Constitution of Grand Besaid

The Constitution of Grand Besaid is the highest legal document in the entire nation. It provides for the structure of the governing body, protects the rights of the people, and establishes the basic laws and structures of the nation.

Section I: Political Power
All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their equal benefit, security and protection.

Section II: Equal Protection
No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws; nor shall any person be denied the enjoyment of his civil or political rights or be discriminated against in the exercise thereof because of religion, race, color or national origin. The National Assembly shall have the power to enforce this.

Section III: Assembly; Consultation; Instruction; Protest; and Petition
The people have the right peaceably to assemble, to consult for the common good, to instruct their representatives, to peacefully protest, and to petition the government for redress of grievances.

Section IV: Freedom of Religion; State Religion
The nation of Grand Besaid shall officially be a Christian nation; however, all people shall have the right to worship according to their own beliefs. Every person shall be at liberty to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. No one shall be forced to neither attend nor pay for any religious services. The National Assembly shall make no law abridging or restricting one’s freedom of religion, nor shall the National Assembly disrespect an establishment of religion. The National Assembly may appropriate funds to Catholic Parishes and other Christian Churches for purposes of reimbursement for educational and other services provided to the citizens of Grand Besaid. The National Assembly may allow for the incorporation of Christian symbols and phrases into public objects and places. Prayer is to be allowed in public places, and Christian Scripture shall be acknowledged as truth.

Section V: Freedom of Expression; Speech; Press and of the Internet
Every person may freely speak, write, publish, and otherwise express their views, being responsible for the abuse of such right. The National Assembly shall at no time enact a law to restrict or abridge the aforementioned rights. The freedom to express views on the Internet and through other forms of media is to be under the same protection as the other forms of expression mentioned in this section.

Section VI: Right to Bear Arms
Every person has the right to keep and bear arms for many purposes, some of those reasons include personal defense, recreation, hunting, national defense, and the defense of one’s state and property, amongst other reasons. The right to bear arms, being one of the best tools to preserve other liberties, shall not be infringed.

Section VII: Military Subordination
The Military shall at all times be in strict subordination to the civil power.

Section VIII: Quartering of Soldiers
No Soldier shall be quartered in any house, on, or in any private property in times of peace without the explicit consent of the owner or occupant; nor shall any soldier be quartered during times of war either, except during invasions as prescribed by law.

Section IX: Attainder, ex post facto, unfair, and impairment of contract laws; Unfair and violating laws
No bill of attainder, ex post facto law or law impairing the obligation of contract shall be enacted. The National Assembly shall pass no law which unfairly treats the citizens of this nation, or which violates this constitution or the people’s rights.

Section X: Slavery and Involuntary servitude
Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in Grand Besaid.

Sections XI: Habeas Corpus; Known Charges; Appeals
No one shall be denied the writ of habeas corpus, nor shall anyone not know the charges brought against them in a court of law, nor shall anyone be denied a justifiable appeal.

Section XII: Searches and Seizures; Imprisonment for debt; Privacy
The person, houses, papers, effects, writings, and possessions of every person shall be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. No warrant to search any place or to seize any person or things shall be issued without describing them, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation. No person shall be imprisoned for debt arising out of or founded on contract, express or implied, except in cases of fraud or breach of trust. All citizens of Grand Besaid are to have the right to privacy.

Section XIII: Conduct of suits in person or by counsel
A suitor in any court of this nation has the right to prosecute or defend his suit, either in his own proper person or by an attorney.

Section XIV: Trial by jury; double jeopardy; bail; fines; punishment; detention of witnesses
The right of trial by jury shall remain, but shall be waived in all civil cases unless demanded by one of the parties. No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy. All persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except that bail may be denied to persons whom are likely to be extremely dangerous, or where it is likely that they will try to flee. Excessive bail shall not be required; excessive fines shall not be imposed; cruel or unusual punishment shall not be inflicted; nor shall witnesses be unreasonably detained.

Section XV: Self-incrimination; due process of law; fair treatment at investigations
No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law. The right of all individuals, firms, corporations and voluntary associations to fair and just treatment in the course of legislative and executive investigations and hearings shall not be infringed.

