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Constitution of Salanda
(Constitution of the Kingdom of Salanda)
(Basic Foundation Laws)
[ ] = Explainer not included in the original constitution document
~ Kingdom of Salanda BFL Constitution ~
~ Preamble ~
Ever since declaring independence from the UK on the 22nd of June 2018, the people of the Kingdom of Salanda had willed to become a democracy after abolishing the Absolute Monarchy on the 1st of November 2020, the Kingdom of Salanda had become a democracy and got an uncodified constitution which was on many documents however, due to their displeasure now on the 12th of October 2021 almost a year later, due to the will of the Salandarian people they will now have a codified constitution which shall be written and interpreted on one document only.
This has been bound around Salandarians hearts and this Constitution outlines the will of the Kingdom of Salanda that the people will abide and keep the will and culture outflowing from here and all people who join regardless of skin-colour, gender, ethnicity or religion will be welcomed with open arms into the Salandarian Nation.
Article One - The culture of the Kingdom of Salanda
The Kingdom of Salanda defines itself as a Jewish state and will keep all of Judaism though the Kingdom of Salanda lets all religions practise their religions freely. The Kingdom of Salanda will also uphold Salandarian holidays such as Independence Day (celebrated yearly on the 22nd of June) and uphold its own made national holidays. The Kingdom of Salanda’s official and national languages are; Salandan, Hebrew and English, recognised languages are Spanish. The Kingdom of Salanda’s state anthem is ‘Haktikvah’ and the national anthem is ‘Our Great Kingdom’. The Kingdom of Salanda’s currency shall be the Salanda Coins (SC) but the British Pound, Euro and Shekel will be used as well. The Kingdom of Salanda’s national dish is chicken soup. The Kingdom of Salanda’s national animal is the European Collared Dove. The Kingdom of Salanda’s national plant and flower is an Orange Tulip and the Kingdom of Salanda’s national sport is association football. All that is stated in the culture is to be respected by all citizens of the Kingdom of Salanda. Anyone who does not respect the culture could be subject to treason against the Kingdom of Salanda and her people unless they are critical of minor cultural traditions.
Article Two - Flag and Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Salanda
The flag of the Kingdom of Salanda shall be orange-white-orange on a portrait tricolour with a yellow sun in the middle of the white and inside the sun shall be two myrtle branches with a red diamond [commonly done with a ruby instead, in the centre]. The flag represents the characteristics of sacrifice and strength, purity and greatness, peace and beauty. The flag shall be designed using a 2:3 flag ratio.
The Coat of Arms shall apply the same design of the flag but it will be a smaller curved version [Coat of Arms of Salanda design expanded further on].
Article Three - [Parliament/Tepoelan], Government and Monarchy
The Kingdom of Salanda separates religion and state [in active politics]. The Kingdom of Salanda defines itself as a democracy and a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy meaning that the monarchy does not interfere with the Government and shall remain a constitutional monarchy with no power. Though the [Incumbent] Monarch shall have sovereignty over the Kingdom of Salanda’s land as well as being the head of state and can open Parliament [(Tepoelan)]. From now on the Monarch cannot govern or have anything to do in the Kingdom of Salanda’s politics or institutions of government. [Referring to the Executive, Legislative and Judicial institutions, this isn’t talking about institutions in the sense like the Ministry of the Interior of Salanda etc which are under the Government of Salanda’s control.]
The Parliament of the Kingdom of Salanda [now officially called the Tepoelan meaning Parliament in Salandan] shall be at the Kingdom of Salanda’s capital which shall always remain Salanda City [now officially called Suveste] unless there is something serious where Parliament [Tepoelan] has to be moved away.
The Parliament of the Kingdom of Salanda [Tepoelan] is the ultimate law-making authority of the Kingdom of Salanda, [on this day of this Constitution’s presentation on the days of the twelfth and thirteenth days of October Twenty-Twenty-One until should it be changed] it shall be unicameral [unless amended otherwise which it was as the Tepoelan is now bicameral] with an odd number of seats to ensure a majority with a speaker appointed by a vote in [the] parliament [Tepoelan] at the head. All bills and laws [proposed, meaning proposed Act/Acts of Tepoelan] that are [viewed as of] value and importance [by the Tepoelan] shall require a vote at the Parliament [Tepoelan] and they shall only pass with a majority, if it is 50-50 the bill or law shall not pass thereafter, if it has passed it needs the [Incumbent] Monarch’s signature. There are delegates for each province e.g, 1 delegate per province though the Salanda City Capital Province [now officially known as the Crown Territory of Suveste] shall have twice as many delegates [this can only be implemented and function as such when the provincial framework (which can still apply to Suveste even though it was made a Crown Territory) is in place otherwise the delegates that are elected to the Tepoelan shall be elected via general proportional representation].
