Preamble
WE THE PEOPLE of Landstania, proceeding from the universally recognized principles of equality and self-determination of peoples institute a democratic state with a constitutional monarch, Techno-Pharaoh of Landstania and King of Mars Elon Musk, destined to ensure the exercise of social and individual rights, liberty, security, well-being, development, equality and justice as supreme values of a fraternal, pluralist and unprejudiced society, founded on social harmony and committed, in the domestic and international orders, to the peaceful solution of disputes, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION OF LANDSTANIA.
Landstandia recognizes freedom of speech, universal basic income, gun rights, and secure borders as the founding pillars of a great society and embraces the potential of technology and sustainability, pledging cooperation and peace, environmental protection and technological innovation, while addressing the serious problems of artificial intelligence, climate change, and population decline as humanity progresses into a future as a multi-planet species under the wisdom, vision, and leadership of Techno-Pharaoh of Landstania and King of Mars Elon Musk.
Article I (1): Rights
Section 0. [basics]
Clause 1: All human beings are by nature born free and independent and equal in dignity and rights.
Clause 2: All human beings have natural, essential, inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, security and safety of person, possession of property, privacy, and pursuit of happiness and enlightenment.
Clause 3: The government of Landstania therefore acknowledges inviolable and inalienable human rights as the basis of every community, of peace, and of justice in the world.
Clause 4: All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their equal protection and benefit, and they have the right to alter, reform, or abolish the same whenever they deem it necessary; and no special privileges or immunities shall ever be granted that may not be altered, revoked, or repealed by the Congress or the people.
Clause 5: To respect and protect the inviolable dignity of all humans is the duty of all government authority.
Clause 6: All human beings are entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Constitution, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, or other status.
Clause 7: The following basic rights bind the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary as directly enforceable law.
Section 1. [freedom of expression]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Clause 2: Neither Congress nor any state shall make any law abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press.
Clause 3: Everyone has the right to satirize public persons.
Clause 4: The press may not be compelled to reveal its sources or unpoublished information.
Clause 5: Everyone has the right to digital expression including on digital platforms that act as a public square.
Clause 6: Everyone has the right to access the internet and the freedom to receive and impart information through any media regardless of frontiers.
Clause 7: Common carriers, including but not limited to telegraph, telephone, and the internet, must enable acccess to all content and applications regardless of the source, without favoring or blockinng any particular products or websites.
Clause 8: Every child has the right to express their views freely in all matters affecting them, with those views being given due weight in accordance with the child's age and maturity.
Section 2. [freedom of thought and religion]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, philosophy, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his or her religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his or her religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.
Clause 2: The undisturbed practice of religion is guaranteed. The courts have the power to exempt citizens from laws for reasons of conscience, faith, or creed.
Clause 3: Neither Congress nor any state shall make a law respecting an establishment of religion.
Clause 4: No public money or property shall be appropriated for or applied to any religious worship, exercise, or instruction, or the support of any religious establishment: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That this article shall not be so construed as to forbid the employment by Landstania or any state of a chaplain for such of the custodial, correctional, and mental institutions, or by a public hospital, health care facility, or hospice, or by the military, as in the discretion of Congress or a state legislature may seem justified.
Clause 5: No religious qualification shall be required for any public office or employment.
Clause 6: No person shall be incompetent as a witness or juror, in consequence of his or her opinion on matters of religion, nor be questioned in any court of justice touching his or her religious belief to affect the weight of his or her testimony.
Section 3. [freedom of assembly]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
Clause 2: No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Clause 3: Neither Congress nor any state shall make any law abridging the right of the people peacefully to assemble.
Section 4. [right of personhood]
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Section 5. [right of self defense]
Any necessary force may be used to protect from wrongful injury the person or property of oneself, or of a wife, husband, child, parent, or other relative, or member of ones family, or of a ward, servant, master, or guest.
Section 6. [right to equal protection]
Clause 1: All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Constitution and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Clause 2: No person may be denied the equal protection of the laws.
Section 7. [right to redress of grievances]
Clause 1: The right of petition for the common good shall never be abridged.
Clause 2: Neither Congress nor any state shall make any law abridging the right of the people to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Section 8. [right to effective remedy]
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the courts for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him or her by the Constitution or by law.
Section 9. [no human slavery]
Clause 1: No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Clause 2: Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within Landstania, or any place subject to Landstania s jurisdiction.
Section 10. [no torture]
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment.
Section 11. [public safety]
All persons have the right to be free from any violence, or intimidation by threat of violence, committed against their persons or property because of their sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, language, religion, creed, political or other opinion, political affiliation, position in a labor dispute, previous condition of servitude, medical condition, disability, birth, ancestry, or ethnic origin.
Section 12. [search and seizure]
Clause 1: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, posts, communications, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Clause 2: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his or her privacy, family, home, or correspondence, nor to arbitrary attacks upon his or her honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.
Clause 3: No person shall be disturbed in his or her private affairs without authority of law.
Clause 4: No person shall be subjected to arbitrary surveillance and data collection without consent, including digital communications, personal data, and the right to digital security.
Section 13. [no arbitrary arrest]
Clause 1: No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention, deportation, or exile.
Clause 2: No person shall be held to answer for a felony, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger.
Clause 3: Witnesses may not be unreasonably detained.
Section 14. [right to bail]
Clause 1: Excessive bail shall not be required.
Clause 2: A person may be released on his or her own recognizance in the courts discretion.
Section 15. [presumed innocence]
Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he or she has had all the guarantees necessary for his or her defence.
Section 16. [habeas corpus]
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
Section 17. [right to public trial by jury]
Clause 1: Justice in all cases shall be administered openly, and without unnecessary delay.
Clause 2: Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his or her rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him or her.
Clause 3: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him or her; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his or her favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his or her defense.
Clause 4: No person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against him or herself.
Clause 5: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of Landstania, than according to the rules of the common law.
Clause 6: No person shall be deprived of liberty or property, without due process of law.
Section 18. [limits on punishments]
Clause 1: Excessive fines shall not be imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Clause 2: The death penalty shall not exist.
Clause 3: No conviction shall work corruption of blood, nor forfeiture of estate.
Clause 4: A person may not be imprisoned in a civil action for debt or tort, or in peacetime for a militia fine.
Clause 5: There shall be no imprisonment for debt, except in cases of absconding debtors.
Section 19. [double jeopardy]
No person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of imprisonment, fine, or punishment.
Section 20. [ex post facto]
Clause 1: No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
Clause 2: No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
Section 21. [no special privileges]
Clause 1: Neither Congress nor any state shall make any law granting irrevocably any privilege, franchise or immunity.
Clause 2: No law shall be passed granting to any citizen or class of citizens privileges or immunities which upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Section 21. [freedom of movement]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state and the Nation of Pacific as a whole.
Clause 2: Everyone has the right to leave and to return to Landstania.
Clause 3: The government shall not impede the free flow of immigration or emigration, except for clear danger to Landstanian society.
Section 22. [right to asylum]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy asylum from persecution.
Clause 2: This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of international law.
Section 23. [citizenship]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to a nationality.
Clause 2: No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her nationality nor denied the right to change his or her nationality.
Clause 3: All persons born or naturalized in Landstania or its member states or born of a citizen of Landstania is a citizen of Landstania and of the state wherein they reside.
Clause 4: Every citizen of a member state at the time of the admittance of the state into the Union is a cittizen of Landstania.
Clause 5: No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of Landstania.
Section 24. [participation in government]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to take part in the government of Landstania, directly or through freely chosen representatives.
Clause 2: Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in Landstania within the limitations set forth in this Constitution.
Section 25. [right to vote]
Clause 1: The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote.
Clause 2: The right of citizens of Landstania, who are 13 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state on account of age.
Clause 3: The right of citizens of Landstania to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for any elected executive officer, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Clause 4: The right of citizens to vote may not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state on account of race, color, previous condition of servitude, sex, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, ancestry, disability, property, or other status.
Clause 5: The right of citizens to vote may not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state.
Clause 6: The right of citizens to directly participate in the political processes that effect ones life may not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state.
