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# CONSTITUTION OF THE NATION OF LICHFIELD

## I. PREAMBLE

We, the People of the Nation of Lichfield in order to secure the benefits of the government of Lichfield, and otherwise promote the common welfare of all citizens to progressively move our
Nation forward, do hereby ordain and establish this Constitution for the Nation of Lichfield.
No individual who holds the position of Founder, Co-Founder, Developer, or other related positions shall make any decisions on behalf of the government; unless they hold a legal position that allows them to do so, or when law allows for such actions to take place; and shall not be subject to any special treatment due to his/her status within this position.
The governments of Lichfield shall be divided between two levels; the federal government
and the local government. Furthermore, the Federal government shall be split into three
branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.
A "citizen" shall be recognized as any person that has gained the status of citizenship, as
defined by the Lichfield National Government, and their immigration processes by statute or within
this constitution. A "government official" shall be recognized as any citizen who holds a position
as a cabinet official, sub-cabinet official, a justice of the national courts, the Chief Court Justice,
as a senator, as the Vice President, or as the President. No person is above the law unless the law
in question permits such an exception, regardless of status, wealth, rank, position, or any other
factor.
A simple majority or majority shall be recognized as one-half of all votes plus one
(1/2+1) rounded down to the nearest whole number. A supermajority shall be recognized as
two-thirds of all votes (2/3) rounded up to the nearest whole number. A valid vote shall be
considered an aye, which is a vote in favor of the legislation, a nay, which is a vote against a
piece of legislation, and an abstain. Should a senator abstain, their vote shall not be considered
for the total number of votes required to pass a legislative action. The Senate shall also have the
authority to pass more regulations or rules regarding voting on things that require a Senate vote
through the means of a bill or an act.

## II. RIGHTS, FREEDOMS, AND RESPONSIBILITIES
### SECTION I - FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
No person shall be prosecuted for the free communication of ideas and opinions through
speech, written forms, or print; unless in violation of another citizen’s rights. Freedom of
Expression does not mean Information Rights shall not be followed and enforced by the
government and its officials.
### SECTION II - FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
All people shall have to freedom to form associations freely and without restriction by the
government; until or unless the associations made have ties to criminal actions.
Furthermore, direct associations that pursue political aims by means of an armed force
shall be forbidden. An association does not include businesses unless approved the
Ministry of Commerce, and an association does not include official political parties
unless recognized by the legislative branch.
### SECTION III - FREEDOM OF BELIEF
No person shall be prosecuted for nor discriminated against on a basis of the individual's
belief. A belief shall be defined as a person’s political or religious beliefs. No
government official, agency, or its officials shall interfere with any activities relating to a
person’s beliefs that are peaceful in nature. Furthermore, government agencies operating
within Lichfield must provide reasonable accommodation to those with religious or political
beliefs, unless such accommodation would endanger the safety of the individual or
another individual.
### SECTION IV - FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
All people shall have the freedom of the press. No press agency shall be interfered with
by any form of government, except for reasonable limitations set forth by statute or an
executive agency designated to do so. No individual may be prosecuted for exercising
their right to report on the developments within Lichfield and the world, though no person
may commit illegal actions in order to exercise this right.
### SECTION V - FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY
No person may be prosecuted for assembling peacefully where they are in no violation of
a statute. Furthermore, no statute shall restrict any public area for peaceful assembly
other than to preserve the safety of those peacefully assembling.
### SECTION VI - FREEDOM FROM SEARCH AND SEIZURE
All individuals shall be free from unlawful search and seizure by the government. No
search or seizure shall take place at the hands of the government except upon probable
cause that the person being searched or having possessions seized has committed a crime.
### SECTION VII - EQUALITY RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
No person shall be treated differently under law or in general than any other person based
on gender, sexual identity, sexual preference, race, native language, origins, religion,
political preference, or other such related factors. All people have the responsibility not to
treat any person differently than another based on these characteristics.
### SECTION VIII - PETITION RIGHTS
Lichfield citizens shall have the right to petition their government on any issue. Petitions that
are submitted to a member of the legislature or a member of the cabinet shall see the
individual it was submitted to deliver a response to the petition, either in writing or
verbally, within a reasonable amount of time. The legislative branch may set, by statute,
requirements for a petition to become admissible to the legislature and be subject to
previous requirements in this section.
### SECTION IX - MOBILITY RIGHTS
Lichfield citizens have the right to enter, remain in, and leave Lichfield. Additionally, Lichfield citizens have the right to move within and take up residence in any part of Lichfield within legal boundaries. Citizenship may be revoked by the Ministry of Foreign Engagement
with requirements and regulations set by the legislative branch.
### SECTION X - INFORMATION RIGHTS
Lichfield citizens shall maintain the right to view the processes of the government, including
but not limited to: all legislation (proposed, failed, and passed), judicial proceedings and
operations, executive orders, and nonclassified information of the executive branch.
### SECTION XI - THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS
Lichfield citizens shall have the right to keep arms. Lichfield citizens shall have the right to bear
arms for lawful self-defense, recreation, and prevention of tyrannical rule. The
government may employ reasonable regulations to ensure public safety.
### SECTION XII - THE RIGHT TO FAIR PUNISHMENT
All people shall maintain the right to a fair and just legal process, and shall not be
deprived of any right without due process of law. No person shall be subjected to cruel
and unusual punishment, nor shall an individual be prosecuted or arrested for the same
criminal offense in the same instance of such an offense occurring twice, nor shall an
individual be compelled to be a witness against themselves in a criminal case.
### SECTION XIII - THE RIGHT TO HABEAS CORPUS
Lichfield citizens shall maintain the right of habeas corpus, and shall be provided with a
valid reason for any and all detainments by the government or its agents.
### SECTION XIV - THE RIGHT TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION
All persons charged with a crime in any court of Lichfield or subpoenaed/testifying in all
courts shall have the right to an attorney free of charge provided by the nation if they
cannot locate or afford one. If necessary, the court may mandate a certified attorney to
provide free legal counsel should a public defender be unavailable. They shall also
maintain the right to be silent when being questioned by the government for an
investigation.
### SECTION XV - ADDITIONAL LEGAL RIGHTS
Any person who is a respondent or defendant to any legal proceedings shall maintain the right to
know the allegations against them and be provided with a copy of all evidence and
witnesses against them.
### SECTION XVI - DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
All Lichfield citizens shall have the right to vote in all elections for which their place of
living or work is located unless otherwise restricted by statute; though no statute shall
restrict specific people, nor restrict without reason. Lichfield citizens shall have the
democratic responsibility to vote in all elections that they are eligible to vote in.
### SECTION XVII - ADDITIONAL RIGHTS
The rights here established by this article are not necessarily the only ones afforded to the
people, more may be defined as necessary under the law.