The Government is elected by the people for the people every two years unless the Government of Salanda decides a vote is needed so it can call an election [even before the two years is up in what is known as a snap election]. Then after it [the Government] is elected it is appointed by the [Incumbent] Monarch [of the Kingdom of Salanda] to serve the Kingdom of Salanda and her people. At the head of government is the Prime Minister who shall lead and govern the Kingdom of Salanda. The Prime Minister shall be able to make minor laws and bills [known as an Executive Order of Salanda] without the need for a vote in Parliament [Tepoelan, provided it is in the framework within an Act of Tepoelan or an explicit mention from this Constitution or a Supreme Court of Salanda ruling]. The Prime Minister shall represent the Kingdom of Salanda diplomatically and the Head of State [normally the Incumbent Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda] shall represent [ceremonially] the Kingdom of Salanda at domestic and international events. The Government may not have control over the [fundamental framework] over the Institutions of Government [such as the basic structure of the Executive Branches, Legislative Branches and Judicial Branches of Government, this does not apply to Institutions under the Government of Salanda’s control].
The Government must not use its influence [in controlling and using dictatorial policies] over the people or they could be subject to treason and thus an election would be automatically called by the speaker of parliament [Tepoelan now the Speaker of the Chamber of Provincial Emissary, who is neutral]. The Prime Minister and [their] government could be subject to impeachment if found guilty by the Supreme Court [of Salanda].
The Speaker of Parliament [Tepoelan, meaning the speaker of what is now the Chamber of Provincial Emissary], must not have any bias with the government or opposition; if the speaker does, the speaker will be removed by the Supreme Court [of Salanda]. The speaker [of what is now the Chamber of Provincial Emissary] can also be expelled by a 60% vote of the delegates of the Parliament [Tepoelan, this has to be done in both houses of the Tepoelan with a 60% vote or more, in the People’s Channel and the Chamber of Provincial Emissary].
The Government may also be able to appoint ministers and the [political] party [or political parties] in power can replace the Prime Minister [with a new Prime Minister] within the 2-year fixed term.
The leader of the official opposition [as agreed on by the Tepoelan in the Chamber of Provincial Emissary which is the upper house of the Tepoelan] may also appoint shadow ministers should the leader of the official opposition become Prime Minister.
Other smaller [political] parties [if there are] may not appoint shadow ministers unless they are part of the Government [in the case of confidence and supply] or win a vote that makes them the party in charge.
Article Four - Voting Rights and Age
Everyone [who is] Salandarian is allowed to vote, except if they are in prison or have been tried for treason.
The voting age is what the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] decides.
Article Five - The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court shall have one supreme court judge [as a framework possibility if needed] who shall be elected by the people [if needed], separate from government elections, the purpose of the Supreme Court Judge [and/or justices in the framework in what is used] is to interpret the Constitution of Salanda [Basic Foundation Laws (of Salanda)] fairly and truthfully. The Supreme Court Judge [or Chief Justice and the Associate Justices] can also make laws [known as Constitutional Inferences, that are based directly off an inference from the Constitution of Salanda] to protect the people of the Kingdom of Salanda. [In the other framework the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Salanda shall be appointed by the Government of Salanda with the other Associate Justices being either elected or appointed by the people, Government of Salanda and Opposition with the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices serving for two years until they are re-elected or re-appointed.]
The Supreme Court Judge [or Chief Justice and Associate Justices if they are in the framework that is used] can be removed by a vote and expelled by the people without a vote should they commit serious crimes of high treason or immoral crimes.
The Supreme Court [of Salanda] shall be seated in the capital of the Kingdom of Salanda which shall remain Salanda City [now officially known as and called Suveste] unless something serious occurs where the Supreme Court [of Salanda] will have to be moved.