Section 26. [right of control of own body]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to control of his or her own body.
Clause 2: Everyone has the right to make decisions regarding his or her own medical care, including the termination of medical care.
Clause 3: Everyone has the right to self-medication.
Clause 4: Everyone has the right to use birth control. Every woman has the right to have an abortion and the right to refuse an abortion.
Clause 5: Every sexually active person has the right to participate in consentual sexual relations with others.
Section 27. [right of well-being]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of him or herself and of his or her family, including food, clothing, housing, medical care, and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age, or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his or her control.
Clause 2: All persons are entitled to full and equal accommodations, advantages, facilities, privileges, or services in all business establishments of every kind whatsoever no matter what their sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, language, religion, creed, political or other opinion, previous condition of servitude, medical condition, disability, birth, ancestry, national origin, ethnic origin, or any arbitrary reason.
Clause 3: Every child has the right to a standard of living adequate for the childs physical, mental, spiritual, moral, emotional, and social development.
Clause 4: Every child has the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child, and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts.
Section 28. [right to marriage]
Clause 1: Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality, or religion, have the right to marry in any combination and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage, and at its dissolution.
Clause 2: Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.
Clause 3: The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and Landstania.
Section 29. [motherhood and children]
Clause 1: Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Clause 2: Children may not be separated from their families against the will of the parent or guardian entitled to bring them up, except by due process of law as the result of a failing or act by the parent or guardian that threatens the health, safety, or well-being of the child.
Section 30. [right to education]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to education. Public education shall be free. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical, professional, and higher education shall be free and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
Clause 2: Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial, or religious groups, and shall further the activities of Landstania for the maintenance of civilization, prosperity, and peace.
Clause 3: Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
Clause 4: The right to establish private or religious schools is guaranteed. Parents shall have the right to decide whether their children receive religious instruction.
Section 31. [social security]
Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of Landstania, of the economic, social, and cultural rights indispensable for his or her dignity and the free development of his or her personality.
Section 32. [right to work]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work, and to protection against unemployment.
Clause 2: Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
Clause 3: A person may not be disqualified from entering or pursuing a business, profession, vocation, or employment because of sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, language, religion, creed, political or other opinion, previous condition of servitude, disability, birth, ancestry, national origin, or ethnic origin, or any arbitrary reason.
Clause 4: No business establishment of any kind whatsoever shall discriminate against, boycott or blacklist, or refuse to buy from, contract with, sell to, or trade with any person because of the sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, language, religion, creed, political or other opinion, previous condition of servitude, medical condition, disability, birth, ancestry, national origin, or ethnic origin of the person or of the persons partners, members, stockholders, directors, officers, managers, superintendents, agents, employees, business associates, suppliers, or customers, because the person is perceived to have one or more of those characteristics, or because the person is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.
Clause 5: Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for him or herself and his or her family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.
Clause 6: Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his or her interests.
Clause 7: Basic rights regarding fair wages, safe working conditions, and social security apply to all jobs, including part time work, contract work, remote work, or any other kind of paid work.
Section 33. [right to rest and leisure]
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Section 34. [arts and sciences]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts, and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
Clause 2: Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary, or artistic production of which he or she is the author.
Section 35. [property rights]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.
Clause 2: No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her property.
Clause 3: Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
Section 36. [military service]
Clause 1: No one may be compelled against his or her conscience to render war service involving the use of arms.
Clause 2: The government is forbidden to hold a draft or registration for a draft except during a declared war.
Section 37. [right to bear arms]
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Section 38. [limits on soldiers]
Clause 1: No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Clause 2: The military is forbidden from civilian police operations without a declaration of marttial law.
Section 39. [non-enumerated rights]
Clause 1: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Clause 2: The powers not delegated to Landstania by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
Section 40. [social order and power to enforce]
Clause 1: Everyone is entitled to a social and national order in which the rights and freedoms set forth in this Constitution can be fully realized.
Clause 2: Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his or her personality is possible.
Clause 3: In the exercise of his or her rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
Clause 4: Congress shall have power and duty to enforce these rights by appropriate legislation.
Section 41. [identity]
Clause 1: Everyone has the right to have an identity and a name of their own choosing.
Clause 2: Every child has the right to be registered after birth, to have a name, to acquire a nationality, and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by their parents. The state must protect and if necessary, re-establish basic aspects of their identity.
Section 42. [protection from violence]
Clause 1: Every child has the right to be rprotected from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse.
Section 43. [environmental protection]
Clause 1: Everyone shall have the right to favourable environment, reliable information about its state and for a restitution of damage inflicted on his health and property by ecological transgressions.
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Nothing in this Constitution may be interpreted as implying for any state, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.
Article II (2): Authority of Constitution
Clause 1: The Constitution of Landstania is the supreme law of the land.
Clause 2: This Constitution, and the laws of Landstania which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of Landstania, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, any thing in the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
Clause 3: The Senators and Representatives, and the members of the several state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of Landstania and of the several states, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under Landstania.
Clause 4: All power not expressly delegated to the national government, nor prohibited to the states, is reserved to the states or to the people.
Article III (3): Techno-Pharaoh
Section 1. [Techno-Pharaoh]
Clause 1: The Techno-Pharaoh of Landstania is the constitutional monarch and the head of state, embodying the unity and continuity of the nation. The Techno-Pharaoh shall act as the supreme guardian of the national constitution and the values it enshrines.
Clause 2: Elon Musk is the first Techno-Pharaoh of Landstania and King of Mars.
Clause 3: When the Techno-Pharaoh dies, resigns, or is otherwise removed from office, the Witan must elect and approve the appointment of a new Techno-Pharaoh. The new Techno-Pharaoh can not be a member of the immediate family of the preceding Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 4: The Techno-Pharaoh shall serve as a symbol of the nations commitment to progress and innovation, promoting initiatives that enhance Landstanias cultural, scientific, and technological development, and encouraging education and research that benefit the nation and humanity.
Clause 5: The national space program, under the Techno-Pharaohs leadership, will be a cornerstone of Landstanias ambition, reflecting a commitment to exploring and utilizing space for the benefit of humanity.
Clause 6: The Techno-Pharaoh may order expenditures by the Treasury. The image of the Techno-Pharaoh must appear on all coins and currency of Landstania.
Clause 7: The Techno-Pharaoh shall have the role of chief diplomat, representing Landstania in all international forums, fostering global partnerships that advance the nations interests in technology, space exploration, and sustainable development.
Clause 8: The Techno-Pharaoh may conduct diplomacy or negotiate a treaty. The content of such activity must be made available to the Tjaty, President, Prime Minister, First Citizen, and Chancellor of Foreign Affairs in a timely manner unless they or their representative is in attendance.
Clause 9: The Techno-Pharaoh can declare war or peace.
Clause 10: The Techno-Pharaoh has diplomatic immunity.
Clause 11: The Techno-Pharaoh can issue and revoke passports, as well as grant citizenship.
Clause 12: The Techno-Pharaoh may take emergency command and exercise emergency powers during any disaster or emergency or hostility for a 72 hour period, which may be extended by the approval of Congress, the President, or the Prime Minister.
Clause 13: The Techno-Pharaoh may take take command as commander in chief of the Landstanian military when necessary for the defense of the nation.
Clause 14: The Techno-Pharaoh commands a personal military force.
Clause 15: The Techno-Pharaoh is the commander of the The Border Guards that serve as the sovereign protectors of Landstanias frontiers, exemplifying unmatched dedication, skill, and integrity. These guards will be rigorously trained in advanced surveillance techniques, border security technologies, and diplomatic crisis management to ensure the safe and lawful passage at Landstanias entry points. They will uphold the highest standards of conduct, demonstrating respect for human rights and international law while vigilantly safeguarding the nations security and sovereignty. The Royal Border Guards training regimen will include physical fitness, combat readiness, and proficiency in multiple languages to effectively manage diverse challenges and interactions at the borders.
Clause 16: The Techno-Pharaoh advocates for the protection of freedom of speech as a fundamental right, ensuring an open and unregulated environment for the exchange of ideas, fostering innovation and progress.
