Constitution of the Pacifican Republic

PREAMBLE
WE the citizens of the Pacific, heirs and continuators of some of the greatest societies on this Earth, put here through the heroism and sacrifice of our ancestors; by the Indians who preferred exterminations rather than submission to their invaders; by the slaves who rebelled against their master; by the great patriots of this nation who put their comrades before themselves in the building of this land; by the people who struggles for many decades to achieve the dream that an entire land promised them; by the ideas of democracy, liberalism, and social equality for all; by the fight against the exploitation and horrors of man; by the fundamental law that every man is entitled to his pursuit for liberty and happiness; by means of the free and fair vote in the Constitution Convention for the Provisional Republic of Puget Sound hereby declare the following:

CHAPTER I
ARTICLE 1: 	The Pacifican Republic is a sovereign republic built with the good of free democratic values such as that off political, religious, and economic freedoms, the collective well-being and the solidarity of the populace. ARTICLE 2: 	The name for the Pacifican state is the Democratic Republic of the Pacific, reflecting the democratic values that are held and the republican structure of the government ensuring equal and fair power to the organs of government. ARTICLE 3: 	The power of the state is exercised through the organization of the people and their initiative through the ballot to continue the fair and free rule of a nation through its people. Through these initiatives, the people of Pacifica hold authority over the powers of the State. As such all elections for office and referendums are to occur on the first Monday in September. ARTICLE 4: 	Freedom to speak, believe, and express one’s ideas are a fundamental right to man, and is defended by the Pacifican state. As is the right to assembly, organization, and association defended by the State as unalienable rights given to man. ARTICLE 5: 	Trial by one of his peers held in a speedy and fair fashion in free courts are a right to all Pacifican citizens, in addition to the right of search only by the decree of a lawful warrant by a law enforcement authority. ARTICLE 6: 	All peoples are entitled to free education, the access to the resources of learning and studies, entitled that no person be left without healthcare; that no person be left out of the programs for sports, the arts, and culture; that no person be left out of the opportunity to work and supply for themselves and their family a fair living wage. ARTICLE 7:	 The state and its people exercises sovereignty over the entire national territory, which is defined corresponding with the supreme laws of the Republic. ARTICLE 8: 	The Pacifican State exercises neutrality in conflicts on this Earth, and believes in the preservation of peace and the use of the diplomatic process to resolve conflicts of interest between nations. ARTICLE 9: 	The Pacifican Democratic Republic operates on the principles that both public and private enterprises exist, not without moderation for the benefit of the populace of the Republic. The nationalization of industries exploiting the resources of the State is implemented to regulate accordingly to national standards and the prevention from foreign control of national resources and workforce. ARTICLE 10: 	The State recognizes the sovereignty of the private ownership of one’s land and personal processions. It also recognizes that such seizure of land without appropriate compensation is unlawful and denies the right of the citizen to private ownership. ARTICLE 11: 	The exchange of private personal goods from one to another either in heirloom or to pay unofficial debts is recognized by the Pacifican Democratic Republic to be legal and to be without official government agency regulation outside of basic national law outlining the titles, goods, and debts that can be exchanged among private citizens. ARTICLE 12: 	The state the environment and natural resources. It recognizes the close links they have with sustainable economic and social development to make human life more rational and to ensure the survival, well-being and security of present and future generations. The application of this policy corresponds to the competent bodies. It is the duty of citizens to contribute to the protection of the waters, atmosphere, and the conservation of the soil, flora, fauna and nature’s entire rich potential. ARTICLE 13: 	Citizens of the Pacifican Democraitc Republic are recognized as those born in national territory, with the exception of the children of foreign persons at the service of their government or international organizations. In the case of the children of temporary foreign residents in the country, the law stipulates the requisites and formalities; those born abroad, one of whose parents at least is Pacifican and on an official mission; those born abroad, one of whose parents at least is Pacifican, who have complied with the formalities stipulated by law; those born outside national territory, one of whose parents at least is Pacifican and who lost their Pacifican citizenship provide they apply for said citizenship according to the procedures stated by law; foreigners who, by virtue of their exceptional merits won in the struggles for the Republic’s independence, were considered Pacifican citizens by birth; those foreigners who acquire Pacifican citizenship in accordance with the regulations established by law; Pacificans may not be deprived of their citizenship save for established legal causes. Neither may they be deprived of the right to change citizenship. Dual citizenship is not recognized. Therefore, when a foreign citizenship is acquired, the Pacifican one will be lost. Pacifican citizenship may be regained in those cases and ways specified by law.

