constitution of the people's republic of cascadia

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Constitution of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia

December 23, 2013

Preface

We the people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia, in order to form a common

organ of society, establish justice, ensure tranquility domestically, provide forthe common defence and general welfare, and ensure the liberty, equality, andsolidarity of the people, have thus established the Constitution of the PeoplesRepublic of Cascadia

Article 1

Section 1

The Peoples Republic of Cascadia is a socialist state built on the basis ofworkers, peasants, and the intelligentsia, all of which are working peoples

Section 2

The Peoples Councils which grew and attained strength as a result of the over-throw of the landlords and capitalists and the achievement of the rule of theproletariat, constitute the political foundation of the Peoples Republic of Cas-cadia

Section 3

In the Peoples Republic of Cascadia all power belongs to the working people ofcity and country as represented by the government.

Section 4

The socialist system of economy and the socialist ownership of the means andinstruments of production firmly established as a result of the abolition of thecapitalist system of economy, the abrogation of private ownership of the meansand instruments of production and the abolition of the exploitation of man byman, constitute the economic foundation of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia

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Section 5

Socialist property in the Peoples Republic of Cascadia exists either in the formof state property (the possession of the public), or in the form of cooperativeand collective-farm property.

Section 6

The land and its resources are state property. The state operates the basic meansof production in industry, construction, agriculture, transportation, communi-cation, banks, public utilities, municipal enterprises, and most urban housing.

Section 7

Collective farms and other cooperatives possess the means of production and

other assets that they require for their purposes laid down in their charters.The land held by them is secured to them for free use in perpetuity.

Section 8

The law permits small private economy of individuals based on personal laborwithout the exploitation of the labor of others.

Section 9

The right of residents to personal ownership of their incomes, savings, homes,and personal affects and the right of inheritance of such personal property isprotected by law.

Section 10

The economic life of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia is determined by thestate economic plan with the aim of increasing the public wealth, improving thematerial conditions of the working people, as well as maintaining the indepen-dence of Cascadia, the environment of Cascadia, and its cultural and intellectuallife.

Section 11

In the interests of the present and future, the Peoples Republic of Cascadiaacknowledges a duty to protect the Earth and its environment

Section 12

In the Peoples Republic of Cascadia, the principle applied is From each ac-cording to their ability, to each according to their work

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Section 13

The Communist Party is the leading organ in Cascadian political life; it is thusthe only political party

Section 14

This Constitution, and the Laws of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia which shallbe made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made,under the authority of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia, shall be the supremelaw of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anythingin the constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.

Article 2

Section 1

In conformity with the interests of the working people, and in order to strengthenthe socialist system, the people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia are guar-anteed the freedom of speech

Section 2

In conformity with the interests of the working people, and in order to strengthenthe socialist system, the people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia are guar-anteed the freedom of the press

Section 3

In conformity with the interests of the working people, and in order to strengthenthe socialist system, the people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia are guar-anteed the freedom of assembly.

Section 4

In conformity with the interests of the working people, and in order to strengthenthe socialist system, the people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia are guar-anteed the freedom to hold street processions and demonstrations

Section 5

In conformity with the interests of the working people, and in order to strengthenthe socialist system, the people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia are guar-anteed the freedom of conscience, that is, the right to profess or not to professany religion, and to conduct religious worship and antireligious propaganda

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Section 6

In order to ensure freedom of conscience, no religious organization shall recieveany privileges from the Peoples Republic of Cascadia, nor will any religiousorganization exert political authority

Section 7

No censorship shall be maintained, nor shall the secrecy of private communica-tions be violated without a legally-obtained search warrant.

Section 8

Cascadia affords the right of asylum to foreign citizens persecuted for defendingthe interests of the workingpeople, or for scientific activities, or in their struggle

for liberation.

Section 9

No one shall be deprived of life or liberty, nor shall any other criminal penalty beimposed except according to due procedure established by law. The inviolabilityof homes is guaranteed by law. No one may, without lawful grounds such as alegally-obtained search warrant, enter a home against the will of those residingin it.

