Euphorian Commonwealth

Preamble
We, the undersigned, wish it to be known that the purposes of the codes, policies, and laws within this document, the Charter of the Euphorian Commonwealth, are to pursue the freedom, progressive continuance, and well-being of the sovereign member states of the Euphorian Commonwealth who have united under our flag to reinforce the qualities this document strengthens in them in the global community as a whole.

Article I. The Communal Assembly
1. The Communal Assembly is the main body of the Euphorian Commonwealth, consisting of every admitted member, and is the absolute authority.

2. Whomever applies to the Euphorian Commonwealth with a full, true, and complete application and is accepted and becomes a member of the Communal Assembly.

Article II. Civil Liberties
1. Above all else, maintaining and strengthening these civil liberties are to be the greatest priorities of the Euphorian Commonwealth and never are they to fall bellow any other attribute or intention.

2. Members maintain the right to receive the defense of the military of the Euphorian Commonwealth if they are not the aggressor in a conflict they are involved in. To request that this right be exercised, contact a staff member of the Presidium of the Military. If this right is denied to you, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice or one of the Senior Members.

3. Members maintain the right to receive financial aid if the sum is reasonable and the purpose of the aid just. To request that this right be exercised, contact a staff member of the Presidium of the Economy. If this right is denied to you, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice or one of the Senior Members.

4. Members maintain the right to enter themselves in an election for a staff position. To request that this right be exercised, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice. If this right is denied to you, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice or one of the Senior Members.

5. Members maintain the right to vote in all public matters that are not the explicit duty of a staff member. To exercise this right, see the polls in the polling board. If this right is denied to you, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice or one of the Senior Members.

6. Members maintain the right to, if accused of one of the acts that warrant expulsion, have a fair trial. That includes, but is not limited to the right to represent themselves, the right to present evidence, and the right to have their case their case voted on by the Euphorian Commonwealth’s members.

7. Members maintain the right to propose an impeachment of any staff member. To exercise this right, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice. If this right is denied to you, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice or one of the Senior Members.

8. Members maintain the right to propose amendments to this document. The proposed amendment will only be allowed to be voted on if it is in the correct format: it must show the original text from this document including which Article it was taken from, what the new text would be, and a purpose for the change. To exercise this right, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice. If this right is denied to you, contact a staff member of the Presidium of Justice or one of the Senior Members.

Article III. Democratic Affairs
1. All polls and voting are the duty of the Presidium of Justice to create. All polls are open to the Communal Assembly.

2. All applications for those wanting leadership positions begin on the fifteenth of their designated month and end on the twentieth. Elections for leadership positions begin on the twentieth of their designated month and end on the twenty-fifth. The newly elected leader does not begin his new role until the first of the next month if he did not already hold the position before the election.

3. The President is elected every other month and requires a three/fourths majority to be inaugurated. Should no candidates for President achieve a three/fourths majority, a new election will be held and the candidate(s) with the lowest vote will be eliminated. If no three/fourths majority is reached in the new election, it will continue until there are only two candidates. If no three/fourths majority can be reached between the two candidates, a final election will be held using a majority vote.

4. Dignitaries are elected every month through a majority vote.

5. Polls for treaties or amendments begin once they are submitted to the Euphorian Commonwealth or submitted by the Euphorian Commonwealth. They will be open for five days and use a majority vote.

6. Impeachments begin once they are requested and last three days. They use a majority vote.

7. If someone is accused of one of the acts that warrant expulsion, their innocence will be voted on after they have presented evidence of their innocence and had a chance to publicly debate with the Dignitary of Justice.

8. If, in any poll, a number of votes required to pass or not pass the material in question is reached before the poll's closing date and over one half of the Euphorian Commonwealth has voted so that it is impossible for there to be any question as to the result of the poll is, the poll may be closed prematurely and the winning result enacted.

Article IV. The Chain of Command
1. While all members of the Euphorian Commonwealth are considered equals and should be treated so, for the sake of organization, there must be leaders and ranks. The leaders do not, however, have any more say than the average member in affairs that their jobs do not supervise.

2. The two senior members are the Premier and President. These two have equal rank and are the highest ranking leaders of the Euphorian Commonwealth. If the two should disagree on anything that is an official matter, it will be voted on. They are responsible for all official matters not explicitly the responsibility of another staff member.

3. Beneath the Premier and President are the Dignitaries. The Dignitaries are the heads of the Presidiums. Usually there will only be one Dignitary per Presidium, but, if the Premier and President both agree (or one disagrees and it is voted in) there can be two or more.

