Post by Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h on Oct 17, 2018 9:34:52 GMT -6
Alexander, you are indeed correct. Amending the Organic Law itself is the legal and proper way to go about this.
An Act to Elevate the Covenants
WHEREAS the Covenants of Rights and Freedoms as enshrined in the 1997 Organic Law represent a direct link to Talossa's past before the Breaking, Split, National Schism, and Reunision,
WHEREAS the original of the Covenants of Rights and Freedoms as put into effect as a part of the original of the 1997 Organic Law has been, along with the full original of the 97OrgLaw, irrevocably lost,
WHEREAS the Covenants are continually revised and improved to better suit and codify Talossa's shared sense of common individual-human and societal decency,
WHEREAS in response to great events of Talossan history, the nation has thrown out one constitution for a new one,
WHEREAS in response to greater enlightenment to our shared common decency, we have edited and revised the Covenants time and time again,
WHEREAS many nations have put together their own 'Bills of Rights', from which we may derive wisdom,
WHEREAS in particular, the traitorous and inorganic 2004-2012 Republic of Talossa (no, John, not that - horrors!!), New Zealand, the United States, and Penguinea (oh my god - noooo!!) may have been traitorous (in two cases) and inorganic (in at least one case), mavericks always have a point,
WHEREAS the Covenants are so important and form the foundation for our common life together as Talossans they should be set apart in a document all their own that supersedes even the current 1997 Organic Law and all other Talossan constitutions,
The ZIU, THEREFORE, authorizes a referendum to amend the 1997 Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa thusly:
[[Start of amendment]]
Article XIX is repealed in its entirety and replaced by the following:
Article XIX: The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms per 51RZ__[This bill]__ are put into their own document which supersedes this Organic Law and all future Talossan constitutions.
[Start of Covenants]
Preamble
Hey Internet
Send us your intelligent, your geeks, your religious fanatics longing to explain themselves.
Send us your language nazis in need of Reich.
Send us your huddled opinionated masses, too intelligent for Jerry Springer, but who long to have strenuous, and occassionally vitriolic, contact.
Come To Us.
Swarm, like the hungry mosquitoes you are, around the porch light that is Talossa.
- Art Verbotten, Wittenberg VIII, 2002
retrieved from GV's Speech to the Nation on 10 October 2002; Sgv1, page 48 of 154
The greatest and most worthy endeavour of humanity is for a nation to strive to live together in harmony and fellowship; that is, as a country, be it a republic, kingdom, or whatever. Fundamental to the constitution of a free nation are the principles of liberty, diversity, and government by the consent of the people.
A nation, in order to preserve in perpetuity the liberty of its people, should be governed by the dispassionate rule of law. This is best achieved by constant vigilance to ensure that the fundamental rights of every member of the community are real and living rights, pertaining equally to all; not merely to be invoked when expedient, but to be defended and upheld at all times, especially for those who do not have the power to protect their own rights.
A country of free people should enforce no dogma save that of common human decency in concert with respect to the rule of law, nor strive to quash independence of thought and expression through intimidation, the law or the disapproval of society, but should relish diversity within its politics, its culture and the lives of its people. Truth can only ever be distinguished from falsehood by listening to the opinions of all who would speak.
The government of a nation should be the freely chosen servant of the people, and not their overlords, for true and just authority resides solely in the people of any community, and where the people are not free there is no true or just authority. Such a government seeks to better the lives of the people of the nation by constantly working for the general welfare, whilst ensuring the right of every person to do as he or she chooses so long as the equal freedom of others to do likewise is not infringed.
Through these Covenants of Rights and Freedoms of Talossa, We Talossans seek to implement these principles in our community, country, and nation, the nation-state of Talossa, founded by Robert Ben Madison on 26 December 1979, and hope that our example may be an inspiration to others.
- Adapted by Gödefrïeu Válcadác'h from 'The Agreement of the People' from 'The Instrument of Government' of the former Free Commonwealth of Penguinea at web.archive.org/web/19990501202925/shell.ihug.co.nz/~norway/aotp.htm
Article I: The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms
First Covenant
1. No law shall exist abridging the freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication except in case of public order or morals according to the precepts of common human decency regardless of religion. Save only in cases of incitement to violence, terrorism, or other crimes; the making of threats of physical harm to one's person or property as well as the use of slander, libel, or defamation, censorship shall never exist in Talossa.
