Constitution of Phoenexium

The following contents are a copy of the Phoenexite Constitution:

## Article I: Lura Populi

**Section I- All people in Phoenexium shall be entitled to certain unalienable rights which shalt not be impeded via any law:**

1. Every person shall have the right to freedom of speech, assembly, petition, press, and religion.
2. Neither the government, members of the government, nor government-sponsored institutions shall have the right to establish, propagate, or discourage any religion.
3. Every person shall have the right to a fair, swift, and equitable trial. No trial/verdict, innocent or guilty, shall go to retrial unless approved by the court one level above and the original deciding court.
4. Every person shall be entitled to the right to bear arms, to discourage tyranny in governance.
5. Every person shall have the right to privacy, autonomy, and property; nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law
6. Every person shall have the right to life, and conversely the right to end one’s own life. They shall also be entitled to the right of body, for a citizen or resident shall be the only one responsible for their own body, the government shall not be permitted to search a citizen or resident’s body or possessions-- as an extension of one’s self-- unless a judiciary requests it by a vote between justices.
7. Every person shall not be discriminated against due to any socially innocuous, uneditable, or personally identificative circumstance-- as made valid by scientific evidence, even if misleading--, including race/ethnicity, nationality, sex, gender, sexuality, disablity, religion, beliefs, morals, and actions.
8. Every person, regardless of the circumstances in Clause 7 of this Section, shall not be prevented from pursuits of equal economic and social opportunities.
9. Every person shall be entitled to the freedom to move between the various subdivisions of the Federal Republic of Phoenexium.
10. Every person shall be free from bondage by any other person. Slavery of all forms shall be illegal.
11. No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against themself.

**Section II- To protect the people in Phoenexium, the government of Phoenexium and its States, and government members thereof- in all circumstances- shall be prohibited to:**

1. Demonstrate favor to one group or citizen over the others- as defined in Clause 6 of Section I in this Article- in pertinence to ALL governmental functions, programmes, or likewise- unless justified under Clause 7 of Section I in this Article.
2. Enact unnecessary, excessive, cruel, or unusual punishments, fines, or bails- as is deemed necessary by this Constitution and any amendments.
3. Sponsor, economically, through association, or likewise, the bondage of any persons to another.
4. Exact State-sanctioned execution on any individual who has not consented to such punishment themselves in front of a jury of the people and via officially sanctioned paperwork. The legal administration of consensual executions shall be only through ethical euthanasia.
5. Use government monies in order to bribe any individual(s) or group(s) in the Republic, for whatever reason.
6. Grant additional titles of Nobility which had not existed prior to the establishment of this Constitution.
7. Take private property for public use, without just compensation.

**Section III- To attain the status of Phoenexite Citizen, one must have been born on Phoenexite soil or have been born to at least one naturalized Phoenexite parent. To become a citizen outside birthright, one must sign a document of acceptance-- recognizing the laws of the Third Federal Republic of Phoenexium.**

## Article II: The Electoral Process

**Section I- The Grand Assembly, the unicameral Congress of Phoenexium, shall be chosen by popular vote by all citizens of the Republic upon the end of each Congressional term; AND:**

**Section II- The Executives of the Republic-- the President and Consul-- shall:**

**Section III- The Supreme Court of Phoenexium, consisting of Justices, shall:**

**Section IV- All / Any Government officials shall:**

**Section V- In order to vote or be eligible for government office, Citizens of the Republic**

**Section VI- Standards of Election:**

**Section VII- Upon the ascension to new government office, all government officials must take an oath of office to protect the Constitution- as follows:**

### Amendment I- Recognition of Former Election

1. Recognizing that the Congress elected in 2020 was responsible for the creation of this Third Constitution, the electoral term that shall be first elected under this Constitution must hold their next election following the first one under this Constitution within the third year from 2020- 2023.
2. The first election under this Constitution must take place anytime before the end of the year 2021.