Section XVI: Self-incrimination; due process of law; fair treatment at investigations
In every criminal prosecution, the accused shall have the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of their peers; to be informed of the nature of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor. In every criminal prosecution, the accused shall also have the right to have the assistance of counsel for his or her defense; to have an appeal as a matter of right, except as provided by law an appeal by an accused who pleads guilty or nolo contendere shall be by leave of the court.

Section XVII: Marriage
To secure and preserve the benefits of marriage for our society and for future generations of children, the union of one man and one woman in marriage shall be the only agreement recognized as a marriage or similar union for any purpose.

Section XVIII: Discrimination
Grand Besaid shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.

Section XIX: Right to Life
In order to protect the lives of all citizens of Grand Besaid, and in order to give safety to the unborn, all abortions are forbidden. Recognizing those same reasons, plus the uses of adult stem cells, embryonic stem cell research is also banned within the nation of Grand Besaid. The Death Penalty, being a cruel and barbaric practice, is never to be administered by the nation of Grand Besaid or any of its states. Murder and Euthanasia are also forbidden throughout the entire nation of Grand Besaid. Everyone shall have the right to life; life begins at conception.

Section XX: Freedom of Information
The people are to have the right to know of any and all laws passed by or recognized by the government. The people are to have access to all information known by the government so long as such information would not jeopardize national security, interfere with another’s rights or privacy, or disrupt justice.

Section XXI: Enumeration of rights not to deny others
The enumeration in this constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The powers not delegated to the federal government of Grand Besaid by this constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.

Article II: Legislative
The Legislative Powers of the Federal Government shall be vested in a National Assembly, consisting of a Senate and Council of Elders, and within a House of Censors.

Section I: Senate
A. The Senate shall be comprised of members who are elected every other year by the people of their electoral districts. The members shall be elected by the several states, with each state’s representation being dependant on the size of their population; though each state shall receive at least one senator. There shall be five senators elected by the entire nation.

B. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning senators of their districts. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state.

C. The Number of Senators shall not be greater than one for every one hundred thousand, unless the population of Grand Besaid is to fall drastically, in which case the Royal Triumvirate may submit a referendum to the voters of the nation to attempt to lower it. All districts’ boundaries, besides the ones which include the entire nation, shall be determined every five years by a national census.

D. In order to be a Senator, a person must be- at least twenty years old, a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least ten years, a resident of Grand Besaid for at twelve years, and a resident of the district they are representing for at least one year. One may only be a senator for ten consecutive years, before needing to take a break from the senate for at least four years.

E. The Senate shall elect from its self a speaker, and any other officers it deems necessary to the functioning of the senate.

F. Should a vacancy occur in the Senate, then the legislature of the state which the vacant seat represents shall appoint a replacement until emergency elections can be conducted to fill the vacancy. Should it be a senator who is elected by the entire nation, then the executive triumvirate shall appoint a replacement until emergency elections can be conducted to fill the vacancy.

Section II: Council of Elders
A. The Council of Elders shall be comprised of members who are elected every nine years by the people of their electoral districts, with one third being elected every three years. Each state shall elect five elders to represent them in the Elder Council. The nation shall also be divided into the same number of districts as there are states; each district shall have a near equal population, being at the very most, one-one hundredth of a percent off from one other, and each of these districts shall also elect one elder to represent them in the Elder Council. Lastly, three Elders shall be elected by the nation as a whole.

B. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning elders of their districts. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state.

C. In order to be an Elder, a person must be- at least sixty-five years old, a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least thirty years, a resident of Grand Besaid for at thirty-four years, and a resident of the district they are representing for at least two years. One may only be an Elder for eighteen consecutive years, before needing to take a break from the council for at least seven years.

D. The eldest member of the Elder Council shall be the Speaker of the Elder Council; all other officers are to be elected by the council.

G. Should a vacancy occur in the Elder Council, then the Royal Triumvirate shall appoint a replacement until emergency elections can be conducted to fill the vacancy.

