History of the Constitution of the UCR

The **Constitution of the Union of Communist Republics** as the supreme law of the Union of Communist Republics has passed through periods of change leading to the Constitution of today. The four periods of constitutional history reflects trends in the history of the political development of the UCR as a whole.

## First Constitution

The First Constitution of the Union of Communist Republics was the UCR’s original organizing charter from its founding in 2008 until 2012. The document provided a very basic outline of roles and responsibilities in the early days of the Union. The first few years in the UCR were marked by political scheming and power struggles over the succession of the Premiership. Very little of the original constitution has remained, and locating copies of it is very difficult. The original text was likely written by founder and Premier Nikita Gregarin. Later amendments would remove the Supreme Soviet and grant its judicial powers to the government and Communist Party. Further amendments would clarify things like criminal conduct, as well as military procedures, and economic policies like the Tillistan Initiative.

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**Article I, Introduction**

Below, is the foundation apon which the Union of Communist Republics is built and the core beliefs of our glorious communist alliance

**Article II**

*Section I, Joining*

To join our alliance, one must submit a post in our forum including the following:

*Section II, Small Questionnaire*

Are you currently at war? If so, with whom and why?:

Please elaborate on your political ideology (I.E. Leninist , Democratic Socialism, ect ect):

What government position would you prefer if a promotion was offered:

How did you hear about us?:

**Article III, amendments**

1: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics do not have the right to tech raid, or viciously assault a nation without probable cause. Such actions can result in immeadiate termination and military reprocussions to the offending nation.

2: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics may employ what ever team color they wish

3: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have the right of appeal should they be tried and convicted by the Supreme Soviet by uninterested members of another alliance should they not be convicted by at least 75% of the Supreme court.

4: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have the right to defend individual trade partners should they fall under attack my a rogue nation, or to give financial assistance if they cannot perform military attacks unless such aid poses a significant threat to the alliance as a whole.

5: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics or their leaders are not to be discriminated against regaurdless of age, sex, physical or emotional disability, height, weight, sexual orientation or race.

6: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have the duty to uphold the values of communism and it's struggle against those whom would cause it harm.

7: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have the right to govern their nations however they please, with direct alliance rule over only the following;

 1: That they remain communist or a revolutionary government.

 2: That they must come to the aid of a fellow nation under attack

 3: That said governed nations uphold the core values and aspects of communism or socialism.

8: Member nations have the right to advance their ranks within the Union of Communist Republics based on the following;

 1: Participation or the lack therof

 2: Political prowess

 3: Military prowess

 4: Knowlege of the values of communism.

 5: Seniority

9: Member nations have the right to resign after a notice of resignation is given to the CPUCR 1 day before actually departing from the alliance. In which case, the said nation must remove their Union of Communist Republics alliance tags within 24 hours, or equivalent to server update to protect the alliance and it's members. Failure to do so may result in military reprocussions.

10: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have the right to protest the CPUCR if said protest conforms to forum rules (see General Chatterbox) and does not contain derogatory or otherwise offencive or violence orientated material.

11: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have the right to aid other non-alligned communist nations whom are victim of an unprovoked attack either financially or militarily unless such aid poses a significant threat to the alliance as a whole and after exausting all reasonable avenues of diplomacy.

12: Member nations of the Union of Communist Republics have a right to a fair trial.

**Article IV**

*Section I, Government*

Below, is a list of the duties of each individual position within the Union of Communist Republics. Each member is required to perform his or her assigned tasks as outlined. Failure to do so will lead to the following;

Infraction 1: Warning

Infraction 2: 3 day suspension from position

Infraction 3: Permenant suspension from position with further actions left to Supreme Soviet's discretion.

*Section II, requirements and assignments*
Party Chairman CPUCR;

1: Watch over alliance while premier is gone

2: See to it that premier's request's are handled quickly and effeciemtly

3: Decide wether legistlation of measure should be taken to vote or not

4: Initiation of votes concerning the government

CPUCR Members;

1: See to it that the chairman's requests are handled quickly and effeciently

2: Remaining active

3: Voting on legistlation approved by the party chairman.

Supreme Soviet Members;

1: Enforce the rules and regulations of both the constitution and the forum.

2: Decide on punitive actions for members or foreign nations that break our laws and ideals or attack our alliance

3: Vote on the removal or addition of constitutional amendments.

4: Grant or deny appeals for offending nations by vote.

5: Jury duty.

Supreme Commander of Defence;

1: Train new nations on combat techniques.

2: Assign nations that can effeciently and quickly destroy hostile forces during war

3: Work with Soviet Interior Minister of Finance on war surplus

4: Remain Active

Soviet Interior Minister of Finance;

1: Ensure the economic stability and growth of the Union of Communist Republics

2: Work with Supreme Commander of Defence on war spending and budgeting

3: Grant or deny tech deals.

4: Grant or deny foreign aid requests.

Soviet Diplomat of Foreign Affairs;

1: Open negotiations with friendly communist and socialist alliances

2: Display character and integrity regaurdless of situation.

3: Work to meet halfway with other alliances requests and requirements

4: Represent the Union of Communist Republics in a friendly and hospitable way.

