Constitution of The Republic

ARTICLE II: Form of government

The purpose to government is to serve the public good and preserve the rights of individuals to seek their own good. In order to ensure this, the government of the republic shall be democratic and shall seek the opinions of the people for all laws, and as self-governance is the greatest insurance of individual liberty, shall encourage self-government wherever possible. No law may be made or enforced which is plainly contrary to the good of the people or to their will, nor may any law be made or enforced which is contrary to this constitution or to existing treaties.

A) Basic Form

  1. This government is to be composed of three branches, a Republic Council who execute the laws, a judiciary which interprets them, and a Parlaiment which causes to be made and approves them.
  2. The Republic Council shall consist of 12 members, each elected every three years, with four members being elected in each year, the Prime Minister or such member of the Council as they may appoint in the absence of the Prime Minister, shall preside.
  3. Any adult citizen who has served or is serving on at least one consensus committee and held prior elective office or been a member of the bar may run for the Republic Council.
  4. Parlaiment shall be composed of 100 members, each to be elected every year; any adult citizen may run for Parlaiment in the district in which they live. Members of Parlaiment shall be elected by the process described in Chapter B (II.B)
  5. The judiciary shall be composed of a Supreme Court of 3-7 members, depending on the number of appellate courts (5 if 0, 3 if 1-2, 5 if 3-5, and 7 if 6 or more), 1 appellate court for every 10 trial courts or 10 to be distributed as evenly as is practical among the trial courts if there are more than 100 trial courts.
  6. There shall be a Prime Minister to serve as liaison between the Council, the Parlaiment, and the ministers and for other purposes, to be elected, to serve at the pleasure of Parlaiment during his/her term as a council member, by a majority of the whole number of members in Parlaiment from among the members of the Republic Council after each Parlaimentary election by the Concorcet/STV rule described in the second clause of Chapter B section 12(II.B12).
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