## III. THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

### SECTION I - STRUCTURE OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
A unicameral legislative body shall be established, known as the senate, tasked with the
creation of national statute. There shall be no more than ten Senators, including the Pro
Tempore.
### SECTION II - LEGISLATIVE LEADERS
The Senate shall be presided over by the Vice President, who shall act as the President of
the Senate. The Senate shall elect a President Pro Tempore-who shall preside over the

chamber in absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore shall be chosen
by an entire vote from the senate which requires a majority to pass and can be removed
by a majority vote as deemed fit. The President Pro Tempore shall also be a senator of
the Nation of Lichfield and shall be invested with the power to vote on legislation when they
are not presiding over voting.

### SECTION III - VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Should the office of the Vice President be vacated by any means other than an election,
the President shall nominate a replacement by at least twenty-four (24) hours, then the
Senate shall have a maximum of thirty-six (36) hours to vote on the nominee. If the
nominee fails, then the cycle shall restart but an acting Vice-President shall be chosen
from the senators holding office at that time by the President.
### SECTION IV - CONVENING OF THE LEGISLATURE
The Senate may be convened by the Vice President or President Pro Tempore in their
absence on the condition that a majority of all current Senators be in attendance. Should
there be a tie vote, the presiding officer of the session shall tie break with an aye or nay,
they may not abstain. The President or Vice-President may also convene the Senate in an
"emergency session" where the aforementioned rule for a quorum shall be irrelevant.
### SECTION V - EXECUTIVE OVERRIDE
The Senate may override an Executive Order by a supermajority. The Senate may
override a State of Emergency with a supermajority should it be unwarranted or
otherwise unlawful. These actions shall not require the approval of the President.
### SECTION VI - GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND IMPEACHMENT
The Senate shall have the authority to impeach government officials for: the commission
of any felonious crime, any serious misdemeanor, inactivity, incompetence, violating the
public trust, failure to comply with the Code of Ethics set by the Senate Committee on
Government ethics or failure to perform the duties of their office. The Senate Committee
on Government Ethics shall be established, containing the President Pro Tempore (who
shall act as chairman) and three Senators who shall be chosen in a manner prescribed by
the chamber. This committee shall be primarily responsible for investigating allegations
of impeachable offenses on impeachable officials, passing a Code of Ethics of which
elected and appointed officials shall follow, and passing Articles of Impeachment if
necessary-though it may be given more purpose by law. This committee may compel
officials to attend a hearing to determine guilt or innocence with a subpoena issued by
the President Pro Tempore with the authority of the Vice President, or the Vice
President, failure to adhere to a subpoena is grounds for impeachment. After an
investigation and a hearing, should the committee choose to have one prior to proposing
articles of impeachment, the committee will vote if it is needed to pass articles of
impeachment, and with what charges. A majority vote in favor is required to send
articles of impeachment to the chamber as a whole for trial. The committee shall have
full access to any information relevant to an investigation and shall have the authority to
subpoena the information. Subpoenaed information that is classified shall remain
classified unless given authority by the President of Lichfield. Should the committee vote to
send articles of impeachment, they shall go to the chamber as a whole for trial, where the
Senators shall act as the triers of fact. Excluding instances where the President or Vice
President are being tried, the Vice President shall preside; instances, where the
President or Vice President are being tried, shall be presided over by the Chief Justice
(or Supreme Court Justice in his absence). In this trial, the Pro Tempore (or a designed
committee member) shall act as prosecutor, and present all evidence and facts to support
removal. The accused party shall be given an opportunity to defend themselves, the
amount of time the accused party shall have in order to defend themselves shall be at the
discretion of the Vice President, unless the Vice President or the President are the ones
being impeached in which case the power shall lay on the Chief Court Justice. The Vice
President shall be in charge of proposing rules and procedures for a hearing (should the
committee choose to have one) and trial in every impeachment in which the Senate
Committee on Government Ethics, including the chairman, shall vote. Should the Vice
President be the one being investigated and summoned for a trial or hearing, the
President Pro Tempore shall be responsible for submitting a set of rules and procedures
