Amendment Two
~ Amendment Two ~
Article One - Copy of the declaration of Independence of Salanda
(The Kingdom of) Salanda Declaration of Independence Document [on the] 22nd [of] June 2018. Copy of the original document:
The Kingdom of Salanda declares in this document that all peoples living under (the Kingdom of*) Salanda will have their basic rights and freedoms and will be treated fairly as per this declaration. (The Kingdom of*) Salanda declares itself as a new (sovereign*) state and we extend our hand to all nations. As we Salandarians declare independence for our new nation [we wish] so that it may go from strength to strength and truly (fully*) represent the Salandarian people.
*= word added in the copy not original [wording] of the document.
()= so the words aren’t misunderstood.
Signature of the copy of the original document by the Incumbent Monarch [of Salanda] so that the copy is recognised as sovereign as the original copy can only be accessed by a hard drive. (When this is signed it will become part of this Constitution.) This signature will cover for all chapters of this amendment, it will be done at the end of this amendment by the Incumbent Monarch [of Salanda].
Article Two - Illegal immigration Article Two - Illegal immigration [All articles beyond this point are newly positioned following the passage of the Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws of Salanda)]
Illegal immigration will not be tolerated [under this Constitution], people who illegally immigrate will either be sent back unless they apply for a citizenship [of Salanda] application where their application [for citizenship of Salanda] will be fairly reviewed [by the Supreme Court of Salanda], even if they have illegally immigrated to (the Kingdom of) Salanda.
Article Three - Supreme Court Amendment
There will be limited power for unelected judges [of the Supreme Court of Salanda and] the fairly elected Parliament [Tepoelan] will make decisions [regarding] on that area [of limited power for unelected judges of the Supreme Court of Salanda].
Article Four - Government Amendment
A government [of Salanda] must keep a minimum of 10 things they promise in their [general election of Salanda] campaign[s] or they will be subject to a Trust Vote [vote of confidence/vote of no confidence in the Tepoelan], if the people [of Salanda] are unhappy that they haven’t carried out what they [the Government of Salanda] promised, then they [the Government of Salanda] can be subjected to formal checks [and balances of power] and face the possibility of being kicked out and new [general] elections [of Salanda] being held.
Formal checks [and balances] in most circumstances will not be used [on the counts of public dislike] except if the majority of the people [of Salanda] decide in a vote held amongst themselves [on this matter of public dislike].
Article Five - Police Amendment
Police can arrest suspicious suspects [from the Salanda Police Force’s point of view] in normal suspicious circumstances [that the Salanda Police Force perceive] for eight days without evidence and thirty days without evidence if they believe the suspect is involved in terrorism.
After that [should those days fully be completed] they [the Salanda Police Force] will need some kind of evidence which is for the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Salanda [i.e, the Supreme Court of Salanda] to decide what counts as evidence.
Article Six - Civil War, Police, People and Army Amendment
Under this Constitution the police, people and army [of Salanda] have the right to bear arms and [are] authorised to prevent a civil war in any [possible] way that is needed. If people [in Salanda], regardless of holding Salandarian citizenship or not holding Salandarian citizenship] say that they will remain neutral in a civil war, they will be subjected to treason as will the conspirators and [the] people trying to start a civil war [in Salanda and her sovereign territories and protectorates].
If they [people in Salanda, regardless of holding Salandarian citizenship or not holding Salandarian citizenship] don’t use their power [given to them in this Constitution] and when it isn’t needed, they will be subjected to a [fair] trial by the Supreme Court [of Salanda].
Article Seven - Terrorism Law
Under this Constitution, the [Salanda] Police [Force and Army of Salanda] are allowed to do anything to prevent acts of terrorism, the Constitution [of Salanda] will authorise them the authority to do whatever they need to stop terrorism.
However, if they do not use their power [that is given to them by this Constitution] properly and when it isn’t needed, they will be subjected to a [fair] trial by the Supreme Court [of Salanda].