Section 10

No one shall be denied the right of access to the courts. No one may be arrested

except by a court decision or on the warrant of a procurator.

Section 11

Citizens of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia are equal before the law, withoutdistinction of external factors including but not limited to race, national origin,religion, educational or residential qualifications, type of occupation held, socialorigin, property status, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, andpast activities. No citizen by virtue of these factors holds unequal rights in allfields of economic, political, social, and cultural life with any other citizens.

Section 12

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to labor (that is,guaranteed employment and pay in accordance with the quantity and quality oftheir work, and not below the state-established minimum) including the rightto choose their profession, type of job and work in accordance with their incli-nations, abilities, training, and education with due account of societys needs.

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Section 13

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to rest andleisure; ensured by an establishment of a work week not exceeding 41 hours, ashorter working day in a number of industries, shorter hours for night work, paidannual holidays, 2 weekly days of rest, extension of the cultural, educational, andhealth-building institutions;the development of sport, physical culture, campingand tourism;and the provision of muncipial recreation facilities.

Section 14

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have a right to universal health-care; ensured by free, qualified medical care provided in state hospitals; by ex-tension of health-building instutions; by the development and improvement ofsafety and hygiene in labor; by measures to improve the environment; by special

care of the health of the youth including a prohibition on child labor (exclud-ing the work done as part of school curriculum); and by developing research toprevent and reduce the incidence of disease and ensure a long and active life.

Section 15

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to maintenancein old age, sickness and in the event of complete or partial disability or loss ofthe breadwinner. This is accomplished through social security, allownaces fortemporary disability, provision of retirement pensions, disability pensions, andpensions for the loss of the breadwinner; employment for the partially disabled;care for the elderly and disabled amongst other forms of social safety.

Section 16

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to housing. Thisis ensured by the development and upkeep of state-owned housing; by assistancefor cooperative and individual homebuilding; by fair, publically-controlled, dis-tribution of the housing that becomes available through the programme of build-ing dwellings, and by low rents and low charges for utility services.

Section 17

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to education.This is insured through free provision of all forms of education, the institu-tion of universal, compulsory secondary education; the broad development of

vocational, specialized secondary and higher education; as well as extramural,correspondence, and evening courses; state scholarships and grants for students;the free issue of textbooks and similar educational repositories; the opportunityto attend a school where instruction is in ones native language; and the provi-sion for facilities for self-education.

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Section 18

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to enjoy culturalbenefits; ensured by broad access to the cultural treasures of their land of theworld preserved in state collections such as museums; by the development anddistribution of cultural institutions throughout the nation; by development oftelevision, radio broadcasting, internet archiving and the publishing of books,newspapers, and periodicals both in print and online; and by extension of thefree library and internet service, as well as expanding cultural exchanges withother countries.

Section 19

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia, in accordance with the aimsof building communism, are granted freedom of scientific, technical, and artistic

work. This is ensured by broadening scientific research, encouraging inventionand innovation and developing literature and the arts. The state provides thenecessary material conditions for this and support for voluntary societies andunions of workers in the arts, organizes introductions of inventions and innova-tions in production and in the populace. The rights of authors, inventors, andinnovators are thus protected by the state.

Section 20

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to take partin the management and administration of state and public affairs and in thediscussion and adoption of laws of national and local significance.

Section 21

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to submit pro-posals to state bodies and public organisations for improving their activity, andto criticise shortcomings in their work. Officials are obliged, within establishedtime-limits, to examine citizens proposals and requests, to reply to them, andto take appropriate action. Persecution for criticism by anyone, irrespective ofcitizenship, is prohibited. Persons guilty of such persecution are to be prose-cuted.

Section 22

The family enjoys state protection. Marriage consists of at least 2 freely con-

senting adults; there are no further restrictions. All married parties are equalin their family relations. The state protects the family by providing and devel-oping childcare institutions, organizing communal services and public catering,paying grants on the birth of a child, and other benefits.

