The Imperial Constitution
Constitution of The United Imperial Republic
Preamble
We, the people of The United Imperial Republic, under the eternal guidance of divine wisdom, do hereby establish this Constitution to govern our land with righteousness and justice. As good citizens, it is our duty to uphold the sacred principles of our community: we shall not steal, nor deceive one another, nor swear falsely by the name of our God. We shall neither defraud nor rob our fellow countrymen, and we shall pay our hired workers fairly and equal to their task. In judgment, we shall show no partiality but judge our people truthfully. We shall not hate a fellow citizen in our hearts, nor seek revenge nor bear grudges against anyone among our people, but shall love the neighbor dwelling among us as ourselves. In all our dealings, we shall be honest, keeping all the decrees and laws of this land and following them faithfully. By these duties, we consecrate ourselves to build a nation of integrity, honor, and enduring faith.
Article I
Section 1. State Sovereignty and Citizenship
Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every Power, Jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this constitution expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled.
The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defense, the security of their Liberties, and their mutual and general welfare, binding themselves to assist each other, against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretense whatever.
All persons born in the United States are non-citizens at birth, protected by the republic with access to citizen services, until age 16. Citizenship is applied at 16 years or older, granted upon payment of a $1 commission to the United States Emperor, due annually on April 15. If a citizen is unable to renew themselves, any citizen may renew on their behalf. Citizenship expires the following April 16 unless renewed between April 1 and April 15, valid for one year. Failure to renew forfeits all citizenship rights, such as passports, lands, and benefits. New citizens registering between April 16 and December 31 pay for that year. Dual citizenship with any other nation is prohibited. Any persons who was a citizen during the government of 1789 shall remain so until the following year of the adoption of this document, and all awards and accolades received by that government shall be honored by this law.
Non-citizens aged 16 or older who do not pay the commission are Affiliated Peoples, if associated with Protected Communal Lands, or Resident Guests, residing anywhere. They share equal status, lacking in citizen rights like voting or land ownership outside Protected Communal Lands. All non-citizens, including those born or residing in the United States, must only comply with state authorities, within a reasonable period, on any mandated census, or identification laws, under penalty of exile for non-compliance. Annual admissions of foreign peoples—immigrants, refugees, and visa workers—shall not exceed 10 percent of the previous year’s estimated birthrate, as calculated by law. Non-citizens already residing here who comply with the census and laws face no admission limits or deportation.
Section 2. Voting Classes
Citizens are divided into three voting classes, with membership determined locally through annual ballots:
Proletarii: Any resident who has completed the citizenship process outlined in Section 1.
Plebeian: A citizen aged 18 or older who has:
(a) Served or is serving in the U.S. Military;
(b) Worked under an elected sheriff for at least four years in any capacity;
(c) Held any occupational medical license for at least four years; or
(d) Been a Proletarii for 10 consecutive years and been nominated by Plebeians via local ballot during any election cycle for notable community contributions, as judged by their peers.
Patrician: A Plebeian who has either:
(a) Earned the highest honors for service in which either an injury was sustained by combat, or distinguished themselves by gallantry, heroic, or meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against an armed enemy or while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force, or other non-military awards recognizing exceptional sacrifice or competence beyond duty; or
(b) Maintained 20 consecutive years as a Plebeian and been nominated by Patricians via local ballot during any election for sustained dedication to the public good, as determined by their peers.
Each class annually nominates new members through local ballot measures, overseen by each state as prescribed by law. Voting class status shall remain with the citizen regardless of relocation. The process of nominating shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof.
No citizen shall be subjected to usury without a written agreement specifying the rate and duration. Usury—interest charged on loans—shall not exceed 5 percent of the principal per year, nor shall total interest paid ever surpass the original loan amount.
Section 3. Non-Citizens
Non-citizens include all persons born in the United States, protected with services until age 16, and those 16 or older who choose non-citizenship, classified as Affiliated Peoples or Resident Guests. Their rights are unified, with Affiliated Peoples’ association with Protected Communal Lands as the only distinction.
Non-citizens may own personal property, such as goods or tools, but cannot title any land outside Protected Communal Lands. Non-citizens are exempt from taxes, compulsory service, voting, or nominating voting class members, and cannot obtain permits, licenses, or work without state legislature approval. They may barter goods or services with citizens or each other, requiring no permits for informal trade, subject to state oversight. Non-citizens 16 and over are barred public services, such as transportation, or any social service. They may not join volunteer militias or own arms, except as permitted under Article II, Section 9. Non-citizens under 16 retain access to government services until eligible for citizenship. Non-citizens born or residing in all states and territories who comply with the law face no deportation.
