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| - Each year, subnets will choose representatives for the house in proportion to the number of verified, active users in each subnet. No person may represent a subnet unless he has been an active, verified user on that subnet for at least 3 years. The house has the sole power to impeach the president. | - Each year, subnets will choose representatives for the house in proportion to the number of verified, active users in each subnet. No person may represent a subnet unless he has been an active, verified user on that subnet for at least 3 years. The house has the sole power to impeach the president. | ||
| - In the senate, each subnet will choose two senators. Each senator gets one vote. Each senator serves for three years. Each year, one-third of the senators will be elected. No person can be a senator who has not been an active, verified user on that subnet for a minimum of 5 years. The vice president shall lead the senate. The senate has the sole power to try impeachments. A two-thirds majority in the senate is needed. | - In the senate, each subnet will choose two senators. Each senator gets one vote. Each senator serves for three years. Each year, one-third of the senators will be elected. No person can be a senator who has not been an active, verified user on that subnet for a minimum of 5 years. The vice president shall lead the senate. The senate has the sole power to try impeachments. A two-thirds majority in the senate is needed. | ||
| - | - Representatives and senators must report any gifts or income received from competing businesses. | + | - Until the network begins paying salaries, all officers must report any gifts or income received from competing businesses. After the network begins paying salaries, no officer is allowed to receive any gifts or income from competing businesses without the approval of congress. |
| - All rules for raising money must begin in the house and later passed in the senate. The president has 10 days to veto it, but this can be overturned if there is a two-thirds majority in the house and a two-third majority in the senate. | - All rules for raising money must begin in the house and later passed in the senate. The president has 10 days to veto it, but this can be overturned if there is a two-thirds majority in the house and a two-third majority in the senate. | ||
| - A majority in either the house or the senate forms a quorum. | - A majority in either the house or the senate forms a quorum. | ||
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| === User Bill of Rights === | === User Bill of Rights === | ||
| - | - Congress and the subnets shall make no rule to prohibit the free exercise of the Christian religion as taught by the Bible. Censorship policies must be determined by the judges. | + | - Congress and the subnets shall make no rule to prohibit the free exercise of the Christian religion as taught by the Bible. |
| - Free and open source software, being necessary to the liberty of a free network, the right of the users to software used by the network shall not be infringed. Users have the right to use, modify, copy, and distribute any and all of the software used on the network, for any purpose and at any cost without needing to ask for permission. | - Free and open source software, being necessary to the liberty of a free network, the right of the users to software used by the network shall not be infringed. Users have the right to use, modify, copy, and distribute any and all of the software used on the network, for any purpose and at any cost without needing to ask for permission. | ||
| - The right of the people to privacy against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. Search warrants can be given only upon probable cause where the items to be searched and seized are described. | - The right of the people to privacy against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. Search warrants can be given only upon probable cause where the items to be searched and seized are described. | ||