Constitution+of+the+Galactic+Government

=Constitution of the Galactic Government=

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+ GALACTIC CONSTITUTION Preamble:

We the People of the Galactic Government, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common Security, promote the foundations of Freedom, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Galactic Government. Therefore this document establishes the controls on government and not on the citizenry due to our belief that the government which governs least governs best and that rugged individualism and self reliance are inseparable to the attainment of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness which are core to human ingenuity, creativity, and drive for exploration, expansion and expression of human life.

Article. I.

Section 1. All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the Galactic Government located within New Hope City, Sea of Tranquility, Moon of Earth, as well as some areas on the planet Earth, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

Section. 2.

Clause 1: The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen through conscription every fourth Year by the People of the several States. The source of these conscribed representatives will --- Page 6--- be drawn initially from the central property owners registry. Representatives shall serve no more than one term in the house with the exception of the first election, which will require a mandatory 12 year term.

Clause 2: No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty-five Years, and been a Citizen of the Galactic Government, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which the person is being chosen with the exception of the first election.

Clause 3: Representatives and shall be apportioned among the several States currently listed as the planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and their respective moons, which shall be included within this government, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the Number of Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made every year after the signing of this document, and within every subsequent Term of two Years until a basis of population is reached of 25,000 persons, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every region, state, planetary body, until each reach a population of 25,000 but each State shall have at Least one Representative.

Clause 4: When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Conscription to fill such Vacancies.

Clause 5: The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment. Clause 6: Until the population of 25,000 inhabitants has been achieved for a specific state, representatives may reside on Earth as well as their respective state.

Section. 3.

Clause 1: The Senate of the Galactic Government shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by democratic vote of one vote per citizen for six Years; with the exception of the first Senators elected which will serve a continuous 12 year term, and each Senator shall have one Vote. Senators shall serve nor more than two normal terms of office.

Clause 2: Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.

Clause 3: No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and is a Citizen of the Galactic Government, and who shall, when elected, after the core number of residence reaches 25,000 inhabitants, be an Inhabitant of that State for which they shall be chosen. Until the core population number is reached, Senators may reside on Earth as well as their respective state.

Clause 4: The Vice President of the Galactic Government shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

Clause 5: The Senate shall choose their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when they shall exercise the Office of President of the Galactic Government.

Clause 6: The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the Galactic Government is tried, the Chief --- Page 7--- Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.

Clause 7: Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the Galactic Government; but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.

Section. 4.

Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of choosing Senators.

Clause 2: The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the anniversary of the signing of this document, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. Assembly may be in the form of virtual attendance until the core population number is reached, at which time physical representation shall be mandatory at Galactic Government headquarters located in New Hope City, Sea of Tranquility, Moon of Earth.

Section. 5.

Clause 1: Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.

Clause 2: Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.

Clause 3: Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, be entered on the Journal. The public will have the right to see the journal in its entirety at each and every publication.

Clause 4: Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.

Section. 6.

Clause 1: The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by democratic vote of the citizenry, and paid out of the Treasury of the Galactic Government. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.

Clause 2: No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which they are elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the Galactic Government, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the Galactic Government, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.

Clause 3: No elected position shall be held by any individual for any longer period than 12 consecutive years under any circumstances.

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Clause 4: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress,, or hold any office, civil or military, under the, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the Galactic Government, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or j udicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the Galactic Government, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.

Section. 7.

Clause 1: All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.

Clause 2: Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the Galactic Government; If the President approves, they shall sign it, but if not, they shall return it, with their Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to them, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if the President had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law. The President shall have the right to line item veto privileges in any bill presented for vote from either or both houses. A bill may be sent back for reconsideration and upon its return the President shall then have the right to veto those portions not applicable according to their understanding without prejudice.

Clause 3: Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the Galactic Government; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by the President, or being disapproved by the President, shall be re-passed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill. The line item veto does apply here as well.

Clause 4: Taxation of citizenry by the Galactic Government shall never be imposed unless for the immediate raising of funds to provide security and major problem resolution to the citizenry and in any case may never rise above a 5% flat rate on all citizenry and as a percentage all citizenry will pay the same flat rate. Individual states within the union may not set taxation rates on citizens above a 5% flat rate for all citizens and no citizen shall be required to pay a greater than 10% cumulative rate to all levels of government. Restrictions of two years are set in place for these taxable times. At the end of the conflict or problems solved the tax base will be repealed to 0% until next needed. This clause shall never be changed or infringed upon.