Affiliated Peoples, such as Native Tribes or communes, may live on Protected Communal Lands—either reserve lands established under the 1789 government, federally owned lands, or lands seized by the Emperor, all as prescribed by law—under the Emperor’s advocacy. Affiliated Peoples shall maintain these lands with their own provisions, and shall receive no government funding of any kind.
Section 4. The Emperor
The Emperor is to be of the “Real Dynasty,” whose heirs are to be selected and adopted by the Emperor, and shall not default to bloodline.
The Emperor may form offices or appoint designees that shall act as deputies between citizen and Affiliated Peoples or Resident Guest grievances, or between The United States and any nation, tribe, or commune of Affiliated Peoples within The United States territory, or any matter prescribed by law. The Emperor’s designees in all hearings shall be an uneven number more than three and shall write opinions on the stated facts on the ruling to submit to decision for the Emperor. If the Emperor does not respond with a ruling within 72 hours of the final opinion, the majority opinion shall be decreed.
The Emperor may not oversee any dispute between citizens, or any matter between states, or states and foreign powers, unless Affiliated Peoples or Resident Guests are regarded in question. The Emperor may oversee disputes from inaction from the Supreme Court in legislative questions.
All lands that are currently designated as Protected Communal Lands for Native Tribes or Affiliated Peoples shall remain under the Emperor’s protection, allowing such peoples to govern themselves according to their laws and traditions until an appeal of Independence is heard by the Emperor for each land, to be judged for separation from The United States. Any territory acquired by the United States, of which has lands earmarked for a Native Tribe or Affiliated Peoples, shall be reviewed by the Emperor to determine if those lands shall be designated as Protected Communal Lands or annexed into The United States.
The Emperor may, with approval of the State or governing body to where jurisdiction applies by law, seize lands held by Affiliated Peoples, only if found by preponderance of evidence that human atrocities such as murder, human trafficking, non-consensual marriage, or any other abuse is occurring under the management of the lands. The seizure shall be granted appeal if the Emperor cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the seizure was warranted as prescribed by law. Seized lands may be held by the Emperor, returned to Congress, or made available for Affiliated Peoples to petition as Protected Communal Lands, as prescribed by law.
No state government, Confederate government, nor persons in contract with any United States government to safeguard information on its behalf may keep in secret any information that the Emperor requests to which is in their custody. If any person withholds, or misleads The Emperor with false information, or delays with partial information, they may be charged with inciting insurrection.
Article II
Section 1. Legislative Powers
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Delegates.
Congress may declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal in peacetime, form treaties or alliances, coin money, regulate its value, set defense and welfare budgets, issue bills, borrow funds on the credit of the United States, appropriate money, determine the size of naval or land forces, and appoint a commander-in-chief, provided three-fifths of the states assent. All other matters, except daily adjournment, require a simple majority of the states in Congress.
Section 2. House of Delegates
The House of Delegates comprises citizens elected every two years by the citizen voters of each state. Each state shall have at least three, but no more than ten Delegates, representing an industry’s economic output contributing 5% or more of the state’s gross domestic product—defined as distinct contributions to the national economy, such as unique industries, resource output, or labor sectors, as certified by a state commission—voting on all Congressional matters as state spokespersons, ensuring equal representation across states. Congress shall adjust Delegate counts every two years to reflect economic data, as prescribed by law. Delegates must have been citizens for five consecutive years and reside in their electing state. State executives call elections to fill vacancies. The House selects its Speaker and officers and holds sole power to initiate impeachment.
Section 3. Senate
The Senate of the United States comprises two Senators per state, selected by the state legislature for six-year terms, each with one vote. Upon their first election, Senators are divided evenly into three classes: the first class vacates after two years, the second after four, and the third after six, allowing one-third to be chosen biennially. If a vacancy occurs during a legislature’s recess, the state executive appoints a temporary replacement until the legislature reconvenes and fills the seat. Senators must have been citizens for nine consecutive years and reside in their electing state. The Vice President presides over the Senate, voting only to break ties. The Senate elects its other officers and a President pro tempore to lead in the Vice President’s absence or when acting as President of the United States. The Senate holds sole power to try impeachments, sitting under oath or affirmation; when trying the President, the Chief Justice presides, and conviction requires a two-thirds vote of members present. Impeachment judgments are limited to removal from office and disqualification from future U.S. offices, though convicted parties remain subject to legal prosecution.