2. Restrictions on same may be ordered only pursuant to amendments to these Covenants.
Second Covenant
No prohibition of citizens to vote nor discrimination or preferential treatment shall exist within the Talossa on the grounds of race, colour, class, nobility, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, beliefs, language, or any other physical or societal parameters of any kind whatsoever, except as provided for elsewhere in these Covenants or in Talossan law. No poll tax or religious or ideological organisation shall be "established" in law.
Third Covenant
Talossans have the right to peaceful assembly whether in private facilities or in the open air, provided that such assembly neither disrupts traffic or legal commercial activity, or unduly inconveniences people. Talossans have the right to freely organize political parties and other organizations, subject to their own laws of membership, and this right may not be abridged except with regards to organizations which advocate the use of violence or intimidation to attain political or other ends, or which seek to restrain any person or group of people from the exercise of their rights as granted under these Covenants.
Fourth Covenant
1. Under the principle that "A Man's Room is His Kingdom," the right of the people to privacy and security in their persons, homes, papers, correspondence, and property, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended. No person may be arrested or detained without a warrant issued by a judge, except in cases of flagrante delicto. No warrants shall be issued except on probable cause, and must particularly describe the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized. The right to privacy for public figures must be balanced by the public's right to know, in matters affecting politics, elections, campaigns, and governing. The intentional withholding of political information which reasonable voters might find helpful, profitable, or informative, violates the public's right to know.
2. Intellectual labour, the rights of the author, the inventor, the composer, and the artist enjoy the special protection and care of the nation of Talossa.
3. The products of Talossan scholarship, art, and technical science shall also be recognized and protected abroad through international agreement.
4. Private property shall not be taken for public use, and no owner of private property shall be compelled by the state to hand over any private property to the state.
Fifth Covenant
1. Any person charged with an offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and has the right to request information on his legal rights. No accused person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life, liberty, or property for the same offence, or without due process of law; nor shall any citizen be compelled in any criminal case to bear witness against himself. Excessive fines, and cruel and bizarre punishments, shall not be inflicted.
2. Bills of attainder are illegal. A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without judicial trial and includes any legislative act which takes away the rights of a particular named or easily ascertainable person or group of persons without due process before the courts.
Sixth Covenant
Liberty consists of any action which is not detrimental to others, and no right herein enumerated, or elsewhere recognised by the Cosâ, shall extend to anyone engaged in activities which injure, endanger, risk or compromise the physical health, privacy, or tranquility of other persons through the pretended exercise of said right.
Seventh Covenant
No person shall be found guilty on account of any act or omission, unless, at the time of the act or omission, it constituted an offence under Talossan or international law, or was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of civilized nations, as interpreted by Talossan courts in line with Talossan traditions and needs.
Eighth Covenant
Talossa shall never tax nor purport to tax, unduly burden, outlaw or abridge for its citizens any right to acts of: peaceful assembly; peaceful religious worship or affiliation; political speech or expression or affiliation; peaceful religious or historical or scientific or philosophical belief; abortion (being the freely conscious ability for a woman to make a determination on the continuation of her pregnancy); consensual sexual activity (between two consenting people of an age of responsibility); contraception; marriage (between consenting adults regardless of their sex, unless they are consanguineous up to the fourth degree of relationship), civil unions (and equivalents); divorce; adoption; advance health care directives; attempted suicide; euthanasia; the reading of any book; and the writing or use of any language. Neither shall any person be made to answer in any Talossan court for the alleged, admitted, or actual violation of any foreign law restricting or denying any right to or forbidding any act enumerated above.
Ninth Covenant
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury or tribunal of the Crown. The accused shall have the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to confront the witnesses against him, and to have subpoena power to obtain witnesses in his favour. The accused has the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.
Tenth Covenant
1. Anyone whose rights and freedoms, as guaranteed by these Covenants, have been infringed or denied may appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such redress of grievances as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances, but the award granted to the plaintiff for punitive damages shall not exceed that granted for compensatory damages.