Section. 8

Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the Galactic Government; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the union;

Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the Galactic Government;

Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign governments, and among the several States in the union, and with multinational organizations; --- Page 9--- Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the Galactic Government;

Clause 5: To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

Clause 6: To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the Galactic Government;

Clause 7: To establish Post Offices and transit routes;

Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries through the creation of the Patent, Trademark, and Copyright office; All patent, trademarks and copyrights will carry with them 99 years of protection with an automatic 99 more years for the author, inventor, or technition and their heirs.

Clause 9: To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

Clause 10: To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed in space, and Offences against the Law of States, and of foreign governments intervention with our legal process.

Clause 11: To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land in space and on water;

Clause 12: To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

Clause 13: To provide and maintain a Galactic Guard; Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and space Forces;

Clause 15: To provide for calling forth the Legions to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

Clause 16: To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Legions, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the Galactic Government, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Legions according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such location as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the Galactic Government, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Defenses, Magazines, Arsenals, space dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;--And

Clause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the Galactic Government, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section. 9.

Clause 1: The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year two thousand and one. Requisite for admittance to any state is property ownership until such time as the core number of --- Page 10--- population is achieved. At this point the Congress has the right and the duty to create resident status based on created and passed laws towards the same.

Clause 2: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it, but not to exceed two years.

Clause 3: No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

Clause 4: No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State. No tax or duty shall be placed on any held property owned by individual or organization.

Clause 5: No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

Clause 6: No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published every two earth years. Money collected and held by the Galactic Government shall be placed in an account from which it will be invested by educated Senators from the elected Senators. Dividends on these investments shall be divided into two equal parts, the first part to be reinvested and the second part to be distributed equally to the citizens of the Galactic Government.

Clause 7: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the Galactic Government, And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any sovereign of government.

Clause 8: Because of the uniqueness of its origins the Galactic Government shall entertain and accept the idea of creating a position for the founder of the Galactic Government, Dennis M. Hope who shall act as President of the Galactic Government until the first election. He shall also retain the title of CEO ( Celestial Executive Officer) of the Galactic Government and until his natural death and shall hold a place of distinction and high regard within the Galactic Government. This position is advisory in its nature and shall be rewarded with the privilege of a voting voice within the Senate. Mr. Hope will also be recognized as consultant to the President of the Galactic Government with direct contact always. This is an advisory and diplomatic position bringing with it the ability to continue as the Earth governments liaison.

Clause 9: Should the President of the Galactic Government meet with an untimely and unnatural demise at the hands of others, his heir of choice will resume his duties in his absence until their natural deaths. The position will be absorbed after the natural demise of Mr. Hope and/or his heir(s) of choice

Section. 10. Clause 1: No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; create Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

Clause 2: No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the Galactic Government, and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Control of the Congress. These imposts or duties may never exceed 10% of the appraised or market value of the items being imported or exported. Clause 3: No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

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Article. II.

Section. 1.

Clause 1: The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the Galactic Government. They shall hold this Office after the first election until such time as the core population is in place or for a term not longer than 12 years and after this initial term the Term of office shall be for four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:

Clause 2: One year prior to the election of the President, Vice President and Senate the state will accept nominations from the interested candidates and insuring they have met the requirements for the positions sought shall enter the names of the nominations into public awareness. All candidates shall use public media and other electronic conveyances as may be available to get their message to the citizenry. Under no circumstances will any candidate raise, have bestowed upon them by others or use their own money in an amount more than two times the annual salary for the position sought. The responsibility of the Galactic Government will be to provide air time and print media with regard to TV, Radio, or other media forms for all candidates to get their message across to the citizenry once the core population is achieved. While the majority of citizens are located on Earth, the elections shall be operated from the headquarters of the Lunar Embassy until core population is achieved.

Clause 3: All voting will be accomplished electronically through the Galactic Government website which is currently located at [|www.GalacticGovernment.com]. The voting period will never be less than 26 days and not longer than 30 days. From the beginning of the voting period which will be determined by Congress till the end, all citizens will have the right to change their votes a total of two times during the voting process. When the voting is complete the President, Vice President, and President pro tempore of the Senate shall validate the vote. Upon counting the votes, whoever has the majority of all votes cast shall be the determined elected official for the office desired. If a tie exists then the President, Vice President, and President pro tempore of the Senate shall vote to achieve the tie breaker.

