The Constitution of the Fireborn Sovereignty

Article I. Preamble
We, the people of the realm hold these truths to be sacred: that each being is inherently connected to the Force and that the passions of our people shall bring us the strength and power to achieve victory and break the chains of our order.

We, the people of the realm desiring to establish a more perfect and dignified state, ensure order and justice in our Sovereignty, provide for the defense and well-being of the realm, and to secure the rights of the people do hereby ordain and establish this Constitution for the Fireborn Sovereignty.

A. Lord Praetor

 * 1) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall be appointed after election by a majority of the people, and shall form a government in their name.
 * 2) The executive power of the Fireborn Sovereignty shall be vested in the Lord or Lady Praetor elected by a majority of the people of the realm.
 * 3) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall serve as head of government of the Fireborn Sovereignty and shall have absolute authority to govern and conduct the day to day affairs of state.
 * 4) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall appoint the members of the Dark Council with each member to serve as leader of a Sovereignty Ministry.
 * 5) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall have the power to dismiss members of the Council and any government official.
 * 6) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall preside over all meetings of the Dark Council.
 * 7) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the Fireborn Sovereignty Military and have operational control of the Military.
 * 8) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall reserve the right to declare war on the advice and consent of the Dark Council.
 * 9) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall reserve the right to sign treaties on the advice and consent of the Dark Council.
 * 10) The Lord or Lady Praetor shall reserve the right to declare martial law in times of emergency or the incapacity or dissolution of the Dark Council. The Lord or Lady Praetor shall recant the state of martial law once the crisis has abated, returning power to the Dark Council and returning to their governing role.
 * 11) Any power not enumerated to the Council is reserved by the Lord or Lady Praetor and may be delegated to the Lord or Lady Arbiter, the Dark Council or the appropriate ministry via Praetorian Decree.

B. Lord Arbiter

 * 1) The Lord or Lady Arbiter shall be appointed after election by a majority of the people, and shall serve in their position for the duration of their lifetime, or until they voluntarily give up their position.
 * 2) The Lord or Lady Arbiter shall serve as the keeper of the Fireborn Sovereignty, and shall not be considered a member of the Dark Council.
 * 3) The Lord or Lady Arbiter shall be regularly advised of the business of the government in their name and shall be made aware of all oaths of duty or fealty by ministers and members of the government and military.
 * 4) The Lord or Lady Arbiter shall have the power to dissolve the Dark Council and call for the election of a Lord or Lady Praetor and the appointment of a new Dark Council should the government cease to have the confidence of the people, either by sufficient evidence or majority vote.
 * 5) The Lord or Lady Arbiter shall reserve the right to declare martial law in times of emergency or the incapacity or dissolution of the Lord or Lady Praetor and the Dark Council. The Lord or Lady Arbiter must recant the state of martial law once the crisis has abated, returning power to the Lord or Lady Praetor and the Dark Council and resuming their observing role.

C. The Dark Council

 * 1) The legislative and judicial power of the Fireborn Sovereignty shall be vested in the Dark Council appointed by the Lord or Lady Praetor.
 * 2) Members of the Dark Council shall be styled “Lord Councilor” or “Lady Councilor” and each shall preside over a ministry in accordance with the determination of the Lord or Lady Praetor on the advice of the Lord or Lady Arbiter.
 * 3) The Dark Council shall serve as the Supreme Court of the Fireborn Sovereignty.
 * 4) Lord Councilors serve at the pleasure of the Lord or Lady Praetor and may be dismissed if they lose the confidence of the Lord or Lady Praetor or Lord or Lady Arbiter.
 * 5) Lord Councilors shall have regulatory power over their ministry and shall have power to appoint a Deputy Minister who may in their absence represent the Lord Councilor on the Dark Council.
 * 6) The Dark Council shall have the power to enact law by a vote of a majority of its members, but no Law enacted by the Dark Council shall take effect should it not have Praetorian Assent or if a court determines that said law is in contradiction to the Constitution.
 * 7) The Dark Council shall have the power to declare war and ratify treaties subject to Praetorian Assent.
 * 8) The Dark Council shall have the power to levy taxes.
 * 9) The Dark Council shall have the power to raise military forces including an Army and a Navy for the defense of the realm or in times or war including the conscription of able bodied persons for common defense or in support of the war effort.

