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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Bill of Rights

Right to Own Property...
that is obtained fairly through payment, trade, barter, or gift. Property can be seized with fair parliament vote and just reasoning. During times of war all homes are available to be used to house members of the military as follows; 1 member of family living in household=1 member of military, 2 member of family living in household=1 member of military, 3 member of family living in household=2 member of military, 4 member of family living in household=2 member of military, 5 member of family living in household=3 member of military, 6 member of family living in household=3 member of military, and so on and so forth, always rounding the troop number up when family has and odd number. Property will be taxed by square footage; if taxes are not paid the property can be seized by the government at any point in time.

Right to Own Weaponry...
to be used only in self defense when intent is obvious; if death occurs trial will be held, even in cases of self defense.

Right to a Hearing...
if under suspicion of crime, and accused of said crime the people will have a right to a hearing under parliament  with the King's word being final

Right to Freedom from Slavery...
the people have the right to freedom from slavery; e.i. being property. The people have the right to bring to trial cases in which slavery may or may not exist.

Right to Marriage...
the people have the right to marry who they choose. Marriage is not defined as between a man and a women, it is between two consensual people, man/women, women/women, man/man, etc. The marriage as long as it is legally preformed, will be acknowledged as legitimate.

Right to Vote for Parliament...
the people may vote for parliament, the number of seats is based on the overall population, votes will only count once. Individuals may vote for who ever they choose and at any point can bring trial to the King if the courts have misdoings. The King holds the right to impeach any parliament member after consulting the parliament and bringing forward proof on misdoings.

This document is a living document and may be altered at any time at the discretion of the government.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

I like all of the rights that your country has. It is interesting that you chose to go with a parliamentary form of government. It seems as if you combined the English government with the United States government to form your own.

Hilary Francis said...

I would have to agree with Zac. I like that you have sort of combined the two governments. However I personally dont like that you tax on squarefootage of households. That would really be horrible if you had a large house. What if you inherited the large home but not a large income?

Andrew Harrison said...

I like the monarchy like government you have created it is cool to see kings in power again. One major problem you could face is the housing of military members being forced on your civilians. Not only does that make their houses a target in a war, it is one of the major reasons that the United States split from England in the first place. It may cause contention in your people.