To ensure that any proposed foreign policy is thoroughly considered and favored before adoption and that, once adopted, it is only further amended via the same process.

Proposal

The Legislature shall enact laws encoding the foreign policy. The Executive shall communicate and act only in accordance with the enacted foreign…Read more

To adopt a calendar which is based on Earth’s orbit around the sun.

Proposal

Request for Proposals is open.

Discussion

Goals of this calendar include:

* Fully account for Earth’s orbit around the sun and the actual length of Earth’s year
* Easy to use for humans
* Easy to program for computers
* Can map dates from existing calendar to…Read more

To limit the authority of the military over retired or discharged personnel.

Proposal

A retired or discharged enlisted or officer shall not be subject to the authority of the military for any reason.

Discussion

In some countries there is a practice of recalling retired enlisted or officers to the military to stand trial as a soldier…Read more

To deter military personnel from committing war crimes.

Proposal

A war crime can be prosecuted at any time during or after the military service of the alleged perpetrator. A war crime shall only be prosecuted once per alleged perpetrator.

A war crime defendant who is separated from service shall remain separated during the…Read more

To limit the circumstances under which a retired or discharged enlisted or officer may be recalled to service.

Proposal

When the legislature declares a national security emergency, the military may recall retired or discharged enlisted and officers to service for an advisory or training role.

Recalled personnel shall be discharged from…Read more

To define the relationship between morals and government regulations.

Proposal

The government must regulate or prohibit activities to protect the rights of people, to improve safety in activities that are inherently dangerous, or to protect people in situations where there is a clear power imbalance.

Discussion

The government must…Read more

To deny aggressors the opportunity to use the legal system to further harm their actual victims, intended victims, or witnesses.

Proposal

An aggressor does not have standing to sue the victim or intended victim or witnesses of their aggression, for any reason.

A plaintiff who is discovered to be an aggressor suing with no standing shall…Read more

To protect the interest of the legal occupant of a residential or commercial space over the interests of others. To protect service providers from liability when making decisions respecting the legal occupant primacy. To deter the use of legal occupant primacy as a tool in fraudulent activity.

Definitions

A legal occupant of a…Read more

To ensure that all elected representatives of the people in the legislature have an equal opportunity to speak on important topics and to introduce legislation.

Proposal

In every legislative session, representatives voluntarily sign up for speaking on a topic that they want and sign up to propose legislation (naming only the topic and…Read more

To define what is a biological trait so that other proposals can use the term uniformly.

Proposal

Biological traits are physical traits that are passed from parents to offspring through genes.

Biological traits include genetics, eye color, natural hair color, hair texture, baldness, skin color, freckles or lack of freckles, chin style,…Read more

To define what is a protected personal characteristic so that other proposals can use the term uniformly.

Proposal

Protected personal characteristics include biological traits, sexual orientation, gender, beliefs, religion, birthplace, or ancestry.

Discussion

A protected personal characteristic is generally something about a person…Read more

No person shall be required to particular appearance, clothing, accessories, or conduct in a public or commercial space due to a protected personal characteristic.

No person shall be prohibited from any appearance, clothing, accessories, or conduct in a public or commercial space due to a protected personal…Read more

To repeal “Daylight Savings Time” policies and restore constant local time to every time zone.

Proposal

Use constant local time in every time zone.

Discussion

People already have the ability to adopt a different schedule for each season for their household or their own business. Communities already have the ability to adopt a different…Read more

To define the reproductive rights of individuals using the proposed rights framework.

Discussion

The other proposed rights may already cover reproductive rights. This topic outlines some reproductive rights and shows how they are covered by the other proposed rights.

Reading the Reproductive rights (Wikipedia) article about reproductive…Read more

To define what is considered a commercial space so that other proposals can use the term uniformly.

Proposal

A space in this proposal is a land body, water body, air space, building, vehicle, or portion thereof.

A publicly owned space where products or services are bought or sold by the general public is a commercial space. Such a place…Read more

To define what is considered a public space so that other proposals can use the term uniformly.

Proposal

Public access means the ability of the general public to enter the space, with or without a fee.

Land body means any land surface or interior (underground) of a planet, moon, asteroid, or any other significant accumulation of solid…Read more

To ensure the reliable funding of essential government functions and establish a framework for temporary and experimental government functions.

