Federal Constitution of the Federal Republic of Missouri and its territories

With the dissolution of the federal government of the United States of America, we the people of Missouri find we must develop our own constitution. Whereas the former state constitution was serviceable for the era it was from, it is a new dawn without the oppressive regime once in charge. With that in mind, we, the people of the Federal Republic of Missouri and its territories, are here, with profound reverence for the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, and grateful for His goodness, to convene for a constitution respecting the security of our people, liberty, and prosperity, for the eternal continuance thereof.

Article 1: The Executive Branch

Section 1
The Executive power shall be vested in a President of Missouri.

He shall hold office for a term of 6 years and be elected via a popular vote requiring a supermajority of the voting base. If one does not achieve a supermajority, a run off election of the three candidates with the most votes that choose to enter into the second round or third round of voting.

The General Assembly may determine the date on which elections are held, as well as methodology and security for said election.

No person except a natural born citizen of Missouri, or a citizen of Missouri who is one as of the writing of this constitution, may hold the office. Likewise, to be eligible they must not hold any other citizenships, be under the age of 35, or be convicted of a major crime while in a position of public trust.

The President may be issued compensation for his services equal to the median income of the Federal Republic of Missouri, if he so chooses to receive it.

Before he may 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 Federal Republic of Missouri, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Missouri."

Section 2

The President of Missouri shall serve as Supreme Commanding Officer of the various armed forces, and grant pardons for any offense against the nation, excluding in cases of impeachment of a public official.

He shall have power to craft treaties, although the Senate has the power to vote on the treaty to enshrine it into law or vote against the treaty. Likewise, the President will have the power to establish a cabinet to delegate duties, receive advice, and otherwise aid in governance.

Section 3

The President may from time to time issue a summons to the General Assembly to address the state of the nation or other matters of import, and likewise the General Assembly may issue a summons to the President on such matters upon a supermajority vote.

The President, and all other federal officials, may be removed from office for conviction of a major felony or grave offense to the nation.

Article 2: The Legislative Branch

Section 1

All legislative powers shall be given to the General Assembly which shall consist of a House of Representatives as well as a Senate.

As with the Presidency, outside of constitutionally proscribed/proscribed methods of appointment, election, etc, the means and methods shall be to the General Assembly to write, however, times and places, as well as anything not expressly legislated upon by the federal General Assembly is left to each commonwealth

Section 2

The House of Representatives will be a legislative body elected every three years.

The qualifications to be a Representative requires that the individual be a natural born citizen or have consistently resided in Missouri for 10 years alongside renouncing duel citizenship status, and have not committed a grave offense or felony while in an office of public trust.

The number of Representatives in the General Assembly shall equate to 420 seats.

In the case that there may be vacancies in the House of Representatives, the party that held the seat may choose an alternative member to replace the seat or defer the replacement to another party or organization of their choosing.

The House have sole right to elect a Chief Congressmen, a person to direct the legislative bodies of the General Assembly, act as a representative to the President on Behalf of the General Assembly, and to serve as sitting President in case of dire circumstance.

Section 3

The Senate shall be comprised of three Senators from each commonwealth as well as three Senators for the Land, Air, and Sea branches of the Missourian military.

The method of election for Senators is that, per commonwealth, one shall be elected by popular vote, one shall be chosen by the legislative body or bodies in that commonwealth, and one shall be appointed by the highest executive of the commonwealth. For the military, one shall be elected by popular vote of the branch, one shall be elected by corps leadership, and one shall be appointed directly by the their respective member of the Armed Forces High Command.

All senatorial positions shall be offset in election so that only one type may be switched every 4 years.

No persons under the age of 30, and have resided in Missouri for no less than 10 years while also renouncing dual citizenship. They must also reside in the commonwealth they are elected from or be part of the Air, Land, or Sea branch, and they must have not committed a grave offense or felony while in a position of public trust.

Should there be a vacant seat for whatever reason, the seat may be filled by an alternate as selected by the party that held the seat prior. They may also choose to defer to another party.

Section 4

Bills to settle the budget shall originate in the House, although they may defer drafting the legislation to the Senate with a majority vote. The Senate may amend the budget as deemed appropriate by the Senators, although it must pass through the House again and to the president.

A motion to declare war shall originate through the House, but must be passed through the Senate, and ultimately passed upon to the President whom may chose to veto or pass the bill. If a majority of the Senators representing the military vote against the declaration of war, it will be equivalent to a Presidential veto, requiring 7/10ths of the General assembly as a whole to override.

The General Assembly will have the right to lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout Missouri;

To borrow Money on the credit of Missouri;

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the ten commonwealths, and with the native Tribes;

To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout Missouri;

To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;

To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of Missouri;

To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a term longer than the current Presidency;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land, air, and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Republic, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the Federal Republic of Missouri, reserving to the Commonwealths respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by the General Assembly;-And

To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of Missouri, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

Section 5

Whereas this constitution grants various several powers to the General Assembly, there are also various specific limits to the Assembly's powers to ensure the continuance of liberty. Violation of these rights and restrictions can only occur wherein there is a clear, present, and immediate threat that is quantifiable and articulable.

