Atlantium Constitution

The Atlantium Constitution is one of the founding documents of the micronation.The current constitution was created on the morning of October 26th 2008.It's a bare bones constitution but enough to create a governing body.More "meat" is planned to be added to the constitution,but at the current moment,this is it.

Preamble
We the people of the United Republic of Atlantium hereby write this constitution in order to hold a safe and secure place in the world and protect our citizens from any danger. Present or future.

Article 1: The Senate
The Senate is the legislative part of the nation, creating laws to help govern the nation of Atlantium. There are specific rules that must be held to maintain a Senate meeting
 * 1) The Senate will meet at least every two weeks of the year
 * 2) At least 3/5ths of the Senate must meet before any meeting to create a law may begin
 * 3) At least 60% of the Senate must agree with a bill before it may be passed
 * 4) The Senate has the power to
 * Create a national budget
 * Create laws to regulate trade
 * Declare war on another nation
 * Borrow money for the nation(Though the amount of borrowing is not allowed to exceed just above the base amount of income for the nation)
 * To regulate their commerce in the world
 * To coin money
 * To establish post offices and roads that extend throughout the nation
 * To raise and support an army
 * To maintain a stable navy
 * To provide calling forth militia to defend against invasions and insurrections
 * To train, supply, and discipline all milita that need aid
 * Have the authority to build any needful buildings in an area
 * Create any and all needed departments and federal systems required for the peaceful regulation of the nation

Powers Against the Presidency
 * The Senate has the power to ratify any treaties made by the Presidency
 * The Senate has the power to Impeach an officer of the Executive Branch
 * The Senate has the power to declare the President unable to serve his term in office and may declare the Vice President commander in chief

Powers Against the Judiciary
 * Congress has the power to disapprove any Judges appointed by the President

Article 2: The Presidency
The President is the leader of the nation and commander of all armed forces. They preside over their own Departments which are led by their Cabinet.
 * 1) The President is Commander and Chief of All Armed Forces and highest in the Chain of Command
 * 2) The President is leader of their Cabinet
 * 3) The Cabinet is composed of the leaders of the executive departments(Department of Health and Education is led by the Secretary of Health and Education) and are led by the President
 * 4) The Vice President is President of the Senate and is to keep order within it at all times
 * 5) Should the President be unable to take lead of the nation, the Vice President inherits the office
 * 6) Executive Privilege: For reasons of national security ONLY, the Presidency has the right to withhold information from Congress, the nation, and foreign nations.
 * 7) In times of emergency or crisis, the President may TEMPORARILY exceed their power to combat and end the crisis
 * 8) It is the Presidents duty to:
 * Represent the nation as a whole
 * Meet with world leaders on major decisions regarding the state of the world
 * Be the head of diplomatic procedures in the nation
 * 1) Before entering office, it is the Presidents duty to appoint their Cabinet and the offices below them
 * 2) The President is the one who signs a law passed by the Senate into legal stature
 * 3) The President has the power to appoint all Judges they wish
 * 4) Any candidate for the Presidency of Atlantium MUST be a legal citizen of Atlantium and Atlantium ONLY.

Powers Against the Senate
 * The President may veto any law that is passed in the Senate
 * The President may sent any law they desire into consideration by the Senate

Powers Against the Judiciary
 * The President may alter any punishment for a crime
 * The President may allow an Amnesty or Pardon to a person or group of persons
 * The President may allow for Commutation, or altering of a sentence on a person or group of persons

Article 3: The Judiciary
The Judiciary is the branch of government that presides over the laws of the land
 * 1) The Judiciary has power in judging all crimes based on the crimes they offend
 * 2) All judges appointed serve for an indefinite term

Powers Against the Senate
 * All judges have the role to observe laws passed in the Senate to determine their constitutionality, if they are not constitutional, the Judiciary has the power to automatically veto the bill from becoming law

Powers Against the Executive
 * All judges appointed serve an indefinite term

Article 4: The Administrative Offices
The Administration is a group of citizens who watch over the government and makes sure it does not exceed it’s limits or power unless having good reason to do so
 * 1) All members of the Administration cannot take a government office unless withdrawing from an Adminstrative Office
 * 2) If there is no available leading member of the government down the entire line of succession, the Head Adminstrator has the right to TEMPORARILY inherit the power of President
 * 3) Moderators are agents of the Administration, and preside over the inner workings of the government(As compared to the Admins, which preside over the outer workings)
 * 4) Any common crime made by any member of the Administration is punishable in the Supreme Court
 * 5) Any crime against the Administration is punishable in a court with the judge and jury the rest of the Administration against the accused

Power With and Against Other Branches
 * The Administrators have the power to accuse any member of the government for a crime, while the government can balance this by having the heads of each branch join with the Head Administrator as the Council of Judges, and the lower heads of government forming the Grand Jury.

Article 5: Citizens
Sub Article 1: Rights

All citizens have the right to
 * 1) Live their life freely
 * 2) Have the freedom of speech, press, assembly, religion, and right to bear (small)arms
 * 3) A fair trial
 * 4) Live an honest life
 * 5) Believe what they want
 * 6) A home and other essential items of the modern lifestyle
 * 7) Vote for government office
 * 8) Run for government office
 * 9) Get a job in the URA
 * 10) An education
 * 11) Medical service
 * 12) Be treated equally regardless of belief, race, mental capacity, physical or mental ability


 * Note: Tourists that commit a crime in the URA are to be brought to a join court of law between the URA and the home nation

Sub Article 2: Obligated Rights

All citizens are obligated to
 * 1) Aid in the commercial expansion and growth of the nation
 * 2) Defend the nation from any and all threats
 * 3) Be morally equal
 * 4) Respect others as well as themselves

Sub Article 3: Citizenship

All citizens of Atlantium are required to register to the nation and obtain legal paperwork to become legal citizens of the nation, otherwise they are counted as tourists or Saiphs(Citizens in waiting)


 * Saiphs and Tourists do not have the right to: vote, get a job, bear arms within, or run for government office within Atlantium.