Clause 17: The Techno-Pharaoh shall personally overseei the implementation of the universal basic income (UBI) to ensure that it serves as a foundation for economic stability and innovation, reflecting a commitment to economic equality and the well-being of all citizens.
Clause 18: The Techno-Pharaoh will uphold the right to bear arms within a framework that prioritizes public safety, personally endorsing regulations that balance individual freedoms with the collective security of Landstania.
Clause 19: The Techno-Pharaoh will address the challenge of population decline by initiating policies that support family life and demographic growth, ensuring the long-term sustainability and prosperity of Landstania.
Clause 20: The Techno-Pharaoh will personally lead the establishment of ethical standards and regulatory frameworks to ensure that AI development benefits humanity, positioning Landstania as a leader in responsible AI innovation.
Clause 21: The Techno-Pharaoh will lead efforts to combat climate change, prioritizing policies and technologies that reduce carbon emissions and promote environmental sustainability.
Clause 22: The Techno-Pharaoh can suspend any member of the government other than the Tjaty, President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the House, Premier, First Citizen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or members of the Council of Elders. Such suspension can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders.
Clause 23: The Techno-Pharaoh can make an emergency appointment to any office of the nation of Landstania, the appointee serving until the replacement is chosen by normal procedures.
Clause 24: The Techno-Pharaoh may introduce bills into Congress.
Clause 25: The Techno-Pharaoh must give Congress consent before Congress can discuss any bill that effects the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 26: The Techno-Pharaoh may veto any law or regulation.
Clause 27: The Techno-Pharaoh may observe, question, or present opinions (in person or in writing) in any government activity or proceeding, regardless of branch.
Clause 28: The Techno-Pharaoh may create commissions to conduct inquiries and major public investigations.
Clause 29: The Techno-Pharaoh may grant pardons, clemency, and reprieves for offenses, except in cases of impeachment.
Clause 30: The Techno-Pharaoh can order the arrest of anyone in the jurisdiction of Landstania. Such arrests can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders.
Clause 31: The Techno-Pharaoh can order the seizure of any property or land under the jurisdiction of Landstania. Such seizures can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders.
Clause 32: The Techno-Pharaoh can commandeer any ship or vehicle found in Landstanian waters for the service of the nation. Such commandeering can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders.
Clause 33: The Techno-Pharaoh can issue any punishment to any person in order to keep the peace in the nation. Such punishment can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders.
Clause 34: The Techno-Pharaoh is immune from prosecution. No other officer or member of the government other than the Tjaty has this immunity.
Clause 35: The Techno-Pharaoh is exempt from freedom of information requests.
Clause 36: The Techno-Pharaoh is is to be provided with two (primary and backup) X-Planes.
Article IV (4): Tjaty
Section 1. [Tjaty]
Clause 1: The Tjaty serves as the top advisor to the Techno-Pharaoh. The Tjaty must provide alterntive views and summaries of opposition positions for the Techno-Pharaoh. The Tjaty must provide quality reports and summaries on ways the Techno-Pharaoh can achieve the expressed goals of the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 2: The Tjaty and staff must prepare regular reports and briefings on critical matters to the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 3: The Techno-Pharaoh may order the Tjaty and staff to investigate any matter.
Clause 4: The Techno-Pharaoh may order the Tjaty and staff to take command of any matter.
Clause 5: The Tjaty may order expenditures by the Treasury. The image of the Tjaty must appear on all coins and currency of Landstania.
Clause 6: The Tjaty shall have the role of chief diplomat, representing Landstania in all international forums, fostering global partnerships that advance the nations interests in technology, space exploration, and sustainable development.
Clause 7: The Tjaty may conduct diplomacy or negotiate a treaty. The content of such activity must be made available to the Techno-Pharaoh, President, Prime Minister, First Citizen, and Chancellor of Foreign Affairs in a timely manner unless they or their representative is in attendance.
Clause 8: The Tjaty can declare war or peace.
Clause 9: The Tjaty has diplomatic immunity.
Clause 10: The Tjaty can issue and revoke passports, as well as grant citizenship.
Clause 11: The Tjaty may take emergency command and exercise emergency powers during any disaster or emergency or hostility for a 72 hour period, which may be extended by the approval of Congress, the President, or the Prime Minister.
Clause 12: The Tjaty may take take command as commander in chief of the Landstanian military when necessary for the defense of the nation.
Clause 13: The Tjaty commands a personal military force.
Clause 14: The Tjaty can suspend any member of the government other than the Techno-Pharaoh, President, Prime Minister, Speaker of the House, Premier, First Citizen, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or members of the Council of Elders. Such suspension can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders or by order of the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 15: The Tjaty can make an emergency appointment to any office of the nation of Landstania, the appointee serving until the replacement is chosen by normal procedures.
Clause 16: The Tjaty may introduce bills into Congress.
Clause 17: The Tjaty must give Congress consent before Congress can discuss any bill that effects the Tjaty.
Clause 18: The Tjaty may veto any law or regulation.
Clause 19: The Tjaty may observe, question, or present opinions (in person or in writing) in any government activity or proceeding, regardless of branch.
Clause 20: The Tjaty may create commissions to conduct inquiries and major public investigations.
Clause 21: The Tjaty may grant pardons, clemency, and reprieves for offenses, except in cases of impeachment.
Clause 22: The Tjaty can order the arrest of anyone in the jurisdiction of Landstania. Such arrests can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders or by order of the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 23: The Tjaty can order the seizure of any property or land under the jurisdiction of Landstania. Such seizures can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders or by order of the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 24: The Tjaty can commandeer any ship or vehicle found in Landstanian waters for the service of the nation. Such commandeering can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders or by order of the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 25: The Tjaty can issue any punishment to any person in order to keep the peace in the nation. Such punishment can be overturned by a majority vote of Congress or a majority vote of the Supreme Court or a majority vote of the Council of Elders or by order of the Techno-Pharaoh.
Clause 26: The Tjaty is immune from prosecution. No other officer or member of the government other than the Techno-Pharaoh has this immunity.
Clause 27: The Tjaty is exempt from freedom of information requests.
Article V (5): King or Queen of Mars
Section 1. [Monarch of Mars]
Article VI (6): King or Queen of Landstania
Section 1. [Monarch of Landstania]
Article VII (7): Witan
Section 1. [Witan]
Article VIII (8): Sentinel Watchtower
Section 1. [Sentinel Watchtower]
Article IX (9): Shogun
Section 1. [Shogun]
Article X (10): Princeps (First Citizen)
Section 1. [Princeps (First Citizen)]
Article XI (11): Distribution of Powers
Section 1. [three branches]
The powers of government are legislative, executive, and judicial. Persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this Constitution.
Section 2. [single office]
No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he or she was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of Landstania, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no person holding any office under Landstania, shall be a member of either House during his or her continuance in office except for the dual offices specified in this Constitution.
Section 3. [executive departments]
Clause 1: The Chancellor in charge of each major executive department is directly elected by the people. Each Chancellor will also a member of the Senate.
Clause 2: The President and Prime Minister share universal authority over all executive departments.
Clause 3: The House of Representatives is to elect a Minister for each major executive department. If the Minister chosen is a member of the House of Representatives, the Minister continues to hold his or her position as a member of the House of Representatives.
Clause 4: The President shall appoint a Secretary for each major executive department with the advise and consent of the Senate. Secretaries serve at the will of the President.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of each major executive depatement shall appoint a Deputy for his or her own major executive department with the advise and consent of the Senate. Deputies serve at the will of the corresponding Chancellor.
Clause 6: Laws may be passed granting specific Chancellors, Ministers, or Secretaries specific limited authority beyond the reach of the authority of the President.
Clause 7: The Minister and the Secretary of a specific major executive department can with mutual agreement overrule a decision or action by the Chancellor of that specific major executive department. In the case of specific authority granted to a Minister, the Chancellor and Secretary of that specific major executive department can overrule a decision or action by the Minister. In the case of specific authority granted to a Secretary, the Chancellor and Minister of that specific major executive department can overrule a decision or action by the Secretary.