Section III: House of Censors
A. The House of Censors shall be comprised of members who are elected every three years by the entire nation, with one-third of the members being elected each year. The number of Censors is to be equal to triple the number of states. Censors are to be elected by the several states, with each state electing three censors, one each year.

B. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning censors of their state. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state.

C. In order to be a censor, a person must be- at least twenty-five years old, a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least fifteen years, a resident of Grand Besaid for at twenty years, and a resident of the state they are representing for at least three years. One may only be a censor for nine consecutive years, before needing to take a break from the House of Censors for at least two years.

D.	The House of Censors shall elect their own speaker, and any officers they deem necessary.

E. Should a vacancy occur in the House of Censors, then the legislature of the state which the vacant seat represents shall appoint a replacement until emergency elections can be conducted to fill the vacancy.

F. Unlike the Council of Elders and the Senate, the House of Censors is not part of the National Assembly; rather it is a body that is charged with constantly investigating the entire federal government. No government document, location, official or effect may be kept as a secret from the House of Censors; the House of Censors may initiate the impeachment of any official. They may also by a two-thirds vote, veto a motion of the National Assembly. By a unanimous minus one vote, the House of Censors may remove a member of the National Assembly from office.

Section IV: Legislative Procedure
A. Each House shall be the judge of the elections, returns and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner, and under such penalties as each House may provide.

B. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such parts as may in their judgment require secrecy; and the yeas and nays of the members of both houses shall be recorded in such a journal.

C. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators, Elders, and Censors, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the National Assembly may at any time by law make or alter such regulations.

D. The National Assembly shall assemble at least four times at year, on the days prescribed by law, though they are encouraged to meet more often.

E. No house may adjourn for more than one week while any other house is in session, except with the permission of the houses in session.

F. No member of any house may be a member of another, nor may any member of a house hold or be appointed to another position of political power during their time as a member of the federal legislature.

G. Should a raise for a position within any house increase during a term, then the increase shall not be seen until the next term of that office.

H. Senators, Elders, and Censors shall receive a compensation for their services paid out of the treasury of Grand Besaid. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House; they shall not be questioned in any other place.

I. Each house shall make and maintain its own rules and proceedings through a majority vote of a standard quorum.

Section V: Motions
A. All motions of the Legislature of Grand Besaid are to be enacted and created as the format of a bill or resolution, unless otherwise prescribed for. No resolution or bill may be otherwise named or started in order to circumvent this constitution or proper procedures.

B. Every motion, which has been passed by the Senate and the Council of Elders, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the Executive Triumvirate. The Executive Triumvirate may approve or veto the motion by a two-thirds vote. Should a member be absent, their seat vacant, or should they abstain, then the Mosunor shall have the sole power of veto and approval. If the Executive Triumvirate approves it, then it shall become a law; if the Executive Triumvirate vetoes it, then it shall be returned to its house of origin, where the triumvirate’s veto and objections shall be recorded, and the motion shall be reconsidered. Every motion, besides adjournment and impeachment, shall be presented to the Executive Triumvirate.

C. After a veto by the Executive Triumvirate, and a reconsideration by the house of origin, the motion shall be back up for vote in the house of origin, where it shall require a two-thirds vote to pass on to the other house of the National Assembly. The other house of the National Assembly must also pass the motion with a two-thirds vote. If both houses of the National Assembly pass a motion originally vetoed by the Executive Triumvirate with a two-thirds vote, then that motion shall become law; neither the Executive Triumvirate nor the House of Censors may veto a motion in this position.

D. Should a motion be vetoed by the House of Censors, then it shall still be given to the Executive Triumvirate for approval or veto, with the vetoes and objections of both the House of Censors and the Executive Triumvirate being recorded. Should only the House of Censors veto the motion, then the motion shall require a three-fifths vote of both houses of the National Assembly to become a law. Should both the House of Censors and the Executive Triumvirate veto a motion, then it shall require a three-fourths vote of both houses of the National Assembly to become a law; neither the Executive Triumvirate nor the House of Censors may veto a motion in this position.