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Section 23

Factions of the Communist Party may be formed as long as they adhere tothe democratic and socialist foundations of the Cascadian state and are thusnot elements of bourgeois or feudal reaction; their internal organization toomust follow such principles. Furthermore, no political faction may operate aparamilitary organization. Factions in violation of these requirements may beabolished by the Communist Party leadership (and members expelled) afterexamination in the Supreme Court or on advice of the Bureau of Party Discipline(headed by the Chief Whip) in the Department of Internal Affairs

Section 24

All people have the right to form associations and societies, so long as they donot conflict with criminal laws, the constitution, or the concept of international

understanding.

Section 25

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to lodge a com-plaint against the actions of officials, state bodies and public bodies. Com-plaints shall be examined according to the procedure and within the time-limitestablished by law. Actions by officials that contravene the law or exceed theirpowers, and infringe the rights of citizens, may be appealed against in a courtin the manner prescribed by law. The people have the right to compensationfor damage resulting from unlawful actions by state organisations and publicorganisations, or by officials in the performance of their duties

Section 26

The people of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia have the right to access federalinformation.

Article 3

Section 1

All local council and General Assembly members are chosen on the basis ofuniversal, direct, and equal suffrage by secret ballot

Corollary

Members of the District Councils, the Regional Councils, the Senate, as wellas Premiers are also chosen on the basis of direct and equal suffrage by openballot universal to their election body, which is irrespective of factors other thancitizenship, age, and public office.

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Section 2

Suffrage is universal; all Cascadian citizens who have reached the age of eighteen,irrespective of external factors including but not limited to race, national origin,religion, educational or residential qualifications, type of occupation held, socialorigin, property status, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, orpast activities have the right to vote for local councils, the General Assembly,and any other elections they may be eligible for by virtue of holding publicoffice.

Section 3

Elections at any level are equal; they are done through a Condorcet-Schulzevote

Section 4

A Condorcet-Schulze vote is defined as thus: each voter specifies their preferencethrough an ordered preference list. Voters may optionally give the same prefer-ence to more than one candidate (indicating indifference between candidates) orkeep candidates unranked, indicating that said voter strictly prefers all rankedto all unranked candidates and is indifferent among all unranked candidates.Now:Suppose d[V, W] is the number of voters who strictly prefer Candidate V toCandidate WA pathfrom Candidate X to Candidate Y ofstrengthp is a sequence of candi-dates C(1), ..., C(n) with the following properties:

1. C(1) is identical to Candidate X

2. C(n) is identical to Candidate Y

3. For all i = 1, ..., (n 1) : d[C(i), C(i + 1)]> d[C(i + 1), C(i)]

4. For all i = 1, ..., (n 1) : d[C(i), C(i + 1)] p

p[A, B] is the strength of the strongest path from Candidate A to CandidateB, which is the maximum value such that there is a path from Candidate Ato Candidate B of that strength. If there are no paths from Candidate Ato Candidate B, p[A, B] := 0. Candidate D is better than Candidate E iff

p[D, E] > p[E, D]. Candidate D is a potential winner iffp[D, E] p[E, D] forevery other candidate E.

Section 5

Election of deputies are direct: all Deputies are elected by the citizens via directvote.

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Section 6

Voting at general elections is secret

Section 7

The shortest-splitline algorithm is as follows.Let N = A+ B , where N is the number of districts to create and A and Bare two natural numbers, either equal if N is even or differing by one if N isodd. Among all possible lines that split the region that is to be split with thepopulation ratio A : B, choose the shortest. If there are two or more suchlines, choose the one that is closest to a north-south direction; if there is stillmore than one possibility, choose the easternmost. We now have two regionswhich contain a specified number (A and B, corresponding to the populationratios above) of districts: handle them recursively through the same splitting

procedure. Any residence that is split into two or more parts is considered tobe a part of the most north-western of the districts; if this does not decide it,then of the furthest north.

Section 8

There shall be a Census, run by the Bureau of the Census within the Departmentof Labor and Social Affairs and the inter-departmental Office of Statistics, every10 years in order to gain vital social and economic statistics and to provide datafor the shortest-splitline algorithm. Census results shall be published publiclyonce the census is completed.

