I. The Setup
The Soothsayland government was set up by the Constitutional framers to be a democratic-republic style government reminiscent of that of the United States. The Constitution allows for the people to vote directly on a wide range of things including Presidential, Senatorial and Mayoral elections, measures, propositions and referendums. Any law passed by congress can be overturned by the voting public via petition for recall election and a 3/5ths majority of the vote.

Any political position that is held (President, Senator, Mayor, etc) may be recalled by the voting public with a 2/3rds majority. In order to pass a constitutional amendment, the idea must be brought to congress who must vote it on to a public ballot via 2/3rds majority and then it must be passed by the public with a simple majority. The only limitation that applies is as follows: an amendment may not be passed which directly violates one of the amendments in the Bill of Rights. The Soothsayland government is split up into three catagories both federally and locally...

 II. The Executive
The executive branch of government is mainly comprised of the President. (Or mayor in the case of local government) The President is limited to two eight year terms but has a number of unique powers such as being the commander and chief of the military, presidential pardon, and veto over Congress (which can be overturned). There is no experience level that must be met, but a Soothsayland president must have been born in Soothsayer, lived here for the last ten years and be 25 years of age. The President may hand pick a cabinet.

 III. The Legislature
The Soothsayland legislative branch is comprised completely of the Congress where 64 congresspeople represent 8 different Soothsayland districts. A new congress is elected every two years and congresspeople can serve a total of 10 terms in congress, or 20 years. Every two years as Congress is re-elected, Congress chooses a congressional speaker from among their ranks, who is the President of Congress and keeps procedures running on schedule, they also are responsible for dividing the Congress into committees and sub committees.

 IV. The Judiciary
The highest court in Soothayer is the Master Court, which is comprised of 7 judges, one of which is selected to be chief justice. The judges are most often appointed by the President and confirmed by congress. The Master Court usually will only call up high level appeal cases that pertain to the Consitution and the Bill of Rights, and it takes the vote of 4 judges in order to bring up a case to the Master Court. Judges are appointed to life terms.

 V. The Bills of Rights
The Soothsayland Constitution Bill of Rights was installed in order to ensure the protection of the rights of Soothsayland citizens. It is composed of 13 amendments which go as follows...
1. No government body, local or state, congressional or executive, may pass any law barring citizens from freedom of speech in any circumstance, nor from freedom to practice any religion as they see fit, so long as their actions do not directly endanger another individual or encroach on his/her rights.  The government shall pass no legislature respecting a particular religious establishment, as the state and religion must be separate entities. The government may also pass no law that may violate the right of all citizens to assemble of petition peacefully, nor may any law be passed which inhibits freedom of press.  
2. The right of all citizens to keep and bear arms cannot be infringed upon
3.  No soldiers may bequartered in any private residence nor may any active army unit bestationed domestically at any time during times of peace.
4. No citizen may be subject to search or seizure without probable cause, or without a warrant that also may not be issued without probable cause and must be specific in regards to who/what/where may be subject to search or seizure.
5. No citizen may be forced to answer for any crime except if indicted or presented to a jury. No citizen may be brought to court for any civil or criminal crime without due process of the law as highlighted in the previous amendment. No citizen may be tried for the same offense twice, nor can they be compelled in any case to bear witness against themselves. No citizen may be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law as outlined in this Constitution 
6. All citizens accused of a criminal or civil offense have the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury of the district were supposed offense was perpetrated. The accused must be informed by the court of the offense of which they have been convicted. Every citizen that is brought to trail has the right to a lawyer that must be provided by the state at the defendant's request if he/she cannot provide one for his/her self. Upon detainment, be read his/her rights as outlined in this constitution.
7. The government may not take private property for public use unless consent is given by the owner, who must also be appropriately compensated.
8. All citizens shall be protected from cruel or unfair punishment, and from excessive fine or bail.
9. All citizens of Soothsayer are eligible to vote in all federal and local elections
10. All forms of slavery are illegal in Soothsayer
11. All citizens shall be treated equally under law regardless or race, sex, religion, etc. 
12. Any rights omitted by the Constitution are retained by the people and shall not be infringed upon
13. Powers not specifically delegated to the federal government in the Constitution are reserved for local government and to individuals


Notable Laws

Below is a list of some notable laws (or lack thereof) in Soothsayer:

- There are no laws banning the sale nor use of any substance.
- No drinking age has yet been implemented, all other drugs are legal at 18.
- Same-sex marriage is legal in Soothsayer
- Prostitution is legal in Soothsayer
- Polygamy is legal in Soothsayer
-It is law for the government to issue assault rifles to citizens at the age of 18 in order to maintain Soothsayer's world-class militia.
-It is lawful for independent communes and tribes to exist outside of government intervention. These are somewhat common especially in rural and forested areas. Members of said groups may at any time appeal to Soothsayland law in order to protect themselves in the case of human rights violations.
- It is legal to publicly preach for the overthrow of the government however it is grounds for a wiretap warrant and any tangible action taken against the government is grounds for conviction of treason.
- Gays and Woman may openly serve in the armed forces
-It is not illegal to attempt and/or commit suicide, nor is assisted suicide illegal. Euthanasia is also legal and available but highly regulated.
- A Minor may have an abortion within the first trimester, but parental notification is mandatory (though can be overlooked in certain circumstances). All other women may have an abortion within the embryonic stage of development. If a woman is raped and impregnated, she may obtain an abortion all the way through the first trimester. A woman may elect to have an abortion preformed at anytime during the pregnancy if it is decided that the potential for fatal child birth complications to arise is high. Under normal circumstances,a woman is allowed one abortion per life time.
- Any act perpetrated onto a pregnant mother that causes the death or stillbirth of the fetus is grounds for manslaughter (if accidental) or murder (if intentional)
- Home schooling is legal in Soothsayer
- Soothsayer is on the gold/silver standard for currency


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