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Ideas for a constitution of a more democratic country:
As a next step towards giving people more voice while balancing possible lack of participation and the need for celerity, keeping the standard model of separated powers as checks and balances, we sketch this Constitution. Besides legislative, executive, and judicial powers, we add people's direct power.
I. (Rights, liberties, and guarantees)
Here we include rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and others deemed relevant.
II. (People)
1. Everyone can vote in any matter of interest through electronic voting.
2. Every law, ordinance, or sentence is available for citizens to consult on the Internet. A simplified version must be available.
3. Citizens can start initiatives on any webpage mentioned in 3.
4. Everyone can vote for several Congress candidates by preference order.
5. Everyone can vote for prosecutors.
6. Everyone can vote for judges.
7. Everyone can start or subscribe petition.
8. Everyone can start or vote on a bill initiative or vote on it.
9. Everyone can start or vote on a veto of a bill passed by Congress.
10. Everyone can start or vote on a veto of an ordinance passed by the Government.
11. Everyone can start or vote for the dismissal of any congress member.
12. Everyone can start or vote for the dismissal of any government member.
13. Everyone can start or vote for the dismissal of any prosecutor.
14. Every people's initiative can only be binding if more than 1/3 of citizens vote for it.
III. (Congress)
1. Anyone can enlist as a candidate for Congress.
2. All candidates are citizen candidates rather than party candidates.
3. A random process selects as many candidates as ten times the number of Congress seats.
4. Citizens vote on several selected candidates by preference order.
5. The most voted selected candidates take a seat in Congress until no seat remains.
6. Congress deliberates laws.
7. After Congress passes a bill, people have 15 days to take the initiative.
8. Congress promulgates the law if, during 15 days, no majority of 1/3 of citizens vote against a bill.
9. If during 15 days, a majority of 1/3 or more of citizens vote against a bill, the law Congress admits law rejection.
10. Congress deliberates on declaring war or peace.
11. Congress deliberates on declaring an emergency that suspends certain rights.
12. Congress votes on prosecutors whenever the II 2 fails.
13. Congress votes on judges whenever the II 2 fails.
14. Congress must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
IV. (Government)
1. When a legislature starts, Congress votes on a bill appointing government members.
2. The Government only has executive powers and must report to Congress.
3. Government must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
V. (Prosecution Ministry)
1. The prosecution's responsibility is to present the case to trial.
2. Prosecution Ministry is independent of Congress and the Government.
3. Prosecution Ministry must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
VI. (Courts)
1. Courts' responsibility is to judge criminal, civil, and constitutional cases.
2. Courts independent of Congress and the Government.
3. Courts must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
VII. (Constitution revision)
1. Congress may deliberate on changes to Constitution.
2. Constitution changes are valid only after the majority of more than 1/3 of votes favor the change.
As a next step towards giving people more voice while balancing possible lack of participation and the need for celerity, keeping the standard model of separated powers as checks and balances, we sketch this Constitution. Besides legislative, executive, and judicial powers, we add people's direct power.
I. (Rights, liberties, and guarantees)
Here we include rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and others deemed relevant.
II. (People)
1. Everyone can vote in any matter of interest through electronic voting.
2. Every law, ordinance, or sentence is available for citizens to consult on the Internet. A simplified version must be available.
3. Citizens can start initiatives on any webpage mentioned in 3.
4. Everyone can vote for several Congress candidates by preference order.
5. Everyone can vote for prosecutors.
6. Everyone can vote for judges.
7. Everyone can start or subscribe petition.
8. Everyone can start or vote on a bill initiative or vote on it.
9. Everyone can start or vote on a veto of a bill passed by Congress.
10. Everyone can start or vote on a veto of an ordinance passed by the Government.
11. Everyone can start or vote for the dismissal of any congress member.
12. Everyone can start or vote for the dismissal of any government member.
13. Everyone can start or vote for the dismissal of any prosecutor.
14. Every people's initiative can only be binding if more than 1/3 of citizens vote for it.
III. (Congress)
1. Anyone can enlist as a candidate for Congress.
2. All candidates are citizen candidates rather than party candidates.
3. A random process selects as many candidates as ten times the number of Congress seats.
4. Citizens vote on several selected candidates by preference order.
5. The most voted selected candidates take a seat in Congress until no seat remains.
6. Congress deliberates laws.
7. After Congress passes a bill, people have 15 days to take the initiative.
8. Congress promulgates the law if, during 15 days, no majority of 1/3 of citizens vote against a bill.
9. If during 15 days, a majority of 1/3 or more of citizens vote against a bill, the law Congress admits law rejection.
10. Congress deliberates on declaring war or peace.
11. Congress deliberates on declaring an emergency that suspends certain rights.
12. Congress votes on prosecutors whenever the II 2 fails.
13. Congress votes on judges whenever the II 2 fails.
14. Congress must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
IV. (Government)
1. When a legislature starts, Congress votes on a bill appointing government members.
2. The Government only has executive powers and must report to Congress.
3. Government must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
V. (Prosecution Ministry)
1. The prosecution's responsibility is to present the case to trial.
2. Prosecution Ministry is independent of Congress and the Government.
3. Prosecution Ministry must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
VI. (Courts)
1. Courts' responsibility is to judge criminal, civil, and constitutional cases.
2. Courts independent of Congress and the Government.
3. Courts must make any deliberations understandable to all citizens.
VII. (Constitution revision)
1. Congress may deliberate on changes to Constitution.
2. Constitution changes are valid only after the majority of more than 1/3 of votes favor the change.
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– determine which ideas are most strongly supported by the people, and
– find the true representatives of the public will, to elect them into public office.