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Constitution draft 1

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  1. The Constitution of the Confederacy (Official title tbd) Draft 1
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  3. Article I- The rights given to the people of the Confederacy.
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  5. Section I- The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, also known as the Bill of Rights, shall be inherited by the       confederacy.
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  8. Article II- The powers, limits, and rights of the Federal government of the confederacy.
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  10. Section I- In order to establish justice, the government must provide a national court system, with a supreme court to determine the constitutional merit of a law. It must provide a common defense for the nation. It is may regulate the economy, as long as the regulations affect interstate commerce. It may provide welfare, welfare being defined as the government giving money to people or organizations in the confederacy that do not work for the government, as long as it is no more than 10% of the budget. The government has the power to tax people and organizations.
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  12. Section II- The government shall be split into three branches: The executive, the legislative, and the judicial. Any government position determined by the popular vote must be done using the alternative voting system.
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  14. Section III- The executive branch shall consist of The president, elected by the popular vote,  the vice-president, elected by a simple majority in the house of representatives,  advisers, and any federal/bureaucratic agency created by congress. Anything appointed by the president or vice-president must have senate approval. Any action done in the executive branch, except actions not relating to the government in any way, must be completely transparent unless congress allows it to be withheld from public knowledge.
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  16. III.a - The president has the power to veto legislation passed by congress or regulations created by bureaucratic agencies. The president may also appoint war advisers, foreign diplomats, the attorney general, and members of the supreme and lower courts. The president is in charge of overseeing federal agencies created by congress. The president may serve as many terms as he/she would like, but not consecutively. One term is equal to 6 years. After being elected, there must be a one month maximum where the previous president must brief the newly elected president about that administration's actions. The president may also gain additional powers if they are created by congress and do not violate the constitution.
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  18. III.b - The vice-president has the power to veto bills passed by congress in the absence of the president and is to inherit and serve the rest of the president's term in the event of an assassination or removal. The vice-president is in charge of appointing advisers and the heads of federal agencies. The vice-president's role is to balance out the executive branch and limit the powers of the president. A new vice president is voted in every time a new house of representatives convenes, they must vote in a vice-president. If the vice-president inherits the role of a president or is removed, a new vice-president is to be voted on by the congress. The vice-president is required to be a member of congress in order to be elected. The vice-president is also must perform his/her duties as a congressman and appoint members of the house to committees. The vice-president may not remove members from any committee by force.
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  20. Section IV- The legislative branch must consist of a congress divided by two houses, the senate, and the house of representatives. The house or representatives is designed to represent the populations of each state and the senate is to act as a more "elite" institution and make sure the laws are practical and won't hurt the nation as a whole in the long run. Each state gets a representative for every 50,000 people in that state. Each state votes for two senators to represent that state through their respective state legislature. Any member of congress that is no longer in office during his/her respective term is to be replaced by the governor of that state. Any veto made by the executive branch can be overturned by congress with a two thirds majority. Each bill must have each section reviewed and voted on by congress in order to be passed. Congressional sessions are required to be recorded and published live on television or the internet either by the government itself or through a private company. They cannot be edited by the government in order to lie about voting records or what any congressman has said.
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  22. IV.a- The house is the only part of government that may declare war. All bills regarding taxes must originate in the house. Every 6 years, the amount of representatives must be changed to reflect the population shifts in the Confederacy. There may be no filibusters in the house. Any bill can pass with a simple majority.
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  24. IV.b- The senate is to elect a speaker to appoint members to senate committees. The senate normally must have a simple majority to vote. One or more senators may filibuster a bill. When this happens, the senate requires a three fifths majority votes in order to pass the legislation and silence the filibustering senator/senators. Only one senator can filibuster at a time. They may not notify the speaker when they are going to filibuster, it must be spontaneous. The senator must stand still during the filibuster. He/she may not lean on any object during the filibuster and the cameras recording the congress must focus attention on him/her. If the senator leans on any object, isn't standing, or quits talking for more than 5 seconds, he/she is to be notified by the speaker that he/she is given a strike. After three strikes the senator must end his/her filibuster.
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  26. IV.c- All bills passed by the congress must be reviewed and voted on again twenty years after its passing. Any bill passed in the house, but edited in the senate must be resubmitted to the house and approved again before being sent to the president and vice-versa.
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  28. IV.d- No law can be more than 500 pages long.
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  30. Section V- The Judicial branch of the government consists of several courts that settle disputes with the federal government. These courts can determine the constitutionality of any law enacted by the government. The supreme court is to have the final say on the constitutionality of a law. The supreme court is to have nine justices. The justices must be well versed in law and serve for life. A justice may be removed if a president requests for it and a majority of the senate approve.
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  32. Section VI- The government may not enact any law that discriminates based on state.
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  34. Section VII- Any time state law conflicts with federal law, federal law overrides state law.
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  36. Section VIII- The government does not have any powers not delegated by the constitution.
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  40. Article III- The rights and responsibilities of states in the Confederacy.
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  42. Section I- If a majority of state legislatures vote to do so within a one year time span, they may repeal any law or any section of a law. If two thirds of legislatures vote to do so within this time span, they may remove any member of the executive branch they dislike or approve a state joining or leaving the confederacy. If a majority of states fail to have a vote in one year, then the vote is considered a failure and has to be tried again the next year if desired.
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  44. Section II- All states in the confederacy must be a republic and have a constitution that includes a section pertaining to human rights.
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  46. Section III-  Any state has the power to do anything within their respective state as long as it does not violate the constitution.
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  48. Section IV- The state does not have any powers not delegated by the constitution.
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  51. Article IV- Amending the constitution.
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  53. Section I- An amendment to the constitution requires the approval of two thirds of congress and two thirds of state legislatures. No part of the constitution can be erased but they can be made invalid by new amendments.
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