D. The Ministries

 * 1) The Ministries of the Fireborn Sovereignty shall have executive and regulatory power conferred on them by the Lord or Lady Praetor.
 * 2) The Ministry of War shall have the authority to command and deploy the military within the confines of the Sovereignty’s will, the Praetor, or the Dark Council with the mandate to protect the Fireborn Sovereignty and the Sovereignty’s interests abroad.
 * 3) The Ministry of State shall have the authority to execute the mandates of law and justice, and provide for the administration of government, enforcement of law and delivery of public services including but not limited to health and education.
 * 4) The Ministry of Intelligence shall have the authority to collect, analyze, and report information to the government in order to keep the Praetor and the Dark Council apprised of all matters relevant to affairs of state or the interests of the Sovereignty both foreign and domestic.
 * 5) The Ministry of Galactic Influence shall have the authority to influence galactic affairs to the benefit of the Fireborn Sovereignty via diplomacy, politics, economics, and other means as provided for by law or the determination of the Praetor or the Dark Council.
 * 6) The Ashborn Covenant shall have the same standing as a ministry with representation on the Dark Council and shall have authority over religious doctrine, as well as education on and dissemination of Force-related information as guided by the philosophies of the Tutai Qo.

Article III. Rights of the People of the Realm
 The People of the Realm shall have the right of liberty. The People of the Realm shall have the right of owning property. The People of the Realm shall have the right of life. The People of the Realm shall have the freedom of expression. The People of the Realm shall have the right to public assembly. The People of the Realm shall have the right of keep and bear arms. The People of the Realm shall have the right of due process of law. The People of the Realm shall have the right to vote granted at the age of majority.</li> The Dark Council shall make no law which deprives a person of these rights except to set lawful restrictions to prevent death, imminent lawless action, or defilement of the Praetor, the state, or the Tutai Qo.</li> The government or its agents may only deprive a person of their rights for lawful purposes including the investigation of a crime or as a result of an order from the court, the Praetor, or the Praetor’s designee in the execution of their constitutional duty to provide order or to prevent death, imminent lawless action, or the defilement of the Praetor, the state, or the Tutai Qo.</li> </ol>

Article IV. The Law of the Fireborn Sovereignty
<ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> The Law of the Fireborn Sovereignty shall be comprised of the Constitution of the Fireborn Sovereignty, the Laws of the Realm, and the legislation passed by majority of the Dark Council and provided Praetorian Assent as recorded in statutes titled Sovereignty Public Law (SPL).</li> Laws shall only become effective once provided the Praetorian Assent of the Lord or Lady Praetor who reserves the right to refuse Praetorian Assent in cases where the laws are believed to bring harm to the Fireborn Sovereignty or her people.</li> </ol>

Article V. The Religion of the Fireborn Sovereignty
<ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> The official state religion of the Fireborn Sovereignty is the Tutai Qo and shall be administered by the Diocese of the Ashborn Covenant as stipulated by the Constitution. Adherence to the Tutai Qo shall not be compulsory but heresy contradicting or undermining the Tutai Qo shall not be tolerated. The Diocese of the Ashborn Covenant shall, with permission of the Praetor and Council, dictate what does and does not constitute heresy.</li> As dictated by the principles of the Tutai Qo, the Praetor, as the chosen leader of the Fireborn Sovereignty, shall represent the people and forge them a destiny worthy of their name. The Praetor will uphold the tenets of the Tutai Qo with the advice and guidance of the Diocese.</li> The Tutai Code shall be:</li></ol>
 * ''‘There is no Light, there is Fire.
 * There is no Dark, there is Ash.
 * There is no Destiny, there is Mastery.
 * There is no Death, there is Rebirth.
 * We are the Spark and the Ember, the Shapers and the Shaped.
 * Into the Forge we cast our chains, and from them shape our fate.’

Article VI. Amendment of the Constitution
<ol style="list-style-type:upper-alpha"> The constitution shall be amended only at the request of a citizen to amend the constitution which is approved by a two-thirds vote of the Dark Council and a two-thirds vote by the people.</li> </ol>

Article VII. Signatures
We, the people of the realm do hereby declare this constitution as our will. In witness whereof, the elected Lord Praetor and the Dark Council do hereby subscribe their names.



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