4. Beneath the Dignitaries are the deputies. 4a. Senior Deputies are the highest ranking deputies. Senior Deputies are the deputies of the senior members and should have experience as First Deputies or Dignitaries. Senior Deputies carry out tasks for the Senior Members and train to one day become Senior Members. The President and Premier can each have up to three Senior Deputies. 4b. First Deputies who are the second highest ranking deputies. Each Dignitary can pick up to two First Deputies. First Deputies carry out tasks for Dignitaries and train to one day become a Dignitary. First Deputies also coordinate the lower ranking Deputies. 4c. Dignitaries must accept everyone who applies to be a normal deputy to be one. The purpose of Deputies is to carry out the tasks that are too numerous or difficult just for the Dignitaries to manage and to train to become Dignitaries. There are no normal Deputies for Senior Members.

5. On every Saturday of every week an Executive Council will open discussions on what can be done that week to strengthen the Euphorian Commonwealth. The Executive Council will consist of the Premier, the President, the Dignitaries, the Senior Deputies, and the First Deputies. If need be, the Council may stay open several extra days if more work needs to be done.

Article V. The Premier
1. The purpose of the Premier is to be the co-leader of the Euphorian Commonwealth. The Premier will order the Dignitaries to work on specific projects and will work on projects himself.

2. The Premier will be elected on the months the President is not. For example, the President could be put into his position in January, then the Premier in February, then the President in March, etc.

Article VI. The President
1. The President shares rule with the Premier, working together on projects, ordering the Dignitaries, and generally working for the good of the Euphorian Commonwealth.

Article VII. The Presidiums and Dignitaries
1. Dignitaries are the heads of the Presidiums and will direct them and order them. There is at least one Dignitary per Presidium.

2.The Presidium of Foreign Affairs will work to create treaties, propose treaties, contact other alliances, maintain embassies, and other things which involve communication with those not members of the Euphorian Commonwealth.

3. The Presidium of the Military works to keep the members secure and to defend them if they are attacked.

4. The Presidium of the Economy handles requests for aid.

5. The Presidium of Civil Affairs manages, primarily, recruitment. The Presidium of Civil Affairs is also responsible for putting new members in their correct member groups and managing the forum.

6. The Presidium of Justice will handle all elections, polls, and voting. The Presidium of Justice works to monitor leaders’ actions and to stop corruption.

Article VIII. Deputies
1. If one wishes to become a Deputy of any rank, they should apply in the appropriate thread.

2. Each Senior Member may have up to three Senior Deputies. The Senior Members pick their Senior Deputies when they are elected. Senior Deputies should have experience as First Deputies and Dignitaries.

3. Each Dignitary may have up to two First Deputies who they should rely on greatly. Once a dignitary is elected he chooses his First Deputies. First Deputies should have experience as normal deputies before becoming First Deputies.

4. Beneath the First Deputies are normal Deputies. These Deputies are the lowest ranked staff members and is a good place to begin training for higher positions. Anyone who wishes to become a Deputy of this rank becomes one – there is no limit.

Article IX. Impeachment
1. If one feels a leader of any position is acting poorly or not for the good of the Euphorian Commonwealth, they may contact a Dignitary of Justice and tell them so, even if it is the Dignitary they are impeaching. The Dignitary must then open a poll over the impeachment and keep it open for the required amount of time shown in Article III. Based on the results, a leader will or will not be impeached.

Article X. Treaties
1. If a treaty has been proposed and needs to be decided upon, it is the duty of a Dignitary of Foreign Affairs to tell a Dignitary of Justice to create a poll for it.

2. The signatories on the treaty will be all leaders in favor of it.

Article XI. Expulsion
1. If a member disobeys any of the rules listed bellow, he or she shall have his or her innocence voted on by the general public in an election described in Article III. For clarification, whether or not the rule is worthy of expulsion is not what will be voted on; instead whether or not the person committed the crime will be voted on.

The rules that, if broken, warrant expulsion include, but are not limited to: A) Working against the good of the Euphorian Commonwealth or its members. B) Working against the good of the Euphorian Commonwealth's allies. C) Untrue or incomplete information on an application. D) Unprovoked attack on any nation. E) Provoking a nation to attack. F) Revealing the secrets of the Euphorian Commonwealth.

Article XII. Crises
1. If a vital flaw is found within this document that threatens the Euphorian Commonwealth or its members’ existence, freedom, and well being, one of the senior members may change it without first holding the proper amendment poll. Once the change is made without the vote, the vote will begin and decide whether the change stays.

2. If a staff member is deemed unfit to do his duties by a Senior Member, the Senior Member may assume his responsibilities for any period of time he sees fit.