The state shall be known commonly as Thornreach. ✏️ 🔒 common name

This Constitution may be amended only by a supermajority vote of 66% of all seats of the National Assembly . No amendment shall take effect within 5 years of any previous amendment, nor may any amendment be proposed while another remains under debate.✏️ The constitution was last changed on the 26th of August 2024 (3 months ago).

The right to vote shall belong to every adult resident: universal adult suffrage. ✏️

Thornreach does not have a monarchy. ✏️

The Supreme Court of Thornreach shall be the final arbiter of the law of Thornreach. Any party may appeal to it on the ground that a law in force is unconstitutional, that a cabinet member or the holder of an elected office is acting illegally, or that a constitutional amendment is invalid. The Court shall hear the parties of Thornreach, and its justices shall rule by majority. Its rulings take direct effect and are not subject to appeal. 🔒

The National Assembly🔒 shall comprise 200 seats, directly elected by the people every 12 months. The National Assembly shall be the confidence chamber, responsible for the formation and dissolution of government.✏️ The National Assembly shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.

The Prime Minister shall be chosen by a majority vote of the National Assembly. This office holder shall be the Head of Government. ✏️ The Prime Minister shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall be chosen by a majority vote of the National Assembly. ✏️ The Chancellor of the Exchequer shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.

The Head of Internal Affairs shall be chosen by a majority vote of the National Assembly. ✏️ The Head of Internal Affairs shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.

The Foreign Secretary shall be chosen by a majority vote of the National Assembly. ✏️ The Foreign Secretary shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.

The Secretary of State for Defence shall be chosen by a majority vote of the National Assembly. ✏️ The Secretary of State for Defence shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.

The following powers shall be reserved for independent officials, administered by permanent non-partisan civil servants:All powers shall be assigned to cabinet members and none shall be held by civil servants. ✏️ Drag a power here to assign it to civil servants.

The national bird shall be the robin ✏️

[I] The constitution hereby declares a party to be "liberal" if it has any of the following core pillars:
(a) Any party who supports wealth redistribution.
(b) Any party who supports worker rights.
(c) Any party who supports multi-culturalism (with an exception that if the other core pillars of the party are, say, "conservative", they shall be not classified in this category.)
[II] The constitution hereby declares a party to be "conservative" if it any of the following core pillars:
(a) Supports business growth
(b) Supports military.
(c) Supports strong leadership.
[III] If any of the parties have conflicting values, then the party with the most "conservative" policies (i.e., 3 conservative pillars) and vice versa will be considered as a "conservative" party and "liberal" party respectively.
[IV] If [III] point is not applicable to a party, then they shall be considered as "undecided".
[V] The constitution hereby proclaims how the National Assembly and the Cabinet Formation can be handled.
a) Any party can gain majority by the will of the people in the National Assembly.
b) Only conservative parties may occupy the position of Prime Minister.
c) Undecided parties and liberal parties continue to have the right to hold any other position of the Cabinet.
[VI] In case of any law violating [V], any party reserves the right to take the matter to the Court. ✏️

[I] No political party may be regulated by any single political entity apart from non-partisan civil bureaucrats, who have the authority to regulate political parties according to the relevant laws.
[II] Being the Head of the Police, the Home Secretary must have the approval of the Prime Minister before being allowed to suspend individuals from participating in political life. Failing to do so, the Prime Minister may
(a) Suspend the Home Secretary indefinitely and appoint a new person to fill their place
(b) Move to the Supreme Court to ensure that the person may not occupy that position again.
[III] An Independent Corruption Bureau (ICB) free from partisans must be kept open at all times so that citizens of Thornreach may avail it at all times for all government officials, including members of parliament. Under no circumstances shall this bureau be closed. The powers of the bureau and the citizens are described as follows:
(a) Once a citizen makes a complaint, an ombudsman is hired to the case. They must observe the complaint and take the appropriate action.
(b) In case many citizens (such as 20+) complaint against the same bureaucrat, the ICB may assign a task force to deal with this case and club the case to allow easier management of the cases.
(c) In case a citizen intentionally filed a case against a bureaucrat, for any reason, they may face charges as applicable by the ICB, which may include but not limited to jail time, heavy penalties and so on.
(d) Citizens may appeal their cases upto 3 times.
(e) A member of the government may not appeal their alleged corruption discovery if found while they were working through the same mechanism as that of the other citizens. A separate mechanism has been provided for the same, although still handled by the ICB.
[IV[ Political Parties must regularly submit the required documentation to the ICB, failing which they can authorize political bureaucrats to take action against them. ✏️

This amendment will hereby be also referred to as the "Citizenship of Thornreach Amendment". The following are the points under this amendment. This Amendment shall also use the terms "citizen" and "resident", with the former meaning a citizen of Thornreach and the latter meaning a person who is currently residing in Thornreach, whether temporary or permanent.

[I] Citizenships of all people in Thornreach will be classified based on these 3 tests which are as follows:
(a) Citizenship of parents (One of the parents must be a valid Thornreach citizen who shall also again undergo these 3 tests)
(b) Land where the citizen was born (The person must be born in Thornreach to pass this test. Special exemptions may apply if the person passes the other 2 tests)
(c) Contribution of the citizen to Thornreach (The citizen must have completed their schooling or worked for at least 5 years in both cases to pass this test)

[II] A resident of Thornreach will be considered as Thornreach's citizen if they pass at least 2 of the 3 tests highlighted in [I]

[III] Only citizens of Thornreach may avail government services.

[IV] Residents who are not citizens may not avail government services of any kind unless it is one of the basic neccessities of life as mentioned below:
(a) Water (no extra charges for residents)
(b) Food (Extra charges as applicable)
(c) Healthcare (Extra charges as applicable)
If the resident does not pay extra charges, they will be liable to the justice system subject to local laws.

[IV] Only people who are citizens of Thornreach may be allowed to participate in political life. Non-citizens who knowingly mislead government officials from verifying their citizenship status will be dealt by the ICB and the Immigration Bureau.

[V] No extradition treaty may be signed by Thornreach with other countries. Extradition requests are only accepted if the foreign criminal residing in our country is
(a) not a citizen of our country
(b) has not committed a crime in our country. ✏️