Section 4. Elections and Sessions
The times, places, and manner of electing Senators and Delegates are set by each state legislature, though Congress may override or adjust these rules by law, except for the locations of Senator elections. Congress must convene at least annually, on the first Monday of December, unless a different date is established by law.
Section 5. House Procedures
Each House—the Senate and House of Delegates—judges the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members. A majority of each forms a quorum for business, though a lesser number may adjourn daily and compel absent members’ attendance, with methods and penalties set by each House. Both Houses establish their own procedural rules, discipline members for disorderly conduct, and, with a two-thirds vote, expel a member. Each maintains and periodically publishes a journal of proceedings, withholding parts deemed secret by judgment; at the request of one-fifth of members present, yeas and nays on any issue are recorded. Neither House may adjourn for over three days or relocate from the joint session site without the other’s consent during a Congressional term.
Section 6. Compensation and Privileges
Senators and Delegates receive compensation for their service, set by law and drawn from the U.S. Treasury. Except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of the peace, they are immune from arrest during session attendance and travel to and from it; their speech or debate within either House is protected from external challenge. No Senator or Delegate may, during their elected term, be appointed to a U.S. civil office created or enriched in pay during that term, nor may any U.S. officeholder serve in either House while in office.
Section 7. Legislative Process
All revenue-raising bills originate in the House of Delegates, though the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as with other legislation. A Senator may flag a House-passed bill for Supreme Court review only by submitting a detailed legal brief outlining suspected violations of this Constitution or federal law, co-signed by at least five fellow Senators, with a limit of three flags per Senator per session. The brief goes to the Speaker of the House and Judiciary Committee, pausing the bill’s progress for up to 20 days pending a Supreme Court majority opinion. If the Court finds the flag baseless, the flagging Senator loses their vote on that bill. Should the Court fail to rule within 20 days, the Emperor decides its fate—approving, amending, or rejecting it. The Court or Emperor may recommend amendments, reject the bill if irreparably flawed, or clear it for the Senate.
Bills passing both Houses go to the President; if approved, he signs it; if vetoed, he returns it with objections to its originating House, which logs them and reconsiders. A two-thirds vote in that House, followed by two-thirds in the other, overrides the veto, making it law, with yeas and nays recorded in both journals. If the President neither signs nor returns a bill within ten days (Sundays excepted), it becomes law unless Congress’s adjournment prevents return, in which case it fails. All orders, resolutions, or votes needing both Houses’ concurrence (except adjournment) follow the same Presidential approval or two-thirds override process.
Section 8. Powers of Congress
Congress shall have power to:
Levy and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay debts, defend the nation, and promote general welfare, ensuring duties, imposts, and excises are uniform; personal taxes are mandatory, with citizens directing a minimum flat contribution—determined by Congress—to specific departments, consolidated into a limited list by Congress, or a general fund, via a secure digital platform or optional paper ballot, reflecting needs unmet by other revenues like tariffs up to that date; funding stops when a department’s target is met, with excess or voluntary additional payments flowing to the general fund for critical shortfalls; robust technical and manual systems process payments nationwide;
Borrow money on U.S. credit;
Set uniform residency and bankruptcy laws;
Coin money, regulate its value and foreign coin, and standardize weights and measures;
Punish counterfeiting of U.S. securities and coin;
Establish post offices and roads;
Promote science and arts by granting authors and inventors exclusive rights to their works for limited times;
Create courts below the Supreme Court;
Define and punish piracies, felonies on the high seas, and offenses against international law;
Declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and regulate captures on land and water;
Raise and support armies, with no appropriation exceeding two years;
Provide and maintain a navy;
Regulate land and naval forces;
Organize, arm, and discipline the militia, governing its federal use while states appoint officers to support the formation and training of well-regulated volunteer militias, ensuring citizens who fund their own arms have access to voluntary training opportunities, funded privately or publicly, and that sheriffs may certify qualified individuals for any service or local a posse, without obligation, as prescribed by law.
Empower the President to appoint a Commander-in-Chief, aged at least 40, to lead all armed forces in wartime, with Congress defining the war’s objectives and retaining power to remove the Commander or dissolve the role by majority vote; the President conducts negotiations with foreign allies and enemies and sets peace terms, acting as chief diplomat;
Govern a district (up to ten square miles) ceded by states as the U.S. seat of government, and control state-consented sites for forts, arsenals, and other essential structures;
Establish three territories to be locations of refuge for those convicted of any serious crime who were not sentenced to death who cannot return to any other controlled territory as prescribed by a judge in sentencing;
Enact laws necessary and proper to execute these powers and others vested in the U.S. government or its officers.
