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Subject: Re: Democracy AND Republic
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ARTICLE XXI: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
A. COMMUNICATIONS
1. The President of the Federation and each Region shall be
provided with telecommunications equipment that provides
voice, video, and data capabilities. All government
communication numbers shall be made available to each
President.
B. ELECTION AND TERM
1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the
Federation and in a President of each Region. Each
President shall be at least thirty-five years of age. The
President jointly with the Vice President shall be chosen
every four years by receiving the largest number of votes in
the applicable jurisdiction in a general election. If at
the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the
President, the President elect shall have died or become
incapacitated, the Vice President elect shall become
President. No person shall be elected to the Office of the
President more than twice. The term of the President
together with the Vice President shall end at noon on the
twentieth of January of the year in which such terms have
ended, and their successors shall begin.
C. ELECTIONS
1. The Senate may determine the day of choosing the
electors, which day shall be the same throughout the
Federation.
D. VACANCY
1. In case of the removal of the President from office or
their death or resignation, the Vice President shall become
President.
2. 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 of the
respective House of Congress.
3. Whenever any President or the respective Vice President
and a majority of either the respective principal officers
of that executive department or of such other body as the
respective House of Congress may by law provide, transmits
to the President pro tempore of the respective House of
Congress a written declaration that the respective President
is unable to discharge the powers and duties of office, such
power and duties shall be discharged by the respective Vice
President as Acting President, until the respective
President and a majority of either the respective principal
officers of the executive department or of such other body
as the respective House of Congress may by law provide,
transmit to them a written declaration to the contrary.
E. COMPENSATION, PRIVILEGES, AND RESTRICTIONS
1. The Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Federation and
Regions shall receive a compensation for their service, to
be ascertained by law and paid out of the Treasury of the
Federation or Region respectively. They shall in all cases
except treason and felony, be privileged from arrest.
2. Neither the President or Vice President of the Federation
or Regions shall hold any other office or employment.
F. OATH OF OFFICE
1. The Presidents of the Federation and Regions, before
executing the Office of the President, shall take the
following oath or affirmation:-"I do solemnly swear (or
affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of
President of the Federation (Region) and will to the best of
my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of
the World."
G. POWERS GRANTED TO THE PRESIDENT
1. Military Power. The President of the Federation shall be
commander-in-chief of the armed services of the Federation
and the militia of the Regions and Nation-States when called
into actual service of the Federation. The Regional
Presidents or Chief Executives of the Nation-States may
request military assistance from the President of the
Federation who has the option of providing this assistance.
The President of the Federation must within three days
request the Senate to affirm the decision. A two-thirds
majority vote by the Senate within three days of the
presentation of the issue shall be necessary to override the
decision of the President. The Chief Executive of a Nation-
State may request military assistance from the President of
the Region who has the option of providing this assistance.
The President of the Region must within three days request
the respective House of Representatives to affirm the
decision. A two-thirds majority vote by the respective
House of Representatives within three days of the
presentation of the issue shall be necessary to override the
decision of the President.
2. Cabinet. The Presidents of the Federation and Regions
may each convene principal officers in each of the executive
departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of
their respective offices.
3. Power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons. The Presidents of
the Federation and Regions shall have power to grant
reprieves and pardons for offenses against the Federation or
Regions respectively, except in cases of impeachment.
4. Treaties, Appointments. The Presidents of the Federation
and Regions shall have power, by and with the advice and
consent of two-thirds of the respective Congress, to make
treaties.
The Presidents of the Federation and Regions shall nominate,
and by and with the advice and consent of a majority of the
respective House of Congress, shall appoint judges of the
Supreme Court.
The Presidents of the Federation and Regions shall nominate,
and by and with the advice and consent of a majority of the
respective House of Congress, shall appoint ambassadors,
other public ministers and consuls, and all other officers
of the Federation or Regions respectively, whose appoint-
ments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall
be established by law, but the respective Congress may by
law vest the appointment of such other officers as they
think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law,
or in the heads of departments.
H. DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT
1. The Presidents of the Federation and Regions shall from
time to time give to the respective Congress information of
the state of the respective Federation or Regions and
recommend for the respective Congressional consideration
such measures as they shall judge necessary and expedient.
The Presidents of the Federation and Regions may, on
extraordinary occasions, convene the respective Congress,
and in case of disagreement, the time of adjournment.
2. The Presidents of the Federation and Regions shall
receive ambassadors and other public ministers.
3. The Presidents of the Federation and Regions shall take
care that the laws be faithfully executed.
4. The Presidents of the Federation and Regions shall
commission all officers of the respective Federation or
Region.
I. IMPEACHMENT
1. The Presidents, Vice Presidents and all civil officers
of the Federation or Regions shall be removed from office on
impeachment for, and conviction of treason, bribery or other
high crimes.
ARTICLE XXII: JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
A. COMMUNICATIONS
1. Each judge and mediator shall be provided with
telecommunications equipment that provides voice, video, and
data capabilities. All government communication numbers
shall be made available to each judge and mediator.
B. THE FEDERAL COURTS
1. The Supreme Court shall function as a socially
responsible body and decisions shall be in the context of
law and society.
2. The judicial power of the Federation and Regions shall be
vested in a Supreme Court for the Federation and a Supreme
Court for each of the Regions and in inferior courts
including traveling and resident mediators. Each Supreme
Court justice shall be at least thirty-five years of age and
the judges of the Supreme Court and inferior courts shall
hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at
stated times receive a compensation for their service, to
which shall not be diminished during their continuance in
office. The compensation shall be ascertained by law and
paid out of the Treasury of the Federation or Region
respectively. They shall in all cases except treason and
felony be privileged from arrest.
3. No Federation or Regional judge shall hold any other
office or employment.
C. JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERATION COURTS
1. Federation Courts in General. The judicial power of the
Federation Courts shall extend to all cases in law and
equity, arising under this constitution, the laws of the
Federation and treaties made or which shall be made under
their authority or between Regions; to all Federation
ministers and consuls; to all cases affecting Federation or
international territory or space; to all cases involving
Federation defense personnel; to controversies to which the
Federation shall be a party; to controversies involving two
or more Regions; between citizens of different Regions.
2. Regional Courts in General. The judicial power of the
Regional Courts shall extend to all cases in law and equity,
arising under this constitution, the laws of the Region and
treaties made or which shall be made under their authority;
to all Regional ministers and consuls; to controversies to
which a sole Regional Government shall be a party; to
controversies between two or more Nation-States within one
Region; between citizens of different Nation-States within
one Region.
3. Federation Supreme Court. In all cases affecting
Federation ambassadors, other Federation ministers and
consuls, and those in which a Region shall be a party, the
Federation Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction.
In all other cases, the Federation Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such
exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress of
the Federation shall make.
4. Regional Supreme Court. In all cases affecting Regional
ambassadors, other Regional ministers and consuls, and those
in which Nation-States within one Region shall be a party,
the Regional Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction.
In all other cases, the Regional Supreme Court shall have
appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such
exceptions, and under such regulations as the Regional
Congress shall make and not in violation with the law of the
Federation.
5. Rules Respecting Trials. The trial of all crimes, except
in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; the trial shall
be at such place or places as determined by the respective
Congress. No attainder shall work against subsequent
generations of criminals.
6. Treason. Treason against the Federation shall consist
only in levying war against the Federation, Regions, or
member Nation-States, or in adhering to the enemies of the
Federation, Regions, or member Nation-States. No person
shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two
witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in front
of at least two witnesses. The Senate shall have the power
to declare the punishment of treason.
Law sets the minimum standard for society; people need to set the
highest standard. Use Discipline, Respect, Humility, and
Appreciation and continue to evolve to achieve Spirituality,
Wisdom, Knowledge, Courage, and Strength, to gain the power,
healing, blessing and transformation, to Live in Truth, in
Justice, and in Righteousness.
Martin Alpert
March 20, 1995
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