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| Gondor Unveils its Constitution | |
| By: Heavenly Paradise Date: August 30, 2015, 9:23 pm | |
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| [move][font=trebuchet ms]GNN News :Gondor gets | |
| Constitution[/font][/move] | |
| To affirm Gondor's belief in an absolute monarchy system which | |
| benefits all people due to the sovereign and just hand of the | |
| King, President Johnathan Gray drafted and Published the | |
| Gondorian Constitution. In it a new form of lordship is | |
| established in the Council-General, and should the line of Kings | |
| fail there is always the Steward to assume the throne. The name | |
| of Madison has been changed to Minas Tirith, the city of Kings. | |
| Gondor Constitution | |
| Royal Charter of Gondor | |
| Preamble | |
| The Kingdom of Gondor stands resolute as a political alliance of | |
| mutual defence and economic cooperation, stretching from Lake | |
| Superior and Wisconsin to the Michigan Peninsula. With its | |
| capital in Minas Tirith, Gondor is firmly united and sovereign, | |
| under the authority of His Aragorn Majesty the King. | |
| Section One | |
| Any people may bind themselves to the Kingdom of Gondor at any | |
| time, provided they simply fill out a transfer of Citizenship | |
| from another sovereign state to Gondor. Once accepted by the | |
| Royal Government, one is considered a subject of Gondor, and is | |
| equal with all others regardless of strength or tenure. | |
| Section Two | |
| Gondor is ruled by His Aragorn Majesty the King, who enjoys the | |
| authority of an absolute monarch in both internal and external | |
| proceedings, including declarations of war, relations with | |
| foreign powers and the appointment of Lords to the | |
| Council-General. | |
| His Aragorn Majesty appoints a Royal Steward as a safeguard | |
| against the loss of royal traditions and knowledge, and to serve | |
| as a permanent under-study to the King, and an immediate Viceroy | |
| if need. Should the throne ever become vacant, the Royal Steward | |
| may assume the crown as King of Gondor. The Steward shall also | |
| serve as the Chief of the Council-General, overseeing the four | |
| lordships of Gondor, but deferring to the ultimate authority of | |
| the king. | |
| His Aragorn Majesty shall also appoint four Lords to the | |
| Council-General, each being tasked with the oversight and | |
| execution of a specific aspect of the Kingdom. These Lords shall | |
| include a Lord High Treasurer, responsible for the Central Bank | |
| and all collective commerce; Lord Helm Guardian, responsible for | |
| all matters of war and defence, as well as the operational | |
| security of Minas Tirith; Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the | |
| Seals, responsible for the internal workings of the Kingdom; and | |
| the Lord Emissary, responsible for all foreign affairs of the | |
| Kingdom, and for managing Gondor�s relations with foreign | |
| powers. | |
| In addition to the Lords of the Council-General, there shall be | |
| a Council of Lieutenants, made up of four elected officials, | |
| each charged with assisting a Lord of the Council-General in his | |
| duties. | |
| Section Three | |
| Any subject of Gondor may be removed from the Kingdom by a | |
| simple majority of all voting subjects, in a popular vote | |
| brought forward by any subject of Gondor in good standing. | |
| Additionally, the High Government may remove any subject from | |
| the Kingdom immediately, should the situation warrant. | |
| Declarations of war on behalf of Gondor may be made by His | |
| Aragorn Majesty, or by joint decision of three fourths of the | |
| Council-General in his absence. Should the Council-General vote | |
| to go to war in the absence of His Aragorn Majesty, the Royal | |
| Steward retains veto power. | |
| Treaties and agreements on behalf of Gondor may be signed by His | |
| Aragorn Majesty in cooperation with the Council-General. The | |
| Council-General may not sign treaties in His Aragorn Majesty�s | |
| absence. | |
| Section Four | |
| The King Shall appoint 5 Supreme Court Justices to hear cases of | |
| all sorts, whether they be social, economic, political, or | |
| otherwise. | |
| Full Faith and Credit shall be given to the Justices in all | |
| court proceedings, and they have the power of the King vested | |
| upon them to make binding legal rulings regarding state law. The | |
| Justices are also bound to the laws of the NeoConfederate | |
| States, as set forth in the National Constitution. | |
| Section Five | |
| The preceding document is the official law of the land for all | |
| subjects of Gondor, and is part of the Royal Constitution. It | |
| may only be amended by joint decision of His August Majesty the | |
| King, and a majority of all voting subjects of Gondor. | |
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