for the hearing or the trial to the entire chamber, in which a majority vote shall be
required in order for the procedures to go into effect for the trial or hearing in question.
After all evidence and facts are presented, and questions answered, it shall go to a vote
where a supermajority of the Senators assembled is required to convict on the charges as
a whole. Should the supermajority be reached, the official shall be removed from office.
Senators shall also have the ability to propose articles of impeachment against
government officials in cases where the government official has clearly demonstrated the
reasons in the articles, and an investigation is not needed. Should the chamber choose to
propose articles of impeachment without due process from the Senate Committee on
Government Ethics, a trial shall still be required in order to give the government official
and opportunity to defend themself.
### SECTION VII - EXPULSION
The Senate may not impeach its members but instead may expel them. Expulsions shall
go to a vote of the chamber as a whole and require a supermajority of the Senators
assembled. Members may be expelled for reasons prescribed by the chamber, though any
impeachable offense is applicable. Should the majority be reached, the Senator shall be
removed from office. Following an expulsion, the Senate may choose to bar the expelled
member from the Senate with ⁄ majority of the members assembled for a time period at
their discretion.
### SECTION VIII - CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
All judges, executive officials responsible for leading an executive agency, and any other
posts dictated by law or defined as a government official must be nominated by the
President and confirmed by the Senate. The Senate shall be required to hear and vote on
the nominations of the President. The Senate may confirm an official by a majority of
the assembled Senators, in which the official shall take office. Should this majority fail to
be reached, the nominee shall not take office. No person shall hold office in two main
branch bodies at one time (i.e seated judges may not also be Senators, seated Senators
may not be President, etc.).
### SECTION IX - LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
Legislation must be proposed by a sitting member of the Senate, the President or the
Vice President. The Senate shall then vote on the legislation. Should the legislation pass,
it shall move to the President for their signature. The President shall maintain the power
to veto proposed laws and amendments should they pass the Senate. This veto may be
overridden by a supermajority of Senators assembled. In this case, the legislation shall
go into effect without the approval of the President. They may also sign a piece of
legislation to send it into effect. Should the President fail to sign or veto a piece of
legislation three days after its passage in the Senate, it goes into effect automatically.
The President may also exercise a line-item veto, in which they only veto specific
portions of a piece of legislation and send it back to the Senate for review. The Senate
may alter the bill as necessary, and repass it. Line-item vetos may also be overridden.
### SECTION X - PAY
The Senate shall, in coordination with the Founders of Lichfield, pass a proposed payment
system that can be amended, reestablished, or removed at the discretion of the Senate.
This system shall stay in effect unless removed by the Senate of Lichfield. This system shall
determine how employees of Lichfield shall be paid, how much they shall be paid, how often
they will be paid, and who shall be paid.
### SECTION XI - CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT
All criminal offenses shall be noted in a national criminal or traffic code or penal code
detailing offense name, definition, and punishment. All criminal offenses must also
classify whether they are felonies, misdemeanors, or infractions. An individual may not
serve more than 20 minutes for an arrest. This criminal code, traffic code, or penal code
may be amended by a legislative amendment.
### SECTION XII - EX-POST FACTO
No law shall be ex post facto; be it by retroactively punishing for a crime, retroactively
altering the form of punishment for a crime, or similar such conduct, except in the case
of a President pardoning an individual in accordance with this constitution.
### SECTION XIII - CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed by the legislature, and require
super-majority of Senators assembled to pass. Amendments do not require the approval
of the President. From there, it must be approved by public referendum. Upon receiving
passage in the Senate, the amendment in its full text-detailing article and section
changes and alterations-will be publicly announced in the national Discord and given a
thumbs up and thumbs down emoji (thumbs up representing approval, and thumbs down
representing disapproval), only citizens may vote. All referendums require a voting
period of no less than twenty-four (24) hours. To pass and be enacted into the
Constitution, the amendment must receive a 51% approval of all persons voting.
## IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH

