Proposed Constitution of Hurmu

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Proposed Constitution of Hurmu

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Originally posted December 05, 2008, by Daniel
CONSTITUTION OF HURMU

In the words of the ancient echo, of which our ancestors sang as they sat by the lakes of the lands of Hurmu, smiling at life and centring their eyes on peace and tranquillity, we affirm our willingness to save our children and their children for generations to come from the scourges of war and to bring them instead a future of light, hope, and better living.

We hold that all children of Ash and Elm are each other equal and are each of the greatest value immeasurable, and that they all are endowed with indisputable freedoms and rights in accordance with the ways of living of our people.

As such we believe in the Brida, the guide of our people, which we will practise in harmony and solidarity with all nature and her inhabitants, with all peoples and nations, and with all lands and lakes.

In holding that Hurmu is an open society, forming both a community of free people and a sovereign state within the community of nations, we assert the right of every peaceful Brida-respecting child of Ash and Elm to wander among the lush landscapes of Hurmu, and to settle, within the constraints of law, among these lands.

And to these ends, we, People of Hurmu, declare this our constitution:

Chapter 1 – The State and the Constitution

I. The name of the State is Hurmu.

II. Hurmu is a free and indivisible State.

III. The Constitution is the supreme law of the State. All laws and measures of State must correspond with it.

IV. All constitutional law must be codified in this document or in schedules affixed to it to be valid.

V. All powers not granted any other, power or organization belong to the State.

Chapter 2 – The Senate

VI. The Senate of the Lakes is the unicameral legislature of the State.

VII. Each Senator has one vote.

VIII. The Senate elects its own members.

IX. The Senate elects the Chairman of the Senate of the Lakes and two deputy chairmen. Together they form the Presidium.

X. The Chairman is the Senate’s president, charged with conducting the day-to-day affairs of the Senate. In the absence of the Chairman, the first deputy takes his or her place. In the absence of the Chairman and the first deputy, the second deputy takes his or her place.

XI. The Chairman may delegate matters of senatorial business to other members of the Presidium.

XII. The Senate operates by tradition or by rules of procedure that itself adopts.

XIII. The powers of the Senate include, but are not limited to (the powers of the Senate are only limited by the Constitution):
a) the enactment of laws,
b) ratification of treaties,
c) the election of new senators and the permanent exclusion of them from the Senate,
d) the election and removal of members of the Presidium,
e) in cases where laws of Hurmu have been broken, to define such violations, to punish the violators appropriately and fairly in accordance with the Brida and the law of Hurmu, considering, but not necessarily invoking, the spirit of the law of States of which Hurmu is or has formed part or been a protectorate.

XIV. The Senate nor any entity of the State may not:
a) grant titles of nobility or royalty, for in Hurmu all are equal,
b) station, or allow to station, armed forces in the territory of the State in times of peace,
c) engage in any warfare unless the State actually is invaded, be in imminent danger, or see its people suffer intolerably. Notwithstanding any provision of this clause, the State may engage in peacekeeping efforts in accordance with the other territory’s laws or with international law.

Chapter 3 - Chairman

XV. In the Chairman and his or her government all executive powers are vested, other than those delegated to other part of State by ways of law or constitution, or to other powers. He or she leads the government and answers to the Senate alone.

XVI. The Chairman holds his or her position during good behaviour and may be removed from office by a two-thirds’ vote of all senators present in the Senate.

XVII. In the absence of the Chairman, a delegated replacement leads the government. Should no such designated delegate exist, the deputy chairmen will lead the government.

XVIII. The Chairman appoints all members of the government. They may, however, be removed from office by the Senate.

Chapter 4 - Court of Justice

XIX. The Court of Justice decides issues involving this Constitution. In particular, the Court has jurisdiction over :
a) disputes between state entities concerning their respective rights and duties under this Constitution and other laws;
b) challenges of a member of the Senate against the constitutionality of a law or act of State;
c) claims of individuals regarding violations of their constitutional or legal rights;
d) popular complaints about the violation of Brida, the law or the constitution;
e) all other cases assigned to its jurisdiction by law.

XX. The Court consists of at least three members who are appointed by the Senate.

XXI. The Court is free from influence from the Senate. No person may serve as a senator and member of the court at the same time.

XXII. The Court decides its own rules of procedure.

XXIII. Until such time that the Senate can appoint judges, the Senate may designate a court of justice of a foreign jurisdiction to serve as the Constitutional Court.

XXIV. Decisions of the Court are binding upon all State entities.

XXV. Other judicial powers are vested in the Senate.

Chapter 5 - Final provisions

XXVI. The Constitution may be amended or altered by a two-thirds’ majority vote by the Senate.

XXVII. The Preamble forms part of the Constitution.

XXVIII. The Constitution of 8 Bahman 1385/9 Valaheim 6 is repealed.

XXIX. Hurmu will always live on.

Done at Huyenkula, [date].

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