2. The above section notwithstanding, every Talossan has the right to petition the suitable authorities or to their representatives. This right may be exercised by individuals as well as by several persons together.
Eleventh Covenant
Where, in the course of a trial, a court concludes that evidence was obtained in a manner that infringed or denied any rights or freedoms guaranteed by these Covenants, the evidence shall be excluded if it is established that, having regard to all the circumstances, the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
Twelfth Covenant
A Talossan can only lose their citizenship by voluntary renunciation of same or as a punishment by the Uppermost Cort for a crime as provided for by law or as a result of relevant electoral or census law.
Thirteenth Covenant
1. The enumeration of rights and freedoms in these Covenants shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. Powers not delegated by law to the national government, to the courts, to the Provinces or Territories, or to legal state organs established thereunder, are held by the Talossan people.
2. The rights granted by these Covenants shall apply to all citizens of the Talossa, and also to all those who register with the Government as prospective citizens according to law.
3. No decision of the Government, or of any Minister or government official, may override these rights.
4. Any citizen may seek redress in the courts against any Talossan government, or any citizen or corporation of Talossa, for violation of these rights.
5. Insofar as under this Constitution a basic right may be restricted by or only pursuant to a law, the law must apply generally and not solely to an individual case. Furthermore, the law must name the basic right, indicating the article.
6. The basic rights apply also to corporations established under Talossan public law to the extent that the nature of such rights permits.
7. All persons are equal before the law. This is the right of individual value.
8. In the courts everyone is entitled to a hearing in accordance with the law.
Fourteenth Covenant
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Fifteenth Covenant
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within Talossa, or any place subject to its jurisdiction.
Sixteenth Covenant
1. Every person in Talossa has the right not to be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation without that person's consent.
2. Everyone in Talossa has the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment.
Seventeenth Covenant
1. Within law, anyone may apply for citizenship in Talossa.
2. Within law, a Talossan citizen may renounce their citizenship at any time.
3. A former Talossan citizen may take all steps within law to restore their citizenship.
Article II: Supremacy of these Covenants
II.1: The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms take precedence over and supersede all Talossan constitutions present and future and well as all lesser Talossan laws, statutes, judicial decisions, proclamations, and anything else of a legislative nature.
Article III: Bringing these Covenants into effect and amendment of same
III.1: These Covenants shall be brought into effect by way of amendment to the 1997 Organic Law.
III.2.1: These Covenants shall be amended via public referendum by way of a three-fourths majority of at least sixty percent of all Talossan voters eligible at the time of the authorization of said referendum per III.2.2
III.2.2.1: Said referendum shall be authorized by a two-thirds majority of all seats in the Cosâ and a simple majority of all votes cast in the Senäts with turnout of at least fifty percent in the Senäts.
III.2.2.1: Should the Senäts reject said referendum per III.2.2.1, a three-fourths majority of all seats in the Cosâ shall suffice to overrule the Senäts.
III.3.1: These Covenants shall be amended by way of a three-fourths majority of all votes cast with turnout of at least sixty percent by all eligible Talossan voters in referendum with all voters being eligible at the time of the the authorization of said referendum.
III.3.2: Said referendum shall be authorized by a two-thirds majority of all eligible seats in the Cosâ and a simple majority of all votes cast in the Senäts with turnout of at least fifty percent in the Senäts.
[end of Covenants]
[[end of amendment]]
This legislation shall serve as the authorization on the referendum to bring these Covenants into effect per Article III above.
Ureu q'estadra så:
Gödefrïeu Válcadác'h
Senator, Fiôvâ
Submitted to the Hopper on 17 October 2018
Why do we want a separate document that enshrines the Covenants? V will have more-cogent reasons than I, but it seems to me we need to have a legal continuity of something that does not change very much, if at all. We also need to let the world know 'morals' matter. Certainly, these Covenants will have the force of law behind them, but they are also a codification of our shared moral compass.
Certainly, if these need to be streamlined, that can be done. This is what the Hopper is for, and I hope I have not put in any loopholes in Articles II & III. I also have a fear of this document being used as a Christmas tree to enshrine non-Covenant items, thereby turning these Covenants into an additional set of by-laws, which is not the purpose of this document and all the trouble in putting it together.