Article Six - Armed Forces and Secret Services
The Armed Forces and Secret Services of the Kingdom of Salanda shall only be used for defensive purposes and not offensive purposes. They will serve the Kingdom of Salanda and a portion of the annual budget will go to them. The Commander in Chief [in that they shall have control and give directives to the Armed Forces and Secret Services] is the Prime Minister and the army and secret service [ceremonial] Governor [of the Armed Forces and Secret Services] is the [Incumbent] Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda.
Article Seven - Salanda Police and Border Force
The police and border force of the Kingdom of Salanda shall serve and protect the Kingdom of Salanda [and her people]. They are authorised by the Constitution [of Salanda] to use force when they feel necessary but are forbidden if it breaches Moral Law or has discrimination. The Commander in Chief [in that they shall have control and give directives to the Salanda Police and Border Force] is the Prime Minister and the ceremonial Governor [of the Salanda Police and Border Force] is the [Incumbent] Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda.
Article Eight - Salanda Agencies
The Kingdom of Salanda’s agencies such as transport and space agencies are to be under direct control of the Kingdom of Salanda’s government or local governments, should they be implemented. They will receive a portion of the annual budget.
Article Nine - Freedom of Speech
The Kingdom of Salanda will respect freedom of speech and non-violent protests but will only accept in the terms that it does not go into racism and violence, if it goes into racism and violence, action will be taken.
Article Ten - Education
The education in the Kingdom of Salanda will be managed by the Kingdom of Salanda’s education ministry [which is under the Government of Salanda and is an institution and a Salanda agency]. Salandarians who get education from the Kingdom of Salanda will learn about its Culture and History, Maths, Science, English, Salandan, Geography and History (not including Salandarian History which is a different topic [as mentioned earlier in this Article]), Art and Cooking. There will be optional lessons as well such as [politics, which is now offered,] coding and dancing offered by the Education Ministry of the Kingdom of Salanda.
The education of the Kingdom of Salanda is not compulsory, to not Kingdom of Salanda born citizens, there is an age requirement of six years [old], but no age limit.
The Education Ministry [of the Kingdom of Salanda] shall be funded by the annual budget of the Kingdom of Salanda.
Article Eleven - Healthcare
The health and hospital sector [of Salanda] will look after the wellbeing of Salandarian Citizens [in Salanda and foreign peoples in Salanda] and Salandarians will and have the right to free healthcare [which shall be covered by taxes issued by the Government of Salanda], it will also maintain Salandarian Hospitals [should they be set up].
The health and hospital sector [of Salanda] shall be funded by the annual budget of the Kingdom of Salanda.
Article Twelve - Treasury
The Treasury of the Kingdom of Salanda shall be responsible for the economy and budget of the Kingdom of Salanda, its head shall be the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is chosen to serve by the Prime Minister and [who] shall be appointed in [the] position ceremonially by the [Incumbent] Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda. [The Treasury of the Kingdom of Salanda shall hold the annual budget of the Kingdom of Salanda.]
Article Thirteen - Budget
The Budget of the Kingdom of Salanda shall usually be passed by the Government of the Kingdom of Salanda [known simply as the Government of Salanda] on each Independence Day on June 22nd at 23:59 pm, if the budget fails to pass, new elections shall be held the following week.
The budget’s portions shall be decided by the Government [of Salanda] and be acted on, the budget will fund ministries and agencies [the Institutions of Salanda] such as the education ministry and the transport agency, the army and ministry of defence for example.
An emergency add-on can be passed should there be a crisis in the Kingdom of Salanda, it can be added automatically by the Government of the Kingdom of Salanda [known simply as the Government of Salanda].
Article Fourteen - Provinces and Territories
A new province can be added to [Salanda] in the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] by a 60% vote in favour, a province is ceremonial and will have no government, the central government will be responsible for the provinces [though the framework of a province’s governance can be changed].
Once a province is added it cannot be removed [ever, in any circumstances from Salanda’s sovereignty] even if the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] wants it to, though they can downgrade it to a territory [of Salanda].
A territory cannot be removed [ever, in any circumstances from Salanda’s sovereignty] either from the Kingdom of Salanda, even if the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] wants it to.
A territory can be upgraded to a province of the Kingdom of Salanda, should the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] want it to. [Other territorial acquirements under Salandarian protection that do not have the status of province or territory such as protectorates of Salanda can be removed, though now province or territory cannot ever under any circumstances be downgraded to a protectorate of Salanda.]