Section 9

The Schulze Single-Transferable vote is as follows:Each voter specifies their preference through an ordered preference list. Votersmay not give the same preference to more than one candidate but may keepcandidates unranked, indicating that said voter strictly prefers all ranked to allunranked candidates and is indifferent among all unranked candidates. Now:The outcome, being a set of candidates chosen to be elected, that beats all otherpossible outcomes in a pairwise comparison defined below is chosen as the resultof the election. When two outcomes are compared against each other, there areone of two methods:If the outcomes differ by only one candidate the following method is taken:Assuming S seats need to be filled, the two outcomes are considered to be(A1, A2,...,AS)and (A2,...,AS, B). The ballots are then assigned to one of the

candidates in(A1, A2,...,AS)but a ballot may only be assigned to a candidateAi if the voter prefers Ai to B. This means the ballots which prefer B to allcandidates in (A1, A2,...,AS) will remain unassigned for now. The ballots areassigned in order to maximize the smallest number of ballots held by any can-didate in (A1, A2,...,AS). The number of votes in favor of the proposal that

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(A1, A2,...,AS) beats (A2,...,AS, B) is equal to the smallest number of ballotsheld by any candidate in (A1, A2,...,AS). To determine the result, the reverse

comparison must also be performed. This will give the number of votes againstthe proposal that(A1, A2,...,AS)beats(A2,...,AS, B), i.e. the number of votesfor the proposal that (A2,...,AS, B) beats (A1, A2,...,AS). The winner in thiscomparison is the proposal with the largest number of votesIf the outcomes differ by more than one candidate, a path is determined thatleads from one result to the other; a path being defined as in Section 4. Thestrength of a path is equal to that of the weakest link along the path. All pathsfrom one outcome to the other are considered, and the strongest path is consid-ered to be the support for the proposal that the first beats the second. Similarly,the reverse comparison is performed, and its strongist path is considered to bethe opposition for the proposal that the first beats the second, i.e. the supportfor the proposal that the second beats the first. The winner in this comparisonis the proposal with the largest support

Section 10

Any Senator, Delegate, or Premier may be removed from office before the endof their term by a recall election, which is initiated when a petition of no con-fidence (which must identify some specific form of misconduct by said official)collects 50,000 petitioners within 100 days. The method of election depends onthe sort of seat contested:

Clause 1

If a Delegate is recalled, an election within their district is initiated throughnormal voting methods, the options being the current office-holder and alter-natives, the winner holding the office until the next Dissolution of Parliament,assuming they are not ousted earlier

Clause 2

If a Senator is recalled, an election within their state is held, with the optionsbeing to keep or remove the Senator. If the vote decides to remove the Senator,the faction which the Senator belongs to chooses a replacement, the winnerholding the office until the next Dissolution of Parliament, assuming they arenot ousted earlier

Clause 3

If the Premier is recalled, a Republic-wide election is held, with the optionsbeing to keep or remove the Premier. If the vote decides to remove the Premier,the General Assembly holds an election for a Premier to hold office for the restof the Premiers term, assuming they are not ousted earlier

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Article 4

Section 1

The Peoples Republic of Cascadia consists of the States of Kenai-Tongass,Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Shasta.

Section 2

The territory of a State may not be altered without its consent

Section 3

Each State has its own constitution, which must take account of and conformto federal law

Section 4

Federal laws have the same force within the territory of every State unlessotherwise specified

Section 5

In the event of a discrepancy between Federal and State law, Federal law pre-vails.

Section 6

Each States legislature shall be bicameral, such that one house is elected bythe District Assemblies of the State and another directly by the people in amanner analogous (and through the same voting system as) the all-RepublicSenate and General Assembly, respectively, with state-wide districts distinctfrom all-Republic districts (which can cross state lines) but determined throughthe shortest-splitline algorithm as well.

Article 5

Section 1

Federal legislative power is directed through the Parliament of the PeoplesRepublic of Cascadia, which shall consist of a Senate and a General Assembly.