Section VI: Legislative Powers and Limits
A. A member of any legislative house may not hold another position in the government of Grand Besaid, or in the government of a state or any other sub-divison of Grand Besaid. One person may only hold one seat in one house. Senators, Elders, and Censors shall recieve compensation for their services which is to be paid out of the national treasury. The amount shall be reccommended by law, and approved by the electors during each general election.

B. Senators, Elders, and Censors shall in all cases, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other place.

C. The National Assembly shall have the power to lay and collect taxes; to organize and conduct censuses; to pay for federal debts; to appropriate money from the national treasury; to create and collect uniform duties, tariffs, and imposts; to borrow funds on the credit of Grand Besaid; to regulate commerce with foreign nations, sub-divisions, and other foreign and domestic powers; to provide for the general welfare and health of the nation and its citizens; to provide for rules relating to immigration, naturalization, and citizenship; to coin money and establish its value, especially in comparison to foreign currencies; to create or adopt national systems of measures; to provide rules for copyrights and bankruptcy; to protect the currency of the nation against counterfeit and fraud; to establish transportation and communication systems across the nation, and to delegate the creation and maintenance of said systems to the private sector; to provide fair rules for the capitalism of the nation; to create, abolish, and design courts inferior to the Supreme Court; to provide funds for people and Christian Churches in need; to remove and impeach ministers, presidents, supreme court justices, and chancellors; to investigate and oversee the Supreme Court's members, and impeach or remove them if needed; to ratify treaties; to declare war; to establish new states out of territory belonging to no state; to maintain the territory of the nation not belonging to a state on the territorial level; to raise and support armies and other military forces, and to appropriate money to such a cause, but for no more than one year at a time; to provide for rules on conscription and the militia; to locate and provide for a national capital; to provide for the construction of public places and buildings; to create, maintain, oversee, overrule, and abolish the various departments and ministries of the national government; to create positions with in the federal government as needed, none of which being more powerful than any elected federal official; and to make laws that are necessary and proper for the nation of Grand Besaid.

D. The National Assembly shall not create any law which is forbidden in this constitution, nor may the National Assembly suspend legal rights like the writ of habeas corpus. The National Assembly shall treat all people equally before the law, and only create laws that treat all citizens equally. The National Assembly shall pass no bills of attainder or ex post facto; nor may they pass any other violating bills. Lifetime offices and terms shall not be created or maintained by the National Assembly, unless prescribed for in this constitution. The National Assembly shall not attempt to violate the rights of the people, exceed their power as prescribed in this constitution, or violate this constitution. The National Assembly shall not lay taxes or tariffs on any state or sub-division of Grand besaid. The National Assembly shall not give preference to any state's ports or transportation system over another's, and the National Assembly may not force any vessel or vehicle to pay duties, or clear or enter the ports or systems of another state then the one they choose to land or move in. The National Assembly may not establish nobility, or any type of royalty. Furthermore, No money shall be drawn from the treasury, accept in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.

E. No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility. Furthermore, states may not lay imposts on items from another state, and any imposts or tariffs laid shall only be created and used for the funding of inspection laws and security of trades. Any excess on such tariffs and imposts shall be appropriated to the national treasury. No state may declare war; nor may any state keep troops without the permission of the National Assembly, unless they are being invaded or circumstances will not allow for delay of action.

Article III: Executive
The Executive Powers of the Federal Government shall be vested in an Executive Triumvirate, in the individual members of the Executive Triumvirate, in the Ministers and Department Heads, and in any lower officers that are deemed part of the executive branch.

Section I: Mosunor
A. The Mosunor shall be elected by the electors of the entire nation for terms of eight years. In order to be the Mosunor, a person must be at least twenty five years old; be born in the nation of Grand Besaid or be a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least fifty years; and a resident of Grand Besaid for at twenty-three years.

B. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning the Mosunor. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state. The time and place of such elections shall be decided by the legislatures of each state, and by the National Assembly for all territories not belonging to a state.

C. The Mosunor shall receive compensation for their services at the times stated by law, and in the amounts decided by law. The amount shall not be increased, diminished, or otherwise altered during the term for which a President was elected, and all subsequent changes in compensation shall take effect either during the next term of office, or for the next holder of the office, whichever comes first.

