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The West Pacific is a member of the NationStates Republic.

NS Republic Constitution

Article 1 Bill of Rights

This document guarantees above all else the right to sovereignty of Domestic Affairs for every region whom holds membership in the NationStates Republic.

All Nations of The Republic are sovereign and have the right of self-determination in domestic policies, including Nation States Issues.

2. Rights to free speech, free press, free expression of religion, and free association will not be infringed as long as the expressed freedoms do not [a] violate the same rights of others or {b} violate the ToS of this Forum. The Forum Owner or his designee s shall be the ultimate judges of propriety.

3. Participation within any regional or extra-regional Government, Regional Forum, and Regional Military shall be voluntary.

4. No nation of The Republic holding WA member status shall be obligated to endorse any government official of The Republic. The right to add an endorsement or withdraw an endorsement will remain a sovereign right of the WA member nation.

5. All Nations of The Republic have the right to be protected against the abuse of powers by any government official.

6. No Nation shall be ejected from any region of The Republic, or banned from any Republic forum, without a public explanation. Should a government official declare the ejection or banning to be a matter of immediate regional security, the ejected or banned Nation shall have an avenue of redress in the Forum as a Member with Limited Membership.

7. When charged with criminal activity, Nations of The Republic shall enjoy fair and impartial Court Tribunals. Such Tribunals may occur and/or deliberate in a locked forum.

8. Any nation of The Republic may question the Constitutionality of any law passed by the House of Lords and ask for a Court Tribunal for a determination of Constitutionality, and may petition the Court for redress of grievances with other nations as well as with the government itself or any government official.

9. These Rights listed are not exhaustive. Other Rights may be defined and existing Rights may be expanded through legislation.

Article 2 Legislation

Legislative authority of The Republic shall rest within The House of Lords.

The House of Lords shall be the governing body of the NSR.

The House of Lords shall be responsible for the following:

approve treaties and set the terms of regional membership;

approve new regions of The Republic as well define terms of approval;

approve war action

selecting certain officers of The Republic;

approving/rejecting any item not specifically listed as powers for

The House of Lords.

The administration of Republic business, project, ETC

Membership Requirements

Join the World Assembly and endorse the delegate of the republic region

be a citizen of a Republic region in good standing with the host region's delegate

The House of Lords

must be a member of the WA and make that nation known to the Republic;

must be a citizen of a republic region;

must have a national population of any nation of at least 1 billion people;

must have an application approved by sitting members of the House of Lords (50%+1 required);

any of the preceding requirements may be waived if the applicants requests a waiver and is able to attain a 2/3rds vote within their application.

all delegates of the republic are automatically members of the House of Lords regardless of other requirements.

A member Delegate/founder may choose two additional nations from his/her region to sit in the House of Lords.

All selections for the HOL are subject to a confidence vote, if the applicant is denied, The member region in question is required to submit an alternative for approval.

Article 3 Officers of The Republic

President of The Republic

The NS Republic President shall also hold the office of President of The NationStates Republic, the executive office-holder of the republic.

The NS Republic President is expected to serve at his/her leisure and pleasure for a maximum of 4 months. Choosing to serve beyond the expected time limit will constitute justification for Rebellion by the Region.

The NS Republic President shall have veto powers over all legislation passed by the House of Lords.

The NS Republic President shall oversee the Republic position holders, and direct their activities.

Should the President Cease-to-Exist or abdicate and no successor is selected, the House of Lords will elect a new President from The House of Lords.

An elected President will have all the powers of the President.

The President may choose the President's successor to serve out the remainder of his\her term.

The President may decide to abdicate at any time during the President's term in favor of a successor.

Should the President Cease-to-Exist or abdicate and no successor is selected, the House of lords will elect a new President.

The Republic World Assembly Minister

Elected from The House of Lord, The World Assembly Minister will serve a term of three months;

The World Assembly Minister shall maintain the WA Resolution Thread in the Forum.