Article Eight - Visa Policy
The visa policy of (the Kingdom of) Salanda is whatever the Parliament [Tepoelan] of (the Kingdom of) Salanda decides.
Article Nine - How the Constitution of Salanda is arranged
The Constitution [of Salanda] chapter’s [(article’s)] even if they are expanded on by amendments [to the Constitution of Salanda], will not be arranged together in the future even though it is one Constitution [of Salanda], this way it shall be done how each part of this codified Constitution [of Salanda] was made this was done for two reasons [One], this is done to preserve its history of being made [Two], and so that all parts of the Constitution [of Salanda] is read while looking for a solution [to problems that arise in Salandarian society] in the Constitution [of Salanda], but it will be made so that other people can make versions that are correct of this Constitution to find solutions if quickly needed.
Article Ten - Courts Amendments
[The] Courts [of Salanda system] other than the Supreme Court [of Salanda] will be added when (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s population has reached a reasonable population of around eighty people [but only if that amount of people the Tepoelan feels when debating and legislating this can support a full on Courts of Salanda system].
Article Eleven - Elections Amendment
Elections [Pertaining to General Elections of Salanda] can only be held by a government [of Salanda] once per a [2 year] term [if they pass a piece of legislation in the Tepoelan, legislating a General Election of Salanda].
Elections [in general in Salanda] will be reviewed as well for election fraud by an elected Supreme Court of Salanda [Judge and Salandarian Electoral Committee panel].
Article Twelve - Natural Resources and Artefacts
People who find natural resources and grow natural resources within the sovereign land of (the Kingdom of) Salanda are required to pay a 20% tax to the Government of (the Kingdom of) Salanda if they refuse [to pay the tax], they will be subjected to punishments enacted by the person or people who will judge them [i.e, implying the Salanda Court/Justice system that is set out by this Constitution].
People who find historical artefacts will have to give the artefacts they have found to the state owned Aston Heritage Foundation [who shall in turn give them over to the Salanda National Heritage Foundation for sorting where they shall be transferred to the authority of the Salanda National Archives] and other organisations authorised to deal with artefacts by this Constitution in exchange for a sum of money [given by the state to the finder/finders of these historical artefacts] if they refuse [i.e, implying the people that have found these historical artefacts] they will be subjected to punishments enacted by the person or people who will judge them [i.e, implying the Salanda Court/Justice system that is set out by this Constitution] but they [i.e, implying the people that have found these historical artefacts] will still get a sum of money [given by the state to the finder/finders of these historical artefacts]. All [archaeological] digs for historical artefacts will be subject to that they do not harm the environment, if they do [i.e, implying these archaeological digs harm the environment], the digs will be stopped immediately.
Article Thirteen - Equal pay as part of the equality chapter [of this Constitution]
Everyone will get equal pay in their jobs that they do, if employers refuse they will be subjected to strict judgement and severe punishments [that are set out by this Constitution].
Article Fourteen - Respectfulness
All people shall treat each other with respectfulness and kindness, those who fail to do so will be subjected to strict punishments [that are set out by this Constitution].
Article Fifteen - Unicameral and Bicameral
Should (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s population reach one hundred people a bicameral system shall be added [if those one hundred people can support a bicameral system]. For now though, it shall be unicameral [this is was enforced up from the writing of this Constitution and its enforcement on the 13th of October 2021 - 11 December 2022 when the Establishing of Two Chambers of the Tepoelan Act of 2022 came into force, should (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s system revert back to a unicameral chamber this sentence shall come back into force, however it is not repealed it is just not in force, which is still constitutional as an exception to the rule of enforcing the Constitution which is under this Constitution as this Constitution does permit a bicameral system when the population is one hundred people or above and has the ability to support a bicameral system which has happened].