Whereas this constitution does recognize Missouri as a Christian nation, the Assembly and other bodies shall not restrict, prohibit, require, compel or otherwise draft law in regard to religion that would arbitrarily favor or disfavor one faith above another. Likewise, the rights to speak and think freely, the rights of a free and independent press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government shall not be abridged.

The right for individuals to keep and bear arms, including arms deemed to be of military value, for the sake of public safety against criminals, a potential tyrant, invasion, and for sport and hunting, shall not be abridged

The right of the writ of habeus corpus shall not be abridged

Bills of attainder as well as ex post facto laws shall not be passed

No tax or duty shall be placed on articles or items exported or imported by or to any commonwealth so long as it is solely from or to another commonwealth of Missouri.

No commonwealth may be arbitrarily favored over another in relation to any matter of governance.

No government official or body can grant titles of nobility nor can individuals in the government accept titles of nobility except if consented by the General Assembly.

No office or body of government is exempt from lawsuits.

No law or body of government may discriminate on the grounds of perceived or actualized race, religion, creed, color, sex, class, debt status, or age, if they are at or above the age of 25, with regards to fundamental rights and liberties.

No law, government body or official may restrict or prohibit rights or liberties that hold age as a prerequisite to individuals who have or are serving in a military capacity, except in regards to matters of elderly assistance and other similar matters. They are to be treated as to be any respective age necessary such as voting.

No piece of legislation may require a punishment that a reasonable Missourian would consider cruel and excessive.

No law may violate a citizen's rights to be secure in their person and papers. No government official or body, may search without a warrant, require testification, or otherwise violate a citizen's rights to privacy. Likewise, citizens have a right to have judicial matters handled in a timely manner, a public trial by jury, to notification of criminal accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel.

No citizen shall be required to quarter soldiers without consent and means to aid in keeping the costs low for the person or persons quartering.

The General Assembly may not determine their own salaries. Their salaries are to be determined off of the median income of the entire Republic for Representatives while Senators have the median salary of the commonwealth they represent or the commonwealth that their military base is stationed in.

Legislation, international obligations, and other matters of law and diplomacy, when in contravention to the Missourian constitution, are held to be null and void.

Missourians have a right to engage in their economic affairs without arbitrary government intervention. A right to due process and other trial rights shall not be abridged.
 
Whereas many several rights of the people and commonwealths are listed, the list in not exhaustive. Rights not expressly enumerated do exist and those rights and liberties are to be held dear all the same as those enumerated, so long as they are in spirit of those listed or otherwise naturally extend from the constitution.

Section 6

All restrictions applied to congress in regards to rights and favoritism apply to the commonwealths, except in matters solely inside of their own sovereignty.

In addition, no commonwealth may not perform any independent foreign policy, mint their own coin, or otherwise engage in what is considered federal policy.

Commonwealths may veto federal legislation if a total of 4/5ths of the commonwealths' vote, however they may deem appropriate, to override the legislation.

Commonwealths are to be divvied up among the former 100+ counties of the former State of Missouri.

New Commonwealths may be admitted into the federation at behest of the General Assembly, except in cases where the new commonwealth would be made from one or more established commonwealths.

Likewise, territories are to be handled by fiat of the General Assembly and federal government, or with any powers delegated down to the territory.

Section 7

The Federal Government of Missouri shall guarantee to the commonwealths a republican government, protection from threats both foreign and domestic, the adoption of any debts prior to the signing of this constitution, and to otherwise aid in the continuing their prosperity and liberty.

Article 3: The Judicial Branch

Section 1

The Judicial power shall rest in a series of courts as listed by this constitution.

The judicial system of Missouri will consist of several layers of local, commonwealth, and federal courts.

The Commonwealths will have various several civil and criminal courts, and the armed forces will have their own legal system. They will have their own right to manufacture their courts as they see fit, including their supreme courts. The only requirement is that there is 6 per supreme court.

The Federal courts system will be comprised of a random selection of judges from across the country who have been elected as a slate by the President at the beginning of the term, with approval by the General Assembly.

The Supreme Court will be comprised of a random selection of judges from the commonwealths, one per commonwealth, and one judge from the armed forces. They are to hear and adjudicate several cases entered into the docket over a period of one year. The judges that served will be excluded from the draw until the end of the Presidential term. The pool of eligible judges for the Supreme Court will reset every Presidential term.

Section 2

Judicial Review, as well as the adjudication of federal and international questions and cases, with the exception of impeachment, is the inherent purview of the Supreme Court, although the Supreme Court shall also be the ultimate appellate court.

Section 3

Articles of Impeachment must be drafted in the House of Representatives, but pass. through 3/5ths of the total set of the legislative bodies combined, and to formally convict in an impeachment the vote is required to impeach is 4/5ths.