Viridis Imperium

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PACTUM DE VIRIDIS IMPERIUM
PACTUM DE VIRIDIS IMPERIUM

We the sovereign nations within the green sphere; in order to create a greater and lasting empire, and to secure our liberty and our posterity; establish for the common defense, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility and promote the general welfare; do here by establish this Pactum de Viridis Imperium.

'''ARTICLE 1 SENATE

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'''SECTION 1 REQUIERMENTS OF OFFICE

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The Senate shall be composed of all members of the Viridis Imperium ; who do not currently serve in any other capacity within the Viridis Imperium.

'''SECTION 2 BILLS AND TREATIES

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The Senate holds the sole power to introduce and pass laws, make amendments, call for impeachment and decide the general course of the Viridis Imperium. All internal bill’s must be passed by a simple majority of present Senator’s in a voting period of seven days; any act that affects foreign affairs must be passed by a 2/3 majority of present Senator’s in a voting period of seven days; upon the passage of bills and treaties within the Senate that bill must be submitted before the Consul for Pactum Review before it becomes law; each bill may be in Pactum Review for not more than seven days; if a bill exceeds seven days it may become law with the approval of the Praetor; if it fails Pactum Review it will be sent back to the Senate with objections; if that bill passes Pactum Review it becomes law.

'''ARTICLE 2 PRAETOR

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'''SECTION 1 ELECTION, INSTALATION, AND REMOVAL

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The Praetor may be any member of the Viridis Imperium; who has served in the Senate for not less than three months and who does not currently hold any other elected office. He shall be elected by members of the Senate with a simple majority vote in a voting period not to exceed seven days; upon which he shall assume the office on the 15th day of the months of February, May, August and November; and shall serve a term of not more than three months but may serve as many terms as he is elected.The Praetor may be called for removal from office by five Senators if he breaks any law of the Viridis Imperium or commits an act that is against this Pactum or acts in a manner that is deemed unjust; he will then stand trial before the Consul; if found guilty will leave office when a new Praetor is elected; who will then finish the remainder of the incumbent Praetors term.

'''SECTION 2 DUTIES

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The Praetor shall serve as the voice of the Senate and the Viridis Imperium and shall act upon its behalf; he shall negotiate treaties and foreign negotiations, which must be submitted before the Senate for final approval with a 2/3 majority vote and shall serve as the commander of the military and serve as the head of the Senate but shall have no vote in the Senate; and he shall deliver a State of the Imperium Address before the Senate once every month on the last day of the month. The Praetor has the sole power to authorize nuclear release; this authority can not be delegated to any other member of the Viridis Imperium.The Praetor will also control the DEFCON LEVEL of the Viridis Imperium and shall create guides as to the execution of certain areas with in the Viridis Imperium.

'''SECTION 3 VICEROYS

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The Praetor may appoint Viceroy’s to assist in his duties; each viceroy shall be appointed by the Praetor and approved by three members of the; and he shall have the power without the approval of the Senate to dismiss his Viceroys. The Viceroys shall serve no longer than the term of the Praetor, to serve as a Viceroy for the Praetors following terms the Viceroy must reappoint them and they must once again be confirmed by three members of the Senate.

'''ARTICLE 3 CONSUL

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'''SECTION 1 REQUIERMENTS OF OFFICE

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There shall be three Consuls that shall serve as the judges of the Viridis Imperium. The Consuls may be any member of the Viridis Imperium; who has served in the Senate for not less than three months and who does not currently hold any other elected office. They shall be elected by members of the Senate with a simple majority vote in a voting period not to exceed seven days; upon which they shall assume the office on the day after the election ends; and shall serve a term of not more than nine months but may serve as many terms as they are elected. Each Consul shall be elected three months apart from each other.

'''SECTION 2 CONSUL POWER

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The Consuls shall have the power to tri all cases within the Viridis Imperium, conduct a charter review of all bills passed by the Senate and temporarily grant emergency powers to the Praetor. Two of the three Consuls must concur to make any decision.

'''ARTICLE 4 EMERGENCY POWERS

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''Any two Consuls may temporarily grant emergency powers to the Praetor; thereby suspending all operations of the Senate and placing the Praetor under total command with a strict chain of command to allow a quick resolve to the issue at hand; the chain of command shall be in the order the Praetor deems between him and his Viceroys if he has any; the emergency procedures may last only for 14 days upon which the Senate must vote by simple majority with in a 42 hour period to extend the term of emergency powers for not more than another 14 days; emergency procedures may only be initiated for Alliance wars, Government collapse, Member count below 20, Unspecified critical situation which could endanger the future of the Viridis Imperium; Judicial procedures for Consul’s who abuse this power will be enacted immediately upon the end of the emergency powers, any member who attempts to alter the Charter during an Emergency Powers will be subject to Judicial proceedings upon the end of the emergency powers; by the Senate. The Senate may opt to grant the Praetor limited emergency powers for a period not greater than 14 days; to be enacted upon the end of the first term of emergency powers to the Praetor and those terms must be stated in an Imperium decree''

'''ARTICLE 5 GENERAL

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The Viridis Imperium is a Green sphere alliance and as such all members shall be within the green team. No law or treaty may be passed that are in any way in violation to this charter or violate the Sovereignty of the Viridis Imperium. No member of the Viridis Imperium may attack another member within the Viridis Imperium. No nation may attack any other nation or alliance without a declaration of war from the Viridis Imperium; however every nation is entitled to its inherent right of self defense.If at any time a nation is able to build nuclear weapons, it must do so; all nuclear weapons are under the direct control of the Praetor.

'''ARTICLE 6 AMMENDMENTS

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The Senate shall have the sole power to make Pactum Amendments; all proposed Pactum amendments shall be passed with a ¾ majority of all Senators within the Viridis Imperium; upon its passage must be submitted before the Consuls for review to ensure the new amendment does not conflict with any other section of the Pactum.

On the Behalf and with the blessings of the Senate of the Viridis Imperium;

Signed;

Praetor