It's been a long week. Between Notdeath & Co.'s revolution, the many griefings, and the election of some very active councilman, I finally managed to get the act passed.

This act is temporary. It's nothing more than a bandage on a deep stab wound. My constitution is fundamentally flawed from nearly all aspects. It's a code of laws, but not a code of laws. It defines property, but not our borders. There's a lot of other weaknesses and loopholes in there I'd rather not discuss.

The thing is: I never intended it to be used by a nation this big. I expected us to stay the tiny little mountain colony Suilven was, and not the capital of a major nation in the , . You can obviously see how the same constitution wouldn't work for the both of them. Starting today, I'm going to be rewriting it, then rewriting it again until the council finds it perfect.

Inside this amendment

Democracy

First and foremost, it democratized Petrania. All councilman that resign are to be replaced by the people, not by the council. The people now have the power to vote out already elected councilman whom they deem corrupt, inefficient, or otherwise unfit for duty.

Every two weeks, starting the Friday(Eastern U.S. Time) after this document has been ratified, a poll of no-confidence will be held. A thread is to be posted by a citizen in the morning exactly two weeks since the last poll, asking the public if they find the council satisfactory. All citizens are to either simply abstain or to bring up a councilman they think has done a poor job. They are to post in the thread and provide proper evidence as to why they believe he/she deserves to be voted out. To become legitimate, the vote must get at least two backers. Once the claim is backed, a vote of no confidence thread is to be posted on the subreddit. The vote will last 48 hours from the time of posting, and requires a 3/4 majority vote to succeed. Once the council member has been voted out, a council member will post a new thread and start the election process for a replacement councilman. This thread is to last 48 hours and does not require a majority to elect. All new members are to be elected this way.

Citizenship

I've easier defined what is a citizen, and how to become one. You must first speak to a local councilman, who will ask you a series of questions that that city/town requires. You will then be allowed to move in and claim property. Then,

Citizen Visa: One week spent living inside of Petranian lands. This entitles one to the title of Petranian citizen and makes one eligible to own land and to be protected and subject to Petranian rights and laws.

Partial Citizenship: 2 weeks spent living inside of Petranian lands. This entitles one to vote in elections and to have access to community chests.

Full Citizenship: 4 weeks spent living inside of Petranian lands. This entitles on to run for office in Petrania.

Please note all former Fort Arrack, Kings Point, Bereza, and Petra residents are to be granted Full Citizenship. We've had some rather poor record keeping around here, so I'm not sure where to start everyone else off.

Emergency Duke Powers

In the event of an absolute emergency, say Notdeath is staging a coup and has captured Suilven, the Duke can initiate the emergency duke powers and take control of the government. He can command the militia, or the militias of cities in the confederacy, the ability to make peace or war with another nation, and the ability to order the pearling of an aggressor against Petrania. These last only 48 hours, and can be reversed at any time by the council.

Slight Modificaiton to Crime

Notdeath still violated the law by attempting a coup.

Despite the larger scale of our nation, the small scale of Civcraft allows for a more nuanced approach to justice.

The Confederation of Petrania forcefully prosecutes any crimes committed within its territory or upon its citizens. Crimes include, but are not limited to,

Just because I didn't specifically list treason and attempted coup as a crime in the constitution does not mean it isn't. It's up to the council to decide, and they decided it was. Regardless of whatever bullshit version of the NAP he believes in, this is just how it is.

To please Notdeath and her little 12 year old vagina, we've added it to the official example list of crimes.

Crimes include, but are not limited to, trespass on private property, the destruction of private or public property, vandalism, the theft of personal items, assault, murder or pearling of citizens, treason, verbal harassment or hate speech, revolution, or an aggressive/sudden change of government. This includes any kind of threats towards the well being of Petranian citizens, revolution, or an aggressive/sudden change of government.

You can find the full constitution here. Mods, please put dis in the sidebar.