5: Remain active in case of emergency.

Political Commissars;

1: Recruit

2: Obey the orders given to you by the above chain of command

3: Remain loyal to both the party and your communist ideals

4: Make sure members are up to date on all internal alliance happenings

5: Make sure that all members of the alliance are happy, and take any complaints or suggestions given personally to you.

Members;

1: Obey the premier, CPUCR, Supreme Soviet, and minister of defence

2: Participate

3: have fun

Article V Section I, Conclusion

These founding principles shall pave the road to becomming a glorious communist utopia, and a home for all communist nations.

## Second Constitution: 2/24/2012

The Second Constitution of the Union of Communist Republics was in force from 2012 - 2014. The period represented a transition from the early days UCR - marked by power struggles and a lack of order - to a more democratic age of maturity in which many UCR standard conventions and procedures were developed. According to Premier Zero Remorse, "The old constitution was very much falling apart and definitely held us back." Indeed, this transition is apparent in the 2nd Constitution, as the text contains many elements that would be carried over into later constitutions, while still following the formatting conventions of the original Constitution. The 2nd Constitution also formalized the Commissariat System, replacing the earlier Supreme Soviet and Supreme Commander system for government offices. It also abolished the Communist Party and replaced it with the General Assembly. The Assembly consisted of all UCR members and was given the legislative power previously held by the Party. It was drafted in 2012 by ZeroRemorse and RA2Leader.

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**Article I: Membership**

*Article I, Section I: Applications*

To Join the Union of Communist Republics an applicant must:

• Register on UCR’s offsite forum

• Change their in-game Alliance Affiliation to “Union of Communist Republics”

• Change their team color to Red (unless exempted by the Premier)

• Fill out the requested application forum(s) on the UCR forums

• Not be on any alliance’s target list(s)

• Not be in the state of war with any nation

All applications to the UCR will be handled by the Premier (or their designee) who may accept, reject, or refer any applications to the CPUCR for consideration.

*Article I, Section II: Komsomol*

After an applicant's application is approved, he or she will be at the rank of "Komsomol". Approximately, 5 days after joining, a test will be issued to the nation by the People's Commissar for Education. The test consists of 10 questions to measure your knowledge of CN basics. Getting a 70% or higher is required for promotion to full member.

*Article I, Section III: Expulsion*

Any member may be expelled or otherwise punished, upon trial and conviction by the CPUCR, for reasons including, but not limited to:

• Declarations of war on an UCR member or ally

• Unauthorized declarations of war on any nation

• Membership in another alliance

• Forwarding information to other alliances

• Disobeying the lawful order of a superior, or the Court

• Desertion in war

• Actions unbecoming of an UCR member

Members of the government, at any level, who are before the CPUCR on threat of expulsion shall have their governmental duties, privileges, and powers suspended during the proceedings.

**Article II: Government**

*Article I, Section I: Premier*

The Premier is in charge of the running of the UCR. He is to ensure the smooth running of the alliance and generally decides the policy that the UCR follows. The Premier has the power to appoint government members and rules the alliance.

*Article II, Section II: Commissars*

Commissar of Defense

This position has the task of controlling the military of the UCR and ensuring that the UCR is safe from attack and that all hostile nations are disposed of quickly and efficiently.

Commissar of Finance

This position is in charge of promoting the growth of the UCR and handles the dispatching of aid throughout the alliance. The Commissar of Finance handles tech deals, aid programs, and aid requests.

Commissar of Foreign Affairs

This position is in charge of negotiating and improving relations with other alliances as well as representing the UCR.

Commissar of Internal Affairs

This position is in charge of the everyday events of the alliance. The Commissar of Internal Affairs also oversees the other departments and their duties, the recruitment and admissions process, and the education of new members.

Article II, Section III: General Assembly of the Union of Communist Republics
The General Assembly is the main government body of the UCR and is composed of all full member nations. It has the task of voting on legislation for the alliance, electing government, and removing government through a vote of no confidence. Unless otherwise stated any votes by the General Assembly shall take 72 hours and/or shall be determined by a simple majority rules.

Article II, Section IV: Vote of No Confidence

Vote of No Confidence is the process by which a member of the government is removed from their position. A motion for a Vote of No Confidence must be submitted to the CPUCR along with the names of at least five supporters. All Votes of No Confidence shall be 72 hours in length. Any government member can be removed by a simple majority vote, with all members of the UCR having the ability to vote. The governmental duties, privileges, and powers of a government member subject to a Vote of No Confidence shall be suspended until the conclusion of a vote of No Confidence.

**Article III: Military and War**

*Article III, Section I: General Military Code*

A. No member of the Union of Communist Republics shall engage in any aggressive attacks or spy missions that are not explicitly authorized by the Premier or the People’s Commissar of Defense.

B. Members are obligated to follow military orders issued by the Premier, the People’s Commissar of Defense or military staff.

C. Resignation or Surrender in war by individual members without authorization shall be considered desertion and will be punished as such.

