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| Constitution of Ebrary | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Constitution Ebrarian de 1983 |
| Jurisdiction | Christian Commonwealth of Ebrary |
| Created | 6 Jun 1982 |
| Presented | 13 Jun 1982 |
| Ratified | 15 June 1983 |
| Date effective | 15 June 1983 |
| Chambers | Senate Popular Assembly High Ecumenical Council |
| Executive | Sovereign Protector President led Cabinet |
| Judiciary | Supreme Court High Ecumenical Council |
| Federalism | Unitary |
| Electoral college | No |
| First legislature | 8 Feb 1984 |
| First executive | 15 Jun 1983 (Sovereign Protector) 1 Feb 1984 (President) |
| First court | 8 Feb 1984 |
| Last amended | 28 Jul 1999 |
| Location | Ebrarian Museum |
| Author(s) | United Constitutional Council |
| Signatories | Adopted via referendum |
| Supersedes | Ebrarian Constitution of 1943 |
The Ebrarian Constitution of 1983 was adopted on 15 June 1983, replacing the Ebrarian Constitution of 1943. The current Constitution has been deemed a "fusion" of theocratic and democratic facets. The text of the Constitution declares the Christian religion, representative government, social welfare, and traditional morality as core values of the Ebrarian state. The Preamble and Article 1 of the Constitution declares the subordination of the Ebrarian government to God, while simultaneously mandating democratic elections for the Presidency and Popular Assembly. The right to vote is only extended to Christian male citizens, but Parliament may extend suffrage via regular statute. Democratic rights and processes are shared with the non-elected Sovereign Protector and High Ecumenical Council.
History
After the definitive success of the Ebrarian Revolution on 15 February 1982, Daniel Lucas (de facto leader of the revolution), organized the United Constitutional Council to draft and approve the document. Lucas headed the council himself, the majority of which was comprised of his ideological allies while a minority of labor union and other dissidents were allowed to take part. The council also contained official representatives from the Ebraricist Church and other major Amendant churches. It began meeting in earnest on 10 Mar 1982.
The text of the Constitution itself was primarily written by Lucas himself and noted Parishist minister Carolo Galano, and was finished in its current form on 6 Jun 1982. It was approved by 39 of 45 members of the United Constitutional Council on 13 Jun 1982. The Constitution was then ratified by plebiscite on 15 Jun 1983 with Daniel Lucas taking power as Sovereign Protector immediately upon ratification.
Provisions
Preamble
Under the guidance of Almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit;
The People of the nation of Ebrary, duly represented by the United Constitutional Council, determine to order Ebraraian cultural, social, political, and economic institutions, based on Christian values and norms. We reaffirm the fundamental principles of the Divinely Inspired Amendant Reformation, wherein our forefathers defied a corrupt Monarch and established True Christian Religion in Ebrary. Like those reformers, we have too established the primacy of God over the corrupt kingship of man in our recent Christian Revolution. This Constitution is therefore established as the Supreme Law of the Land, preserving the freedom and faith of the Ebrarian people, subordinate to Almighty God.
Form of government (Article 1)
Article 1 states that the form of Government in Ebrary is that of a Christian republic, subordinate to God. The article justifies this by appealing to Divine Providence as the reason for the success of the Ebrarian Revolution. The Constitution then goes on to define a Christian republic based on Biblical principles, the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and Ebrarian tradition and history.
The Sovereign Protector (Articles 2-5)
Under the Constitution, the Sovereign Protector is explicitly declared to be the head of state and symbol of the Ebrarian people, sharing significant executive power with an elected President. Daniel Lucas is named as the first Sovereign Protector in the text of the Constitution. The office is held for life or until resignation, excepting that an individual may be removed from office by a 4/5ths vote of the Supreme Court for serious crime or ineligibility. The protector exercises a veto power over laws passed in the Parliament, may refer any law to review by the Supreme Court prior to enactment into law, appoints certain seats in the Senate, may dissolve the Parliament, has the right to attend cabinet meetings, moderates and votes in meetings of the High Ecumenical Council, and can refer treaties to popular referendum.
This section also outlines the requirements to be the Sovereign Protector, which are that an individual must be a male, natural born citizen of Ebrary with at least one Ebrarian citizen parent, fluent in the Ebrarese language, of good moral character, regular attendee of church services, well-educated in the Christian Bible and a believer in Trinitarian Christianity, not an alcoholic or abuser of illicit drugs, and married with one living wife (barring divorced men from eligibility). Upon the death, resignation, or removal of a Sovereign Protector, the Senate and High Ecumenical Council will vote on a replacement in a joint session.