have a color change.
->Requiring that all bills use an oxford comma when appropriate to provide clarity
as to the bill's meaning
->Requiring that all bills be formatted in a fashion either identical or similar to this
->Requiring that all bills be logged in a common puppet nation for future
safekeeping.
-> Prohibits the deletion and/or destruction of regional records.
Article iii. with regards to procedure
○ HEREBY
-> Establishes two channels within the regional discord for the Legislative
branch, a debate channel and a vote channel.
-> Clarifies that when a bill is proposed it must be entered into the debate
channel, where it shall remain for an appropriate amount of time, to allow for
correct debate and discussion of legislation.
-> Mandates that the bill must then move to the vote channel, where a vote
shall take place.
-> Mandates the Legislature to refuse all proposals that do not the
 requirements outlined in this Law

● Section VII
○ In order to form a more responsive and efficient RolePlay, this Article does
hereby create and demand the enforcement of:
FA: The RolePlay Codex Act

Article 1 - Getting Started

● Section 1
○ The Requirements for entry within the RolePlay shall be defined by the RP
Administrative Board.
○ The applicant must have a nation in The Democratic Republic. An
exemption to this may be granted by the Director of RolePlay.
● Section 2
○ Once all of the registration requirements are met, the nation needs to
submit their application that includes all the required materials, to the
Director of RolePlay for admittance. Once admitted the new member may
claim a spot on the RolePlay map and begin his activity.
○ The Director of RolePlay may make additional requirements for registration
to become a member of the RolePlay. These additional requirements must
be publicly announced and kept in a channel to easily find them.All
Decisions & Requirements that have been outlined by the RP
Administrative Board must be kept in a public channel.

Article 2 - Map Rules

● Section 1
○ Only registered Members of the RolePlay may claim a spot on the Map. All
Rules & Requirements pertaining to the Map, Claiming, Invasions, Wars
and all issues pertaining to the modification of the Map, the relations
between RP-Nations and any matter related to the existence of the
RolePlay shall be defined by the RP Administrative Board. The claim must
not exceed a land size determined by the Director of RP.
○ All Players must play only one nation at a time of their RolePlay. Creating
and using a new nation to RP as a territory or province is not permitted.
The RP Administrative Board may exempt any Player from this rule if the
latter is being considered as essential for the continuation of the RolePlay
and the consistency of the Lore.
○ The RP Administrative Board shall define a period of “beginning truce”
where the Player cannot be attacked after their initial claim has been
made. Its implementation shall be left to the RP Administrative Board’s
discretion.
● Section 2
○ The RP Format and the Qualifications to remain registered on the Map and
the Player Count shall be defined by the RP Administrative Board. If a
Player is going for an extended vacation or leaves because of unavoidable
 absence, they must reach the Director of RolePlay where they may put a
hold of the player’s territory on the map.
○ Nations leaving the region shall be automatically removed of their map
claim if no adequate reasoning for the departure is presented to the
Director of RolePlay. The RP Administrative Board shall define rules
pertaining to this issue.
● Section 3
○ The RP Administrative Board may implement and regulate “Routine
Claims” if needed for the continuation of the RolePlay
○ An RP moderator may respond to the initial post with an Non-Player
Character (NPC) response, acting as the provisional government of the
territory being claimed. From there, the player wishing to claim, will
respond to the RP moderator.
○ The RP Administrative Board shall define the way ocean-crossing invasion
are being undertaken.
● Section 4
○ All Wars are regulated by a set of Rules that must be implemented by the
RP Administrative Board, as mentioned in the Article 2, Section 1, Clause
1. In a RP war, the offensive player must submit a RolePlay post detailing
the intended player they wish to attack, what territory they want to invade
and how they intend to do so. The player being attacked will have the
ability to respond with a counter post.
○ An RP Moderator will then determine who won and what land was claimed
or lost by both players. The length of the RP Posts are determined by the
RP Administrative Board.

Article 3 - Administration of the RP

● Section 1
○ Establishes the RolePlay Administrative Board. The Board is meant to
oversee the overall functions of the RolePlay and manage any issues and
internal policy that comes their way. The Board shall be made up of the
Director of RolePlay, Deputy Director of RolePlay, Cartographer, Admin,
Lore checker and any other Player of the Director's choice. The RP
Administrative Board has the final authority over all decisions involving the
Roleplay.
○ The Director of RolePlay shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the
RolePlay Affairs. Meant to oversee the Board of Administrators and see
that the RolePlay is running smoothly. The Director may make additional
rules pertaining to the RolePlay. The Director is elected among the ranks
of the RolePlay Players. The Director may delegate his authority if needed,
under his oversight.
○ The Director of RolePlay shall serve until removed by a method outlined in
this article. The instances where the Director of RP might leave office are
through resignation, impeachment for gross misconduct (deliberate
 desecration of the RP), or successful challenge. All RolePlay members have
the right to run for the office of Director of RolePlay. In a Director of RP
election, after 24 hours, the nation that garners the most roleplay votes,
shall win the office of Director of RolePlay.
○ The Director of RolePlay may be challenged at any time if a person creates
a petition garnering support of 3/7 (three-seventh) ratio, based of the
amount of active Players. From that moment, an election for RP Director
will occur no later than two days later. If the position of Director of
RolePlay is vacant, then the Deputy RolePlay Director will administer the
RolePlay until the office of Director of RP is filled. Each Player has the right
to challenge the Director for once a month. If a challenge fails, the
Director may not be challenged for two weeks, as of voting results. A
challenge may be submitted after the two weeks period.
● Section 2
○ The Cartographer shall have the general job of up keeping and maintaining
the map of the RolePlay. The Deputy Director and Admin shall have the
job of assisting the Director of RolePlay in his normal functions.
○ The Councilors in charge of technology shall be tasked with advising the
Administrative Board in approving the technologies within the RolePlay.
○ The Lore checker shall have the duty of monitoring that the Roleplay is
adequate and meets the requirements set out in this document.
● Section 3
○ The Deputy Director, Cartographer, Admin and Lore checker shall be
appointed by the Director of RolePlay and serve until removed.
○ All the members of the Administrative Board shall serve as RolePlay
Moderators as described in this document. The Director may appoint
additional Moderators if they see fit. The number of total Moderators shall
not exceed 10 Moderators, including Members of the RP Administrative
Board.
● Section 4

The Senate may remove, through a supermajority vote, the RP Administrative

Board solely under the request of the incumbent RP Administrative Board if the
Board notices a decay and considers that the RolePlay cannot be carried out
independently and thus needs new Government-overseen administration by
appointing a new Director. This temporary control shall be overseen by the
Senate Committee in charge of Community Affairs and lasts until the
newly-appointed Administrative Board, with majority assent of the Players,
declares that the RolePlay is capable of independent activity.

● The RolePlay Codex enjoys an exemption, as allowed for in Section 3. The contents
of the Codex may be revised with providing the Motion to Revise has received a
majority of no less than 75% of the voting members of Senate, and providing said
Motion receives assent from the Head of the Executive Body (by Constitution or law
established). The RolePlay Codex may be added to at will by the normal processes
of the Legislative Body.