San Andreas Government

ARTICLE I: THE BILL OF RIGHTS

The Bill of Rights guarantees to the citizens civil rights and liberties. This includes core liberties such as the freedom of speech, of the press, of religion and so on.



SECTION I: All citizens, which includes the press, have the right to express their opinions with no fear of repression or censorship. They have the right of practicing their religion, and to protest decisions or actions peacefully without causing harm or danger to other citizens. All citizens have the right to freely take recordings of public officials conducting service work, in order to keep the officials responsible for their behavior and actions.



SECTION II: All citizens have the right to bear arms and to make lawful use of them. However, each State reserves the right to specify the law on bearing and using arms. At no time may arms be used to harm or threaten a person that is not posing a threat to one's life or destruction to one's property.



SECTION III: All citizens have the right to privacy and ownership of their properties. Properties include vehicles and all other owned objects. A citizen cannot have their property searched or seized without cause. Law Enforcement requires a reasonable suspicion or a probable cause to search one's property. Government may nationalize a property if the property will be of important use for the betterment of the quality of life for surrounding citizens, or in other situations where it must be approved by the Congress, in any case, the government must pay the owner full value of the property, and an additional sum which would ensure that the property owner can manage to purchase a new property, and to compensate for the loss of profit the property may be generating.



SECTION IV: All citizens have the right to a fair trial. When being questioned, all citizens have the right to remain silent and not further incriminate themselves. They have the right to an attorney during questioning, and if they cannot afford an attorney, the State must provide one when available. No person can be trialled twice for the same crime. When being charged with a crime, the citizen must be informed of the crimes that they are being charged with. In case of court prosecution, the person has the right to appeal the ruling in the Supreme Court.



SECTION V: Citizens may be granted additional rights by the State. However, no citizen can be stripped off their rights granted by this Constitution. These are undismissable rights granted to all citizens. A citizen is a person who possesses a citizenship authorization or a passport in the United States. All federal and state laws must be in accordance with the constitution and may not breach the constitutional articles.



ARTICLE II: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

This article establishes the structure of the United States federal government, and the powers it possesses.



SECTION I: The Congress is the legislative branch of the United States government. The Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Congress makes and amends laws and the constitution, conducts oversight over the President, the government bodies, forms various committees to address matters deemed important for the United States, declares war or peace against enemies threatening the integrity and unity of the United States, controls the federal budget, and spending of the federal government.



SECTION II: The President is the executive branch of the United States government. The President is accompanied by the Vice President. The main tasks of the President are to conduct diplomacy, represent the nation as the head of state, command the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement. The President may sign the legislation into law or veto laws. However, Congress can overrule a veto by a two-thirds vote in both houses (the House of Representatives and the Senate).



SECTION III: The Supreme Court is the highest judicial branch of the United States. The Supreme Judge, referred to as Chief Justice, is accompanied by Associate Justice. The Supreme Court handles appeal cases from District Courts and makes final rulings in such cases. The Supreme Court can be asked to verify the legality of laws that a Governor implements for the state. All state and federal laws must be in accordance to the constitution.



ARTICLE III: THE STATE GOVERNMENT

This article establishes the structure of the state government, and the powers it possesses.



SECTION I: Governor is the executive official of the State Government. Governor is accompanied by a Vice Governor who assumes the position of a Governor in the prolonged absence, death, or retirement of the Governor. A single Governor serves a three month term, and may not serve for more than two terms. Governor election is to be held before expiration of the current Governor's term in order to avoid a time period without a Governor appointed. Election is organized so that only the lawful residents of the state are able to submit a vote for the candidate they would entrust the position.



SECTION II: Governor election is administrated by the Congress and any committee authorized by the Congress to conduct oversight and moderate the Governor election of a state. A candidate can be removed from the election if found committing criminal acts or performing conduct which is against the electoral rules.



SECTION III: Governor bears the authority to create and amend state laws; to control the tax within the state; to control base paychecks for the state agencies; to manage the resources of the state agencies; to promote measures that improve quality of life in the state; to use federal budget with approval of federal government.



SECTION IV: Governor and other State Officials can be impeached by the Congress at any point during the term if found guilty of crimes or other reasons that are considered to potentially hinder the governance of the State.



SECTION V: Governor may create positions within his government and appoint citizens to serve in those positions as needed.