The Constitution of the World Congress
This Congress was formed to serve the people. To continue to do so effectively, the Congress has found it fit to create a new Constitution worthy of the citizens of the world. In this document, the rules for the Congress's running for years to come will be established. Three branches of government are to be formed, each holding power over the others. To ensure no single person or persons can hold power over any other, rules and restrictions are to be established here today for the betterment of the many and the equality of all.
#ARTICLE I - The Executive Branch
a. The Secretary-General is the executive power of the Congress, managing it from day-to-day.
b. The Secretary-General and an Under-Secretary are to be elected simultaneously, serving out the same terms.
c. The Secretary-General is to run with an Under-Secretary to serve as stand-in under circumstances where the Secretary-General cannot be present. The Secretary-General is to inform the Under-Secretary if they ever suspect to be absent for a more than twenty-four hours.
d. The Secretary-General holds the same powers as they held according to the original charter.
#ARTICLE II - The Ministry
a. The Ministry serves to assist the Secretary-General in their handling of the Congress.
b. The Ministry shall consist of three members, a Minister of Public Relations, a Minister of Information, and a Minister of Justice.
c. Should neither the Secretary-General nor the Under-Secretary be present, then the Ministry is to preside over the Congress.
d. The Minister of Public Relations shall publicize the actions of the Congress, reach out to uninvolved to the community, and hold public forums or some such activity over weekends.
e. The Minister of Information shall manage the official Congressional Archives and moderate election debates.
f. The Minister of Justice shall act as the lead investigator on court cases and is allowed certain extents of punishment of citizens deemed toxic or violent.
#ARTICLE III - The Judicial Branch
a. There are to be three judges, each serving staggered three week terms. They serve as the sole judicial powers of the Congress.
b. One of the three judges shall be chosen as the Head Judge. The Head Judge shall select the order in which to hear cases, if at all.
d. Cases are to be sent to the Head Judge in private, with the hearings to be public. The hearings shall take at least one day and no longer than four days.
e. The judges of the court are to retain their delegate positions when serving as judges.
f. The word of the Congressional Court is final, and all judgement shall be passed as soon as possible.
#ARTICLE IV - The Legislative Branch
a. The members and delegates of Congress are considered to be the Legislative Branch. They hold the powers of law-making within the Congress.
b. Proposals made to the Congress shall only go to the debate floor if they receive the support of three or more citizens.
c. A simple majority is needed to pass proposals into laws.
d. There is to be a limit of two terms to how long a delegate may serve as representative from their civilization. If a delegate is able to prove to the Court that they hold no opposition, then they may serve as many terms as they can.
e. All citizens can vote on proposals.
#ARTICLE V - Elections and Appointments
a. The Secretary-General is to be elected every two weeks, with the inauguration occurring on a Monday. The Ministry is to follow the same schedule.
b. Elections shall only occur after debates in which candidates are given at least twenty-four hours to respond.
c. Delegates shall vote to elect the Ministry and the Secretary-General.
d. Judges are to be appointed by the Ministry. Of those three, the Secretary-General will select one of them to serve as the Head Judge.
e. At any time, the Congress can negate the appointment of a judge with a majority vote.
#ARTICLE VI - Scheduling the Congress
a. This schedule shall operate regardless of the absence of any official. If the Congress is to stop running, the Congress shall continue on this schedule when it resumes running.
b. Mondays, Secretary-Generals are to be inaugurated. Proposals will start later that day.
c. Debates will occur starting on Wednesdays.
d. Votes will start on Saturdays with results announced on Mondays.
e. On election weeks, the normal schedule will continue with the addition of Secretary-General debates and elections taking place during the weekend.
f. The Congress is to take a one week recess from official business every six weeks.
#Article VII - Individual Rights
a. No member of the Congress shall murder any other member of Congress.
b. No member of the Congress shall assault any other member of Congress.
c. No member of the Congress shall steal any item of any importance from another member of Congress.
d. No member of the Congress shall commit any act which, in the interpretation of the Congressional Court, greatly defiles the name of the Congress.
#ARTICLE VIII - Political Parties
a. A party is defined as any group of citizens or delegates that has written a clear charter on their views and goals for the Congress. Until such a charter is written, a party is not considered legitimate in the eyes of the Congress.
b. Citizens and delegates may join and leave parties at their discretion, as long as they clearly inform the party that they are choosing to do so.
c. A party, if believed to be acting in such a way as to greatly defile the name of the Congress, can be tried as a whole. The judges of the Congressional Court can decide not to punish certain individuals in their final report.
d. Members of parties can go against the will of their parties, but the parties may punish those delegates at their discretion. If the punishments are deemed too extreme, the case can be taken to the Court.
#ARTICLE IX - Amending the Constitution
a. The Constitution can be amended by a two-thirds majority vote of the Congress.
b. To begin the vote and debate on such a momentous proposal, the amendment must first earn ten signatures verifying it is important enough to add to the Constitution.
c. The amendment shall follow the same rules as any other proposal in the Congress.
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#AMENDMENTS
##Amendment I - Extended Term Length
Term lengths for both the Secretary-General and all minister positions are now four weeks. This means that the debates and elections will now take place once every four weeks instead of once every two weeks.
##Amendment II - Repeal of Article VI, Section F
The Congress will no longer take any recess, and the above article is considered null and void for all reasons.
##Amendment III - "Alive" Delegates and More Votes "Deceased" empires only receive half the voting representation of "living" empires.
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