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Section 2

All bills must originate in the General Assembly, though they can be introducedinto the General Assembly through organized popular demand and in some casesmust be introduced into the General Assembly by the advice of the Council ofMinisters.

Section 3

The General Assembly is elected by universal, direct, and equal suffrage throughsecret ballot 30 days after a Dissolution of Parliament

Section 4

The Senate is elected by direct and equal suffrage through open ballot (through

a Schulze Single-Transferable vote) universal to the State Councils 30 days aftera Dissolution of Parliament

Section 5

All Senators and Delegates of the General Assembly must be citizens of thePeoples Republic of Cascadia

Section 6

All Senators must be residents of the State which chooses them upon election

Section 7

All Delegates of the General Assembly must be residents of the District whosecitizens elect them; a District being a geographically-contiguous region whichconstitutes 1/400th of the Cascadian population as determined through theshortest-splitline algorithm, which is re-applied after each Census

Section 8

There shall be one Delegate of the General Assembly from each District

Section 9

There shall be twenty Senators from each State.

Section 10

A prerequisite for any bill to become law is majority approval of both houses ofParliament

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Section 11

Though the Senate cannot introduce a bill, it may propose amendments, which,once voted upon by the Senate, are sent back to the Assembly for consideration,further amendment, and approval; at which point (if certain amendments havebeen further amended) it is sent back to the Senate for approval once more

Section 12

Both the Senate and the General Assembly are to choose a Chairperson, whopresides over their sessions but shall have no vote as Chairperson (if they also beregular members of these Houses, they may vote as such) unless they be equallydivided (if they also be regular members of these Houses, they have two votesin this circumstance)

Section 13

Parliament may form committees and organizations to research and developlegislation

Section 14

Each house of Parliament shall determine the rules of its proceedings and punishits members for disorderly behavior

Section 15

Each house of Parliament shall keep a journal of its proceedings (including the

votes of its members on bills) and publish them from time to time, so long asthe time interval between publishings does not exceed 4 years

Section 16

During the Session of Parliament, neither house shall adjourn for more thanthree days without the consent of the other house.

Section 17

The Senators and Delegates shall not, during their terms as Senators or Dele-gates, hold offices concurrently in another civil office under Federal authority.

Section 18

Any federal law and ongoing international treaty, or any change in Cascadianlaw may be subject to referendum if at least 50,000 people has petitioned to doso within 100 days

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Section 19

Parliaments jurisdiction covers:Representation of Cascadia in international relations, conclusion and ratifica-tion of treatiesQuestions of war and peaceEnsuring the conformance of State Constitutions with the Cascadian Constitu-tionConfirmation of alternation of boundaries between StatesForeign tradeApproval of the state budgetAdministration of the banks and other economic establishments and enterprisesof national importanceAdministration of transportation and communicationsDirection of the monetary and credit system

Organization of state insuranceRaising and granting of loansEstablishment of the basic principles for the use of land as well as for the useof natural deposits, forests and waters;Establishment of the basic principles in the spheres of education and publichealth;Organization of a uniform system of national economic statistics;Establishment of the principles of labor legislation;Legislation on the judicial system and judicial procedure; criminal and civilcodes;Laws on citizenship of Cascadia; laws on the rights of foreigners;Amendment of the ConstitutionIssuing national acts of amnesty

Making all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into executionthe foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia, or any branch thereof

Section 19

Parliament must be dissolved within 5 years of the previous dissolution; if anexceptional circumstance causing for an earlier dissolution does not occur, itwill be automatically dissolved.

Section 20

If Parliament cannot approve a state budget before the budget deadline set

by law expires, Parliament must immediately dissolve and the Premier mustimmediately resign

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Article 6

Section 1

The General Assembly shall elect a Premier by direct and equal suffrage byopen ballot one month after gaining office

Section 2

The Premier loses office with a Dissolution of Parliament; however, the Premiermay be re-elected at most twice, though the Premier can be re-elected after thislimit is passed iff they are chosen by a supermajority.