Article Fifteen - Moral Laws
Citizens of the Kingdom of Salanda must not do harmful acts or steal from one another especially to children who are [specifically] protected by this Constitution, those who do these harmful acts will have serious punishments [imposed upon them].
Citizens of the Kingdom of Salanda may not do acts on one another that are deemed personal unless they consent, the consenting age is eighteen.
Article Sixteen - Treasonous Crimes
[The following bulleted points are considered treasonous crimes:]
Spreading secret information of the Kingdom of Salanda to other countries.
Spying for other countries on the Kingdom of Salanda to other countries.
Collaborating with enemies and adversaries of the Kingdom of Salanda.
Breaking Moral Laws
Jeopardising democracy and judgement.
Trying to get a Salandarian Province [or territory] to break away, and/or make into another sovereign state. [Trying to get a Salandarian Protectorate to also break away or and/or make it into a sovereign state without authorisation by the Tepoelan also known informally as the Parliament of Salanda, is also a treasonous crime.]
All acts above and that are considered treason by the Supreme Court [of Salanda] shall be acted on accordingly with the state punishments [accordingly] in the next chapter [article].
Article Seventeen - Punishments
The punishments of breaking the rules and laws of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Salanda [known simply as the Constitution of Salanda or Basic Foundation Laws which this Constitution] vary such as suspension of citizenship [of Salanda] and prison time as well as a permanent expulsion and revocation of Salandarian Citizenship.
A person may be pardoned if they were wrongly judged by the Supreme Court Judge [or Chief Justice and Associate Justices in a vote in the Supreme Court, depending on what framework system is used]. The Prime Minister and the [Incumbent] Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda [and the Crown of Salanda] may not and do not have the right to pardon people.
Article Eighteen - Citizenship
[Salandarian Citizenship is open to all who accept Salanda’s values.] People from other countries can [also] apply to be a representative of the Kingdom of Salanda [to other countries] if approved by the Kingdom of Salanda.
To become a citizen of the Kingdom of Salanda one must declare to protect and defend the Kingdom of Salanda whenever necessary or called upon by the Kingdom of Salanda and to respect by the laws and Constitution of the Kingdom of Salanda [this Constitution]. If they accept, they will officially have become a citizen of the Kingdom of Salanda. [Following the passage of the Twentieth Amendment of the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws of Salanda) this article will have its meaning changed that even if the people gaining citizenship haven’t said those words directly it shall be taken that by gaining citizenship they have affirmed the words of Article Eighteen and will apply it to gain Citizenship of Salanda even if it is indirect].
Article Nineteen - Treaties and Foreign Policy
The Kingdom of Salanda will respect all treaties [that do not breach this Constitution] and its foreign policy will not change unless the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] or Supreme Court [of Salanda] will otherwise.
The Kingdom of Salanda will establish diplomatic relations with any sovereign entity that wants to establish diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Salanda, [unless they breach this Constitution, of which diplomatic relations with the said entity or entities will be rejected] that is the official foreign policy of the Kingdom of Salanda.
Article Twenty - Notes
The constitution may be amended only if 80% of the delegates of the Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan] agree [this sentence is inferred, on and in the Constitutional Inference later on in the Constitutional Inference on what is a delegate of the Tepoelan]. If this Constitution is to be amended non-government officials [and] all editors to this Constitution must swear to preserve the democracy and will of the Salandarian People, this sentence may not under any circumstances be removed from the Constitution.
The Kingdom of Salanda shall be committed to give charity and aid, including foreign aid, to those the Kingdom of Salanda feels are in need [of charity and aid].
The name ‘Salanda’ may not be changed under any circumstances, though ‘Kingdom of’ can change if the Salandarian people want it to.
Final Words
The citizens of the Kingdom of Salanda will now follow the Constitution of the Kingdom of Salanda [this constitution] and promise to abide by its rules and laws [as set out by this Constitution], they will make sure to look after it and preserve it for generations to come, to ensure that the Kingdom of Salanda maintains its democracy and freedom.
Signature of the [Incumbent] Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda:
Reuben I, Incumbent Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda (Head of the Constitution of Salanda - Basic Foundation Laws commission)
~ Amendments ~
- Amendment One -
Article One - Constitutional Monarchy System
The Head of State of the Kingdom of Salanda is the Incumbent Monarch who is also the Head of the House of Salanda.