Section 4. [titles]
No title of nobility shall be granted by Landstania: And no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
Article XII (12): Rule of Law
Section 1. [Rule of Law]
Article XIII (13): Suffrage and Elections
Section 1. [right to vote]
Clause 1: The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this shall be expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote.
Clause 2: The right of citizens of Landstania, who are 13 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state on account of age.
Clause 3: The right of citizens of Landstania to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for any elected executive officer, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.
Clause 4: The right of citizens to vote may not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state on account of race, color, previous condition of servitude, sex, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, ancestry, disability, property, or other status.
Clause 5: The right of citizens to vote may not be denied or abridged by Landstania or any state.
Article XIV (14): Legislative Apportionment
Section 1. [subject]
Clause 1: text
Article XV (15): Referendum, Initiative, and Recall
Commmentary: Article XII (12) covers Referendum, Initiative, and Recall.
Article XVI (16): Impeachment
Clause 1: The President, Vice President, Chancellors, and all civil or military officers of Landstania, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, high crimes, felonies, misdemeanors, or incompetence.
Clause 2: The House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment.
Clause 3: The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of Landstania is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Clause 4: Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the nation of Landstania: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.
Article XVII (17): Legislative
Section 1. [Congress]
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Section 2. [House of Representatives]
Clause 1: The House of Representatives shall be composed of District Representatives, Party Representatives, the highest Council of 100, and representatives from the nations.
Clause 2: The House of Representatives shall be composed of District Representatives chosen every second year by sortition.
Clause 3: No person shall be a District Representative who shall not have attained to the age of eighteen years, and have been seven years a citizen of Landstania or a state admitted into Landstania, and who shall not, when chosen, be an Inhabitant of that state in which he or she shall be chosen. No person may be chosen to the office of District Representative for more than a single term.
Clause 4: Five hundred (500) District Representatives shall be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each state. The actual enumeration shall be made within ten years after the first meeting of the Congress of Landstania, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as Congress shall by law direct. Each State shall have at least one Representative.
Clause 5: Three hundred and one (301) Party Representatives shall be allocated at large nationally on the basis of each political partys popular vote chosen every second year by the people.
Clause 6: The members of the the highest Council of 100 will serve as members of the House of Representatives while serving in the highest Council of 100.
Clause 7: The representatives of nations, membership alotted to the indigenous nations as chosen by their respective memberships, will serve as members of the House of Representatives while serving in the Council of Peoples.
Clause 8: When vacancies happen in the Representation from any state, a special sortition process is conducted to select a replacement who will serve for the remainder of the term.
Clause 9: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other officers; and shall have the sole power of Impeachment. The Speaker has the authority to schedule debates, manage the legislative agenda, and facilitate the chambers internal procedures.
Clause 10: The House of Representatives shall choose the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister may be a member of either house of Congress or any person who does not hold an office in the government of Landstania. If the Prime Minister is from either house of Congress, he or she retains his or her seat in their house.
Section 3. [Senate]
Clause 1: The Senate shall consist of two directly elected Senators from each state, the highest executive authority of each state, the elected chancellors and officers of the executive, the members of the Supreme Court, the president, the prime minister, the first citizen, the second citizen, the third citizen, and additional lifetime Senators as provided below. Each of these Senators shall have one vote.
Clause 2: The Senate of Landstania shall include two Senators from each state, elected by the People thereof, for six years.
Clause 3: Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election, the Senators from each state and the Senators at large shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, of the second class at the expiration of the fourth year, and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one third may be chosen every second year.
Clause 4: When vacancies happen in the representation of any state in the Senate, the executive authority of such state shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, that the legislature of any state may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.
Clause 7: The highest executive authority of each state shall be a Senator for the term of office in the state. The states shall provide for vacancies.
Clause 8: The members of the Supreme Court of Landstania, including the Chief Justice, shall be a Senator.
Clause 9: The President, Vice President, and Chancellors of Landstania shall be Senators for the term of executive office. Elected Chancellors shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with their executive portfolio.
Clause 10: Former Presidents of Landstania and former Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Landstania shall be Senators for life.
Clause 11: Any person, citizen or non-citizen, can be named Senator for life for great service to the public after being nominated by a two thirds majority of the Senate and ratified by majority vote by the people of Landstania.
Clause 12: No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of Landstania or a state admitted into Landstania, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
Clause 13: The Senate shall choose their officers, and also a Premier, who shall be the President of the Senate.
Clause 14: The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President of Landstania is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Clause 15: Judgment in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the nation of Landstania: but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to law.
Section 4. [elections and meeting]
Clause 1: The times, places, and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations.
Clause 2: The terms of Senators and Representatives shall end at noon on the third day of January, and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Clause 3: The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the third day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.
Section 5. [rules]
Clause 1: 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.
Clause 2: Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and, with the concurrence of two thirds, expel a member.
Clause 3: 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 either House on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the journal.
Clause 4: Neither House, during the session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
Section 6. [compensation and privileges]
Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of Landstania.
Clause 2: No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
Clause 3: The Senators and Representatives 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.
Clause 4: No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
Section 7. [bills and laws]
Clause 1: All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other bills.
Clause 2: Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a law, be presented to the President of Landstania; If he or she approve he or she shall sign it, but if not he or she shall return it, with his or her objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered on the journal of each House respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the President within ten days after it shall have been presented to him or her, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he or she had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law.
Clause 3: All laws expire after seven years unless specifically extended for additional seven year periods by two thirds majority of the Senate or extended for additional seven year periods by Congress according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Clause 4: Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of adjournment) shall be presented to the President of Landstania; and before the same shall take effect, shall be approved by him or her, or being disapproved by him or her, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
Clause 5: The Senate may change the title of any law by simple majority.
Clause 6: Any executive regulation may be disapproved by two third vote of either House or simple majority of both Houses.
Section 8. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of Landstania; but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout Landstania;
Clause 2: To borrow money on the credit of Landstania;
Clause 3: To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states;
Clause 4: To establish an uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout Landstania;
Clause 5: To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standard of weights and measures;
Clause 6: To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of Landstania;
Clause 7: To establish post offices and post roads;
Clause 8: To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries;
Clause 9: To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court;
Clause 10: To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the Law of Nations;
Clause 11: To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;
Clause 12: To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;
Clause 13: To provide and maintain a navy, coastal guard, and lighthouses;
Clause 14: To provide and maintain an air force and space force;
Clause 15: To make rules for the government and regulation of the land, naval, air, and space forces;
Clause 16: To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions;
Clause 17: To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of Landstania, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
Clause 18: To exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding 100 miles square) as may, by cession of Seattle, Washington, and surrounding areas as be accepted by Congress, become the seat of the government of Landstania, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings;
Clause 19: To create Uniform Codes of Criminal, Civil, and Business Law which will apply in all states except as specifically exempted by individual state legislatures; And
Clause 20: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by this Constitution in the government of Landstania, or in any department or officer thereof.
Section 9. [limitations on Congress]
Clause 1: The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.
Clause 2: No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
Clause 3: No capitation, or other direct, tax shall be laid, unless in proportion to the census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken. The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on business incomes, including value added and sales taxes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several states, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
Clause 4: No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state.
Clause 5: No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one state, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
Clause 6: No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.
Clause 7: No title of nobility shall be granted by Landstania: And no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Section 10. [limitations on states]
Clause 1: No state shall enter into any treaty, alliance, or confederation; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make any thing 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. Preexisting titles of nobility, such as the royal family of the Nation of Hawaii, may continue.
Clause 2: No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws: and the net produce of all duties and imposts, laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the Treasury of Landstania; and all such laws shall be subject to the revision and control of the Congress.
Clause 3: No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty of tonnage, keep troops, or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay.
Article XVIII (18): House of Representatives
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XIX (19): Senate
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XX (20): Council of the People
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XXI (21): Tribune of the People
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XXII (22): Executive
Section 1. [President]
Clause 1: The executive power shall be vested in a President of Landstania. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of four years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same term, be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice consecutively, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once in immediate succession.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for President and Vice President; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of Landstania, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, or a citizen of a newly admitted state to Landstania, at the time of admission, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty five years, and been fourteen years a resident within Landstania or any state.