D. Tech Raiding is not allowed under any circumstances

E. Any aid to foreign nations at war must be approved by the Premier or People’s Commissar of Defense

F. Nuclear weapons shall not be used unless authorized by the Premier or the People’s Commissar of Defense.

G. In accordance with the Tillistan Initiative, all nations over 2000 nation strength need to have a warchest. The amount of the warchest should be a minimum of 18 days of tax collection at 28% income tax rate. Nations under 2000 strength are strongly encouraged to have a warchest, but are not required to. In addition to having a warchest, nations will be required to report their warchest when asked by the Premier, People's Commissar of Defense or People's Commissar for Finance

*Article III, Section II: Alliance Warfare*

A. The UCR will not commit unprovoked acts of aggression and shall only commit to war in response to acts of aggression, real or threatened, against the UCR, or her allies

B. In the event of such acts of violence, the Premier, or in his absence, the People’s Commissar of Defense, shall move for a declaration of war by presenting all necessary reasoning and recorded events to the CPUCR for review. Upon appropriate review, the CPUCR shall have 24 hours to vote and determine whether or not a declaration of war is appropriate. A declaration of war will be presented if the vote receives a simple majority in favor.

C. The CPUCR will declare peace via a similar 24 hour vote after reviewing the peace terms. If White Peace is given the Premier has the power to accept it without a CPUCR vote.

D. During times of open war the Premier, People’s Commissar of Defense, or any other military staff members may designate target(s) free to attack for any period of time.

*Article III, Section III: Martial Law*

A. The Premier is given unrestricted control of the alliance; with the only exception being the constitution cannot be changed or thrown out, only suspended. Martial Law can be declared in situations where the ability to maintain order and security, and provide essential services is compromised. Approval of martial law by the CPUCR requires a simple majority vote otherwise the Premier may decree Martial Law for up to one week. The Premier needs no approval to end Martial Law. Martial Law will be reviewed every two months (if it does extend beyond two months) by the CPUCR, who will then give vote to extend martial law, or discontinue it.

*Article III, Section IV: Trial and Punishment*

A. The CPUCR, being the judicial body in the alliance, shall have the power to discipline members of the Union of Communist Republics for breaking the charter and for inappropriate or disruptive conduct. The CPUCR shall have the power to implement any punishment which it feels is proportionate to the offense up to and including permanent zero-infrastructure through war

B. The President of the CPUCR shall present the case to the members or in his absence the Premier shall do so. In the presentation to the CPUCR, both side of the issue must be presented as fairly as possible. After the presentation anyone can present evidence to the court that is related to the trial at hand. During this time the CPUCR discusses the case and the evidence presented. After 72 hours of Discussion the CPUCR has an additional 72 hours to vote on the case with a simple majority vote being required to determine whether the person on trial is guilty or not guilty along with the punishment that is appropriate for his actions.

C. Member nations have the right of appeal should they be tried and convicted by the CPUCR by uninterested members of another alliance should they not be convicted by at least 75% of the CPUCR Member nations also have the right of appeal should new evidence come to light that can prove their innocence; evidence presented in the original trial will be reviewed in the appeal.

## Third Constitution 1/3/2015 - 11/7/2017

The Third Constitution of the Union of Communist Republics was in force between 2015 - 2017. The 3rd Constitution was drafted by Commissar AkkenNovikov prior to his election as Premier. He sought to update and organize the old constitution. A statement of principles was added, based on the Constitution of the Union of Democratic Communist States, an alliance Akken had co-founded and led. The UDCS constitution also inspired the new formatting style. The time of the 3rd Constitution was a period of great changes within the structure and function of the UCR’s government. With the passage of the Die Linke treaty under the 2nd Constitution, the People’s Commissariat of Foreign Affairs was replaced by the Die Linke FA Coordinating Committee, representing the shared foreign relations of the DL bloc. With UCR’s departure from DL, the Commissariat was restored.  To ensure better record keeping, Premier Killinginnocent introduced the the People’s Commissariat of Census Records responsible for gathering data on UCR member nations. Unfortunately, the DL split left the UCR generally isolated, and membership rapidly declined. This eventually led to a consolidation and reduction of the number of government offices. Under the Constitutional Reform Bill of 2016, the Finance Commissariat was merged into Internal Affairs, and the Census powers were split between Defense and Internal Affairs. Without standardized procedures for the appointment of Commissars and failed attempts to introduce liberal democratic reforms, many offices were left vacant for long periods of time, with the Foreign Affairs Commissariat being left vacant for over 8 months. After election as Premier, MrMarx recognized the error of reform for reform’s sake, and appointed a full slate of Commissars. He viewed the functioning of the People’s Government to be more important than adherence to ideals.  With a functioning government, the alliance was able to grow again. With a burgeoning economy, MrMarx re established the Finance Commissariat as a non-constitutional office. Throughout later 2017, UCR members led by the Premier,  and Commissar and Emeritus Premier ComradeV, worked on drafting the Red Centennial 2017 Grand Constitutional Reform Package. This reform was designed to address various problems in the UCR, from an inactive General Assembly, to non-standardized ad-hoc procedures of government functions. The new Socialist Constitution was ratified on November 7 that year, ending the era of the 3rd constitution.