Clause 4: The Congress may determine the Time of choosing of the voting days, and these Days on which they shall process their Votes; which Days shall be the same throughout the Galactic Government.

Clause 5: No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the Galactic Government or their progeny, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the Galactic Government with the exception of the first election held in 2004, allowing only 3 years from the beginning of the Galactic Government to the first election. During this time period before the first election an acting President shall reside over the proceeding. The acting President shall have all the endowed governmental and constitutional authorities available any elected official until the actual election determines the citizens choice as President, Vice President, and Senate. For the first election the acting President shall be Dennis M. Hope, of the Lunar Embassy. This acting President shall have the rights to assign governmental positions to help in the establishing of the functioning government, present Treaties, and set in motion alliances with foreign governments. At the conclusion of the election, Mr. Hope shall be replaced by the elected President, Vice President, and President pro tempore of the Senate.

Clause 6: In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of their Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.

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Clause 7: If, at the time fixed for the beginning of the term of the President, the President elect shall have died, the Vice President elect shall become President. If a President shall not have been chosen before the time fixed for the beginning of his term, or if the President elect shall have failed to qualify, then the Vice President elect shall act as President until a President shall have qualified; and the Congress may by law provide for the case wherein neither a President elect nor a Vice President elect shall have qualified, declaring who shall then act as President, or the manner in which one who is to act shall be selected, and such person shall act accordingly until a President or Vice President shall have qualified.

Clause 8: The Congress may by law provide for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the House of Representatives may choose a President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them, and for the case of the death of any of the persons from whom the Senate may choose a Vice President whenever the right of choice shall have devolved upon them.

Clause 9: The President shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which they shall have been elected, and they shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the Galactic Government.

Clause 10: Before they enter on the Execution of their Office, they shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:--"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the Galactic Government, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Galactic Government."

Section. 2.

Clause 1: The President shall be Commander in Chief of the military of the Galactic Government and of the Legion of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the Galactic Government, they may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and they shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the Galactic Government, except in Cases of Impeachment.

Clause 2: The President shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and they shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the Galactic Government, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.

Clause 3: The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions, which shall expire at the End of their next Session.

Section. 3. The President shall each earth year give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as the President shall j udge necessary and expedient; they may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, they may adjourn them to such Time as they shall think proper; the President shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; they shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the Galactic Government.

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Section. 4. The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the Galactic Government, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Article. III.

Section. 1. The j udicial Power of the Galactic Government shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office. An appointed Supreme Court Justice shall serve a term of no less than 6 years and no more than 12 years ever.

Section. 2.

Clause 1: The j udicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the Galactic Government, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;-- to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the Galactic Government, shall be a Party;--to Controversies between two or more States;--between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States, --between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

Clause 2: In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.

Clause 3: The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed. Until the core population is in place all trials will be held at the central Galactic Government headquarters on the Moon of Earth.

Section. 3.

Clause 1: Treason against the Galactic Government, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

Article. IV.

Section. 1. Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and j udicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.

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Section. 2.

Clause 1: The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States and territories.

Clause 2: A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.

Section. 3.

Clause 1: New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

Clause 2: The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the Galactic Government, and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the Galactic Government, or of any particular State. It should be noted that the Galactic Government shall not own any lands except those that are bestowed upon it from the originators of the land, the Lunar Embassy or for lands legal acquired through purchase from the same. In the time of war the Galactic Government may utilize to its betterment any lands or building not occupied for the security of the citizenry. Upon securing the territory in question the Galactic Government must vacate the land or building in its original or better condition.

Section. 4. The Galactic Government, shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.

Article. V.

The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year Two thousand one shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate.

Article. VI.

Clause 1: All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the Galactic Government under this Constitution.

Clause 2: This Constitution, and the Laws of the Galactic Government which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the Galactic Government, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.

Clause 3: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and j udicial Officers, both of the Galactic Government and of the several --- Page 15--- States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the Galactic Government.

Article. VII.

Clause 1: Congress shall make no law establishing a state religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof unless the basis of the religion calls for the usurpation of government control or the establishment of itself as the state religion, religions such as these shall be made illegal. Congress shall make no law 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.