Article Sixteen - Roles Amendment
The age requirement for [the] Speaker [and Speakers depending on whether a unicameral or bicameral system is used] will be whatever the people decide [via a referendum set out by themselves or the Government of Salanda]. The same will go for other roles in the Parliament [Tepoelan] such as a Member of the Salandarian Parliament [Tepoelan abbreviated as (MT), the same as the Member of the Chamber of Provincial Emissary role abbreviated as (MPE)] the Prime Minister [of Salanda] etc and the Supreme Court [of Salanda Chief] Justice [and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Salanda].
Article Seventeen - Voting System [(General Elections of Salanda)]
[The] voting system used [for General Elections of Salanda] will be the most popular candidate system so two votes for one seat for example also known as the list system [or the Proportional Representation system abbreviated as PR, however for By-Elections in Salanda the system that shall be used is First Past The Post voting system abbreviated as FPTP].
Article Eighteen - New Constitution [of Salanda] Loophole Amendment
Anything made by anyone else to replace this Constitution as the legal foundation [(legal foundational constitutional framework)] of (the Kingdom of) Salanda, even if they don’t call it a/the Constitution [of Salanda] [their document] will not be recognised [in Salanda] as legitimate [constitutional framework of Salanda] and will be considered treason and a person [or a collective of people] who forms one document questioning this Constitution’s legitimacy as the basis [(i.e, basic constitutional framework of Salanda)] of [all] laws and culture of Salanda currently called the ‘Kingdom of’ [(in quotation marks for system of the government framework of Salanda use)] Salanda, will face severe punishments of treason handed down by the Supreme Court [of Salanda] judge [now Chief Justice of Salanda and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Salanda and the rest of the Salanda Courts/Justice system depending on the severity of the deed of treason against Salanda and her people of which the person who committed a deed of treason against Salanda and her people depending on the severity of the deed of treason against Salanda and her people, that person who committed that deed of treason against Salanda and her people shall be sent to the appropriate parts of the Salanda Courts/Justice system that are appropriate measures in response to their deed of treason against Salanda and her people].
All of this above will become part of (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s Constitution.
Signatory of the Incumbent Monarch [of (the Kingdom of) Salanda]:
Reuben I, [Incumbent Monarch of (the Kingdom of) Salanda
[The next part of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda was not originally part of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda but was an independent Executive Order of Salanda of the Second Government of (the Kingdom of) Salanda that was later endorsed and adopted by the Parliament of Salanda [now officially the Tepoelan] and added by the Parliament of Salanda [now officially the Tepoelan] as part of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda].
Article Nineteen - (The Kingdom of) Salanda’s Executive Order on the Environment [of Salanda]
(The Kingdom of) Salanda shall commit to reduce its carbon footprint as much as possible as such (the Kingdom of) Salanda lists [below in this article] its commitments [to reducing its carbon footprint as much as possible]:
- (The Kingdom of) Salanda shall use as much renewable energy [as] possible and invest in it [(i.e, Salanda will invest in whatever means possible including investing its capital in renewable energy)].
- (The Kingdom of) Salanda will invest [(i.e, Salanda will invest in whatever means possible including investing its capital)] to protect its environment and it will grow plants [via Government of Salanda state sponsored programmes] to combat Co2 emissions as well as help plant trees and help clean the rivers, seas, oceans and lakes [anywhere across the world via the Government of Salanda state sponsored programmes for these matters of great importance].
- (The Kingdom of) Salanda will recycle as much as possible and help clean the environment [via these Government of Salanda state sponsored programmes for these matters of great importance].
- (The Kingdom of) Salanda will only invest [its capital and its efforts] in companies that are committed to protect the [entire World’s] environment.
- (The Kingdom of) Salanda shall accept and carry out ideas [as much as it possibly can] to protect the [entire World’s] environment [with ideas being listened to and carried out as much as it possibly can from anyone or anything that brings the idea to Salanda].
Signature of the [Incumbent] Monarch of (the Kingdom of) Salanda:
Reuben I [,Incumbent Monarch of (the Kingdom of) Salanda]