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ICON Forums ~*Constitution of the International Commonwealth of Nations~* ICON Preamble ICON is a new and friendly team ORANGE alliance that is looking for new members.We believe in being peaceful wherever possibile and value our neutrality. As a democratic alliance,we encourage all members to voice their opinions in ICON matters the day they join. We are willing to accept nations of all sizes and ages and are always willing to help out new nations grow and prosper.International Commonwealth of Nations (ICON), is now established,on this day, January 27th,2008. Section 1: Membership Article 1: Acceptance into ICON i.Any nation, may apply for membership in the ICON alliance. ii. A nation may be barred from entrance to the ICON if it doesn't fulfill the requirements to join. iii. The International Commonwealth of Nations( ICON) is a ORANGE Team Alliance.All new members must change to the teORANGE am upon membership approval. Article 2: Expulsion from the Alliance i. A nation may be banished if it violates any part of the ICON Constitution,or Rules set forth by the Congress. Article 3: Resignation from the Alliance i.Members may resign from the ICON Alliance at any time for any reason.Such resignations must be posted in the Resignation Centre,5 days before the resignation is to take affect. Article 4: Rights of ICON Members i. All members have the right to vote in alliance elections and other polls. ii. All members have the right to free speech at the ICON forum. iii. All members have the right to a fair trial conducted by the ICON Senate. iv. All members have the right,and are encouraged to run for government positions in the ICON Alliance. v. All members have the right to bring fellow members to trial,if they feel they have been violated in some way. Section 2: Alliance Leadership Article 1: President and Vice President i. The President is the highest office within the ICON Alliance. ii. The President and Vice-President both have the power to suspend any nations membership for such reason that violates the ICON Constitution or ICON Rules, for up to 48 hours if they are considered a threat to an alliance. iii. The Vice-President will be in charge of presiding over the Congress and the alliance as a whole, representing the alliance on the world stage, ensuring that all nations rights are upheld and defended. iv. The President is the chief diplomat of the International Commonwealth of Nations alliance. v. The President is to make themself available to members of the ICON Membership as much as possible. vi. The President and Vice-President reserves the right to rearrange and reappoint Congress members,at any time. vii. The Vice-President holds veto over all Congress decisions made with less than a two-thirds decision. xi. The President may overturn any vote of the Membership,by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. xii. The President may declare war,but must seek and be granted approval by the Senate. xiii. The President may obtain Emergency Powers in case of an alliance crisis,via the Senate. xiv. An alliance crisis is defined as one of the following: A State of War, any time that alliance membership is below 25 members, or any other situation deemed an emergency by a Senate vote. x. The Presidential Emergency Powers are as follows: The President may postpone elections until the crisis is past, or for up to one month, whichever is longer. The President must schedule elections within 14 days of the crisis end. xi. The President will have his/her Emergency Powers cease at the end of the crisis, or by a two-thirds decision of the Senate. Article 2: Congress i. The Congress shall be appointed by the President,except for Senators,which are elected by the Membership. ii. Secretary of State(SOS) is responsible for all diplomatic relations between the alliance and foreign powers. The SOS is also responsible for negotiating treaties with foreign powers and organizing the diplomatic corps. The SOS is in charge of all diplomatic relations for the ICON Alliance. iii. The Secretary of Defense (SOD) is responsible for all military action between the alliance and foreign powers and for organizing the alliance’s military. iv. The Secretary of Trade and Aid (SOTA) is responsible for aiding all member nations in getting trades, for managing and organizing the alliance banks and for establishing all aid. v. The Vice-President is to act as chairman for the Congress, and the departments within. The Senate is led by the Vice President. vii. All ministers of the their respected departments are to keep the President aware of the goings on in their departments. viii. The Aid Office, (TAO) is responsible for all aid that is disbursed to members of ICON. Article 3: Senate i. The Senate is made up of members in the General Membership,and the ministers of each department in the Congress. ii. Senators are elected once a year by the General Membership. iii. The Senate votes on all treaties, and those treaties will be passed by a simple majority. iv. v. The Senate, and the Secretary of Defense may declare war on a foreign power with a two thirds decision. The President may declare war without approval of the Senate only if Emergency Powers are in affect at the time. v. All legislation passed by the Senate,must be signed off on by the President.If for some reason the President is not present to sign off on legislation,within 3 days time,the VP may sign the legislation. Article 4: General Membership i. The General Membersip is made up of all members of the alliance. ii. The General Membership is responsible for electing government officials. Section 3: Congress Article 1: Legislation i. The Senate may veto any amendments to the constitution. ii. Congress and Senate are taxed with upholding this document. iii. Congress and the Senate oversee all punishments in violation of the constitution,and alliance laws,etc. Section 4: Mergers, Alliance Disbandenment and Amendments Article 1: Mergers i. Alliance mergers may be accepted with the approval of the Senate. ii. A merger is defined as when a foreign power joins the alliance as a whole, and the alliance changes neither its name nor its charter/constitution, and accepts no new treaties in the process of the merger. iii. All mergers must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the Senate and must be signed off on by the President. Article 2: Disbanding i. In order for the alliance to disband, it takes the approval of the Senate and the President. Section 5: Article I: War 1. ICON is a neutral alliance. Attacks on other nations are not permitted. 2. In the event of an alliance conflict, diplomatic efforts will be the first course of action.All diplomatic means will be exhausted first.The ICON Alliance wishes to do what is ever necessary to keep from engaging in a war at all costs! 3. Nuclear arms are not allowed to be used...NO EXCEPTIONS!! Amendments i. This Constitution may be amended by a two thirds votes of the Senate, and approved by the ICON Membership.If there isn't enough to make a 2/3 vote,the President of the alliance may approve the amendment with a signature! This concludes the official document that is called the Constitution of the International Commonwealth of Nations. Signed by, Lady Athena President of International Commonwealth of Nations,ICON