The Incumbent Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda can appoint any citizen of the Kingdom of Salanda to be [the] heir [to be the next Incumbent Monarch of Salanda], though the [Incumbent] Monarch shall first try to make sure that the [Incumbent] Monarch’s heir [to be the next Incumbent Monarch of Salanda] comes from their family.
If the [Incumbent] Monarch of Salanda dies without an heir [to be the next Incumbent Monarch] or doesn’t choose an heir [to be the next Incumbent Monarch], the most suitable citizen of the Kingdom of Salanda will be chosen as the next [Incumbent] Monarch [of Salanda, to ceremonially lead Salanda].
The House of Salanda and the [Incumbent] Monarch who rules over the Kingdom of Salanda shall be pure ceremonial rule, only however the [Incumbent] Monarch will ceremonially sign laws [made by the Tepoelan, it has long been the position of the office of the Prime Minister of Salanda that Executive Orders of Salanda do not need to be signed by the Monarch since they are made under already existing laws] into force and action.
The [Incumbent] Monarch can choose family and citizens as the members and core members of the House of Salanda.
Article Two - Amending the Constitution
If the people aren’t happy with the Constitution [this Constitution], they can demand a referendum which must be given to them with no exceptions, this will enable them to get the Government [of Salanda] to change the Constitution. If the Government does not give them a referendum, this Constitution gives [the Salandarian] people the right not to follow anything that the Government has made. If the Government tries to alter the vote to produce an outcome they want and the [vast majority of] people have accused them of this, the incumbent Government [of Salanda] shall be tried for treason. If the people vote to change the Constitution [of Salanda] and the vote is in favour of changing it, they can implement it immediately without the Salanda Parliament’s [Tepoelan’s] approval. An amendment [to the Constitution of Salanda] by the [Salandarian] people does not need ratification either [as] it is effective on implementation [of which the implementation happens immediately after when such a vote is in favour of changing the Constitution of Salanda].
If the Government [of Salanda] isn’t happy with the Constitution [of Salanda], they will need to ask the [Salandarian] people [any term of Salandarian people is also referencing and referring to people with Salandarian citizenship/citizen/citizens of Salanda] with an unbiased question [(in order to trigger this paragraph they need to declared they aren’t happy otherwise they can bypass this paragraph by just proposing an amendment directly through to the Tepoelan instead and pass it there) on the amendment they want to make to the Constitution of Salanda] and make sure it isn’t altered to produce an outcome they want. Then the Government will need 80% of the [active at the time] Salanda Parliament [Tepoelan], to agree with them to implement the amendment, it will then need to be ratified and approved by the Supreme Court of Salanda [should the Salandarian People’s original vote been majority in favour of adding an amendment to the Constitution of Salanda], as well as being tested [for a week to a month in force]. If the Government does not follow what is stated in the two paragraphs above they will be tried for treason [when going through the process of trying to add an amendment to the Constitution of Salanda, furthermore, these two paragraphs can be amended by another amendment to the Constitution of Salanda, as long as this method is followed].
Article Three - Making a new Constitution
Making a new Constitution [of Salanda] is considered an illegal and a treasonous crime by this Constitution [of Salanda] which has been adopted by the Kingdom of Salanda. This Constitution can only be amended [with exceptions to entrenched provisions], but not changed. People who [try to] and create a ‘new constitution [of Salanda]’ will be served severe punishments under the punishments chapter [of this Constitution], as well as being punished for making a ‘new constitution’, the ‘new constitution’ will be recognised as null and void.
Article Four - Notes for Monarchy and Government (includes Parliament[/Tepoelan])
The paragraphs as outlined in Monarchy and Government (includes Parliament[/Tepoelan]) states the separation between them, it also states the three institutions of the government [of Salanda] which are the executive, legislative and judiciary which shall not generally mingle with each other, except in deciding laws and if serious circumstances occur.
Article Five - Universal Healthcare
All citizens of the Kingdom of Salanda have the right to universal healthcare that the Kingdom of Salanda will try to provide [when it can].
Article Six - Parliamentary Sovereignty
Parliament [(Tepoelan)] has the right to repeal any Acts [of Tepoelan] passed by previous governments [of Salanda].
