Update 2025/AMEND-2025-2: Proposal to Establish a Statutory Legal Code.md

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+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 
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+#### **A Bill to Amend the New Athens Constitution to Etsablish a Statutory Legal Code**
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+#### **Purpose:**
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+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.
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+#### **Section 1: Findings and Justification**
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+1.1 A centralized and structured Legal Code is essential for the proper organization, publication, and interpretation of statutory laws enacted under the Constitution.  
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+1.2 The Legal Code enables citizens, government officials, and institutions to access and apply laws consistently, promoting legal clarity and public accountability.  
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+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.  
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+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."
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+**Constitutional Amendment III: Creation of a Statutory Legal Code shall be created with the following content:**
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+    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**
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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-2025-6: 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 
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-#### **A Bill to Amend the New Athens Constitution to Require Legislation to Receive Royal Assent Before Going into Effect**
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-#### **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.
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-#### **Section 1: Findings and Justification**
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-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.
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-#### **Section 2: Amendments to the Constitution**
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-**Article XV of the Constitution of the Free Nation of New Athens shall be amended to add the following provisions:**
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-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."
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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.