Certainly, if these need to be streamlined, that can be done. This is what the Hopper is for, and I hope I have not put in any loopholes in Articles II & III. I also have a fear of this document being used as a Christmas tree to enshrine non-Covenant items, thereby turning these Covenants into an additional set of by-laws, which is not the purpose of this document and all the trouble in putting it together.
An Act to Elevate the Covenants
WHEREAS the Covenants of Rights and Freedoms as enshrined in the 1997 Organic Law represent a direct link to Talossa's past before the Breaking, Split, National Schism, and Reunision,
WHEREAS the original of the Covenants of Rights and Freedoms as put into effect as a part of the original of the 1997 Organic Law has been, along with the full original of the 97OrgLaw, irrevocably lost,
WHEREAS the Covenants are continually revised and improved to better suit and codify Talossa's shared sense of common individual-human and societal decency,
WHEREAS in response to great events of Talossan history, the nation has thrown out one constitution for a new one,
WHEREAS in response to greater enlightenment to our shared common decency, we have edited and revised the Covenants time and time again,
WHEREAS many nations have put together their own 'Bills of Rights', from which we may derive wisdom,
WHEREAS in particular, the traitorous and inorganic 2004-2012 Republic of Talossa (no, John, not that - horrors!!), New Zealand, the United States, and Penguinea (oh my god - noooo!!) may have been traitorous (in two cases) and inorganic (in at least one case), mavericks always have a point,
WHEREAS the Covenants are so important and form the foundation for our common life together as Talossans they should be set apart in a document all their own that supersedes even the current 1997 Organic Law and all other Talossan constitutions,
The ZIU, THEREFORE, authorizes a referendum to amend the 1997 Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa thusly:
[[Start of amendment]]
Article XIX is repealed in its entirety and replaced by the following:
Article XIX: The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms per 51RZ__[This bill]__ are put into their own document which supersedes this Organic Law and all future Talossan constitutions.
[Start of Covenants]
Preamble
Hey Internet
Send us your intelligent, your geeks, your religious fanatics longing to explain themselves.
Send us your language nazis in need of Reich.
Send us your huddled opinionated masses, too intelligent for Jerry Springer, but who long to have strenuous, and occassionally vitriolic, contact.
Come To Us.
Swarm, like the hungry mosquitoes you are, around the porch light that is Talossa.
- Art Verbotten, Wittenberg VIII, 2002
retrieved from GV's Speech to the Nation on 10 October 2002; Sgv1, page 48 of 154
The greatest and most worthy endeavour of humanity is for a nation to strive to live together in harmony and fellowship; that is, as a country, be it a republic, kingdom, or whatever. Fundamental to the constitution of a free nation are the principles of liberty, diversity, and government by the consent of the people.
A nation, in order to preserve in perpetuity the liberty of its people, should be governed by the dispassionate rule of law. This is best achieved by constant vigilance to ensure that the fundamental rights of every member of the community are real and living rights, pertaining equally to all; not merely to be invoked when expedient, but to be defended and upheld at all times, especially for those who do not have the power to protect their own rights.
A country of free people should enforce no dogma save that of common human decency in concert with respect to the rule of law, nor strive to quash independence of thought and expression through intimidation, the law or the disapproval of society, but should relish diversity within its politics, its culture and the lives of its people. Truth can only ever be distinguished from falsehood by listening to the opinions of all who would speak.
The government of a nation should be the freely chosen servant of the people, and not their overlords, for true and just authority resides solely in the people of any community, and where the people are not free there is no true or just authority. Such a government seeks to better the lives of the people of the nation by constantly working for the general welfare, whilst ensuring the right of every person to do as he or she chooses so long as the equal freedom of others to do likewise is not infringed.
Through these Covenants of Rights and Freedoms of Talossa, We Talossans seek to implement these principles in our community, country, and nation, the nation-state of Talossa, founded by Robert Ben Madison on 26 December 1979, and hope that our example may be an inspiration to others.
