Update 2025/AMEND-2025-6: Proposal for Legislation to Require Royal Assent.md

2025/AMEND-2025-6: Proposal for Legislation to Require Royal Assent.md

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+Title: Proposal for Legislation to Require Royal Assent  
+Amendment Number: AMEND-2025-6  
+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 Require Legislation to Receive Royal Assent Before Going into Effect**
+
+#### **Purpose:**
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+To reinforce the system of checks and balances within the Free Nation of New Athens by requiring all legislation, decrees, and orders to receive and maintain Royal Assent from the Reigning Monarch, thereby ensuring executive oversight, legal consistency, and the harmonious exercise of legislative authority.
+
+#### **Section 1: Findings and Justification**
+
+1.1 The Free Nation of New Athens is founded on a constitutional monarchy that balances the democratic voice of Parliament with the executive authority of the Reigning Monarch.
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+1.2 A strong system of checks and balances prevents the concentration of power, ensures accountability, and maintains institutional stability across branches of government.
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+1.3 Requiring Royal Assent for all legislation, decrees, and orders ensures that executive and parliamentary powers work in harmony rather than in conflict.
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+1.4 Allowing the Monarch to revoke assent provides a lawful mechanism for correcting or withdrawing legislation that may become harmful, redundant, or constitutionally unsound after passage.
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+1.5 Preventing the immediate reintroduction of rejected legislation without substantial revision encourages thoughtful deliberation and reduces the risk of political gridlock.
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+1.6 This proposal strengthens the integrity of governance in New Athens by affirming that no single branch of government may act unilaterally in ways that contradict the Constitution or override lawful executive authority.
+
+#### **Section 2: Amendments to the Constitution**
+
+**Article XV of the Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens shall be amended to add the following provisions:**
+
+1. "All successful legislative proposals, decrees and orders must receive royal assent by the Reigning Monarch to enter effect. Royal assent may be revoked by the Reigning Monarch at any time.
+2. Parliament may not propose legislation which conflicts with or supersedes a legally sound order or decree from the Reigning Monarch or Ministers."
+
+#### **Section 3: Limitations and Clarifications**
+
+3.1 None
+
+#### **Section 4: Effective Date**
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+This amendment shall take effect immediately upon passage in accordance with Article XV of the Constitution.

Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens

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 1. The Speaker of the People will oversee all legislative meetings.
 2. All legislative meetings are public to all citizens.
-3. All parliamentary procedure will proceed in keeping with Robert's Rules of Order. \[See **Article XV \[VI\]\]**
+3. All parliamentary procedure will proceed in keeping with Robert’s Rules of Order. \[See **Article XV \[VI\]\]**
 4. All citizens of the Free Nation of New Athens may attend legislative meetings and maintain full voting powers.
 5. All citizens of the Free Nation of New Athens may propose legislation to be discussed, voted on, or both.
 6. All voting must proceed in keeping with Article XV.
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 **Article XV: Voting Procedure**
 
-1. Parliamentary voting of any kind must be overseen by the Speaker of the People and in keeping with Robert's Rules of Order to be valid. \[II\]\[VI\]
+1. Parliamentary voting of any kind must be overseen by the Speaker of the People and in keeping with Robert’s Rules of Order to be valid. \[II\]\[VI\]
 2. Only citizens of the Free Nation of New Athens may vote.
 3. For a vote to take place, quorum must be met.\[VI\]
     1. Quorum is defined as the minimum number of members of an assembly or society that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid.
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 3. Citizens who are unable to attend a scheduled parliamentary vote may submit an absentee vote to the Speaker of the People or presiding speaker that includes their vote regarding the matters to be voted on in the scheduled parliamentary meeting.
 4. Absentee voters will be counted as present for quorum of that vote.
 5. An absentee vote must be submitted before the conclusion of the vote to be valid.
-6. Parliamentary meetings and business may take place virtually. If a parliamentary meeting or parliamentary business is taking place virtually, deciding whether or not to adhere to Robert's Rules of Order will be decided by the presiding Speaker of the People. If a parliamentary meeting or parliamentary business is taking place virtually, quorum does not have to be met, but all citizens must be given reasonable notice of when and where the meeting or business will take place.
+6. Parliamentary meetings and business may take place virtually. If a parliamentary meeting or parliamentary business is taking place virtually, deciding whether or not to adhere to Robert’s Rules of Order will be decided by the presiding Speaker of the People. If a parliamentary meeting or parliamentary business is taking place virtually, quorum does not have to be met, but all citizens must be given reasonable notice of when and where the meeting or business will take place.
 7. To satisfy quorum in all voting procedures in the Free Nation of New Athens, greater than half of all citizens must be present.
 
 **Article XVI: Honorary Titles**

README.md

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 Each file contains a single constitutional amendment or addition and includes the following metadata:
 
-<pre>---
+```markdown
-Title: [Full Title of the Act]  
+Title: [Amendment Title]  
-Amendment Number: AMEND-YYYY-X  
+Amendment Number: AMEND-YYYY-XX    
-Sponsor: [Title and Name]  
+Enacted By: Parliament  
-Cosponsors: [Title and Name(s)]  
+Ratified By: Reigning Monarch
-Enacted Through: Parliament  
+Date Ratified: [Gregorian Date]
-Date Ratified: [Gregorian Date]  
+NAD Date: [New Athenian Date]
-NAD Date: [New Athenian Date]  
+Status: [Active / Repealed]
----</pre>
+```
 
 The body of each file contains the full text of the amendment, along with a summary and any explanatory notes if applicable.