Clause 5: In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his or her death, resignation, or Inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, the same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Senate may provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what officer shall then act as president, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
Clause 6: Whenever the President transmits to the Premier of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his or her office, and until he or she transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.
Clause 7: Whenever the Vice President and a majority of the elected executive officers of the executive department, or a majority of the Senate, or a majority of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the Premier of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his or her office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President. Thereafter, when the President transmits to the Premier of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his or her written declaration that no inability exists, he or she shall resume the powers and duties of his or her office unless the Vice President and a majority of the elected executive officers of the executive department, or a majority the Seante, or a majority of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the Premier of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his or her office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of his or her office.
Clause 8: The President shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 9: The terms of the President, Vice President, and other elected executive officers shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of their successors shall then begin.
Clause 10: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Section 2. [powers and duties of President]
Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the armed services of Landstania, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of Landstania; he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he or she shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against Landstania, except in cases of impeachment.
Clause 2: The President shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he or she shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint public ministers and consuls, judges of the Supreme Court, and all other officers of Landstania, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; he or she may, on extraordinary occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in case of disagreement between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he or she may adjourn them to such time as he or she shall think proper; he or she shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of Landstania.
Section 3. [Vice President]
Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.
Section 4. [Chancellors]
Clause 1: The people shall elect Chancellors to ten year terms. Each Chancellor is head of his or her respective executive department or departments.
Clause 2: The Chancellors shall be elected on the following staggered schedule:
- In years ending with zero (0):Chancellor of Law Enforcement; Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources
- In years ending with one (1): Chancellor of Economic Affairs; Chancellor of Transportation; Chancellor of Arts and Culture
- In years ending with two (2): Chancellor of Health and Medicine; Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade
- In years ending with three (3):Chancellor of Defense; Chancellor of Labor; Chancellor of Communications
- In years ending with four (4): Chancellor of Education; Chancellor of Public Lands and Works; Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization
- In years ending with five (5): Chancellor of Foreign Affairs; Chancellor of Energy; Chancellor of Consumer Affairs
- In years ending with six (6): Chancellor of Emergency Affairs; Chancellor of Food and Agriculture
- In years ending with seven (7): Chancellor of Intelligence; Chancellor of Corporations; Chancellor of Science and Technology
- In years ending with eight (8): Chancellor of Urban Affairs, Chancellor of Rural Affairs, Chancellor of Ocean, Isalnd, and Polar Affairrs
- In years ending with nine (9): Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Affairs; Chancellor of Justice and Law; Chancellor of Small Business
Clause 3: The Senate may add, delete, merge, or split Chancellor positions by two thirds vote. Any such changes do not take effect until the next annual election.
Clause 4: The President shall set overall and interdepartment policy and shall arbitrate all disputes between Chancellors.
Clause 5: The President (or Vice President if the President is unavailable) shall meet at least one a week with the Vice President and all Chancellors (or Deputy Chancellors when the Chancellor is unavailable) and any additional executive officers the Senate or President shall require.
Clause 6: The President shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, all Deputy Chancellors.
Article XXIII (23): President
Section 1. [President]
Article XXIV (24): Consuls
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XXV (25): Council of Ephors
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XXVI (26): Vice President
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XXVII: (27): Cabinet and Chancellors
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XXVIII (28): Judiciary
Section 1. [justices and courts]
Clause 1: The judicial power of Landstania, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. Congress shall have the power to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. The judges, both of the Supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office.
Clause 2: Supreme Court justices, including the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, shall serve until death, resignation, or removal from office. Appellate judges shall serve for twenty year terms. Other inferior judges shall serve for ten year terms.
Section 2. [powers of judiciary]
Clause 1: The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of Landstania, 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 Landstania 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.
Clause 2: 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 before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
Clause 3: The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed.
Section 3. [treason and rebellion]
Clause 1: Treason against Landstania, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.
Clause 3: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or hold any office, civil or military, under Landstania, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of Landstania, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of Landstania, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Clause 4: Neither Landstania nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against Landstania; but all such debts, obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Article XXIX (29): Supreme Court
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Article XXX (30): Praetors
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Article XXXI (31): Constitutional Council
Section 1. [composition of the Council]
Clause 1: The Constitutional Council shall consist of fifteen (15) members, whose term of office shall be nine years and shall not be renewable. One third of the membership of the Constitutional Council shall be renewed every three years. Three of its members shall be appointed by the President, three by the Speaker of the House, three by the Premier of the Senate, three by the Chief of the Council of Peoples, and three by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Clause 2: In addition to the fifteen members provided for above, former Presidents of the Republic shall be ex officio life members of the Constitutional Council.
Clause 3: The Chairperson shall be appointed by the President of the Republic. He or she shall have a casting vote in the event of a tie.
Section 2. [limits on membership]
Clause 1: The office of member of the Constitutional Council shall be incompatible with that of Members of Congress or other elected office. Other incompatibilities shall be determined by an Act of Congress.
Section 3. [elections]
Clause 1: The Constitutional Council shall ensure the proper conduct of the election of the federal officials, including Congress and the President.
Clause 2: The Constitutional Council shall examine complaints and shall declare the results of the vote.
Clause 3: The Constitutional Council shall rule on the proper conduct of the election of federal officials in disputed cases.
Clause 4: The Constitutional Council shall ensure the proper conduct of initiative, referendum, and recall proceedings and shall declare the results of the initiative, referendum, or recall.
Section 4. [constitutional rulings]
Clause 1: All laws and regulations, as well as disputes regarding the powers of the separate branches of government, are subject to constitutional review by the Constitutional Council.
Clause 2: Laws or regulations may be referred to the Constitutional Council by the Supreme Court, the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House, the Premier of the Senate, the Chief of the Council of Peoples, or one fifth of the members of either house of Congress.
Clause 3: Disputes regarding the powers of the separate branches of the government may be referred to the Constitutional Council by the Supreme Court, the President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House, the Premier of the Senate, the Chief of the Council of Peoples, or one fifth of the members of either house of Congress.
Clause 4: The Constitutional Council must rule within one month. However, at the request of the Government, if the matter is urgent, this period shall be reduced to eight days.
Clause 5: No appeal shall lie from the decisions of the Constitutional Council. They shall be binding on public authorities and on all administrative authorities and all courts.
Clause 6: Congress shall shall determine by law the rules of organization and operation of the Constitutional Council, the procedure to be followed before it and, in particular, the time limits allowed for referring disputes to it.
Article XXXII (32): Council of Elders
Section 1. [composition]
Clause 1: The Council of Elders shall consist of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional wisdom, leadership, and commitment to the public good. Members may include former Presidents, Prime Ministers, judges, distinguished academics, and citizens recognized for their contributions to society.
Clause 2: The House of Representatives elects one new member to the Council of Elders each year.
Clause 3: Former Presidents, Speakers of the House, and Prime Ministers become members of the Council of Elders upon leaving their office.
Clause 4: The Techno-Pharaoh and the Tjaty are members of the Council of Elders. When in attendance, the Techno-Pharaoh can chair the council. When in attendance, the Tjaty cna chair the council unless the Techno-Pharaoh is exercising that power.
Clause 5: Members of the Council of Elders serve for life unless the voluntarily resign or are removed for incapacity or misconduct by either a two thirds majority of both houses of Congress or a two thirds majority of the Council of Elders.
Section 1. [Powers]
Clause 1: The Council of Elders provides non-binding advice to both national and state legislature, executive, and judiciary.
Clause 2: The Council of Elders may veto any law within 30 days after the President and Prime Minister have signed it into law.
Article XXXIII (33): Council of Peoples
Section 1. [subject]
Clause 1: [Note: This article will implement a Council of Peoples to give a voice to indigenous peoples.]
Article XXXIV (34): Councils of 100
Section 1. [subject]
Clause 1: [Note -- this article will implement John Lockes Councils of 100]
Article XXXV (35): Pontifex Maximus
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Article XXXVI (36): Censors
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Article XXXVII (37): Dictator
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Article XXXVIII (38): General Provisions
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Article XXXIX (39): Administration and Civil Service
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Article XL (40): Audit Inspector and Independent Prosecutors
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Article XLI (41): Budget, Revenue, Taxation, and Finance
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, to pay the debts of the Landstania; but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout Landstania;
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to borrow money on the credit of Landstania.
Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to establish uniform laws on the subject of bankruptcies throughout Landstania.
Section 2. [limitations on Congress]
Section 3. [Chancellor of Economic Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Economic Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Economic Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Economic Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Economic Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Economic Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Economic Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Economic Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Economic Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Economic Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Economic Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 4. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Economic Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs sets policy regarding economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Economic Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLII (42): Treasury, Banking, and Financial Services
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin.
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and current coin of Landstania.
Section 2. [limitations on Congress]
Clause 1: No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of appropriations made by law; and a regular statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published from time to time.
Section 3. [Chancellor of Economic Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Economic Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Economic Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Economic Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Economic Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Economic Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Economic Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Economic Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Economic Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Economic Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Economic Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 4. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Economic Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs sets policy regarding economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Economic Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Economic Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on economic affairs, budget, revenue, taxation, finance, the Treasury, banking, securities, insurance, financial services, and monetary policy and answer questions from the members of each House.
Section 3. [Treasurer]
Clause 1: The Treasurer runs the national treasury.
Clause 2: The Treasurer has direct oversight of the Mint, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the National Gold and Precious Metals Depository, and is the chairperson of the Federal Reserve.
Clause 3: The President, the Prime Minister, the First Citizen, and the Chancellor of Economic Affairs must unanimously choose the Treasurer. If more than week passes without the President, the Prime Minister, the First Citizen, and the Chancellor of Economic Affairs unanimously choosing the Treasurer, Congress shall elect a Treasurer Pro Tempore who shall serve until the President, the Prime Minister, the First Citizen, and the Chancellor of Economic Affairs have unanimously chosen the Treasurer.
Article XLIII (43): Quaestors
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Article XLIV (44): Foreign Affairs and International Relations
Section 1. [Chancellor of Foreign Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding foreign affairs and international relations. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Foreign Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Foreign Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Foreign Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Foreign Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of foreign affairs and international relations who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Foreign Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Foreign Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Foreign Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Foreign Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Foreign Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Foreign Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Foreign Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs sets policy regarding foreign affairs and international relations; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the foreign affairs and international relations executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President, to make treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he or she shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint Ambassadors, public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the foreign affairs and international relations executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Foreign Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with foreign affairs and international relations.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Foreign Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on foreign affairs and international relations and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLV (45): Military, Defense, and Veteran Affairs
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to provide for the common defense of Landstania;
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water.
Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years.
Clause 4: The Congress shall have power to provide and maintain a navy, coastal guard, and lighthouses.
Clause 5: The Congress shall have power to provide and maintain an air force and space force.
Clause 6: The Congress shall have power to make rules for the government and regulation of the land, naval, air, and space forces.
Clause 7: The Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions.
Clause 8: The Congress shall have power to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of Landstania, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress.
Clause 9: The Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock-yards, and other needful buildings.
Section 2. [Chancellor of Defense]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Defense shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding military, defense, and veterans affairs. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Defense more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Defense; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Defense shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Defense for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Defense, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of military, defense, and veterans affairs who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Defense may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Defense shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Defense, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Defense at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Defense receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Defense and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Defense may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Defense]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Defense sets policy regarding military, defense, and veterans affairs; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the military, defense, and veterans affairs executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Defense shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the military, defense, and veterans affairs executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Defense, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Defense shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Defense shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with military, defense, and veterans affairs.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Defense shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Defense shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on military, defense, and veterans affairs and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLVI (46): Intelligence and Spying
Section 1. [Chancellor of Intelligence]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Intelligence shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding intelligence. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Intelligence more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Intelligence; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Intelligence shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Intelligence for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Intelligence, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of intelligence who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Intelligence may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Intelligence shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Intelligence, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Intelligence at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Intelligence receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Intelligence and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Intelligence may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Intelligence]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Intelligence sets policy regarding intelligence; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the intelligence executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Intelligence shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the intelligence executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Intelligence, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Intelligence shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Intelligence shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with intelligence.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Intelligence shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Intelligence shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on intelligence and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLVII (47): Justice
Section 1. [Chancellor of Justice]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Justice shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding justice and law. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Justice more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Justice; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Justice shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Justice for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Justice, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of justice and law who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Justice may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Justice shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Justice, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Justice at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Justice receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Justice and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Justice may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Justice]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Justice sets policy regarding justice and law; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the justice and law executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Justice shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the justice and law executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Justice, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Justice shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Justice shall chair the national bar association.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Justice shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with justice and law.
Clause 6: The Chancellor of Justice shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Justice shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on justice and law and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLVIII (48): Law Enforcement
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high seas, and offenses against the Law of Nations.
Section 2. [Chancellor of Law Enforcement]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding law enforcement. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Law Enforcement more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Law Enforcement; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Law Enforcement for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Law Enforcement, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of law enforcement who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Law Enforcement may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Law Enforcement, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Law Enforcement at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Law Enforcement receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Law Enforcement and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Law Enforcement may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Law Enforcement]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement sets policy regarding law enforcement; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the law enforcement executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the law enforcement executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Law Enforcement, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with law enforcement.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Law Enforcement shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on law enforcement and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLIX (49): Emergency Services
Section 1. [Chancellor of Emergency Services]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding emergency services. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Emergency Services more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Emergency Services; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Emergency Services shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Emergency Services for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Emergency Services, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of emergency services who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Emergency Services may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Emergency Services, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Emergency Services at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Emergency Services receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Emergency Services and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Emergency Services may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Emergency Services]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Emergency Services sets policy regarding emergency services; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the emergency services executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the emergency services executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Emergency Services, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with emergency services.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Emergency Services shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on emergency services and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article L (50): Health and Medicine
Section 1. [Chancellor of Health and Medicine]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding health and medicine. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Health and Medicine more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Health and Medicine; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Health and Medicine for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Health and Medicine, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of health and medicine who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Health and Medicine may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Health and Medicine, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Health and Medicine at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Health and Medicine receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Health and Medicine and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Health and Medicine may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Health and Medicine]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine sets policy regarding health and medicine; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the health and medicine executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the health and medicine executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Health and Medicine, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with health and medicine.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Health and Medicine shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on health and medicine and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article LI (51): Welfare, Housing, and Human Services
Section 1. [Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding welfare, housing, and human services. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of welfare, housing, and human services who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services sets policy regarding welfare, housing, and human services; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the welfare, housing, and human services executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the welfare, housing, and human services executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with welfare, housing, and human services.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Welfare, Housing, and Human Services shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on welfare, housing, and human services and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article LII (52): Education
Section 1. [Chancellor of Education]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Education shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding education. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Education more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Education; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Education shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Education for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Education, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of education who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Education may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Education shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Education, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Education at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Education receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Education and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Education may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Education]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Education sets policy regarding education; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the education executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Education shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the education executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Education, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Education shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Education shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with education.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Education shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Education shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on education and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article LIII (53): Urban Affairs and Urban Council of Mayors
Section 1. [Chancellor of Urban Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding urban affairs. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Urban Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Urban Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Urban Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Urban Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of urban affairs who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Urban Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Urban Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Urban Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Urban Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Urban Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Urban Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Urban Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs sets policy regarding urban affairs; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the urban affairs executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the urban affairs executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Urban Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with urban affairs.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Urban Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on urban affairs and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article LIV (54): Rural Affairs and Rural Council of Mayors and Moderators
Section 1. [Chancellor of Rural Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding rural affairs. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of ten years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Rural Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Rural Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Rural Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Rural Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of rural affairs who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Rural Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Rural Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Rural Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Rural Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Rural Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Rural Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Rural Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs sets policy regarding rural affairs; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the rural affairs executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the rural affairs executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Rural Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with rural affairs.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Rural Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on rural affairs and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article LV (55): Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs
Section 1. [Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding ocean, island, and polar affairs. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of ocean, island, and polar affairs who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs sets policy regarding ocean, island, and polar affairs; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the ocean, island, and polar affairs executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the ocean, island, and polar affairs executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with ocean, island, and polar affairs.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Ocean, Island, and Polar Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on ocean, island, and polar affairs and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article LVI (56): Public Lands and Works
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever over all places purchased by the consent of the legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for national parks, forests, preserves, monuments, cemetaries, wilderness areas, dams, public works, and other needful buildings.