Section 3

The Premier also may lose office if impeached or removed via a motion of noconfidence.

Section 4

A prerequisite for a bill to become law is for it to be signed into law by thePremier

Section 5

The Premier may veto a bill, at which point it is sent back to Parliament witha list of the Premiers objections

Section 6

A veto may be overturned if more than 75 percent of Parliament, after the vetohas been issued, votes yeafor the bill, without further amendment of the bill.If the bill is amended further, it is to be treated as a regular bill and may bevetoed again.

Section 7

In the times where the Premier is unable to fulfill their duties and either isscheduled to re-fulfill their duties or before the General Assembly can decideupon another Premier, the Acting Premier shall have the role of Premier, the roleof Acting Premier falls first to the Chair of the Senate, then to the Chair of the

General Assembly, then to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, then to the Chancellorof the Exchequer, then to the Minister of Defense, then to the Attorney General,

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Article 7

Section 1

The Premier shall chair a Council of Ministers, each other minister besides thePremier being the head of a Department or inter-departmental State Committee:the ministers serve for renewable five-year terms, so long as they are not removedfrom office

Section 2

The ministerial candidates are nominated by the Premier and the most worthyis approved by Parliament to become minister through direct and equal suffrage

Section 3

The Council of Ministers has the responsibility for:Management of the national economy and socio-cultural construction and de-velopmentFormulation and submission of the national economic plan and state budget toParliament for approvalDirection of the Departments and Committees under each ministers controlSupplication of advice to ParliamentGuidance in respect of relations with foreign statesMaintenance of public order and the rights of the people

Section 4

Parliament may form and disband Departments and Committees (or convertthem from All-Cascadian to Regional and vice versa) as they pass any other bill

Section 5

The Council of Ministers will meet at least once every year for the propositionof the budget, and, every five years, for the national economic plan; additionalmeetings may be requested by the Premier in their duty as Chair of the Council

Section 6

The Departments are:Department of the Treasury and FinanceDepartment of DefenseDepartment of CommunicationsDepartment of TransportationDepartment of Foreign Affairs

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Department of HealthDepartment of Justice

Department of Agriculture and FoodDepartment for Culture and the ArtsDepartment of the EnvironmentDepartment of Labor and Social AffairsDepartment of State SecurityDepartment of Internal AffairsDepartment of EnergyDepartment of GeologyDepartment of Land ManagementDepartment of EducationDepartment of NationalitiesDepartment of Light IndustryDepartment of Heavy IndustryDepartment of Housing and Urban Development

Section 7

The Departments are either All-Cascadian departments or Regional Depart-ments

Section 8

All-Cascadian Departments handle duties directly at the federal level while Re-gional Departments are linked to and direct the corresponding Departments ofeach State.

Section 9

Ministers are bound by the principle of democratic centralism: they are collec-tively responsible for government policy, and once they have decided, none canpublicly denounce it until it returns to discussion when policy changes

Section 10

Individual departments may recommend legislation to the General Assembly

Article 8

Section 1

The judicial power of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia shall be vested in oneSupreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Parliament may from timeto time ordain and establish

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Section 2

The Judges of the Inferior Courts shall hold their offices during good behavior

Section 3

The Judges of the Supreme Court hold their offices for a renewable term of 10years during good behavior

Section 4

The judicial power of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia shall extend to all casesarising under this Constitution.

Section 5

The Judges of the Supreme Court shall be chosen by Parliament on the adviceof the Premier and the Attorney-General

Section 6

When a case challenges the constitutionality of a law, the Supreme Court mustform the Council of Revision, which consists of the Judges of the Supreme Court,the Premier, the Chair of the Senate, the Chair of the General Assembly, andthe Attorney General, and shall be chaired by the Attorney General, with thePremier serving as Vice-Chair.

Section 7

The Council of Revision has the exclusive power of judicial review

Article 9

Section 1

The Peoples Militia of Cascadia is headed by the Central Military Commission

Section 2

During peace, the Chair of the Central Military Commission is the Minister ofDefense

Section 3

During wartime, the Chair of the Central Military Commission is the Premierand a Vice-Chair is the Minister of Defense

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Section 4

Other members of the Central Military Commission include the General Sec-retary of the Peoples Navy, the General Secretary of the Peoples Air Force,the General Secretary of the Peoples Army (all of which are civilians directlysubordinate to the Minister of Defense as heads of the Bureaus of the Navy, AirForce, and Army respectively); the Minister of State Security, and the Ministerof Internal Affairs.

Article 10

Section 1

There shall be an Ombuds Office of Cascadia independent of the Governmentof Cascadia

Section 2

The Chief Ombuds shall be appointed by Parliament for the term of that Par-liament

Section 2

It is the right of the people or any Cascadian entity to appeal to the OmbudsOffice to investigate an institution of the Government of Cascadia on groundsof maladministration including but not limited to cases of administrative irreg-ularities, unfairness, discrimination, abuse of power, failure to reply, refusal ofinformation, or unnecessary delay

Section 3

The Government of Cascadia shall cooperate with the Ombuds Office in thefulfilment of their missions

Section 4

The Chief Ombuds may be removed from office by the Supreme Court if theyno longer fulfil the conditions required for the performance of their duty or areguilty of serious misconduct.

Article 11

Section 1

There shall be an Commission of the Cascadian Civil Service independent ofthe Government of Cascadia

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Section 2

The Commission of the Cascadian Civil Service is responsible for recruitment,standards of eligibility, examination, and selection of the Cascadian Civil Service

Section 3

The Commission of the Cascadian Civil Service is subject to review and inves-tigation of the Ombuds Office

Article 12

Section 1

A person may become a citizen of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia if they were

citizens or residents of the United States of Americas states Washington andOregon (unless they were residents of south-eastern Oregon, which is not part ofthe Peoples Republic of Cascadia) or the regions of Shasta or Kenai-Tongass orthe Canadian province of British Columbia upon the formation of the PeoplesRepublic of Cascadia

Section 2

A person may become a citizen of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia if any oftheir parents were citizens of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia

Section 3

A person may become a citizen of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia if theywere born within the Peoples Republic of Cascadia

Section 4

A person may become a citizen of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia if theyundergo a process of naturalization determined by the Cascadian government

Section 5

The Cascadian government may grant citizenship to anyone; it may not takecitizenship away from anyone without their free consent

Miscellanea

Section 1

The flag of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia consists of: Upon a five-pointedred star, upon a douglas fir vert, upon a tricolor of blue (dark and bright),

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white, and green; a drafting compass with the left part intersecting a hammerand the right part intersecting a sickle or.

Section 2

The arms of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia consist of: Or a drafting compasswith the dexter intersecting a hammer and the sinister intersecting a sickle abovegules the sun rising over Mount Rainier, surrounded by ears of grain with theinscription Liberty, Equality, Solidarity and salus populi supremalex estoor upon cloth gules atop the grain. At the top of the arms is a gulesfive-pointed star. The ratio of the width to the height is 1:2.

Section 3

The arms of the General Assembly are: A portcullis gules and, to chief, a draft-

ing compass with the dexter intersecting a hammer and the sinister intersectinga sickle gules

Section 4

The arms of the Senate are: A portcullis or and, to chief, a drafting compasswith the dexter intersecting a hammer and the sinister intersecting a sickle or

Section 5

The arms of the office of the Premier are: Gules, a drafting compass with thedexter intersecting a hammer and the sinister intersecting a sickle or, supportedby a raven displayed and elevated, holding in its dexter talon a hammer and in its

sinister a sickle and in its beak an argent scroll inscribed Liberty, Equality,Solidarityand salus populi suprema lex esto sable

Section 6

The arms of the Supreme Court are: Gules, a set of scales proper intersect-ing a sword proper, intersecting to base a drafting compass with the dexterintersecting a hammer and the sinister intersecting a sickle proper

Section 7

The capital of the Peoples Republic of Cascadia is Cascadopolis

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