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Constitution
Article I – PREAMBLE

Section 1 – The purpose of the United Orange Empires Alliance shall be to provide for the protection and support of our member nations.

Section 2 – The United Orange Empires alliance values honor, loyalty, respect, strength, integrity, mutual prosperity, and most importantly, the contributions of our members.These concepts are the inspiration for the foundation of our alliance, and will remain at the forefront of all policies, procedures, and actions of our alliance.

Article II: Member Rights and Responsibilities: Members have a right to leave the alliance during times of peace. Members have the right to speak their minds freely and without consequence on our private boards. Members have a right to speak their mind in public so long as they do not cause harm to the alliance. Members must conduct themselves in a mannerism that doesn't bring embarrassment to themselves,and other members,or the alliance. Members explicitly have a right to disagree with the UOE Government, and are encouraged to voice these disagreements in private channels or in the appropriate area of our forums. Members have a right to possess any weapons they choose. Members have a duty to support the alliance in times of war. Members have a duty to defend the alliance and each other. Members may not attack foreign nations, except those cleared for attack by the law and policies of United Orange Empires. Members must follow the direction and orders of the UOE Government. Members must be on the Orange team. Exceptions may be made to this rule in special cases. Members must register and be active on the alliance forums, and in irc. All members have a responsibility to uphold and abide by the full text of this Constitution.

Article III- Government

Archein -The Archein is the leader of UOE. All members should put full trust into him/her. He/She is to lead UOE to further heights and do whatever is best for the alliance. The Archein has final say in all matters and his/her word is final.

High Regent - The High Regent assists the Archein wherever he/she is needed. Should the Archein take leave for any reason, the High Regent will take his place until his/her return.

The Minister of Internal Affairs: Is in charge of the of day to day affairs of the alliance.

The Minister of Defense: Is the protector of the alliance, and is the highest authority in the military chain of command.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs Is the official representative of UOE to the outside world. He or she is tasked with appointing and managing ambassadors, and negotiates and drafts treaties.

The Minister of Commerce: Is in charge of all trade and finance matters related to the alliance.

Article IV: Admission to United Orange Empires Alliance Prospective members must follow the instructions listed on the forums to apply for membership. Anyone is permitted to apply for membership. In order to be accepted, nations must not be in any wars, have no outstanding debts of any kind,not be on any perma-zi list of any alliance,and must be willing to be active in the alliance and in our irc channel.

Article IV: UOE Policies Foreign Affairs Policy: UOE is a peaceful alliance. Any disputes will be handled diplomatically through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, if this does not resolve the situation and the security of UOE members continues to be in harms way,UOE will be forced to declare war on the aggressor to resolve the issue.

Offensive Wars: No member of UOE may engage in any offensive wars without the expressed consent consent of any UOE Government official. Members engaging in offensive action without consent, will be expelled from the alliance.

Defensive Wars: Members of UOE are free to defend themselves if attacked. In order for a UOE member to have assistance from the alliance,they must notify the Archein, High Regent,or Minister of War,and, has posted in the appropriate section of our forums.Once that occurs,the member will have all the resources available for their defense.

Leaving UOE: Any member is free to leave UOE whenever they so choose. In the event a member wishes to leave UOE, she/he is to post their resignation in the appropriate area of our forums. If the member owes money or resources to the alliance, the member is expected to pay the money/resources back before their resignation is offiicial.

Raiding: The UOE Government explicitly forbids any member of the alliance to raid,in any mannerism! Violators will be be expelled,immediately!

Article V: Elections: Every four months elections will be held for each position, with the exception of Archein, and the High Regent. These elections will last for 3 days unless the Archein wishes to extend the voting period. After which the leading candidate will gain the power and responsibilities of the position. There is no set limit on the times a person may be elected to a position.The only limit is, you may not run for the same position back to back.We encourage our members to run for office,and have an opportunity to hold office in different ministerial positions.

Article VI: Constitutional Amendments Any member of the alliance may propose an amendment to the charter, at anytime. In order for the proposal to become law, the vote must be passed by a majority vote of the Congress.

Article VII: Disbandenment and Mergers The United Orange Empires Alliance can only disband or merge with 70% approval of the Congress,and the approval of the Archein.