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Armageddon Clause (Walneria)

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Third Amendment Armageddon Clause
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National Assembly of Walneria
Additional Clause of the Third Amendment of the Constitution of the Confederacy of Walneria - the Continuity of Government Amendment
Date passed28 January 1990
Date enacted11 March 1990
Legislative history
First reading17 November 1989
Second reading27 December 1989
Status: Current legislation

The Additional Clause of the Third Amendment of the Constitution of Walneria, colloquially known as the Armageddon Clause is an clause of the Third Constitutional Amendment that stands besides the main text of the constitution, passed on 11 March 1990. It has been called "the most controversial law ever passed" by Mercy International's representative in Walneria and has been attempted to be overturned during all the following sessions of the Grand National Assembly.

The colloquial name refers to the Battle of Armageddon, a cataclysmic event that is to mark the Judgement day. This sunrise clause has been seen as an option of last resort by constitutional lawyers and politicians alike and not only has it never been triggered in Walneria's history, but it was never even discussed in the National Assembly and there has been a general reluctance to discuss or aknowledge the topic by the major political actors, creating a sort of a Cordon sanitaire of parties that understand the existance of the clause but defy engaging it at all costs.

History

The Armageddon Clause was passed into the constitution following the violent crackdown on democratic protesters in countries neighboring Walneria during the Silent Revolutions, which led to Walneria triggering a state of emergency and instituting martial law in 117 municipalities next to the borders of the states in which the military crackdowns were taking place. It was passed with the support of the National party of Walneria and the Christian Democratic Party of Walneria and was signed into law.

The rationale behind this law is, that the general consensus warned of a possible attack on Walneria from three different countries, as well as the general destabilization that may be caused by this revolution, which may spread to a nuclearily-armed nation, possibly causing a thermonuclear war. Forseeing the disasterous results of such a sequence of actions, a constitutional amendment was devised to maintain the continuity of government even in the case of such a cataclysmic event.

"Option of Last Resort"

The Armageddon Clause can be triggered only if a cataclysmic event has made the continuous survival of Walneria as a state and her citizens in particular uncertain to an extent, where the current system is not capable of coping with them. Examples of such cataclysmic events, provided by an opinion of the Constitutional Court in 2013, include:

  • Nuclear war
  • Zombie apokalypse
  • Artificial intelligence revolt
  • Major asteroid impact

Because of the extend of the disaster necessary for the clause to be issued, it was often regarded as eschatologic at best and accelerationist at worst by the general public, based on a poll conducted in summer 2018.

The Clause, if ever triggered, provides for the following changes to the legal code:

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