From 4d64e30169e7caa939557e61fca5a6c72e0ca08f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: NewAthensGov Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2025 23:01:49 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Delete 2025/AMEND-2025-2: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code --- ...oposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code | 46 ------------------- 1 file changed, 46 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 2025/AMEND-2025-2: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code diff --git a/2025/AMEND-2025-2: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code b/2025/AMEND-2025-2: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code deleted file mode 100644 index e82c3b8..0000000 --- a/2025/AMEND-2025-2: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code +++ /dev/null @@ -1,46 +0,0 @@ -Title: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code -Amendment Number: AMEND-2025-2 -Author: HM King Tyler I -Sponsors: -Enacted By: Parliament -Date Ratified: TBD -NAD Date: TBD -Status: Proposed - -#### **A Bill to Amend the New Athens Constitution to Etsablish a Statutory Legal Code** - -#### **Purpose:** - -To formally establish the Legal Code of the Free Nation of New Athens as the official and authoritative record of all non-constitutional laws, ensuring transparency, consistency, and lawful organization of statutory legislation. - -#### **Section 1: Findings and Justification** - -1.1 A centralized and structured Legal Code is essential for the proper organization, publication, and interpretation of statutory laws enacted under the Constitution. - -1.2 The Legal Code enables citizens, government officials, and institutions to access and apply laws consistently, promoting legal clarity and public accountability. - -1.3 Recognizing both Parliament and the Reigning Monarch as legislative authorities, the Legal Code provides a unified repository for all binding laws not of constitutional rank, including Acts of Parliament, Royal Decrees, and Ministerial Orders. - -1.4 The use of a version-controlled, publicly accessible repository strengthens transparency, preserves historical records, and upholds the constitutional principles of the Free Nation of New Athens. - -#### **Section 2: Amendments to the Constitution** - -**Article III of the Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens shall be amended to add the following provision:** - "All legislative measures must be enacted in their appropriate form: provisions of constitutional character shall be incorporated by amendment to the Constitution, while other matters shall be enacted as part of the Legal Code." - -**Constitutional Amendment III: Creation of a Statutory Legal Code shall be created with the following content:** - - 1. “The Legal Code of the Free Nation of New Athens shall serve as the authoritative body of statutory law enacted under this Constitution. - 2. All legislation of a non-constitutional nature shall be recorded in the Legal Code in an organized manner. - 3. The Legal Code shall be maintained by the Speaker of the People in a publicly accessible version-controlled repository and updated upon the passage of valid legislative acts, royal decrees, or ministerial orders, as defined by law. - 4. No provision of the Legal Code may conflict with this Constitution; in the event of such conflict, the Constitution shall prevail. - 5. Parliament may add, amend, or repeal any portion of the Legal Code in accordance with Article XV and Article IV. - 6. The Reigning Monarch and Ministers may add, amend, and repeal portions of the Legal Code by decree, to the extent of their powers as granted by this Constitution.” - -#### **Section 3: Limitations and Clarifications** - -3.1 None - -#### **Section 4: Effective Date** - -This amendment shall take effect immediately upon passage in accordance with Article XV of the Constitution.