Clause 2: A well, regulated legion, being necessary to the security of a free state, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Clause 3: No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any domicile without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Clause 4: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, domicile, 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.

Article. VIII.

Clause 1: No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand j ury, except in cases arising in the land or space forces, or in the legion, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; 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 themselves, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, except as mentioned in Article IV, section 3, clause 2.

Clause 2: In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial j ury 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 right to represent themselves without the aid of council.

Clause 3: In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed two thousand delta’s (Galactic Government currency), the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a j ury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the Galactic Government, than according to the rules of the common law.

Clause 4: Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Capital punishment or the taking of a human life is prohibited always.

Article. IX.

Clause 1: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Clause 2: The powers not specifically delegated to the Galactic Government by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the citizenry and may only be granted to the government by --- Page 16--- the citizenry for a maximum period of ten years at which time the powers revert to the control of the citizens.

Clause 3: The judicial power of the Galactic Government shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the Galactic Government by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.

Article. X.

Clause 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude of sentient beings, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the Galactic Government, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

Clause 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Clause 3: All persons born or naturalized in the Galactic Government, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the Galactic Government, and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the Galactic Government, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its j urisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Citizens of the Galactic Government shall maintain dual citizenship with their Earth country as well as that of the Galactic Government state. As a citizen of both it is the responsibility of the citizen to accord themselves with the laws of both ju risdictions and act appropriately when visiting both.

Article. XI.

Clause 1: The validity of the public debt of the Galactic Government, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the Galactic Government nor any state shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the Galactic Government; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

Clause 3: The right of citizens of the Galactic Government to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the Galactic Government or by any state on account of race, color, religious affiliation, sexual preference or perceived life style different from ours.

Article. XII.

Clause 1: The transportation or importation into any state, territory, or possession of the Galactic Government for delivery or use therein of illegal substances, in violation of the laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.

Clause 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation and to determine the defined substances relative to this article.

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Article. XIII.

Clause 1: The right of citizens of the Galactic Government to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the Galactic Government or any state by reason of failure to pay any tax.

Article. XIV.

Clause 1: In case of the removal of the President from office or of their death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.

Clause 2: Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.

Clause 3: Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that they are unable to discharge the powers and duties of their office, and until they transmit to the President pro tempore and the Speaker of the House a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

Clause 4: Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of their office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

Thereafter, when the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that no inability exists, the President shall resume the powers and duties of their office unless the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive department or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit within four days to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of their office. Thereupon Congress shall decide the issue, assembling within forty-eight hours for that purpose if not in session. If the Congress, within twenty-one days after receipt of the latter written declaration, or, if Congress is not in session, within twenty-one days after Congress is required to assemble, determines by two-thirds vote of both Houses that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of their office, the Vice President shall continue to discharge the same as Acting President; otherwise, the President shall resume the powers and duties of their office.

Article. XV.

Gal Rait tw vote uv AhL Raits Clause 1: The right of citizens of the Galactic Government, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the Galactic Government or any state on account of age. Article. XVI. Clause 1: Social safety net. Citizens shall not be eligible for social benefits before the tenth year of citizenship unless they are a minor child or handicapped to such a degree as to be unable in any way established by law able to provide for themselves. A maximum time period of two years in succession as measured in earth years shall be allotted for social benefits to be available to a citizen. However, this period may be used in segments not to cumulatively exceed two earth years over a ten year period. After --- Page 18--- such period, the citizen shall not be eligible for social benefits before the passage of ten years measured in earth years.

Clause 2: All due diligence will be used to move the citizen from the safety net and on to self-reliance. To this end, benefits may be paid out to citizens incrementally as they seek self-reliance based on the Minimum Poverty Level (MPL) determined and proposed by congress, the level of which to be accepted by 2/3rds majority vote by the citizenry currently not collecting benefits. Citizenry collecting benefits will be encouraged to seek employment by allowing them to decide the amount of benefits they will accept while existing on the safety net. As the citizen earns income that combined with benefits increases beyond the MPL the government will reduce the amount of benefits paid to the citizen by half the amount earned over the MPL until the citizen declines the benefit allotment or they reach the point of earnings exceeding a multiple of 1.5 times the MPL

Dr. Dennis M. Hope

(Celestial Executive Officer) CEO President Galactic Government Headquarters 100-400 Galaxy Way Suite # 2 New Hope City Sea of Tranquility Moon of Earth 702-991-1232