Section 2. [Chancellor of Public Lands and Works]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding public lands and works. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Public Lands and Works more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Public Lands and Works; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Public Lands and Works for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Public Lands and Works, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of public lands and works who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Public Lands and Works may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Public Lands and Works, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Public Lands and Works at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Public Lands and Works receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Public Lands and Works and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Public Lands and Works may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Public Lands and Works]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works sets policy regarding public lands and works; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the public lands and works executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the public lands and works executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Public Lands and Works, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with public lands and works.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Public Lands and Works shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on public lands and works and answer questions from the members of each House.
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Article LVIII (58): Agriculture and Food
Section 1. [Chancellor of Food and Agriculture]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding agriculture, food, and clothing. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Food and Agriculture more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Food and Agriculture; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Food and Agriculture for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Food and Agriculture, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of agriculture, food, and clothing who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Food and Agriculture may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Food and Agriculture, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Food and Agriculture at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Food and Agriculture receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Food and Agriculture and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Food and Agriculture may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Food and Agriculture]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture sets policy regarding agriculture, food, and clothing; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the agriculture, food, and clothing executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the agriculture, food, and clothing executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Food and Agriculture, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with agriculture, food, and clothing.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Food and Agriculture shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on agriculture, food, and clothing and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLIX (59): Environment and Natural Resources
Section 1. [Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding environment and natural resources. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of environment and natural resources who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources sets policy regarding environment and natural resources; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the environment and natural resources executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the environment and natural resources executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with environment and natural resources.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Environment and Natural Resources shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on environment and natural resources and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLX (60): Energy
Section 1. [Chancellor of Energy]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Energy shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding energy. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Energy more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Energy; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Energy shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Energy for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Energy, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of energy who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Energy may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Energy shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Energy, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Energy at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Energy receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Energy and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Energy may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Energy]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Energy sets policy regarding energy; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the energy executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Energy shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the energy executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Energy, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Energy shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Energy shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with energy.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Energy shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Energy shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on energy and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXI (61): Transportation
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to establish and regulate roads, rails, waterways, and airways.
Section 2. [limitations on Congress]
Section 3. [Chancellor of Transportation]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Transportation shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding transportation. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Transportation more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Transportation; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Transportation shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Transportation for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Transportation, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of transportation who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Transportation may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Transportation shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Transportation, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Transportation at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Transportation receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Transportation and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Transportation may run for reelection once.
Section 4. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Transportation]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Transportation sets policy regarding transportation; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the transportation executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Transportation shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the transportation executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Transportation, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Transportation shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Transportation shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with transportation.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Transportation shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Transportation shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on transportation and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXII (62): Commerce, Industry, and Trade
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states.
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to fix the standard of weights and measures.
Clause 3: The Congress shall have power to establish post offices and post roads.
Section 2. [limitations on Congress]
Clause 1: No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state.
Clause 2: No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one state over those of another: nor shall vessels bound to, or from, one state, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another.
Section 3. [Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding commerce, industry, and trade. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of commerce, industry, and trade who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade may run for reelection once.
Section 4. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade sets policy regarding commerce, industry, and trade; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the commerce, industry, and trade executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the commerce, industry, and trade executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with commerce, industry, and trade.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Commerce, Industry, and Trade shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on commerce, industry, and trade and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXIII (63): Corporations and Large Business
Section 1. [Chancellor of Corporations]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Corporations shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding corporations. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Corporations more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Corporations; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Corporations shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Corporations for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Corporations, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of corporations who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Corporations may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Corporations shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Corporations, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Corporations at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Corporations receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Corporations and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Corporations may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Corporations]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Corporations sets policy regarding corporations; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the corporations executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Corporations shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the corporations executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Corporations, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Corporations shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Corporations shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with corporations.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Corporations shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Corporations shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on corporations and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXIV (64): Small Business
Section 1. [Chancellor of Small Business]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Small Business shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding small business. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Small Business more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Small Business; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Small Business shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Small Business for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Small Business, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of small business who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Small Business may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Small Business shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Small Business, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Small Business at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Small Business receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Small Business and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Small Business may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Small Business]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Small Business sets policy regarding small business; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the small business executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Small Business shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the small business executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Small Business, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Small Business shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Small Business shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with small business.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Small Business shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Small Business shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on small business and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXV (65): Labor and Pensions
Section 1. [Chancellor of Labor and Pensions]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Labor shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding labor. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Labor more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Labor; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Labor shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Labor for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Labor, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of labor who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Labor may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Labor shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Labor, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Labor at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Labor receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Labor and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Labor may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Labor]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Labor sets policy regarding labor; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the labor executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Labor shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the labor executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Labor, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Labor shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Labor shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with labor.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Labor shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Labor shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on labor and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXVI (66): Consumer Affairs
Section 1. [Chancellor of Consumer Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding consumer affairs. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Consumer Affairs more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Consumer Affairs; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Consumer Affairs for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Consumer Affairs, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of consumer affairs who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Consumer Affairs may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Consumer Affairs, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Consumer Affairs at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Consumer Affairs receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Consumer Affairs and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Consumer Affairs may run for reelection once.
Section 2. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Consumer Affairs]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs sets policy regarding consumer affairs; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the consumer affairs executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the consumer affairs executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Consumer Affairs, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with consumer affairs.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Consumer Affairs shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on consumer affairs and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXVII (67): Communications
Section 1. [postal system]
Section 2. [Chancellor of Communications]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Communications shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding communications. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Communications more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Communications; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Communications shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Communications for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Communications, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of communications who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Communications may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Communications shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Communications, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Communications at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Communications receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Communications and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Communications may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Communications]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Communications sets policy regarding communications; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the communications executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Communications shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the communications executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Communications, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Communications shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Communications shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with communications.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Communications shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Communications shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on communications and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXVIII (68): Science and Technology
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.
Section 2. [Chancellor of Science and Technology]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding science and technology. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Science and Technology more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Science and Technology; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Science and Technology shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Science and Technology for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Science and Technology, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of science and technology who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Science and Technology may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Science and Technology, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Science and Technology at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Science and Technology receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Science and Technology and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Science and Technology may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Science and Technology]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Science and Technology sets policy regarding science and technology; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the science and technology executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the science and technology executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Science and Technology, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with science and technology.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Science and Technology shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on science and technology and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXIX (69): Arts and Culture
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to promote the progress of the arts, by securing for limited times to authors and artists the exclusive right to their respective writings and works.
Section 2. [Chancellor of Arts and Culture]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding arts, sports, and culture. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Arts and Culture more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Arts and Culture; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Arts and Culture for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Arts and Culture, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of arts, sports, and culture who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Arts and Culture may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Arts and Culture, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Arts and Culture at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Arts and Culture receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Arts and Culture and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Arts and Culture may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Arts and Culture]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture sets policy regarding arts, sports, and culture; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the arts, sports, and culture executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the arts, sports, and culture executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Arts and Culture, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with arts, sports, and culture.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Arts and Culture shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on arts, sports, and culture and answer questions from the members of each House.
Article XLXX (70): Space
Section 1. [powers of Congress]
Clause 1: The Congress shall have power to provide and maintain a space force.
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to make rules for the government and regulation of the space forces.
Section 2. [Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall be the chief executive of federal departments regarding space exploration and colonization. He or she shall hold his or her office during the term of five years, and be elected by the people of Landstania.
