Executive Summary
Article 0 – Preamble
Article I – Rights and Responsibilities
Article II – The Assembly
Article III – The Council of Consuls
Article IV – The Ministries
Article V – The Regulatory Agencies
Article VI – The Judicial Branch
Article VII – The Electoral Commission
Article VIII – The Federal Ethics Committee
Article IX – The Monetary Authority
Article X – Federal State Relations
Article XI – Amendments
Rights & Responsibilities
Article I establishes comprehensive rights across a wide variety of areas. There are 50+ rights. The choice was made to cover almost every potential right, with the understanding that some rights may be struck following prolonged analysis and public debate. These rights include:
I. Fundamental rights
II. Civil and political rights
III. Rights of the accused
IV. Social and economic rights
V. Cognitive liberty (protection from psychological manipulation and neural intrusion).
VI. Digital rights
VII. Environmental rights
VIII. Rights of specific groups (children, elderly, disabled, indigenous peoples, refugees).
IX. Property rights
Note: Citizenship includes rights and responsibilities, such as civic participation, respect for others, contribution to common good. Rights are never contingent on fulfilling responsibilities.
I. Civic participation
II. Respect for others
III. Contribution to the common good
IV. Self-development
V. Stewardship
VI. Digital responsibility
VII. Defense of the Constitution
Bodies
Rather than iterate on the traditional three branch system (legislative, executive, judicial), this Constitution proposes a system of several bodies, which can instead be grouped into three tiers. Tier I is the American People, who always reign supreme over their government. Tier II consists of the Assembly and the Council of Consuls, as they are the two most important, powerful bodies. The remaining bodies are Tier III, and consist of organizations designed to maintain the stability and integrity of the civilization as a whole. Tier I is the ultimate authority, tier II staffs and manages the government, and tier III preforms necessary operational functions.
I. The Assembly. A unicameral legislature elected through proportional representation, eliminating anti-democratic Senate and gerrymandering. Representatives serve four-year terms with twenty-year lifetime limits, staggered so that some Representatives are up for election every year. The Assembly makes law, confirms appointments, controls appropriations, and can override executive vetoes by two-thirds vote.
II. The Council of Consuls. Three co-equal executives replace the single president, preventing authoritarian consolidation. No party may hold more than two seats. Consuls serve single six-year terms, staggered so one seat opens every two years. They act collectively on vetoes, appointments, treaties, and emergencies. Pardons require unanimity and cannot cover the Consuls themselves. The Council holds enormous appointment power, although appointments must be confirmed by the Assembly.
III. Ministries. Nineteen executive ministries deliver essential services: Education, Environment, Agriculture, Food, Housing, Energy, Infrastructure, Transportation, Health, Treasury, Foreign Affairs, Information, Science, Immigration, Safety, Defense, Intelligence, Emergency Response, and Governance. Ministers serve at the Council's pleasure but face Assembly oversight. Ministries operate as non-profit service providers, state owned enterprises, not profit centers.
IV. Regulatory Agencies. Independent agencies regulate both private industry and public Ministries. Critical innovation: Ministries cannot regulate themselves. Agency boards serve staggered seven-year terms and can only be removed for cause, insulating them from political pressure while maintaining accountability through Assembly oversight and judicial review.
V. The Judiciary. Supreme Court justices serve eighteen-year non-renewable terms. A Judicial Nominating Commission selects nominees, breaking the cycle of politicized appointments. Justices face binding ethics codes enforced by the Federal Ethics Committee. Lower court judges serve twelve-year renewable terms.
VI. The Electoral Commission. An independent body administers all federal elections, draws districts (eliminating gerrymandering), regulates campaign finance, and certifies results. Commissioners serve six-year terms with strict conflict-of-interest rules. No more state-level manipulation of federal elections.
VII. The Federal Ethics Committee. Eleven members oversee ethics for all branches: Consuls, Representatives, Ministers, Justices, and Commissioners alike. Investigates violations, enforces financial disclosure, and can refer matters for removal or prosecution. Ensures no official is above scrutiny.