Section 9. Limits on Congress
Congress shall not:
Suspend the writ of habeas corpus;
Pass bills of attainder or ex post facto laws;
Impose capitation or direct taxes contrary to Section 8’s crowdfunding framework;
Tax or duty articles exported from any state;
Favor one state’s ports over another in commerce or revenue rules, nor require vessels traveling between states to enter, clear, or pay duties elsewhere;
Draw money from the Treasury without lawful appropriations, with regular public statements of all receipts and expenditures required;
Permit officeholders to accept foreign gifts, emoluments, offices, or titles without Congressional consent;
Restrict religion’s establishment or free exercise, nor abridge speech, press, assembly, or petition rights;
Impose tariffs or restrictions on interstate trade;
Prohibit tools, inventions, or assemblies—including any arms and advanced technologies—that, inert without human use, enable interaction with nature, self-defense, or progress, nor classify such innovations as secret without clear, public justification and Congressional vote.
Deny the formation, equipping, or training of volunteer militias or relief services for unrest or disasters, provided they are under Sheriff jurisdiction and have access to voluntary training opportunities, funded privately by individuals, associations, or leagues, or publicly.
Authorize unreasonable searches or seizures without probable cause, court warrant, and specific description of targets; nor collect bulk data on private persons without court orders or consent, nor allow third-party data purchases regarding U.S. citizens or residents without prior notification;
Hold persons for capital or infamous crimes without grand jury indictment—except in wartime military cases—nor subject them to double jeopardy, self-incrimination, or deprivation of life, liberty, or property without due process, nor take private property for public use without just compensation.
Section 10. Limits on States
No state shall:
Form treaties, alliances, or confederations; issue letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of credit; make anything but gold and silver coin legal tender for debts; nor pass bills of attainder, ex post facto laws, contract-impairing laws, or grant titles of nobility;
Permit civil lawsuits, backed by state authority, to impose financial liability on individuals for actions taken to prevent death or grave bodily harm—such as self-defense—when the state failed to provide adequate protection despite reasonable efforts to seek aid, like requesting restraining orders or emergency assistance;
Without Congressional consent, impose imposts or duties on imports or exports beyond what’s strictly needed for inspection laws, with all net proceeds going to the U.S. Treasury and subject to Congressional oversight;
Without Congressional consent, levy tonnage duties, maintain troops or warships in peacetime, form compacts with other states or foreign powers, or wage war—except when invaded or under imminent, unavoidable threat.
Article III
Section 1. Executive Power
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during a single Term of ten Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:
Eligible citizen is any citizen who currently holds elected office in state congress, congress, Mayor, Sheriff, or Governor.
Each State shall collect the names of any eligible citizen that seeks the Office of President. From these Candidates, each shall enter into a test of physical fitness that encompasses 3 miles and 20 obstacles in 2.5 hours. All candidates complete, or the top 20 proceed. Of all passing candidates, shall enter into a simulated combat duel between contestants until 10, or remaining 20 or less. These contestants shall then be paired into games of chess until only 10 remain. All of the top 10 performing candidates shall write a letter to be sent to each of the Patricians, stating their domestic and international policies in detail. The Patricians of each state to select by writing in legible cursive by writing four eligible candidates’ names in legible cursive on a ballot for counting on March 15th, with the majority number of votes of the top four candidates to be placed in printed name on a ballot for Plebeians to elect two by the highest majority number of votes on August 20th. The final two candidates are to be selected by simple majority by the Proletarii on November 8th. The majority winner shall become President of The United States and will take office on the fifth of January of the following year.
The Vice President is to be chosen by the President of the United States from any candidate that was eligible to be elected by the Patrician ballot the day he enters office.
No Person except a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a citizen within the United States.
In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Section 2. Presidential Powers
The President shall be Chief Advocate for the American public in foreign and domestic affairs and policy. The Office shall also create guidelines that he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the Supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
Section 3. Presidential Duties
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
Section 4. Impeachment
The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Article IV
Section 1. Judicial Power
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the Supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
No attorney or advocate may serve as judge or arbiter unless they have, at one time, enforced the law under a sheriff, for any period of time.