### SECTION I - STRUCTURE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The executive branch shall be duly established. It shall bear the responsibility to enforce
and enact the laws of Lichfield, as well as serving as the provider for all essential
non-judicial and non-legislative services. It shall be headed by a citizen, elected to be the
President.
### SECTION II - THE PRESIDENT
The Office of the President of Lichfield shall be duly established. No person shall hold the
aforementioned position for more than two terms consecutively or four terms total. A
term shall be considered any period of time where a person was the president for thirty
days or more. A term shall end when the person who has held the aforementioned
position has either left office, or been reelected in a presidential election. Should an
official be impeached from office or resign from office, the time in which they have
spent in office shall be considered one term, unless they have entered another term after
an election.
### SECTION III - VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Should the Office of the Vice President become vacant, the President shall have the
authority and obligation to appoint a new Vice President within 24 hours. Should the
President resign, or be removed from office, the following order of succession shall be
enacted to appoint a new President. This president shall serve as interim for the
remainder of the term. The order of succession is:
- President;
- Vice President;
- President Pro Tempore;
- Chief Court Justice
- Attorney General
- Elections
### SECTION IV - EXECUTIVE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT
The President shall control all executive branch agencies, and maintain the ability to
discipline staff (including appointed department heads), set budget guidelines, and
blacklist persons from said agencies, so shall they have undeniable access to all
information under the executive branch.
### SECTION V - EXECUTIVE ORDERS
The President shall retain the authority to enact executive orders. Executive orders
issued by the President shall hold the complete force of law on executive-level agencies.
The President may also amend and nullify executive orders with further executive orders.
These orders may not conflict with national law or the Constitution.
### SECTION VI - EXECUTIVE CABINET
Cabinet Officers serve until they resign, or are removed by the President or other means.
The President may choose to appoint someone to his cabinet, though only those required
by law, statute, regulation, or another such document shall require senate confirmation.
In the event that any executive agency is lacking a leader from the cabinet, the President
(or acting President) may designate an individual to act in the capacity thereof until a
leader from the cabinet can be confirmed and seated, though no agency shall be led by a
designated official for more than three weeks consecutively.
### SECTION VII - PARDONS
The President shall retain the ability to issue a pardon to any person charged with any
crime in Lichfield. The pardon issued shall remove the crime from the person's record, and
nullify/end the person's sentence (if there is one). Any pardon issued must have a
plausible reason, and the President must notify the public of the pardon. The President
shall refrain from pardoning themselves, their spouses, children, or other family
members. Pardons may be overridden by the Supreme Court by a supermajority vote.
### SECTION VIII - NATIONAL ADDRESS
The President shall be obligated to address the Senate and the Citizens of Lichfield on the
current state of Lichfield, his/her future plans, and the plans for the future of Lichfield. This
shall be done at least once during the beginning of the term, (first three weeks), and at
the end of the term (last three weeks).