CHAPTER II
ARTICLE 14: 	The National Assembly of the Pacifican Democratic Republic is the supreme and sovereign power that where the will of the people is expressed. The National Assembly is the only organ in the State government that may exercise legislative duties and perform executive decrees as invested in this constitution. ARTICLE 15: 	The National Assembly is comprised of delegates in a ratio of one to every five-thousand citizens and an additional 10 delegates assigned to every administrative division created by national law. Each delegate is elected in free and fair elections by a direct and secret vote every two years from the adoption of this constitution. This is done in proportion according to law. ARTICLE 16: 	The National Assembly has the ability to create new, and modify past legislative decrees that have been issued by the Assembly. This includes amending the constitution, modifying measurements, statistical records of the Democratic Republic, and regulate the organs of government and the use of credit to pay debts in the State. ARTICLE 17: 	The National Assembly is given the power to elect the Council of Ministers of the Pacifican Democratic Republic upon nomination from the President of the Republic. ARTICLE 18:	The authority to conduct trials and the removal and temporary election of office-holders is given to the National Assembly. Such procedures in impeachment and trial processes are to be conducted according to national law. ARTICLE 19:	This legislature is given the responsibility to raise, maintain, and organize armed services for the Pacifican Democratic Republic. The Assembly withholds the ability to create and appoint those to various rank within the organized armed services. ARTICLE 20:	Additionally, the National Assembly is grated the ability to grant independence to the administrative divisions of the Democratic Republic, or to convene a convention on the adoption of a new constitution or government per the consent of a national referendum. ARTICLE 21:	The National Assembly is to operate per centralist ideals, the legislature’s decrees cannot be overruled by any other power in the State. The Assembly acts at the executive authority in the government and the in the Republic. Each decree is to require a simple majority vote, over fifty percent; amendments and votes of no confidence require a super majority two-thirds vote. ARTICLE 22:	The admittance of new territory or the creation of new sub-national administration divisions are to be decided by a decree from the National Assembly. ARTICLE 23:	Any delegate to the National Assembly is allowed to propose any kind of document for legislation by the Assembly. ARTICLE 24:	The National Assembly is to elect a Secretary to oversee the conventions of the legislature. The Secretary of the National Assembly of the Pacifican Democratic Republic is to chair the Supreme Council of the National Assembly. ARTICLE 25:	The Secretary of the National Assembly is to be elected upon the first session of a new National Assembly. Candidates are chosen by the respective parties represented in the National Assembly, whom must be delegates in the current Assembly. The candidates are then voted upon and the winner is decided upon simple majority decree by the National Assembly. ARTICLE 26:	The authority to direct and convene the Moderating Committee during National Assembly sessions are given to the Secretary of the National Assembly. Additionally, the Secretary is to assist the Moderating Committee in keeping order in the Assembly and ensuring that all decrees are fairly and efficiently debated and voted upon. ARTICLE 27: 	The Moderating Committee of the National Assembly of the Pacifican Democratic Republic is to be comprised of one representative per party in the Assembly. In the event of ties, the Secretary of the National Assembly may cast a tie-breaking vote. ARTICLE 28:	The Moderating Committee is to be nominated by their respective parties and will represent them on the committee with no prior Assembly election. Each committee member must be a delegate of the current National Assembly session. ARTICLE 29: 	Keeping the Assembly orderly and operating in an efficient fashion, the Moderating Committee is to oversee and moderate debates and votes in the National Assembly. ARTICLE 30:	The National Assembly cannot, even by decree from itself, dissolve for any reason without an immediate replacement within seven days of the Assembly’s initial dissolve. The replacement must be an organization that would assume the legislative administration of the nation. ARTICLE 31:	Delegates to the National Assembly must be of twenty-five years of age, and have been a citizen of the Pacifican Democratic Republic for four years. Persons at the age of twenty-five or over upon the establishment of the Republic are eligible to run. ARTICLE 32:	The National Assembly is to convene fourteen days after an election of a new Assembly. The legislature then is to meet for a period of one-hundred days with ten-days given after for break, with the exception of one twenty-one day break in July. The Assembly is to convene in this fashion until the election of a new Assembly. ARTICLE 33: 	This legislature is to assume all legislative duties, decrees, and act as the succeeding government organ to the Congress of the Provisional Republic of Puget Sound. The National Assembly is also to assume all constitutional amending authority from the Constitutional Convention of the Provisional Republic of Puget Sound.

