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	7. Union Objects
	Article 58-Union Parliament
58.1	Union Parliament
	1. Legislative power
	All legislative Powers shall be vested in a Union Parliament (The Parliament), which shall consist of two houses– a General Assembly and a Senate. The General Assembly shall be the appointed representatives of the Executive Government of each member state of the Union, while The Senate shall be the duly elected representatives from each Member State for that purpose.
	2. Parliamentary sessions
	Excepting an election year, every year there shall be two sessions of fixed days corresponding to equal divisions of the year whereby members of both houses (The General Assembly and The Senate ) are summonsed to attend.
	Each of these sessions shall be named for the season to which they correspond, namely Autumn and Spring Session. A day within a session when members of the General Assembly are summonsed to sit in Parliament shall be called a Sitting Session Day.
	A day within a session when members of the General Assembly are not summonsed to sit in Parliament shall be called a Non-Sitting Session Day.
	3. Union Election Year
	During a year in which a union election is to be called for The Senate , the General Assembly shall not sit for the Spring session. Instead the last session of Parliament before it is dissolved shall be the Autumn session.
	4. Life of General Assembly
	Parliament shall exist for a fixed period of six (6) years before being dissolved ahead of Union Elections for a new Senate. As the General Assembly represents the duly appointed representatives of the Executive Governments of each member state, the General Assembly does not have elections.
	5. Dissolution of Senate
	The Senate shall be dissolved every six years following that last day of the Autumn Session.
	The instrument of dissolution shall be three writs issued by the Secretary-General of the Union:
	(1) To the leaders of the General Assembly and The Senate ordering the chambers of both houses to be sealed until a new General Assembly is elected.
	(3) To the director of the Union Election Commission requiring the commencement of Union Election provisions for the conduct of a Union Election to elect a new Executive Government and Parliament.
	6. Date of Election
	The date of a national election shall always occur within the Spring months.
	7. Formation of new Parliament
	The formation of a new Senate shall occur within 14 days after the Union Election day following the count and verification of all votes.
	The instrument of formation of a new Parliament shall be three declarations from the Director of the Union Election Commission:
	(1) To each successful candidate for election to The Senate confirming their validity as the rightful representative of their constituency;
	(2) To the successful candidate for election as Secretary-General confirming their validity;
	(3) To the caretaker Secretary-General that the election result has been verified and that writs to summons successful candidates to be sworn into Parliament and form the new Executive must now be issued.
	Upon receipt of the declaration, the caretaker Secretary-General shall be required to issue writs within seven (7) days for the summonsing to Parliament of successful candidates to form the new Parliament and Executive.
	8. Quorum
	The minimum number of members (quorum) required to be present within the chamber of a House of Parliament to permit the full exercise of its powers shall be one third the total number of members of that house.
	Neither House of Parliament shall be permitted to undertake procedures that require a quorum if the total number of members in that House is not equal or greater to the quorum.
	9. Voting
	Voting in both houses of Parliament shall be by open vote expressed as either Yes or No to the proposition before the chamber.
	Voting shall always require a quorum and shall follow the standard procedures listed in this Constitution.
	Total votes shall be tallied as either Yes, or No to the proposition expressed by the Bill. A higher total number of Yes votes to No votes shall deem the Bill or proposition has been passed. A higher total number of No votes to Yes votes shall deem the Bill or proposition has been defeated.
	The record, attendance and vote of all members of both Houses of Parliament shall be recorded on the public record.
58.2	The General Assembly
	1. Construction of the General Assembly
	The General Assembly shall be composed of four representatives of the Executive Government for each member State, directly chosen by the Executive Government of the State, with each General Assembly member having the power of one vote.
	The General Assembly shall also include each Supreme Board Director of Agencies (of the Union) as honourary Assembly members will full voting rights.
	General Assembly members shall be appointed for a period corresponding to the life of the Executive Government of a each state and at the discretion of the particular Executive Govenment.
	2. Power of the General Assembly
	Vested by the Constitution, the General Assembly shall have the power to create new bills and amend existing laws into bills for review.
	The General Assembly shall also have the power to create new budgets for expenditure and financial management of the nation as well as to review the appointments of any person by the executive to a permanent position prescribed by this Constitution.
	The General Assembly also has vested by this Constitution the power to commission a National Impeachment for the forced removal of any elected official from the Secretary-General to any position within any branch of government in the Union.
	3. Prefect of the General Assembly (General Assembly Prefect)
	Responsibility for good conduct and control of the General Assembly and the scheduling of business within the chamber shall be vested in the Office of Prefect of the General Assembly (General Assembly Prefect).
	The Prefect of the General Assembly shall be an independent role, free from political party preferences. The candidate shall be elected by new General Assembly themselves on the first day of sitting of Parliament following a Union Election. A Supreme Board Director of an agency is ineligible for election to the office of Prefect.
	4. General Assembly session length
	The total length of a General Assembly session shall be determined by the General Assembly Prefect and shall not be permitted to exceed 30 Sitting Session Days.
	5. General Assembly attendance
	The General Assembly Prefect shall be responsible for the issuing of summons to individual Assembly members for their attendance to Parliament.
	Excepting special leave granted by the General Assembly Prefect due to matters of national security, health or extended personal matters, all Assembly members shall be required to attend the Sitting Session Days as listed in the summons.
	Failure of an Assembly member to attend six (6) or more Session Sitting Days within one Session shall be deemed a failure to discharge the duties of their office and the General Assembly Prefect shall be responsible for immediately initiating an General Assembly Expulsion Motion.
	Supreme Board Directors shall be immune from expulsion from non-attendance.
	Should an assembly member be expelled from office, the Executive Government must find a replacement representative within 30 days of due notice. A representative expelled may re-apply on the approval of the Executive Government of a particular member state no earlier than two years after expulsion.
58.3	The Senate
	1. Construction of Senate
	The Senate shall be composed of members directly chosen by the people of the each Nation, with the total number of such members fixed at two (2) for each member state with each member of the Supreme Concil having one vote.
	Members of the Senate shall be elected by registered voters in their member states for a term of six (6) years corresponding to the cycle of Union Elections.
	A current serving member of the Executive Government of a member state is ineli
	2. Power of the Senate
	Vested by the Constitution, the Senate shall have the power to review all bills passed by the General Assembly and proposed as law, all budgets, expenditure and official planning of the Secretariat. The Senate shall not have the power to create new bills or regulations.
	The Senate shall not have the power to block money Bills required for the general operation and function of Government of the Union.
	The Senate shall also have the power to commission Union Commissions of Investigation with the power to call any individual resident within the Union and any information located within the borders of the nation to review.
	3. Office of Speaker of Senate (Senate Speaker)
	Responsibility for good conduct and control of The Senate and the scheduling of business within the chamber shall be vested in the Office of Speaker of Senate (Senate Speaker).
	The Speaker of Senate shall be an independent role, free from political party preferences. The candidate shall be elected by new Senators by the fifth day of sitting of the new parliament after a Union Election.
	5. Senate session length
	The total length of a Senate session shall be determined by the Senate Speaker and shall not be permitted to exceed 30 Sitting Session Days.
	6. Senate attendance
	The Senate Speaker shall be responsible for the issuing of summons to individual Senators for their attendance to Parliament.
	Excepting special leave granted by the Senate Speaker due to matters of national security, health or extended personal matters, Senators shall be required to attend the Sitting Session Days as listed in the summons.
	Failure of a Senator to attend six (6) or more Session Sitting Days within one Session shall be deemed a failure to discharge the duties of their office and the Senate Speaker shall be responsible for immediately initiating an Senate Expulsion Motion.








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