- Adapted by Gödefrïeu Válcadác'h from 'The Agreement of the People' from 'The Instrument of Government' of the former Free Commonwealth of Penguinea at web.archive.org/web/19990501202925/shell.ihug.co.nz/~norway/aotp.htm
Article I: The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms
First Covenant
1. No law shall exist abridging the freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication except in case of public order or morals according to the precepts of common human decency regardless of religion. Save only in cases of incitement to violence, terrorism, or other crimes; the making of threats of physical harm to one's person or property as well as the use of slander, libel, or defamation, censorship shall never exist in Talossa.
2. Restrictions on same may be ordered only pursuant to amendments to these Covenants.
Second Covenant
No prohibition of citizens to vote nor discrimination or preferential treatment shall exist within the Talossa on the grounds of race, colour, class, nobility, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, beliefs, language, or any other physical or societal parameters of any kind whatsoever, except as provided for elsewhere in these Covenants or in Talossan law. No poll tax or religious or ideological organisation shall be "established" in law.
Third Covenant
Talossans have the right to peaceful assembly whether in private facilities or in the open air, provided that such assembly neither disrupts traffic or legal commercial activity, or unduly inconveniences people. Talossans have the right to freely organize political parties and other organizations, subject to their own laws of membership, and this right may not be abridged except with regards to organizations which advocate the use of violence or intimidation to attain political or other ends, or which seek to restrain any person or group of people from the exercise of their rights as granted under these Covenants.
Fourth Covenant
1. Under the principle that "A Man's Room is His Kingdom," the right of the people to privacy and security in their persons, homes, papers, correspondence, and property, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended. No person may be arrested or detained without a warrant issued by a judge, except in cases of flagrante delicto. No warrants shall be issued except on probable cause, and must particularly describe the place to be searched and the person or things to be seized. The right to privacy for public figures must be balanced by the public's right to know, in matters affecting politics, elections, campaigns, and governing. The intentional withholding of political information which reasonable voters might find helpful, profitable, or informative, violates the public's right to know.
2. Intellectual labour, the rights of the author, the inventor, the composer, and the artist enjoy the special protection and care of the nation of Talossa.
3. The products of Talossan scholarship, art, and technical science shall also be recognized and protected abroad through international agreement.
4. Private property shall not be taken for public use, and no owner of private property shall be compelled by the state to hand over any private property to the state.
Fifth Covenant
1. Any person charged with an offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty, and has the right to request information on his legal rights. No accused person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life, liberty, or property for the same offence, or without due process of law; nor shall any citizen be compelled in any criminal case to bear witness against himself. Excessive fines, and cruel and bizarre punishments, shall not be inflicted.
2. Bills of attainder are illegal. A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without judicial trial and includes any legislative act which takes away the rights of a particular named or easily ascertainable person or group of persons without due process before the courts.
Sixth Covenant
Liberty consists of any action which is not detrimental to others, and no right herein enumerated, or elsewhere recognised by the Cosâ, shall extend to anyone engaged in activities which injure, endanger, risk or compromise the physical health, privacy, or tranquility of other persons through the pretended exercise of said right.
Seventh Covenant
No person shall be found guilty on account of any act or omission, unless, at the time of the act or omission, it constituted an offence under Talossan or international law, or was criminal according to the general principles of law recognized by the community of civilized nations, as interpreted by Talossan courts in line with Talossan traditions and needs.
Eighth Covenant
Talossa shall never tax nor purport to tax, unduly burden, outlaw or abridge for its citizens any right to acts of: peaceful assembly; peaceful religious worship or affiliation; political speech or expression or affiliation; peaceful religious or historical or scientific or philosophical belief; abortion (being the freely conscious ability for a woman to make a determination on the continuation of her pregnancy); consensual sexual activity (between two consenting people of an age of responsibility); contraception; marriage (between consenting adults regardless of their sex, unless they are consanguineous up to the fourth degree of relationship), civil unions (and equivalents); divorce; adoption; advance health care directives; attempted suicide; euthanasia; the reading of any book; and the writing or use of any language. Neither shall any person be made to answer in any Talossan court for the alleged, admitted, or actual violation of any foreign law restricting or denying any right to or forbidding any act enumerated above.