VIII. The Monetary Authority. An independent central bank with a dual mandate (price stability and maximum employment) plus explicit responsibility for climate-related financial risk. Governors serve fourteen-year terms, removable only for cause.
Roles & Dynamics
The Assembly is elected directly by the people themselves through proportional representation, and it appoints Consuls by 3/5ths vote. Like our Congress, it has the power to levy taxes, declare war, and generally acts as a meaningful check against the executive branches via their veto. While they have little appointment power, they confirm almost every major officer and appointment in the lower tiers. There are toughly 700 members, 1 for every 500,000 citizens.
The Council of Consuls is the collective executive authority of the Union, responsible for executing the laws, coordinating the Ministries, and representing the nation at home and abroad. Executive power is shared, deliberative, and accountable, ensuring that no single individual may dominate the state. Consuls are elected by the people’s representatives and subject to removal, override, and public confidence review.
Ministries are the novel engine of government, designed from turning aspirational rights into practical deliverables. Ministries ensure that all citizens have access to necessary, survival-critical goods and services for as little cost as possible. By minimizing the cost the time, effort, and mental energy necessary to meet their needs, citizens become as free and creative as possible, within the constraint of sustainability.
Regulatory Agencies ensure high standards and compliance by all, including and especially Ministries. They ensure that both private organization and public Ministries operate safely, fairly, transparently, and in accordance with law. By separating regulation from operation, the Constitution prevents self-regulation and regulatory capture.
The Judiciary interprets and applies this Constitution and federal law, resolves disputes, and ensures that all branches of government act within constitutional limits through independent, reasoned judgment. Judicial power is limited to interpretation and application of law, not governance by decree; courts strike down legislation only when it clearly conflicts with the Constitution. Apart from the Judicial Nominating Commission and adjustments to the Supreme Court, the Judiciary largely resembles our existing judicial branch.
The Electoral Commission is an independent constitutional body responsible for administering all federal elections, referenda, redistricting, and campaign finance enforcement. Through transparent procedures, enforceable standards, and judicial review, the Commission safeguards democratic legitimacy and public confidence in the system as a whole.
The Federal Ethics Committee is an independent constitutional body responsible for enforcing ethical standards across all branches of the federal government. It consolidates ethics oversight into a single institution with investigative, adjudicative, and advisory authority. The Committee exists to prevent corruption, resolve conflicts of interest, and sustain public trust through transparent accountability.
The Monetary Authority manages the economy independently. Based on the ECB and the Federal Reserve, the Authority safeguards the value of the nation’s currency, stabilizes the economy, and protects the financial system through independent, expert-led monetary policy.
States are given a more formal collective voice in federal policy, at the expense of a bicameral legislature. State governors can collectively petition the Assembly for legislation, request meetings with the Council of Consuls, and participate in a proposed "Council of State Governments" to develop best practices and coordinate policy.
Amendment pathways enable the perpetual tailoring of a living document that balances accessibility with deep deliberation through three distinct amendment pathways: direct Public Initiative, Legislative Proposal, and a full Constitutional Convention. The framework further institutionalizes adaptability through a mandatory "Constitutional Review Commission" every twenty-five years.
Structural questions
1. Should the Preamble be more/less original?
2. Positive rights versus negative rights: which is appropriate? Should rights come in tiers, necessary v. aspirational?
3. What happens when rights of nature conflict with human rights? Should nature have legal representation, or should posterity play the pivotal role in protecting the environment?
4. Should there be penalties for not fulfilling basic responsibilities, or are they aspirational only?
5. Do the Consuls have too much appointment power?
6. Can the judiciary enforce higher order positive rights?
7. Should we have an independent branch of government tasked with pure regulation? Is there too much overlap with the Assembly’s responsibilities?
8. How do we keep the MoInfo from becoming Orwell’s Ministry of Truth?
9. Do the states still have a significant role without the Senate?
10. Are there too many bodies? Can the MoGov coordinate between all of them effectively?
11. Should there be a unifying Article for emergency powers?