Proposal

The legislature shall establish a permanent annual budget for each essential government function.

Permanent here means that the law does not expire. It continues to apply year after…Read more

To prevent a conflict of interest in oversight or approval bodies being directed by the same executive branch they are supposed to oversee.

Proposal

Oversight commissions conducting oversight of the executive branch must be enacted by the legislature and organized under the investigative branch.

The legislature shall have an oversight…Read more

To prevent the harms of inbreeding.

Proposal

No two people having a biological relationship listed below shall produce offspring by sexual intercourse or any other method:

* parent and child
* grandparent and grandchild
* parent’s sibling (aunt or uncle) and child
* siblings
* first cousins

Discussion

The prohibition on sex protects m…Read more

To protect minors and young adults from abusive relationships, without limiting fully mature adults from entering into consensual relationships.

Proposal

No adult over the age of 25 shall engage in any form of sexual activity or romantic relationship with any person under the age of 25 when the two persons have a biological or personal…Read more

To have free and fair regional elections and maintain election integrity.

Terminology

Region – an administrative region of a state such as a province, county, territory, or parish.

Proposal

When there is a regional election, only citizens who live within the boundaries of the region for which elections are being held are eligible to…Read more

A multi-seat election is an election for a government office held by more than one person at a time.

A primary election is held to determine the candidates who will be considered in the final election. Any person who meets the eligibility requirements for the position may submit their candidacy for the primary election. The primary…Read more

A single-seat election is an election for a government office held by a single person.

A primary election is held to determine the candidates who will be considered in the final election. Any person who meets the eligibility requirements for the position may submit their candidacy for the primary election. The primary election is a…Read more

The local government adds up the certified tallies from each voting district within its boundaries and certifies the sum of tallies for all local, regional, state, and federal candidates and ballot questions. For local candidates and ballot questions, the local government certifies the outcome of the election.

The regional government…Read more

Voting districts must be established by local governments responsible for administering elections. Incorporated towns and cities will establish their own voting districts. Outside of incorporated cities, the local county, province, or administrative region will establish voting districts within its boundaries.

Voting districts are…Read more

Each institution shall be headed by a Director.

The Director of an institution shall be elected by the legislature for a term not to exceed 10 years.

A newly elected Director shall immediately take the oath of office and begin serving the elected term.

The legislature shall elect the director of an institution no earlier than 90 days…Read more

To be a candidate for any elected local office, a person must be an adult citizen resident of the locality for at least 10 years.

To be a candidate for any elected state office, a person must be an adult citizen resident of the state for at least 15 years.

To be a candidate for any elected state legislature position, a person must…Read more

Intentional acts to destroy, damage, or mutilate the national flag or any state flag in public should be prohibited as a misdemeanor.

When a flag need to be retired, a dignified burning of the flag should be conducted by government officials from any level of government with an appropriate and brief ceremony.

Intent:

To prohibit the…Read more

Schools must use a 4-point system for class grades.

Intent:

To simplify the grade point systems and eliminate the weird and obsolete A,B,C,D,F system.

Discussion:

Schools that use the A,B,C,D,F system end up converting those letter grades into points anyway. The grade letters A,B,C,D,F are not easier to use or understand than the…Read more

No person shall be unfairly denied from buying or selling goods or services. No person shall be unfairly denied entry to public places where goods or services are bought or sold. No person shall be unfairly denied employment.

Intent:

This right is intended to protect every person’s ability to lawfully buy or sell property,…Read more

The chief executive shall appoint members of the cabinet and heads of various departments and chief justices. The chief investigator shall appoint regular and special investigators.

The legislature shall convene a hearing for each appointed official to facilitate asking and answering questions which are important to the legislature or…Read more

The legislative branch may enact laws regulating behavior of the other branches of government, in accordance with the constitution.

The legislative branch may enact laws regulating behavior of the public, in accordance with the constitution.

The legislative branch SHALL NOT delegate regulation to any other body.

Other branches of…Read more

The federal government has a responsibility for defense of the country and the security of its borders. The legislative branch of the federal government sets the defense program, the border security program, the immigration program, the asylum program, and the funding to support them. Each state must cooperate with these federal…Read more

A federation must adopt a constitution to establish how it operates, how it is governed, the relationship between the member states and the federation, how a member state can join or withdraw from the federation, and the relationship between the people and the federation, including individual rights.

