Posted by
B.N. Sharpe on Friday, April 25, 2008 11:54:29 PM
We'll pick up where we last left off in Article I...
Section 3(1) The Electorate of America shall be comprised of those citizens who are not under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary resultant from conviction of a felony and who otherwise meet the requisite requirements as set forth hereafter in Article IV.
(2) By the use of the Elector's Communicative Device (ECD) as described in Article IV, the Electorate shall vote on every bill of legislation passed by the Council and approved by the President, and any bill of legislation in which the Council overrides a Presidential veto, by the same percentages as required for Council passage or override.
(3) Citizens are those persons born within the geographical jurisdiction of America to at least one parent who is a citizen or legal resident inhabitant; or born outside the geographical jurisdiction of America to at least one parent who is a citizen; or who have overtly immigrated to America and have completed the legal process of naturalization.
(4) Any citizen who is primarily descendant of those aboriginal peoples inhabiting the lands that are now part of the geographical jurisdiction of America prior to July 4, 1776, may choose to vote as a citizen of his or her State of residence, or as a member of the Native Nations.
(5) Any citizen who is primarily descendant of those peoples who were forcibly brought to the United States to serve as slaves, may, without penalty or punishment, renounce his or her American citizenship, and be transported, at the expense of America, to the place of his or her ancestral origins.
Section 4(1) The Board of Governors shall be comprised of the Executive Authorities of the several States, the Seat of Government, and the Native Nations.
(2) The Vice-President of America shall preside as Chair of the Board of Governors, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
(3) The Board of Governors shall choose their other officers, including a Vice-Chair to serve as Chair in the absence of the Vice-President, or when he or she shall exercise the office of President of America.
(4) The Board of Governors shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the President or Vice-President of America is tried, The Chief Justice shall preside. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members voting.
(5) Judgement 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 America; but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgement, and punishment, according to law.
Section 5(1) The places and manner of holding elections for the Council and Board of governors shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof, excepting that no polling place shall be located in any establishment of religion; and that voting for Councilors shall be done by the use of Elector's Communicative Device; but the Council may at any time by law make or alter such regulations regarding Councilors' elections. Though early and/or absentee voting shall be permissible, the time for holding such elections shall be set as beginning with the onset of morning civil twilight of the first Saturday of November and ending at the conclusion of evening civil twilight of Sunday, the next day.
(2) The Council shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon within the time zone of the Seat of Government on the third day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day.
(3) The Board of Governors shall convene at any time at the direction of the President in order to fulfill their advice and consent role as stipulated herein this Constitution. The Board shall assemble at any time as directed by the Council in order to try a case of impeachment.
We'll pick up next time with Section 6 of Article I.