Section 2. Judicial Scope
Judicial power extends to all cases in law and equity arising under this Constitution, U.S. laws, and treaties; to cases affecting ambassadors, public ministers, and consuls; to admiralty and maritime matters; to controversies involving the U.S., between states, between citizens of different states, or between a state or its citizens and foreign entities. The Supreme Court holds original jurisdiction in cases involving ambassadors or states, and appellate jurisdiction elsewhere, subject to Congressional regulation. All criminal trials, except impeachment, shall be by jury, held in the state of the crime—or where Congress directs if outside states—ensuring a speedy, public process with an impartial local jury; the accused shall be informed of charges, confront witnesses, compel favorable testimony, and have counsel assistance. Civil suits at common law exceeding $20 preserve jury trial rights, with facts settled by jury not re-examined beyond common law rules.
Section 3. Treason
Treason against the United States consists of waging war against it or aiding its enemies with tangible support, or any false testimony to the Emperor. Congress shall set the punishment for all federal statutes. Congress shall make no punishment of incarceration or unpayable fines, and punishment of execution must be carried out by those who established the guilty verdict.
Section 4. Judicial Oversight
The Judicial Power oversees proposed laws setting crime punishments or investigative powers, ensuring they align with this Constitution. Such laws first go to the judiciary; if deemed unconstitutional, the violating elements are identified and barred for 50 years. Approved laws proceed to Congress, guaranteeing no excessive bail, fines, or cruel punishments in their execution.
Article V
Section 1. Interstate Recognition
Each state shall honor the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. Congress may enact laws to standardize their proof and effect.
Section 2. Citizen Privileges
Citizens of each state enjoy the privileges and immunities of citizens in all states. A person charged with treason, felony, or other crime in one state, fleeing to another, shall be extradited upon demand by the original state’s executive to face justice there.
Section 3. New States
Congress may admit new states into the Union, but no state may be formed within another’s jurisdiction, nor by merging states or parts thereof, without consent from the affected state legislatures and Congress. Congress governs U.S. territories and property, setting necessary rules, without prejudicing existing U.S. or state claims.
Section 4. State Guarantees
The United States guarantees every state a republican form of government, protection against invasion, and, upon request from a state legislature—or executive if the legislature can’t convene—aid against domestic violence. Powers not delegated to the United States by this Constitution, nor prohibited to the states, remain reserved to the states or the people.
Article VI
Section 1. Amendments
The Congress, by a two-thirds vote of both Houses, may propose amendments to this Constitution, or, upon request from two-thirds of state legislatures, shall convene a convention to propose amendments. In either case, amendments become valid as part of this Constitution when ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures or state conventions, as chosen by Congress. No amendment shall strip a state’s equal Senate suffrage without its consent.
Article VII
Section 1. Supremacy and Oaths
All debts and commitments made before this Constitution’s adoption remain valid against the United States, as they were under the 1789 Constitution. This Constitution, U.S. laws enacted under it, and treaties made or to be made under U.S. authority, stand as the supreme law of the land; state judges are bound by them, overriding any conflicting state laws or constitutions. Senators, Delegates, state legislators, and all executive and judicial officers—federal and state—must swear or affirm to uphold this Constitution, with no religious test ever required for any U.S. office or public trust.
Article VIII
Section 1. Ratification
This Constitution shall take effect among the states or territories that ratify it through conventions, with each ratification binding that state or territory to the Union at its own choosing. Additional states or territories may join later by the same process, and once ratified, no state or territory may legally withdraw.
Article IX
Section 1. Commander-in-Chief
The Commander-in-Chief, appointed by the President, commands the U.S. Army, Navy, and state militias when called into federal service, with authority to summon the militia to enforce U.S. laws, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions. The Commander-in-Chief may not target U.S. territory or citizens without Presidential approval or a Congressional declaration of war, nor override elected sheriffs’ orders within their jurisdictions absent a war declaration from Congress. In peacetime, no soldier shall be quartered in private homes without owner consent, nor in wartime except as Congress prescribes by law. Any constitutional violation by the Commander-in-Chief shall be adjudged by Congress, leading to removal if convicted.
Article X
Section 1. State Immunity
No state may be sued in federal court by citizens of another state or foreign nation without its consent.
Section 2. Equal Protection
All persons born or naturalized in the United States enjoy equal protection of the laws, beyond the due process already secured.
Section 3. Voting Access
No tax or fee, beyond the citizenship contribution in Article I, Section 1, shall bar any citizen from voting in federal elections.
Section 4. Presumption of Innocence
All accused remain ‘not guilty’ until proven ‘guilty,’ free of punishment, grievances, or civil liability while so; detained persons receive humane care, and no punishment may mandate incarceration.
Section 5. Expiration
This Document will become void in 2125.