Intent:

To establish…Read more

When there is a local election, only citizens who live within the boundaries of the town or city for which elections are being held are eligible to vote in that election.

Voting districts within a city or county would be organized only for the purpose of collecting and counting votes and reporting the totals to the city or county and…Read more

State elections are for state offices such as governor, attorney general, state legislators to make state laws, and federal legislators to represent the state in the federal legislature.

If the federal legislature has two chambers, both types of representatives would be elected in the same manner by state elections.

Everyone living in…Read more

The federal legislature shall elect the chief of the executive branch and the chief of the investigative branch.

If there are two chambers in the federal legislature, the assembly shall elect the chief of the executive branch and the chief of the investigative branch, and the senate shall confirm or reject the official appointments of…Read more

Laws must be written with the fewest exceptions possible, ideally without exceptions.

When an exception is necessary, it should be rewritten as a separate higher-priority rule.

Intent:

To help the legislature write clear and understandable laws that people can understand and judges can interpret.

Discussion:

An exception is really…Read more

A one-chamber legislature is comprised of an assembly.

The assembly is a chamber that represents the people. Votes in the assembly are allocated based on population. The assembly drafts, edits, and proposes new laws or resolutions or amendments to existing laws or to the constitution of that level of government.

A one-chamber…Read more

A two-chamber legislature is comprised of an assembly and a senate.

The assembly is a chamber that represents the people. Votes in the assembly are allocated based on population. The assembly drafts, edits, and proposes new laws or resolutions or amendments to existing laws or to the constitution of that level of government.

The…Read more

A legislature shall not vote on any proposal without providing adequate time for all legislators to review the proposal.

Legislators should have at least five days to review a first draft with one additional day of review for every 500 words in the first draft.

Legislators shall have at least two days to review any subsequent draft.…Read more

In an election for representatives to the legislature, each candidate who receives more than one percent of the vote will become an elected representative with one vote for each whole percent of the vote that they received.

The total number of votes in the legislature will therefore be the sum of the number of votes assigned to each…Read more

After an election has been conducted, the votes have been counted, and the results have been certified, the results are effective immediately.

If a law is intended to not take effect immediately after approval but on a future date or upon other conditions, the law must state this explicitly.

If an election is for a position in any…Read more

A post-election challenge to the integrity or legitimacy of an election must be pursued in court.

Any person who observed or has evidence of violations of the law or regulations in relation to the election may sue the government office or the private party who committed those violations. If there are multiple such lawsuits against the…Read more

To be eligible to vote in an election, a person must be an adult citizen of the country in which the election is held, a resident of the voting district in which they will cast their vote, and must not be serving a sentence for a felony violation of rights at the time of the election.

Intent:

To clearly define who can vote in…Read more

In cases where a corporation is the perpetrator, all responsible officers and managers within the corporation who had knowledge of the unlawful activity shall be tried and be subject to punishment including personal fines and imprisonment, and the corporation shall be liable for compensating the victim and paying corporate fines if any…Read more

The categories of unlawful acts are:

* Felony Violation
* Felony Restorable Violation
* Felony Misdemeanor
* Restorable Violation
* Misdemeanor

Intent:

To define categories of unlawful acts and corresponding law enforcement response.

If new categories are discovered, they should be added to this proposal.

Discussion:

With the…Read more

A felony violation is any intentional or incidental violation of rights which causes injury, death, or irreparable harm to a person.

Judgment for felony restorable violations shall include corrective action, full monetary compensation to the victim, or both, in addition to prison time and a fine.

In cases involving public property or…Read more

A felony restorable violation is any violation of rights which can be corrected by action or for which the victim can be compensated financially, where the victim was not physically harmed or killed, but where the crime was clearly part of a plan or conspiracy to harm one or more people.

Judgment for felony restorable violations shall…Read more

A felony misdemeanor is a violation of law or regulation which does not harm other people or their property, but was clearly intended to cause harm or was part of a plan to intentionally harm people or property.

Punishment for a felony misdemeanor shall include both fines and prison time.

Intent:

The intent of this proposal is to…Read more