Article 18 of the Constitution of Mírnár

**Article 18**

**Powers and Divisions of Government**

Sub-Article 1 of 18

An elected representative is to represent solely the interests of the people and nation and God in his dealing in the Parliament of Mírnár or any provincial chamber, whether it be in his speech, actions or voting to support or deny a law from being passed. He does not act to represent his own private matters in that chamber but to represent the good of the nation and faith, which is defined by his better conscience.

Sub-Article 2 of 18

A National Chamber for Higher Representation shall be created after each election, at the announcement of the Ruler, who shall decide the persons to be within the National Chamber for Higher Representation based on the requirements below, which aforementioned annoucement shall be at his own discretionary time not more than 3 months from the announcement of the results of election. This shall be of the following components, all persons to be of mature age:

(1): One third willing previous losers in the immediately precedent nationwide election. This shall be taken of the *x* losers who have garnered the highest percentages of vote shares in their respective constituencies they contested in among those not qualified to become elected representatives for the National Chamber of Governance whilst running for offices within it, whereas *x* be the number of seats within the aforementioned National Chamber for Higher Representation divided by three.

(2): One fifth willing public officials from various sectors of the public administration without political affiliation approved by the Ruler.

(3): One eighth willing military officials and strategists with rank higher or equal to that of General who has served in the aforementioned rank(s) for at least five years approved by the Ruler.

(4): One eight willing professors and analysts from various sciences and studies of Iëdësune University relevant to the topic of affairs required in Parliament approved by the Ruler.

(5): One tenth willing former elected representatives of the National Chamber of Governance appointed to ministerial office previously approved by the Ruler.

(6): Two delegates from each nation approved by the Five Nations as Members of the Alliance or Allies of the Alliance so as to be able to represent their nations' views in the chamber to allow representatives to make a more educated decision.

(7): The remainder citizens of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár approved by the Ruler.

The number of seats shall be determined by a committee of political elected representatives from the National Chamber of Governance approved by the Ruler, who shall submit their conclusion as to the number of seats of the National Chamber for Higher Representation to the National Chamber of Governance, who shall vote whether to approve it or modify it.

Sub-Article 3 of 18

The powers of the National Chamber of Governance shall be,

Whereas its government shall be the partisan group or partisan alliance which has attained a majority in the chamber:

(1): The ability to edit, create, or expunge any financial budgets, or temporary action with a period of up to a hundred years which does not contradict the present Constitution of Federated Union Republic of Mírnár that shall pertain to all territories of the nation of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár or else a certain territory of it with a 55% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

(2): The ability to edit the Constitution of Federated Union Republic of Mírnár except Article 17 and 18 of the aforementioned document with a four-fifths consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

(3): The ability to edit Article 17 and 18 of the Constitution of Federated Union Republic of Mírnár of the aforementioned document with a 85% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

(4): The ability to expunge within three months of its passing any law or act passed by the consensus of the National Chamber of Higher Representation and any of the Chambers of Provinces.

(5): The ability to expel a person from the office of Ruler or any government with a 55% consensus.

(6): The ability of its government to be advised on the present military affairs and strategic information of the military situation and assets by the military and to block or order any military action by the military forces of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár.

(7): The ability of its government to manage and use the federal reserves and finances, which shall be revenue collected nationwide by taxes except those to be given to the state finances, and the revenue collected by the return on investments, at its discretion, but these aforementioned monies cannot be used for any individual(s)'s personal use.

(8): The ability to dissolve itself and have itself be elected again with a 60% of consensus of members.

(9): The ability to expel its government by a vote of no confidence with a majority consensus and form another government from the partisan group or alliance which presently commands the majority of elected representatives within it.

Sub-Article 4 of 18

The powers of the Chamber(s) of Province(s) shall be:

Whereas its government shall be the partisan group or partisan alliance which has attained a majority in the chamber:

(1): The ability to edit, create within three months of its passing any temporary action of duration up to twenty years which does not contradict the present Constitution of Federated Union Republic of Mírnár that shall pertain to all territories of the province it governs of the nation of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár or else a certain territory of it with a 55% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

(2): The ability to expunge within three months of its passing any law passed by the National Chamber of Higher Representation solely pertaining to that province under the chamber's administration with a 55% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

(3): The collective ability to expunge within three months of its passing any law passed by the National Chamber of Higher Representation solely pertaining to a group of provinces under the chambers' administration with a 55% consensus of members within 75% of each Chamber of Provinces within that region irrespective of partisan group.

(4): The ability to regulate minor day-to-day necessary tasks within the province.

(5): The ability of its government to be advised on the present military affairs and strategic information of the military situation and assets within the province by the military and to block any military action by the military forces of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár within the province.

(6): The ability of its government to manage and use the provincial reserves and finances, which shall be 45% of the revenue collected by taxes within the state at its discretion, but these aforementioned monies cannot be used for any individual(s)'s personal use.

(7): The ability to expunge within three months of its passing any law passed by itself with a 65% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group

Sub-Article 5 of 18

The powers of the National Chamber of Higher Representatives shall be:

(1): The ability to edit or create any permanent law, financial budgets, or temporary action which does not contradict the present Constitution of Federated Union Republic of Mírnár that shall pertain to all territories of the nation of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár or else a certain territory of it with a 55% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

(2): The ability to expunge within three months of its passing any law or act passed by the consensus of the National Chamber of Governance with a 80% consensus of members irrespective of partisan group.

(3): The ability to expunge within three months of its passing any constitutional amendment with a 65% consensus of members within itself irrespective of partisan group.

Sub-Article 6 of 18

The powers of the person holding the office of Ruler shall be:

(1): The ability to determine the person(s) holding the ministerial offices within the government of the National Chamber of Governance from among the members of the partisan group or alliance holding the majority of the representatives within the chamber at the time of his/her discretion.

(2): The ability to be advised on the present military affairs and strategic information of the military situation and assets by the military and to block or order any military action by the military forces of the Federated Union Republic of Mírnár.

(3): The ability to block any constitutional amendment.

(4): If the person is also an elected representative of the National Chamber of Governance, his/her vote shall count as a number of votes equivalent to 5% of the votes of the representatives within the National Chamber of Governance rounded down.

(5): The ability to manage and use the federal reserves and finances, which shall be revenue collected nationwide by taxes except those to be given to the state finances, and the revenue collected by the return on investments, at his/her discretion, but these aforementioned monies cannot be used for any individual(s)'s personal use.

(6): The ability to appoint any judges to the highest court of the land should any judge resign or pass the maximum fit age in replacement of the previous judge.

The Ruler shall be replaced with the Deputy Ruler, whose office is a ministerial office within the government of the National Chamber of Governance, should he/she resign, be expelled from his/her office, or die. If there is no Deputy Ruler, that shall fall to the Second Deputy Ruler. If there is no Deputy Ruler, nationwide elections shall have to be held from among the elected representatives of the National Chamber of Governance where the winner shall be chosen from the candidate who receives the greatest number of the votes cast nationwide for this election. If the Ruler is temporarily unfit for his/her office, the Deputy Ruler shall attain his/her office and powers for the same period of time the Ruler is unfit. The Deputy Ruler, Second Deputy Ruler, and ministers may also advise the Ruler at their discretion.