Clause 2: No person shall be elected to the office of the Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization more than once.
Clause 3: The Congress may determine the time of voting for Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization; which day shall be the same throughout Landstania.
Clause 4: The terms of the Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the term of his or her successor shall then begin.
Clause 5: Before he enter on the execution of his or her office, he or she shall take the following oath or affirmation:I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization for Landstania, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of Landstania.
Clause 6: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization, the President shall nominate a Chancellor of space exploration and colonization who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization may run for reelection once.
Clause 7: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall, at stated times, receive for his or her services, a compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the period for which he or she shall have been elected, and he or she shall not receive within that period any other emolument from Landstania, or any of the states.
Clause 8: Should a three fifths (60%) majority of the Senate vote no confidence in the Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization, the people shall vote on the Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization at the next election. If the sitting Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization receives the most votes, he or she shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her term. If another candidate receives the most votes, he or she shall become the new Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization and serve the remainder of the term. If the remainder of the term is less than three years, the new Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization may run for reelection once.
Section 3. [powers and duties of Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization]
Clause 1: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization sets policy regarding space exploration and colonization; and he or she may require the opinion, in writing, of the officers in the space exploration and colonization executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.
Clause 2: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and the President sitting at the time of the nomination, shall appoint public ministers and consuls and all other officers of the space exploration and colonization executive departments, whose appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by law: but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, in the Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization, or in the heads of departments.
Clause 3: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.
Clause 4: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall chair the Senate committees corresponding with space exploration and colonization.
Clause 5: The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall from recommend to Congress for consideration such measures as he or she shall judge necessary and expedient; and he or she shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. The Chancellor of Space Exploration and Colonization shall appear before each House of Congress from time to time as determined by each House to give information on space exploration and colonization and answer questions from the members of each House.
Section 4. [Space Exploration and Colonization]
Clause 1: The Department of Space Exploration and Colonization is responsible for the colonization of the planets, moons, asteroids, and other bodies of the solar system.
Clause 2: The Department of Space Exploration and Colonization is responsible for the colonization of other star systems.
Clause 3: The Department of Space Exploration and Colonization is responsible for gathering the stars and other materials of the galaxies in the local group, as well disassembling the stars, to store the energy and materials for the long term survival of humanity and our eventual daughter species.
Article XLXXI (71): Mars
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XLXXII (72): Code of Ethics
Section 1. [subject]
Clause 1: text
Article XLXXIII (73): States
Section 1. [new states]
Clause 1: The land of Bir Tawil shall be divided into states.
Clause 2: New states may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states, or parts of states, without the consent of the legislatures of the states concerned as well as of the Congress.
Section 2. [relations between states]
Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
Section 3. [relations between citizens and states]
Clause 1: The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.
Clause 2: A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime, who shall flee from justice, and be found in another state, shall on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he or she fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime, unless granted asylum by two thirds of the legislature of the state fled to.
Section 4. [relations between Landstania and states]
Clause 1: Landstania shall guarantee to every state in this Union a republican or democratic form of government, and shall protect each of them against invasion; and on application of the legislature, or of the executive (when the legislature cannot be convened), against domestic violence.
Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to Landstania; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to prejudice any claims of Landstania, or of any particular state.
Section 4. [relations between states and the federal government]
Clause 1: [Supremacy of federal law] Federal law shall take precedence over State law.
Clause 2: [State's Rights] States may have laws providng greater protections than Federal laws in the areas of civil rights, environmental protection, workers' rights, education, and consumer rights.
Article XLXXIV (74): Free Cities
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Article XLXXV (75): Seat of Goverment
Section 1. [District]
Clause 18: The Congress shall have power to exercise exclusive legislation in all cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding 125 miles square) as becomes the seat of the government of Landstania.
Article XLXXVI (76): Capital City
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XLXXVII (77): Capital Port
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XLXXVIII (78): Capital Village
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XLXXiX (79): Capital State
Section 1. [asdf]
Article XLXXX (80): Local Government
Section 1. [subject]
Clause 1: text
Article XLXXXI (81): Miscellaneous Subjects
Section 1. [subject]
Clause 1: text
Article XLXXXII (82): Amendments and Revision
Clause 1: The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two thirds of the several states, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its suffrage in the Senate.
Article XLXXXIII (83): Ratification and Schedule of Transitional Measures
Section 1. [ratification]
Clause 1: This Constitution hsall be ratified by the act of Elon Musk accepting the titles of Techn-Pharaoh of Landstania and King of Mars.
Section 2. [citizenship]
Clause 1: Any human who is a resident or citizen of area within Landstania shall be a citizen of Landstania.
Clause 2: Any human who is designated by Tehcn-Pharaoh Elon Musk as a citizen at or before the ratification of this Constitution shall be a citizen of Landstania and retain his or her citizenship of his previous nation, if his or her previous nation allows dual citizenship.
Section 3. [United Nations]
Clause 1: Landstania will be committed to having the nations of Brazil, Egypt, Germany, India, Japan, and Landstania added as permanent members on the United Nations Secuirty Council.
Section 4. [NATO]
Clause 1: Landstania shall apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Section 5. [European Union]
Clause 1: Landstania shall apply for membership in the European Union (EU).
Article XLXXXIV (84): Defense Alliance
Defense Alliance
Purpose: Primarily focused on mutual defense and security.
Application: A NATO-inspired model would prioritize the establishment of a collective security pact among the English-speaking nations, ensuring mutual defense and military cooperation. This approach emphasizes the strategic and security benefits of integration, fostering trust and collaboration in defense matters before moving towards more comprehensive forms of union.
Benefits: Enhances military interoperability, collective response to threats, and strategic alignment.
Membership: Membership to Landstanias military alliance shall be offered to: Australia, Belize, Canada, the nations of the Caribbean, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark and Greenland, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu.
Article XLXXXV (85) Economic Coalition
Economic Coalition
Purpose: Focused on economic cooperation and development among emerging and established economies.
Application: Adopting a BRICS-style framework would focus on economic collaboration, development funding, and creating a unified stance in global economic forums. This model encourages the pooling of resources for development projects, financial cooperation, and potentially developing a common market or currency in the long term.
Benefits: Strengthens economic ties, promotes trade and investment among member states, and enhances global bargaining power.
Membership: Membership to Landstanias economic coalition shall be offered to: Australia, Belize, Canada, the nations of the Caribbean, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark and Greenland, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu.
Article XLXXXVI (86) Political and Economic Union
Political and Economic Union
Purpose: A deep level of integration, including a common market, free movement, and shared legislation in certain areas.
Application: A transitional system inspired by the EU would be the most comprehensive, involving gradual steps towards a common market, free movement of people and goods, and eventually, political integration through shared institutions and possibly a central governing body. Initially, it could start with agreements on trade and the movement of citizens, similar to the EU's Single Market and Schengen Area, before moving towards more unified policies and institutions.
Benefits: Facilitates economic integration, enhances social and cultural exchange, and lays the groundwork for political union.
Membership: Membership to Landstanias politcal and economic union shall be offered to: Australia, Belize, Canada, the nations of the Caribbean, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark and Greenland, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu.
Article XLXXXVII (87) Confederation
Confedaration
Cantonal (State) Autonomy: Each member state retains significant autonomy, especially in matters of local governance, education, and cultural policies, akin to the cantons of Switzerland.
Federal Council: Establish a council composed of representatives from each member state, functioning as the executive body for the confederation, managing foreign relations, defense, and other federal matters.
Interstate Council: Form an assembly of states to facilitate dialogue and cooperation on cross-border issues and policies that affect multiple states but do not require federal intervention.
Common Defense and Foreign Policy: While maintaining state autonomy, agree on a common defense strategy and unified foreign policy to represent the confederation internationally.
Fiscal Autonomy with Federal Contributions: States manage their taxation and budget but contribute to funding federal responsibilities. A mechanism for fiscal equalization among states ensures balanced development.
Membership: Membership to Landstanias confederation shall be offered to: Australia, Belize, Canada, the nations of the Caribbean, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark and Greenland, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Libya, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu.