Post by Culture of Life on May 31, 2020 23:21:01 GMT -5
OMNIBUS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ACT
PROPOSITION 2 (JUNE 2020 ELECTION)
PROPOSITION 2 (JUNE 2020 ELECTION)
Ballot Question
At the June 2020 election, the citizens of Right to Life shall be asked: "Shall Right to Life adopt the Omnibus Constitutional Amendment Act, establishing a Congress with a Citizens' Assembly acting as the lower house and with the Senate acting as the upper house?"
If the citizenry votes in the affirmative and if the Founder grants his assent to this Act, as prescribed in the Constitution's amendment procedures, the following changes to the Constitution shall be adopted.
Amendment to Article III
Article III of the Constitution shall be struck and replaced with the following:
Article III: The Legislative Branch
1. The legislative authority of Right to Life shall be vested in the Congress, which shall have two houses. The lower house shall be called the Citizens' Assembly (or Assembly), and the upper house shall be called the Senate.
2. The Congress shall have the power to make laws, not inconsistent with this Constitution, on all matters concerning the governance of Right to Life.
3. The Assembly shall be composed of all citizens, including senators.
4. The Senate shall be composed of senators, elected in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Right to Life. All senators shall be citizens, and no one shall serve simultaneously as the President and a senator.
5. Whenever a seat in the Senate is vacant, the President shall appoint a citizen to fill that vacancy for the remainder of the term of office.
6. Unless otherwise required by this Constitution, every decision in the Assembly shall be made by a simple majority vote, and every decision in the Senate shall be made by a majority of the whole number of senators (including absences and vacancies).
7. Each house shall determine its own rules and procedures, not inconsistent with this Constitution.
8. The Assembly's rules and procedures shall provide for a voting period of at least three days on all matters.
9. The presiding officer of the Assembly shall be called the Speaker. The Assembly shall elect the Speaker using a method previously established by law; it may remove the Speaker at any time and for any reason; and its rules and procedures shall provide for one or more deputy speakers, who shall preside when the Speaker is absent or when the speakership is vacant.
10. The senators shall be equal in status, and the Senate's rules and procedures shall regulate how they conduct their duties.
11. During the voting period of a senatorial or presidential election, the Congress shall be out of session, and all pending bills and other motions shall expire. When the election ends, a new session of the Congress shall begin.
12. All bills shall originate in the Senate. When the Senate passes a bill, it shall send the bill to the Assembly. Then, the Assembly shall consider the bill and either pass or reject it. After both houses have passed the bill, it shall be presented to the Founder for his assent.
13. Before it becomes a law, every bill passed by the Congress shall be presented to the Founder for his assent. If the Founder grants his assent, he shall sign the bill into law. If the Founder withholds his assent, he shall veto the bill. The Congress shall not have the power to override the Founder's veto.
14. When a bill is presented to the Founder for his assent, he may refer the bill to the High Court for an opinion on its constitutionality. All justices shall participate, and the High Court shall return a decision to the Founder in a timely manner. If the High Court returns a decision that the bill is constitutional, the Founder shall either sign the bill into law or veto it. If the High Court returns a decision that the bill is unconstitutional, the Founder shall veto the bill.
15. By law, the Congress shall establish executive ministries, which shall be directly accountable to the President. By law, it may establish executive commissions, whose members shall enjoy autonomy within the executive branch.
16. The Assembly shall have the power, by a simple two-thirds vote, to remove any senator, any member of the executive branch, or any member of the judicial branch. Anyone removed under this section shall be disqualified to hold office (as a senator, a member of the executive branch, or a member of the judicial branch) for fourteen days. The administrative branch shall be immune from the Assembly's power of removal.
Amendment to Article IV, Section 14
Article IV, Section 14, of the Constitution shall be struck and replaced with the following:
14. Following each senatorial election, the President shall deliver an address to the Congress on the state of the region. In this address, he should outline his accomplishments and goals, evaluate the performance of the officials whom he appoints, and recommend to the Congress such legislative measures as he deems appropriate.
Amendment to Article VII
Article VII of the Constitution shall be struck and replaced with the following:
Article VII: Senatorial Elections
1. Senatorial elections shall begin on the fifteenth day of the months of January, April, July, and October. There shall be seven days of nominations followed by three days of voting.
2. Senatorial elections shall take place publicly on the regional forums. Subject to such reasonable restrictions that the laws may impose, all citizens shall have the right to vote.
3. The number of senators and the method of their election shall be determined by law. However, no law altering the number of senators shall become effective until the senatorial election following the law's enactment.
4. The President shall break any ties that might occur in a senatorial election.
Deletion of Other Provisions
- Article VIII, Section 2, of the Constitution shall be struck, and other sections shall be renumbered accordingly.
- Article X of the Constitution (Transitional Provisions) shall be struck.
Replacement of "Senate" with "Congress"
The word "Congress" shall replace the word "Senate" in the following sections of the Constitution:
- Article IV, Section 5
- Article IV, Section 9
- Article V, Section 6
- Article VI, Section 4
- Article VI, Section 9
Addendum
All senators currently serving in the Senate shall be allowed to continue in the Senate until the completion of their term, notwithstanding any provision of the Constitution to the contrary.