## V. THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

### SECTION I - STRUCTURE OF THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
A body of judicial officials shall be established, known as the judicial branch, tasked
with the creation of interpretation and trial of law (unless such a trial of law is a trial by
the Senate Committee on Government Ethics in terms of the impeachment of an individual). This branch shall be led by a Chief Justice. Judges of all circuits shall serve
indefinitely until resignation or removal.
### SECTION II - THE CHIEF JUSTICE
The Chief Justice shall be the highest judicial official in the Nation of Lichfield. This
position shall be nominated by the President and confirmed by the senate. The Chief
Justice shall be responsible for creating procedural rules and regulations for the
judiciary. These procedures and rules cannot conflict with the law or the Constitution
and must be approved by 1 ⁄2 + 1 majority of Senators assembled. Any changes to said
procedures and rules shall require the same approval. Upon acceptance by the Senate, all
judges and justices are bound to comply with them, grievous failure to do so is grounds
for impeachment.
### SECTION III - THE SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court of Lichfield shall be established as the highest court in the land, tasked
with acting as a final decider on the interpretation of the law, as well as being the final
destination of all civil, criminal, and immigration appeals. It shall maintain original
jurisdiction in the interpretation of Constitutional issues, as well as judicial review of
the actions of the other branches. In all other cases, it shall have appellate jurisdiction.
The court shall be comprised of one Chief Justice who shall head it, and four Associate
Justices also nominated and confirmed. These Associate Justices shall be permitted to
hear cases in lower circuits and execute the duties of the judges in lower circuits. The
Supreme Court shall be vested with the unique power of judicial review; they shall retain
the ability to check the other two branches in means provided by this constitution or by
means provided by statute. The Supreme Court may agree to take cases by a simple
majority and hear them. They shall hear all sides and decide all facts and upon
conclusion issue an opinion that sets a judicial precedent. Legislation and executive
orders (and other relevant executive actions) may be nullified should they be
unconstitutional upon the concurrence of a simple majority of the court. To null a State
of Emergency, however, a ⁄ majority shall be required. The Supreme Court may only null
a State of Emergency if it is unconstitutional or intended to curtail the rights and
privileges of the people unnecessarily. In cases of criminal or civil appeals from lower
circuits, the Supreme Court may remand the case for retrial or overturn the verdict
should the case have violated procedure, statute, or the Constitution. They may also
uphold the ruling.
### SECTION IV - FEDERAL COURTS
The District Court of Lichfield shall be created to act as the nation’s primary trial court,
hearing all civil and criminal cases in the original jurisdiction. The District Court shall
be comprised of one Chief Judge - a District Judge nominated by the President and
confirmed by the Senate - who shall maintain the district court, and up to six judges
nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The Immigration Court of
Lichfield shall be created to allow for non-citizens to appeal decisions by the Ministry of Foreign Engagements concerning a person’s citizenship, such as the denial of
citizenship or the deportation of a person. The Immigration Court of Lichfield shall be
comprised of one Chief Judge - a Bar Certified Attorney nominated by the President and
confirmed by the Senate - who shall maintain the Immigration Courts, and up to three
judges - a Bar Certified Attorney nominated by the President and confirmed by the
Senate. In the event that a party fails to show at a designated time, without good cause,
to a court proceeding, that party forfeits their right to a trial, and the judge shall rule in
favor of the attending party. If both parties fail to show without good cause, the case
shall be dismissed.
### SECTION V - ORDERS OF THE COURT
Judges of all circuits shall maintain the authority to issue orders of the court to lawfully
execute that court’s will; be it for a person to appear, an entity to enforce a ruling,
monetary reparations, etc. These orders may be appealed in the manner described by this
article.
### SECTION VI - WARRANTS
Judges of all circuits shall maintain the authority to issue warrants for arrest and
search-both of which shall require probable cause of a crime committed. Such cause
shall be listed on the warrant, along with the issuing judge’s name, crimes committed
specifically, the person(s) to be served on, and in the case of search warrants the specific
places or persons to be searched, what is being searched for, and seized. Law
enforcement is required to execute warrants. Upon arrest, the warrant shall be null.
Officers shall arrest for the max time possible with the charges. Warrants may be
appealed and nulled in the process described for criminal and civil appeals.
### SECTION VII - APPEALS COURT
In times of a low number of appeals to be decided by the Chief Justice, the Supreme
Court will hear all appeals from the District Court, warrants, orders, etc. However, in
times of a high number of appeals, the Chief Justice may employ up to two District
Judges as Appeals Judges, who shall staff a temporary Court of Appeals. This court will
act as an intermediary appellate court, hearing District appeals before they go to the
Supreme Court. Decisions of the Appeals Court may be finally appealed to the Supreme
Court. The Court of Appeals shall maintain the appeal powers of the Supreme Court
should it be active, except as single judges. No appeals judge shall preside over the case
of an appeal which they presided over the original case.
### SECTION VIII - SENTENCING
Judges of all circuits shall not sentence any individual to jail for more than two hours.
SECTION IX - NOMINATION OF JUDICIAL OFFICIALS
Judicial officials of all courts shall be nominated by the President (may be on the advice
of the Chief Justice) and confirmed by the senate. There should always be a Chief Justice