Ninth Covenant
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury or tribunal of the Crown. The accused shall have the right to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation, to confront the witnesses against him, and to have subpoena power to obtain witnesses in his favour. The accused has the right to have the assistance of counsel for his defence.
Tenth Covenant
1. Anyone whose rights and freedoms, as guaranteed by these Covenants, have been infringed or denied may appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain such redress of grievances as the court considers appropriate and just in the circumstances, but the award granted to the plaintiff for punitive damages shall not exceed that granted for compensatory damages.
2. The above section notwithstanding, every Talossan has the right to petition the suitable authorities or to their representatives. This right may be exercised by individuals as well as by several persons together.
Eleventh Covenant
Where, in the course of a trial, a court concludes that evidence was obtained in a manner that infringed or denied any rights or freedoms guaranteed by these Covenants, the evidence shall be excluded if it is established that, having regard to all the circumstances, the admission of it in the proceedings would bring the administration of justice into disrepute.
Twelfth Covenant
A Talossan can only lose their citizenship by voluntary renunciation of same or as a punishment by the Uppermost Cort for a crime as provided for by law or as a result of relevant electoral or census law.
Thirteenth Covenant
1. The enumeration of rights and freedoms in these Covenants shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people. Powers not delegated by law to the national government, to the courts, to the Provinces or Territories, or to legal state organs established thereunder, are held by the Talossan people.
2. The rights granted by these Covenants shall apply to all citizens of the Talossa, and also to all those who register with the Government as prospective citizens according to law.
3. No decision of the Government, or of any Minister or government official, may override these rights.
4. Any citizen may seek redress in the courts against any Talossan government, or any citizen or corporation of Talossa, for violation of these rights.
5. Insofar as under this Constitution a basic right may be restricted by or only pursuant to a law, the law must apply generally and not solely to an individual case. Furthermore, the law must name the basic right, indicating the article.
6. The basic rights apply also to corporations established under Talossan public law to the extent that the nature of such rights permits.
7. All persons are equal before the law. This is the right of individual value.
8. In the courts everyone is entitled to a hearing in accordance with the law.
Fourteenth Covenant
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Fifteenth Covenant
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within Talossa, or any place subject to its jurisdiction.
Sixteenth Covenant
1. Every person in Talossa has the right not to be subjected to medical or scientific experimentation without that person's consent.
2. Everyone in Talossa has the right to refuse to undergo any medical treatment.
Seventeenth Covenant
1. Within law, anyone may apply for citizenship in Talossa.
2. Within law, a Talossan citizen may renounce their citizenship at any time.
3. A former Talossan citizen may take all steps within law to restore their citizenship.
Article II: Supremacy of these Covenants
II.1: The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms take precedence over and supersede all Talossan constitutions present and future and well as all lesser Talossan laws, statutes, judicial decisions, proclamations, and anything else of a legislative nature.
Article III: Bringing these Covenants into effect and amendment of same
III.1: These Covenants shall be brought into effect by way of amendment to the 1997 Organic Law.
III.2.1: These Covenants shall be amended via public referendum by way of a three-fourths majority of at least sixty percent of all Talossan voters eligible at the time of the authorization of said referendum per III.2.2
III.2.2.1: Said referendum shall be authorized by a two-thirds majority of all seats in the Cosâ and a simple majority of all votes cast in the Senäts with turnout of at least fifty percent in the Senäts.
III.2.2.1: Should the Senäts reject said referendum per III.2.2.1, a three-fourths majority of all seats in the Cosâ shall suffice to overrule the Senäts.
III.3.1: These Covenants shall be amended by way of a three-fourths majority of all votes cast with turnout of at least sixty percent by all eligible Talossan voters in referendum with all voters being eligible at the time of the the authorization of said referendum.
III.3.2: Said referendum shall be authorized by a two-thirds majority of all eligible seats in the Cosâ and a simple majority of all votes cast in the Senäts with turnout of at least fifty percent in the Senäts.
[end of Covenants]
[[end of amendment]]
This legislation shall serve as the authorization on the referendum to bring these Covenants into effect per Article III above.
Ureu q'estadra så:
Gödefrïeu Válcadác'h
Senator, Fiôvâ
Submitted to the Hopper on 17 October 2018