No Parliament [(sitting of Tepoelan)] can bind its successor [with legislation that are not constitutional amendments which are different since they are put forward to the people], people who try to do this will be punished within the frameworks of this constitution [this also applies to the Executive and the Judiciary in terms of the branches of the Government of Salanda when applied to judicial decisions in the interpretation of this Constitution in the Supreme Court of Salanda makeup].
[Originally Paragraph Four of Article Six of the First Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws) however the original paragraph three was repealed by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws) now below as Paragraph Three of Article Six of the First Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws) instead which is the next sentence below.]
Parliament [Tepoelan] has the right to make a law on any topic [as long as any laws or proposed laws do not infringe on the rights of citizens of Salanda, which are listed in this Constitution].
Article Seven - New currencies or abolishings
(The Kingdom of) Salanda will accept new currencies, should the Parliament [Tepoelan] approve to trade [those currencies], the opposite can be done should Parliament [Tepoelan] want to abolish a currency, though they may not abolish currencies that are stated in this Constitution [unless they repeal those specific articles with new Amendments].
Article Eight - National things
The national colours [of Salanda], are the colours on the Salandarian Flag, though [the colours of] orange and white are the main national colours, the national tree [of Salanda] and its fruit, is the orange tree and the orange fruit.
Article Nine - Referendum Notes
The Government [of Salanda] can make a referendum on any topic [as long as it is not tyranny of the majority or tyranny of the minority], the people can also demand a referendum on any topic [which has to be acted on by the Government of Salanda unless it is tyranny of the majority or tyranny of the minority, however if they decide to not act on it for another reason, it will be considered treasonous and they will be served the appropriate punishments as listed in the punishments section of the original part of this Constitution].
Article Ten - Supreme Court Notes
The Supreme Court [of Salanda] can interpret the Constitution in the ways they see fit [as long as it is not a treasonous interpretation] and to be unbiased while interpreting it or they could be subject to punishments under treason under the punishments [article], of this Constitution.
They [the Supreme Court of Salanda] may not edit parts out or add things in this Constitution unless they ask the Parliament [Tepoelan] and the people, meaning that even if the Parliament [Tepoelan] agrees [to], the people [i.e, Citizens of Salanda and people in Salanda] [will] have the final say on the matter of editing parts out/changing parts of this Constitution and adding things in. These two paragraphs above may not be taken out of this Constitution under any circumstances [as they are now entrenched in the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws) as part of the First Amendment to the Constitution of Salanda (Basic Foundation Laws)].
Article Eleven - Safety and Storage of this Constitution and Archives of It
The original copy of this Constitution shall be stored in (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s National Archives, this Constitution however, shall have many copies, in case the text of this Constitution has been jeopardised by internal or external forces, which requires the [this] Constitution’s texts to be brought up to solve the matter, [in case] if anything happens to the original texts of this Constitution.
These copies like the original [texts of this Constitution], shall also be stored safely to ensure their protection and heritage for generations to come.
Article Twelve - (The Kingdom of) Salanda’s heritage
(The Kingdom of) Salanda’s heritage shall be maintained and partially owned by the Aston Heritage Foundation [of Salanda] and other organisations authorised by (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s Parliament [now called the Tepoelan] and (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s Supreme Court [i.e, the Supreme Court of Salanda]
Article Thirteen - More treasonous crimes
Putting (the Kingdom of) Salanda in a civil war, people who do so will be severely punished [within the Punishments Article of this Constitution].
Article Fourteen - Biological, Societal and Heritage protection from discrimination
All types of discrimination [including these principles of this article’s heading] are strictly forbidden and shall result in severe punishments and sentences. All people are equal in the eyes of this Constitution and must be treated equally by one another [and the state, upon these principles of the prevention of discrimination]. This paragraph may not be removed [from this Constitution] under any circumstances, those who try will be subjected to severe punishments and sentences.
Article Fifteen - Illegal trading of substances
The illegal trading of substances in circumstances shall be decided in situations in which (the Kingdom of) Salanda’s Supreme Court shall decide [i.e, the Supreme Court of Salanda].
Signature of the [Incumbent] Monarch of (the Kingdom of) Salanda: Reuben I, Incumbent Monarch of the Kingdom of Salanda
All amendments effective on signing.
~ 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].