D. Should the Mosunor perish, be removed, resign or aquire a disability which prevents them from accomplshing their duties, then the Chancellor shall become the Mosunor; should both the offices of Mosunor and Chancellor be vacant, then the President shall become the Mosunor. The National Assembly may, by law, declare which officers become Mosunor should the offices of Mosunor, Chancellor, and President all become vacant.

E. The Mosunor shall be the commander and chief of the armed forces of Grand Besaid; the chief ambassador to alliances and international organizations; the head of state of Grand Besaid; the head of government of Grand Besaid; the voting presiding officer of the executive triumvirate; and the highest enforcer of the constitution and laws of Grand Besaid. The Mosunor may request information from any military officer or lower executive and they may also call the National Assembly into emergency sessions. The Mosunor shall guide both the internal and foreign affairs of Grand Besaid. Every so often, the Mosunor shall address both the National Assembly and the state legislatures about the state of the nation, recommending measures and actions that they feel are necessary.

F. The Mosunor may be removed at anytime by a conviction of impeachment started by the House of Censors where the National Assembly judged the trial; such trials can, at most, remove the Mosunor from office and restrict their qualification to hold federal offices in the future. The Mosunor may also be removed by a three-fourths vote of both houses of the National Assembly, or by losing a recall election.

Section II: President
A. The President shall be elected by the electors of the entire nation for terms of two years. In order to be the President, a person must be at least twenty five years old; be born in the nation of Grand Besaid or be a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least fifty years; and a resident of Grand Besaid for at twenty-three years.

B. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning the President. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state. The time and place of such elections shall be decided by the legislatures of each state, and by the National Assembly for all territories not belonging to a state.

C. The President shall receive compensation for their services at the times stated by law, and in the amounts decided by law. The amount may not be increased, diminished, or otherwise altered during the term for which a President was elected, and all subsequent changes in compensation shall take effect either during the next term of office, or for the next holder of the office, whichever comes first.

D. Should the President perish, be removed, resign or aquire a disability which prevents them from accomplshing their duties, then the Speaker of the Senate shall become the President. The National Assembly may, by law, declare which officers become President beyond the offices mentioned in this constitution should they be vacant.

E. The President shall be the deputy commander and chief of the armed forces of Grand Besaid; the deputy head of government of Grand Besaid; an overseer of domestic and internal affairs; a voting member of the executive triumvirate; and one of the highest enforcer of the constitution and laws of Grand Besaid. The President may request information from any military officer or lower executive and they may also call the Supreme Court into emergency sessions. The President shall guide the internal and domestic affairs of Grand Besaid. Every so often, the President shall address the National Assembly about the state of the nation's internal and domestic affairs, recommending measures and actions that they feel are necessary.

F. The President may be removed at anytime by a conviction of impeachment started by the House of Censors where the National Assembly judged the trial; such trials can, at most, remove the President from office and restrict their qualification to hold federal offices in the future. The President may also be removed by a three-fourths vote of both houses of the National Assembly, or by losing a recall election.

Section III: Chancellor
A. The Chancellor shall be elected by the electors of the entire nation for terms of four years. In order to be the Chancellor, a person must be at least twenty five years old; be born in the nation of Grand Besaid or be a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least fifty years; and a resident of Grand Besaid for at twenty-three years.

B. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning the Chancellor. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state. The time and place of such elections shall be decided by the legislatures of each state, and by the National Assembly for all territories not belonging to a state.

C. The Chancellor shall receive compensation for their services at the times stated by law, and in the amounts decided by law. The amount shall not be increased, diminished, or otherwise altered during the term for which a Chancellor was elected, and all subsequent changes in compensation shall take effect either during the next term of office, or for the next holder of the office, whichever comes first.

D. Should the Chancellor perish, be removed, resign or aquire a disability which prevents them from accomplshing their duties, then Senior Elder of the Elder Council shall become the Chancellor. The National Assembly may, by law, declare which officers become Chancellor should both the offices of Chancellor and Senior Elder be vacant.

