User:Jaden Rosencrans/Constitution of Transnistria

This is the official Constitution of Transnistria. It is directly based on the Constitution of Romania as Romania is technically in control of the region.

The Laws of the State

• 1. The official name of the State is Transnistria. Transnistria is a sovereign state under direct protection of the generous people of Romania.
• 2. The form of government of the Transnistrian State is a Democratic Republic.
• 3. Transnistria will always be a democratic state, governed by the laws the people themself create, in which human dignity, the citizens' rights and freedoms, the free development of human personality, justice and political pluralism represent supreme values.
• 4. The national sovereignty shall reside within the Transnistrian and Romanian people, that shall exercise it by means of their representative bodies, resulting from free, periodical and fair elections, as well as by referendum.
• 5. The recognized official languages are Moldavian, Russian, and Romanian.
• 6. Any persons residing in Transnistria are officially recognized as Transnistrian citizens. While visiting any other country citizens directly represent the goverment of Transnistria.
• 7. Loyalty to the Nation is a political duty of all citizens.
• 8. All citizens must abide by the laws of the Nation.
• 9. Territory - The single region of Transnistria shall always remain under direct control of the elected officials of the goverment of Transnistria.
• 10. All Citizens that wish to represent Transnistria in the Romanian Congress, will run under The Transnistrian Government Party to be recognized as such.
• 11. The flag of Transnistria will always be tricolour, the colours are arranged horizontally in the following order from the top: red, green, red.
• 12. The Capital of Transnistria is the City of Tiraspol.

Rights of the Citizens

• 13. All citizens enjoy the rights and freedoms granted to them by the Constitution, and have the duties laid down thereby.
• 14. The law shall only act for the future, except for the more favourable criminal or administrative law. Every citizen is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination. without any privilege or discrimination.
• 15. No one is above the law.
• 16. The right of access to public, civil, or military positions or dignities shall be granted, according to the law, to persons whose citizenship is Transnistrian and whose domicile is in Transnistria.
• 17. All citizens have the right to one (1) anonymous vote per election and the right to one (1) public vote per referendum.
• 18. All citizens have the right to live free of harassment by another citizen. Harassment is defined as the words, conduct or action, repeated or persistent that, being directed at a specific person, annoys, alarms, or causes substantial emotional distress in that person and serves no purpose.
• 19. The right of free movement within the national territory and abroad is guaranteed. The law shall lay down the conditions for the exercise of this right. Every citizen is guaranteed the right to establish his domicile or residence anywhere in the country, to emigrate, and to return to his country.
• 20. The public authorities shall respect and protect the real intimate, family and private life.
• 21. Any natural person has the right to freely dispose of himself unless by this he infringes on the rights and freedoms of others, on public order or morals.
• 22. The right to work shall not be restricted. Everyone has a free choice of his/her profession, trade or occupation, as well as work place.
• 23. The right of property, as well as the debts incurring on the Nation are guaranteed. The content and limitations of these rights shall be established by law.
• 24. Free access of persons to an economic activity, free enterprise, and their exercise under the law shall be guaranteed.
• 25. Citizens have the right to address the public authorities by petitions formulated only in the name of the signatories.
• 26. Citizens have the duty to defend both Transnistria AND Romania.
• 27. Citizens are under the obligation to contribute to public expenditure, by taxes and duties.
• 28. The legal taxation system must ensure a fair distribution of the tax burden.

The Government

• 31. The President is the Head of State and shall perform the duties conferred upon him by Erepublik and this Constitution.
• 32. A political party can nominate only one (1) candidate for the presidential elections. This candidate has to be the president of the party.
• 33. A President may hold unlimited offices.
• 34. If two-thirds (2/3) of Congress vote to disallow a President from holding office after his term expires, the President must respect and abide by this decision.
• 35. The President shall have the right to create or dissolve by proposition the government-sanctioned ministries. If the Congress vote in favor of the proposition with a simple majority, then the ministries are created or dissolved. The President reserves the sole right to appoint and dismiss ministers as he sees fit. The President must state the duties of the ministers in his newspaper.
• 36. The President is the supreme commander of the Transnistrian military. The president may appoint any number of officers to assist in this duty. All officers are under the command of the president and must report to him.
• 37. Subject to this Constitution, additional powers may be conferred upon the President by law.
• 38. The president shall appoint a vice president by clearly stating his choice in his newspaper. The vice president can be any citizen, and his only duty will be to assume the role of President in the event that the current President is banned from Erepublik.
• 39. War shall only be declared with the approval of two-thirds (2/3) of Congress. The President or any congressman has the right to propose war against another nation.
• 40. In the event of invasion, the President may take any measures necessary for the protection of Transnistria.
• 41. Only Congress has the right to introduce and pass tax bills. Any congressman may introduce a bill, and upon agreement of Congress with a simple majority, that bill will become law.
• 42. No bill may infringe upon the rights of citizens or any other article in this Constitution.
• 43. Mayors have the powers conferred upon them by Erepublik. A Mayor may hold six (6) offices in one region. These may or may not be consecutive. After holding six (6) offices that person in not eligible to present himself as a mayor candidate or hold the mayor office again in that region.
• 44. All Presidents, Ministers and Mayors are to vow upon abiding from any act that may considered high treason, by signing a dedicated contract in the specific section of the in-game forum within 72 hours from being installed in the function.