in office or nominated, if not, then the most senior judicial official on the supreme court
shall act in their capacity until a Chief Justice is nominated and confirmed. In the event
that there are not any supreme court justices, the most senior judicial official shall
temporarily fill this role. The President shall be expected to appoint judicial officials to
all courts.

## VI. DEFENSE AND TERRITORY
### SECTION I - ADMINISTRATION OF ARMED FORCES
The President shall be commander-in-chief of all military forces within the nation, and
maintain the authority to deploy them for no more than twelve hours without declaring a
State of Emergency. Military entities may only enforce civilian law on military property,
during a state of emergency, or when permitted by the President. The President shall
have the authority to restrict these deployments, control the limitations of the military
during these deployments, and control what pre existing civilian law may or may not be
enforced.
### SECTION II - STATE OF EMERGENCY
The President maintains the power to declare a nationwide State of Emergency in the
event of rebellion, invasion, or severe civil unrest of which civilian law enforcement is
incapable of handling. In such cases, the President may deploy military forces on
domestic soil to combat the aforementioned. During the State of Emergency, the
President may cease the operations of public services of the Executive Branch at his
discretion. No State of Emergency may last longer than seven days without majority of
Senators assembled. The legislature and the judiciary both maintain the authority to null
State of Emergency within their respective powers in this Constitution.
### SECTION III - PROPERTY
All property that is not registered as private property under the appropriate government
agency, as defined by statute, shall be considered government property. Individuals,
especially citizens, shall not face restrictions from entering, moving about, or otherwise
existing on or in government property unless the property in question has been declared
private by an appropriate statute or regulation. Furthermore, officers of law enforcement
and officers of the ministry of defense shall retain the ability to declare any property
temporarily private with probable cause.
SECTION IV - IMMIGRATION
Immigration at the National Level may be restricted or stopped by the executive branch
at any time under the scopes provided by statute(s) and/or executive order(s).
### SECTION V - DECLARATIONS OF WAR

Declarations of war must come directly from the Office of the President and must be
approved by a majority of senators assembled.
### SECTION VI - ALLIANCES
All alliances formed by the executive branch must be confirmed by a majority vote of
senators assembled.

