Update 2025/AMEND-2025-3: Proposal to Have the Treasury Oversee the Annual Budget

2025/AMEND-2025-3: Proposal to Have the Treasury Oversee the Annual Budget

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+Title: Proposal to Have the Treasury Oversee the Annual Budget  
+Amendment Number: AMEND-2025-03  
+Author: HM King Tyler I  
+Sponsors:  
+Enacted By: Parliament  
+Date Ratified: TBD  
+NAD Date: TBD  
+Status: Proposed 
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+#### **A Bill to Amend the New Athens Constitution to Grant the Treasury Full Oversight of the Annual Budget**
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+#### **Purpose:**
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+To streamline the annual budgeting process by transferring the authority to approve the national budget from Parliament to the Treasury, ensuring timely financial planning, executive accountability, and the uninterrupted operation of government functions.
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+#### **Section 1: Findings and Justification**
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+1.1 The preparation and approval of the national budget is a vital function of government that ensures responsible allocation of resources and the continued operation of essential ministries and programs.
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+1.2 Under current procedures, delays or inaction by Parliament can disrupt administrative planning, hinder development projects, and threaten fiscal stability.
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+1.3 The Treasury, as the executive body responsible for national finances, is best positioned to evaluate, plan, and approve budgetary allocations based on current needs, long-term goals, and available resources.
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+1.4 Transferring budget approval to the Treasury preserves legislative input through consultation while preventing gridlock and enhancing administrative efficiency.
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+1.5 This reform reinforces the constitutional role of the executive in managing the operations of government while allowing Parliament to retain the power to review and amend financial policies through legislation.
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+1.6 Establishing a clear chain of fiscal authority strengthens financial accountability, ensures continuity of governance, and promotes public trust in the nation's economic management.
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+#### **Section 2: Amendments to the Constitution**
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+**Article XI of the Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens shall be amended to remove the following statements:**
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+1. "All budgets must be approved by parliament.
+2. Approval is determined through voting in keeping with Article XV."
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+**Article XI of the Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens shall be amended to add the following statements:**
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+1. "The Treasury shall oversee and approve the annual budget."
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+#### **Section 3: Limitations and Clarifications**
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+3.1 None
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+#### **Section 4: Effective Date**
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+This amendment shall take effect immediately upon passage in accordance with Article XV of the Constitution.

2025/AMEND-2025-5: Proposal to Establish the Right to Farm.md

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-Title: Proposal to Establish the Right to Farm  
-Amendment Number: AMEND-2025-5  
-Author: HM King Tyler I  
-Sponsors:  
-Enacted By: Parliament  
-Date Ratified: TBD  
-NAD Date: TBD  
-Status: Proposed 
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-#### **A Bill to Amend Article VI: Citizen Rights to Include the Right to Farm One's Own Homestead**
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-#### **Purpose:**
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-To affirm the right of all citizens of the Free Nation of New Athens to cultivate, harvest, and sustain themselves through non-commercial farming and homesteading activities on their own property, free from government restriction or interference.
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-#### **Section 1: Findings and Justification**
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-1.1 The right to self-sufficiency, including growing food for personal and family use, is essential to personal liberty, health, and sustainability.
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-1.2 Recognizing this right strengthens food security, environmental responsibility, and personal autonomy within the Free Nation of New Athens.
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-1.3 Many governments restrict the rights of citizens to cultivate crops, keep livestock, or produce food and beverage for personal consumption. This amendment ensures that such rights are permanently protected in New Athens.
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-#### **Section 2: Amendment to the Constitution**
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-**Article VI of the Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens shall be amended to add the following provision:**
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-**The right to homestead farming:**  
-All citizens of the Free Nation of New Athens shall have the unalienable right to cultivate crops, raise animals, and produce food or beverage, including home-brewing, for personal use on property they own or lease, without interference or restriction by the government, provided these activities do not cause harm or significant nuisance to others. This right shall not be abridged by future legislation.
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-#### **Section 3: Limitations and Clarifications**
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-3.1 This amendment does not guarantee the right to sell agricultural or brewed products without appropriate commercial licensing, if required by law.
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-3.2 This amendment does not override other constitutionally protected rights or public health protections necessary to prevent harm.
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-#### **Section 4: Effective Date**
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-This amendment shall take effect immediately upon passage in accordance with Article XV of the Constitution.