The World Assembly Minister shall represent the Republic and to the NationStates world in the absence\at the leisure of the President in WA affairs.

The Republic New Members Coordinator

Elected from and by The Assembly, the New Members Coordinator shall serve a term of three months;

The New Members Coordinator will be responsible for engaging new citizens and assigning them to various departments based on interest;

The New Members Coordinator will be responsible for providing monthly updates to The House of Lords on the status of new members of the house;

Republic Defense Minister

Appointed indefinitely by the President, must be a member of either the House of Lords.

Responsible for establishing a Republic military

Responsible for establishing a Republic intelligence organization

May grant rank to military soldiers

All missions must be approved by the President. All missions must be affirmed by the House of Lords subsequent action. Any action not affirmed by the House of Lords may be cause for dismissal.

Article 4 Republic Court Tribunal

The Republic Court Tribunal holds jurisdiction over The NSR, and has no implications in the Domestic Affairs of member regions.

The Court will consist of a 3 Judge Court Tribunal – a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices.

The Court Tribunal will be responsible for [1] determining the constitutionality of challenged laws and [2] determining the validity of charges against member nations.

The Chief Justice will be elected from and by the House of Lords and shall preside for a three-month term.

Jurors will be elected by the House of Lords as follows: Every three months following the election of the Chief Justice, each member of the House of Lords will cast six votes among all members, and the six members with the greatest percentage of votes will serve as Jurors for three months. Jurors will be assigned as Associate Justices as needed for any Court matter that arises by lot. The Associate Justices will continue to preside over the issue until a resolution or decision has been reached, and shall render a verdict of either guilt, or innocence pertaining to the nation(s) charged with a crime.

If two or more issues are presented to the Court concurrently, three Jurors will be selected by lot: the first two as Associate Justices and the third as Alternate for each issue. No member region shall have unfair representation in the courts, and every attempt should be made to ensure that all member regions have an equal number of residents in the court at a given time.

The Chief Justice may dismiss any Associate Justice (but not both) from a case for cause; an Associate Justice may step down in recusal; in either case, the opening is filled by the designated Alternate or by selection of another Juror by lot.

The Court Tribunal shall have authority to make punishments or to establish the criteria for corrective action or for making amends or restitution whenever deemed necessary. The Chief Justice shall suggest a appropriate sentence, and it shall be affirmed by a majority vote of Associate justices. IF a decision is not reached, The Chief Justice shall negotiate sentencing with the associate justices until a consensus is reached.

The decisions of a Court Tribunal will be final unless either President grants a motion for appeal, such motion to be requested promptly. If an appeal is granted the House of Lords will hear arguments and vote to either return the case to a Court Tribunal for reconsideration or to deny the appeal and sustain the decision of the Court.

Once a decision is made on a case, all nations of the region must be told of the result. There are to be no secret cases or verdicts, but case discussions and deliberations of a Court Tribunal may be made in private.

The court shall also hear any inter-regional dispute cases and have authority to arbitrate between regions.

Impeachment

Any NSR officer or legislator may be impeached by the NSR body in which they reside.

An impeachment warrant shall be issued when 10% of the body's membership roll has signed the impeachment petition.

Once the required signatures have been obtained, the Court shall hear the case like other cases described herein. Once the proceedings have ended, the Court shall decide to remove the officeholder and/or assign other punishments in accordance with provisions of this Article.

Determining constitutionality

Upon request by a member nation, The court shall review any decision, action, proposal, ETC to determine it's legality. Legality shall be determined by a simple majority vote of Associate justices, and the Chief Justice.

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  • 4 months later...

I might as well be considered as Dictator of NS Republic as I seem to be the only one there, now! I shall dictate to myself something profound, and then have the pleasure in completely ignoring myself! The place is looking decidedly run-down.... :( and nobody ever visits http://z13.invisionfree.com/nationstatesrepublic/index.php   surprisingly, very few members of TWP ever visited the NSR forum and conversed with other nations' reps.

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