E. The Chancellor shall be the deputy chief ambassador to alliances and international organizations; a primary ambassador to foreign states; the deputy head of state of Grand Besaid; an overseer of Grand Besaid's foreign affairs; a voting member of the executive triumvirate; and one of the highest enforcers of the constitution and laws of Grand Besaid. The Chancellor may request information from any military officer or lower executive and they may also call the House of Censors into emergency sessions. The Chancellor shall guide the foreign and external affairs of Grand Besaid. Every so often, the Chancellor shall address both the National Assembly and the department of foreign affairs about the state of the nation's foreign affairs, recommending measures and actions that they feel are necessary.

F. The Chancellor may be removed at anytime by a conviction of impeachment started by the House of Censors where the National Assembly judged the trial; such trials can, at most, remove the Chancellor from office and restrict their qualification to hold federal offices in the future. The Chancellor may also be removed by a three-fourths vote of both houses of the National Assembly, or by losing a recall election.

Section IV: Executive Triumvirate
A. The Executive Triumvirate shall consist of the Mosunor, the President, and of the Chancellor. The Mosunor shall be the presiding officer of the Executive Triumvirate. The Executive Triumvirate shall admit visitors into it's meetings and sessions at it's own disgresion.

B. The Executive Triumvirate shall appoint people to fill vacancies in the federal government that are not otherwise provided for which arise between sessions of the National Assembly or state legislatures, depending on which is applicable; such appointments shall last until the applicable legislature meets at its next session.

C. The Executive Triumvirate may pardon people and commute sentences, which are associated with crimes that break federal laws by unanimous vote; this does not include censures, investigations, or impeachments. The National Assembly can veto these pardons and commutations, as may the House of Censors. Vetoes on pardons and commutations may only be made up to one month after their issue, and until a veto occurs, the pardon or commutation shall be in effect. The Executive Triumvirate may not pardon one of it's own members.

D. The Executive Triumvirate shall have the power to appoint ambassadors by a unanimous vote. Furthermore, the Executive Triumvirate shall recieve foreign ambassadors and prominent messangers.

E. The Executive Triumvirate shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. Just as the National Assembly and House of Censors may compel any federal official to testify their knowledge and findings before them; so shall all non-elected federal officials report their findings from time to time to the Executive Triumvirate, unless otherwise stated by law.

F. The Executive Triumvirate shall also nominate all officials whose appointment is not otherwise prescribed by law or in this constitution; such nominations shall be approved by the Senate, unless law otherwise prescribes that they be approved by both houses of the National Assembly. The National Assembly can also choose to give the sole power of lesser appointments to the Executive Triumvirate alone, to Courts of law, or to other departments as they deem fit.

G. All decisions brought before the Executive Triumvirate shall be recorded in a journal and published from time to time, omitting and delaying the publication of certain sections as they deem necessary.

H. The Executive Triumvirate shall, like all other officials and government bodies, not be above the law. The Executive Triumvirate shall have to obey all laws, and the Executive Triumvirate may not issue orders that have the effect of laws, nor may the Executive Triumvirate attempt to exceed the power granted to it by this constitution.

Article IV: Judicial
The judicial power of Grand Besaid shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the National Assembly may from time to time ordain and establish.

Section I: Supreme Court
A. In order to be a Supreme Court Justice, a person must be- at least thirty years old, a citizen of Grand Besaid for at least twenty-five years, and a resident of Grand Besaid for at least twenty-seven years. One may only be a Supreme Court Justice for twenty-seven consecutive years, before needing to take a break from the court for at least nine years.

B. The Supreme Court shall be comprised of nineteen members who are elected by the nation as a whole for terms of nine years, with two being elected each year; excluding the Chief Judge. The Chief Judge shall be elected every seven years. The Executive Triumvirate may, by unanimous vote, submit a motion to the National Assembly to change the number of members on the Supreme Court; each house of the National Assembly must approve such a motion by a three-fifths vote.

C. Any citizen of Grand Besaid whom has attained at least the age of seventeen may vote in all elections concerning Supreme Court Justices. Reasonable additional requirements maybe created by the state legislatures for electors living within their state.

D. Should a vacancy occur in the Supreme Court, then the Executive Triumvirate shall appoint a replacement, and the National Assembly shall approve it.

E. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, though the National Assembly may make exceptions to this.

Section II: Inferior Courts
A. The National Assembly shall, by law, create a system of inferior courts.

B. The inferior courts shall have original jurisdiction on anything that is not otherwise explicitly given to the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

C. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trials shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed. If the crime did not occur in any state, then the trial shall be held at the places direct by national law. All trials shall be public, and even those of other citizenships or who are in the armed forces shall have the right to a trial with a jury of their peers.

Section III: Judicial Powers
A. Judicial Review Regarding federal policies

B. Judicial Review Regarding policies of states and their sub-divisions

C. Limits on Judicial Review and Interpretations

D. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of Grand Besaid, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority; to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls; to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction; to controversies to which Grand Besaid shall be a party; to controversies between two or more states; between a state and citizens of another state; between citizens of different states; between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects.

E. Both Supreme Court Justices and inferior court's judges shall receive a compensation for their services paid out of the treasury of Grand Besaid. Such compensation shall be determined by law, and it shall not be raised or otherwise altered during the term of a justice or judge. Should law mandate the raise or alteration of such pay, then it shall take effect during the next term of that office, or when a new person shall hold that office.

Section II: Referendum, Initiative, Recall, Petition
A. The people reserve to themselves the power to propose laws and to enact and reject laws, called the initiative, and the power to approve or reject laws enacted by the legislature, called the referendum. The power of initiative extends only to laws, which the legislature may enact under this constitution. The power of referendum does not extend to acts making appropriations for national institutions or to meet deficiencies in federal funds. To invoke the initiative or referendum, petitions signed by a number of registered electors, not less than one-tenth for initiative and one-fifteenth for referendum of the total vote cast for all candidates for Mosunor at the last preceding general election at which a Mosunor was elected shall be required.

B. Both motions of initiative and referendum shall be presented to the electors of Grand Besaid at the next General Election, provided that at least two months exist between the submission of a initiative or referendum petition and the next General Election; otherwise it shall appear in the General Election after that one.

C. The people may invoke their power of recall, and call for a recall election of any official or seat in any level of government. To invoke their power of recall, petitions signed by a number of registered electors in the constituency of the said official, not less than one-tenth of the total vote cast for all candidates in the previous election for that position shall be required. Recall elections shall occur two months after the submission of a valid petition; the two months are to be used for the registering of new candidates and the campaigning of all candidates. All candidates which were on the ballot during the last election where the official being recalled was elected, are automatically added to the recall ballot, provided said candidates still meet the requirements of the position, and that said candidates are still willing to run. Should a similar petition be submitted against an unelected official, then a vote shall be held to determine if they should remain in their office. Effectively, the people may remove any official.

Section III: Transitioning
A. Until the National Assembly appoints other days by law, they shall meet at least every first Tuesday in April, second Tuesday in June, third Thursday in October, and second Wednesday in December.

B. All debt acquired, all treaties created, and all laws passed under former constitutions shall be held valid under this one, unless they explicitly break a section of this constitution, then they shall be considered void.

C. No official may hold a life time term, though an official may serve for a life time by being continuously elected or appointed as directed by this constitution.

Article VIII: Amendments
A. Any citizen of Grand Besaid may propose an Amendment to this constitution. Such a proposed amendment shall be turned into a petition, and it shall require the signatures of at least one-ninth of the total number of people who voted in the last Mosunorial elections. Upon obtaining the signatures, the proposed amendment shall be added to the ballot during the next election season, which shall occur at least once a year, it shall require at least three-fifths of the electors who voted to be in favor of the amendment to pass. Amendments shall be effective one week after being passed using this method.

B. Alternatively, any member of the Council of Elders or Senate may propose Amendments to this constitution; they shall require a four-fifths vote in all three houses of the legislature, and unanimous approval of the current executive triumvirate. Upon receiving such approval, an amendment shall be submitted to the state legislatures. Every state legislature must then ratify the amendment by a three-fourths vote or greater in order for the amendment to pass. Amendments passed this way shall become effective after three months; amendments passed this way may not abridge the rights of the people to amend this constitution.