CHAPTER III
ARTICLE 34:	The Council of Ministers of the Pacifican Democratic Republic is comprised of sixteen Ministries of the Pacifican Democratic Republic: Defense, Commercial Administration, Industrial Moderation, Monetary Funding, Interior, Urban and Housing Development, Social and State Services, Health, Environmental Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Transportation, Education, Information and Broadcasting, Culture, Agriculture, Labor and Workers Affairs. ARTICLE 35:	Seven other government organizations will also hold a seat on the Council of Ministers of the Pacifican Democratic Republic, but are not considered ministries: Trade Representation Bureau, Directorate of Intelligence, Department on Affairs of the National Assembly, National Science and Technology Administration, Tribal Affairs Bureau, Water Resources and Management Organization, Pacifican Domestic Registry Bureau. ARTICLE 36:	The cabinet will be administered by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Pacifican Democratic Republic, and is to serve as a member of the Council. The Chairman of the Council of Ministers will be elected by the National Assembly upon nomination by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Pacific. This is to occur every eighteen months. ARTICLE 37:	The Chairman of the Council of Ministers has the authority to nominate those to the Council of Ministers. All nominees to the Council must be approved by the National Assembly with the President holding the power to veto any nominations. A simple majority is required to confirm any member to the Council of Ministers. ARTICLE 38:	The Council of Ministers is to administer the various ministries and responsibilities that are assigned to it. Such administrations are directly overseen by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers and the administrations may be modified, recalled, or altered upon decree from the National Assembly of the Pacifican Democratic Republic. ARTICLE 39:	The Council of Ministers may convene upon declaration from the Chairman, the National Assembly, or the President. Such conventions must include all twenty-three members of the Council and other delegations responsible in the convening of the Council. ARTICLE 40:	The term for a member of the Council of Ministers is infinite until resignation, or reassignment or dismissal from the Chairman or National Assembly. ARTICLE 41:	The Chairman may only replace a minister on the Council by offering an alternative person to replace that office in question. The nominee must be approved by the National Assembly, and the incumbent must also be dismissed from office. ARTICLE 42:	The National Assembly may only replace a member of the Council of Ministers by dismissing the incumbent and electing a temporary replacement to fill that office. The Chairman must then nominate a replacement to that Council office. ARTICLE 43:	The ministries and organizations of the Council of Ministers act as autonomous administrations, organizing their structures and operating according to internal management and any laws and/or decrees made by the Chairman or National Assembly. ARTICLE 44: 	The Chairman of the Council of Ministers is to act as the head of the government of the State, and deputy to the President. The Chairman would become acting President is the current sitting President were to be rendered un-fit to rule and the office were to be empty. The Chairman would be acting President until a new one could be elected. ARTICLE 45:	As such, the Chairman of the Council of Ministers must decree a Deputy Chairman to fill in his/her role upon the event in which the Deputy will have to step in as acting Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The Deputy will act in this role until a new Chairman can be elected. The status of the ministry/organization that Council member would be administering would not be affected; the deputy in that governmental agency would temporarily take the place of the Deputy as that ministry/organization’s administrator.