Constitution

### **Preamble**

We the People of the Stiner Republic, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Stiner Republic. We herein recognize that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. And within certain unalienable rights that among these Life, Liberty, Security of Person and The Pursuit of Happiness. Furthermore that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. That this government lays its foundations, of and for the People and Their Safety and Happiness, and vows to protect these right for the rest of its existence.

### **Bill of Rights**

#### Amendment I -

Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly & Petition - The government shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the Right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.

2. The freedom and pluralism of the media shall be respected.

3. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right includes freedom to change religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or in private, to manifest religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance.

4. The right to conscientious objection is recognised, in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of this right.

#### Amendment II -

Freedom from Discrimination - All are equal before the law regardless of  Age, Disability, Gender, Sexuality, Religion, National Origin, Race, Color, Etcetera and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

1. Any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited.

2. Within the scope of application of the Treaty establishing the European Community and of the Treaty on European Union, and without prejudice to the special provisions of those Treaties, any discrimination on grounds of nationality shall be prohibited.

#### Amendment III -

The Right to Privacy - No one shall be subjected to interference with his privacy, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the Right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

1.   Everyone has the right to the protection of personal data concerning him or her.

2.   Such data must be processed fairly for specified purposes and on the basis of the consent of the person concerned or some other legitimate basis laid down by law. Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.

#### Amendment  IV -

Right from unreasonable seizures - The Right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

#### Amendment V -

No soldier even at time of war shall be quartered in any place of residence, without the free and full consent of the owner.

#### Amendment VI -

Freedom from Slavery - No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.

1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.

2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labor.

3. Any form of Trafficking of human or other sentient beings is prohibited.

#### Amendment VII -

Right to a Free, Fair, Speedy, Public Trial - No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Everyone charged with a penal offence has the Right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense. No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.  Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his Rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him. No person shall be held to answer for a crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall personal property be taken for public use. In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the Right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.  In suits at common law, where the value in controversy, the Right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the Nation, than according to the rules of the common law.  Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

#### Amendment VIII -

No cruel or unusual punishment - No one shall be subjected to abusive be it physical, mental, or sexual especially by the state.

1. Collective expulsions are prohibited
2. No one may be exiled, subjected to the death penalty, torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

#### Amendment IX -

Right to Open Borders - Everyone has the Right to freedom of movement and residence. Everyone has the Right to emigrate or immigrant to the nation, and return or leave if he changes his mind. Every citizen of the World has the right to move and reside freely within the territory of Earth.

#### Amendment X -

Right to Assemble - Everyone has the Right to form and to join trade unions, political organizations, Etcetera for the protection of his interests.

1. Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association at all levels, in particular in political, trade union and civic matters, which implies the right of everyone to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his or her interests.

2. Political parties at Union level contribute to expressing the political will of the citizens of the Union.

#### Amendment XI -

Right to Marriage and Family - Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality, gender, religion, Etcetera, have the Right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal Rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses. The right to marry and the right to found a family shall be guaranteed in accordance with the national laws governing the exercise of these rights.

#### Amendment XII -

Right to a Choice of Lifestyle - The government has no Right to tell anyone what to do with their lives

#### Amendment XIII -

The Right to Adequate Housing and Shelter - The State recognizes the right to adequate housing and a safe and healthy home for all people. The State works to make this right effective through shelter construction programs, with the participation of entities and of the population, in correspondence with public policies, the norms of territorial and urban order, and the laws.

The Right to Healthcare - Public health is a right of all people and it is the State's responsibility to guarantee access to quality medical attention, protection, and recovery services, free of charge. The State, in order to effectuate this right, institutes a healthcare system at all levels that is accessible to the population and develops prevention and education programs, in which the society and families contribute. The law defines the mode in which health services are provided.

Right to Employment - Everyone has the Right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work. Everyone, without any discrimination, has the Right to equal pay for equal work. Everyone who works has the Right to just and favourable compensation ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection. The worker has full rights to start or join a union, His Union has full rights to strike, protest, Etcetera for his own interests.

Right to an Education and to Academic Freedom - Everyone has the Right to education. Education shall be free up until university. Education is a right of all people and the responsibility of the State, which guarantees free, accessible, and quality education services to its citizens for their holistic development, from preschool until the postgraduate level. Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for fundamental human Rights and freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all national, racial or religious groups, and shall further the conservation of peace and liberty. Students' have the right to fair and equal treatment in all areas of academic concern and to fair and unbiased evaluation of his academic work. Students and their Families have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to them.
Amendment XIV -

The consent of the governed shall be the basis of the authority of government; this consent shall be expressed in free, fair, periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret vote or by equivalent free voting procedures.

#### Amendment XV -

Freedom from Corruption and Bribery - Elections are to funded solely through taxation and public finance. All Private Campaign Financing or Donations are legally considered Bribery and Corruption and Prohibited by Constitutional Law.

#### Amendment XVII -

Freedom from War - The Military shall consist only of voluntary applicants. No form of compulsory conscription is permitted. All Citizens accepted to serve in the Army, Navy, or armed forces of any other kind shall be required to demonstrate the Mental Capacities befitting the expectation of being tasked with wielding a Firearm.

#### Amendment XVIII -

Freedom From Curfews and Martial Law - No order prohibiting or Restricting the Fundamental Individual Right to freely make one's way out to the outside open air is permitted.

#### Amendment XIX -

The Right to Bear Arms - The Right of the citizen to keep and Bear Arms shall not be infringed.

#### Amendment XX -

No Violations - Nothing in this Document may be interpreted as implying for any State, Group or Individual any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein.