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| === Article I === | === Article I === | ||
| - | - Rules and policies will be created by a congress, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. | + | - Rules will be created by a congress, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives. No religious test will be required. |
| - | - The house will receive votes in proportion to the number of verified, active users in each subnet. No person may represent a subnet unless he has been a verified user for 2 years. This will consist of a senate and a house. 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 receive two votes. No person can be a senator who has not been a verified, active user for a minimum of 4 years. The vice president shall lead the senate. | + | - 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. |
| - | - The senate has the sole power to try impeachments. A two-thirds majority in the senate is needed. | + | - 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. |
| - | - Senators and representatives must report any gifts or income received from competing businesses. | + | - 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 and policies for raising money must begin in the house and later passed in the senate. The president has veto power, but this can be overturned by a two-thirds majority in the house. | + | - A majority in either the house or the senate forms a quorum. |
| - The congress has the power to: | - The congress has the power to: | ||
| - Charge fees for network-wide transactions | - Charge fees for network-wide transactions | ||
| - | - Tax subnets based on active user count. | + | - Tax active users |
| - Spend network funds | - Spend network funds | ||
| + | - Regulate cryptocurrencies | ||
| + | - Set terms of service and privacy policies | ||
| + | - Write copyright licenses | ||
| - Decide upon services, software, and protocols used across the network | - Decide upon services, software, and protocols used across the network | ||
| - Make deals with competitors and other networks | - Make deals with competitors and other networks | ||
| - Train and admit new subnets | - Train and admit new subnets | ||
| - Punish abusers and criminals | - Punish abusers and criminals | ||
| - | - The network council is not allowed to vote to ban users | + | - The congress is not allowed to ban users, and rules cannot be used to punish crimes committed before the rules are passed |
| - | - Each subnet reserves the right to decide: | + | - Each house has the power to ban its own members for misconduct or for not faithfully performing duties with a two-thirds majority vote. |
| - | - how it spends its own revenues | + | - Users who are banned or frozen have the right to appeal to a higher court except during times of emergencies as approved by vote in the network council |
| - | - its own policies, including for membership | + | |
| - | - the specific software it runs within its subnet | + | |
| - A financial report of all revenues and expenses from the network must be published each year. | - A financial report of all revenues and expenses from the network must be published each year. | ||
| - Users who are banned or frozen have the right to appeal to a higher court except during times of emergencies as approved by vote in the network council | - Users who are banned or frozen have the right to appeal to a higher court except during times of emergencies as approved by vote in the network council | ||
| - | - Amendments to this constitution can be passed by 3/4ths majority vote of the senate. | + | - No subnet may make a deal with another network. |
| + | - Amendments to this constitution can be passed if 3/4ths of all subnets approve. | ||
| - Any other powers not mentioned here which are not forbidden are reserved to the subnets. | - Any other powers not mentioned here which are not forbidden are reserved to the subnets. | ||
| === Article II === | === Article II === | ||
| - | - A president will be elected once every 2 years. He must have been a registered user for at least 4 years. | + | - A president will be elected once every 2 years. He must have been an active, registered user for at least 8 years. No religious test will be required. The president must agree to uphold the constitution. |
| - | - The president has the power to make deals with competitors and other networks provided he has 2/3rds support of the house. | + | - The president will be elected by the subnets. Each subnet gets votes equal to the number of its senators plus representatives. |
| - | - The president can appoint judges to help decide on content policy. | + | - The president must report any gifts or income received from competing businesses. After the network begins paying salaries, the president cannot receive any gifts or income from competing businesses. |
| + | - The president's duty is to enforce the rules of the network. He has the power to make deals with competitors and other networks provided he has 2/3rds support of the senate. | ||
| + | - If the president is unable to fulfill his duty, the vice president will take his place. If the vice president is unable, then the house will vote for the president. | ||
| + | - The president has the right to pardon banned abusers. He also can appoint officers to help him with enforcing the rules. | ||
| === Article III === | === Article III === | ||
| + | - Judges shall be appointed by the Christian church. | ||
| - The judges, who must be Christians of good standing, decide on content moderation policy in accordance with the Bible. | - The judges, who must be Christians of good standing, decide on content moderation policy in accordance with the Bible. | ||
| + | - The judges will also decide cases involving disputes between subnets, and disputes between a subnet and foreign network. | ||
| === Article IV === | === Article IV === | ||
| - | + | - New subnets may be admitted by the congress into the network, but not as a result of a split without the subnet's permission. | |
| - | - Each subnet has the right to decide: | + | - Each subnet is guaranteed a republican form of government, and the network shall protect each of them against foreign attacks |
| - | - how it spends its own revenues | + | === Article V === |
| - | - its own policies, including for membership | + | - Amendments to this constitution can be made if 3/4ths of all subnets agree. |
| - | - the specific software it runs provided that they are for the public interest and follow the open source principles above | + | |
| - | - Users who are banned or frozen have the right to appeal to a higher court except during times of emergencies as approved by vote in the network council | + | |
| - | - Amendments to this constitution can be passed by 2/3rd majority vote in both the house of members and the house of sysadmins. | + | |
| === 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. | |
| - | - IRCNow is a Christian network. No rule can be passed to prohibit the free exercise of the religion of the Bible, and censorship policies will be decided by the judges. | + | - 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 price 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 shall be respected. Manual, non-automated searches of user data by sysadmins cannot be performed without probable cause. | + | - No user can be banned without a fair trial, except during times of great danger; no user can be punished for the same reason twice; nor will he be required to be a witness against himself; nor can he be deprived of any money without a fair trial. |
| - | - All permanent bans and account freezes must be accompanied by evidence (logs, screenshots, witnesses) as proven in court. If an account is permanently frozen, all purchases and credits must be refunded to the user | + | - Accused users shall get a fast trial by a fair jury. |
| - | - Members can appeal a decision and should receive a fair trial by jury of other users. | + | |
| - Punishment must fit the crime and must not be excessive or cruel | - Punishment must fit the crime and must not be excessive or cruel | ||
| - | - Any other powers not mentioned here which are not forbidden are reserved to the subnets. | + | - Any other powers not mentioned here which are not forbidden are reserved to the subnets and users. |