## VII. ELECTIONS AND OATHS

### SECTION I - FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
A commission, the Federal Electoral Commission, shall be created and tasked with the
administration of all elections within the nation. The commission will be staffed by five
members, one of which shall be nominated by the President to serve as the
commissioner. All members shall be nominated and confirmed by the Senate by a
majority vote, as shall the commissioner, regardless of if they already sit on the
commission. All members shall serve three-month terms on the commission, after which
they may be renominated or replaced. The commissioner will be responsible for leading
this commission, and it's functions. In the event that there is no senate and no
commissioner, the President may designate an individual to act in the capacity of the
commissioner until there is a senate. The Commissioner shall hold the power to remove
a member of the Federal Election Commission with reason, but, the legislative branch
can override this decision with a majority vote of present senators.
### SECTION II - PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Presidential elections must be called no later than two weeks prior to the end of a
presidential term. Candidates must have at least 24 hours to declare candidacy for this
election and must declare candidacy with a Vice Presidential candidate. The election
must conclude no more than one week from the end of the current presidential term. If
the election concludes prior to the end of a presidential term, the winner shall be
declared the "President-Elect." A presidential term shall be four months and shall end
four months after the newly-elected president, or reelected president enters office.. If the end of a term lands on the 29th of February, and such a date does not exist in this year,
the term shall end on the 28th of February.
### SECTION III - SENATORIAL GENERAL AND MIDTERM ELECTIONS
Senatorial candidates must have at least 24 hours to declare candidacy for this election.
The election must conclude on the date of the end of the current senatorial term. A
senatorial term shall be two months. If the end of a term lands on the 29th of February,
and such a date does not exist in this year, the term shall end on the 28th of February.
Senatorial elections shall occur once immediately following the election of a new
president, and once two months following that election; respectively general and
midterm elections.

### SECTION IV - SENATORIAL SPECIAL ELECTIONS
In the event that not all senate seats are filled, the FEC may hold special elections to fill
the(se) seat(s), though they shall not be compelled to until there is less than one-half of
the seats in the senate vacant. These elections must have registration open for at least 24
hours.
### SECTION V - ELECTION SYSTEMS
Elections for single-seat offices shall be done by First Past the Post, in which each
citizen gets one vote, and the candidate with the most votes wins. Elections for multiple
seat offices shall be done using the Golf Voting System, in which each citizen will rate
every candidate from 1, being the candidate they want the most, to the total number of
candidates (i.e 1-7 if there are seven candidates) being the candidate they want the least.
The candidates with the lowest numerical point values (going down to the maximum
number of seats) at the end of the election win. In the event of a tie for a seat, the
candidates that tied will move to a snap election using First Past the Post to determine
the one who shall take the seat. Should that also result in a tie, the candidates left will be
decided by a Senate vote in which ⁄ +1 majority is needed to declare one candidate the
winner.
### SECTION VI - ELECTION REGULATION
The Federal Election Commission shall be tasked with enforcing all election
regulations-of which may be dictated by legislation excluding qualifications here listed;
no person shall be eligible to run for office if they are not a citizen, are barred from that
office via impeachment or expulsion bars, or maintain one or more felonies on their
record. Should a person be in violation of these qualifications, that person is to be
disqualified by the Federal Election Commission. Any regulation set by legislation may
dictate the disqualification of a candidate for a violation, may leave it to the discretion of
the commission, or may otherwise punish as defined.
### SECTION VII - RECORDS
The records of votes shall be kept in a manner decided by the commission, though said
votes will not be public record. The distribution of voting records shall be
forbidden-excluding the total number of voters and the number of votes/points per
candidate.
### SECTION VIII - FURTHER RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FEC
The commission shall be further tasked with designating locations for voting to occur,
duration of campaigning and voting (though no voting period shall be shorter than 48
hours), and approving debates should they be necessary.
### SECTION IX - PRESIDENTIAL OATH
The Chief Justice (or any acting Chief Justice in their absence, or most senior cabinet
member in their absence) shall lead and oversee all elected presidents and vice
presidents to state this oath prior to them assuming office: “I, [name], do solemnly swearto protect and defend the Nation of Lichfield, its people, and its Constitution from all threats foreign or domestic; and to lead the nation with integrity and duty.”
### SECTION X - SENATORIAL OATH
The Vice President (or President Pro Tempore in their absence, or President in their absence)
shall lead and oversee all elected senators to state this oath prior to them assuming
office: “I, [name], do solemnly swear to uphold and protect the Constitution of the
Nation of Lichfield, and to faithfully execute my duties; to create a just and fair law by the
consent of the people.”
### SECTION XI - JUDICIAL OATH
The President (or Vice President in their absence, or President Pro Tempore in their
absence) shall lead and oversee all confirmed judicial officials to state this oath prior to
them assuming office: “I, [name], do solemnly swear to protect and defend the
Constitution of Lichfield-to uphold and interpret all laws through the just trial of fact, and
to ensure order by the just administration of law.”

## VIII. PROVISIONS
SECTION I – ENFORCING
The legislative, executive and the judicial branch shall be tasked with enforcing the
Constitution of Lichfield and the statues/law created as an outcome of it.

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