Retfords Constitution

The Constitution of Retford:
Article 1: Citizenship is only for those who have served in Retfords armed forces or emergency services or done a deed for the nation.

Article 2: The president is elected and the remainder of the government is made up of the heads of the departments and military

Article 3: Communism must be purged. Any nation that uses Communism ideologies in their laws is an enemy of our nation and their people must be liberated! The Military is given the choice to go to war or to intervene, the President has no power to stop this, all he can do is offer advice and be present.

Article 4: If the President is killed or has gone missing, command of the nation goes to the Field marshal, if the Field marshal is dead or missing, the Air marshal takes command and if he is gone it is handed to the Admiralty. If all of them are dead, command is given to the most senior member of the departments, this may be the Senior Ambassador or the Senior director of the Intelligence service.

Article 5: If the President is found to be acting in a way that harms the country without good reasons will be removed from power by the Secret Intelligence Service.

Article 6: Citizens who feel like the career they were given after their exams taken when they finished school is not for them, they will be allowed to retake the test or may request to try a different job.

Article 7: If the General staff agree with the President, the President has the ability to declare war.

Article 8: All citizens are protected by the United Nations convention of Human Rights.

Article 9: The Presidents term is 8 years (Presidents made under the chain of command must have an election within a month of the Presidents death, if the nation is at war, the election is to be held after peace talks)

Article 10: The military shall be split into 2 groups. The Professional army and the Volunteer army. The Volunteer army are people who are trying to gain citizenship, the professional army are citizens who passed their test at school and were selected for work in the armed forces.

Article 11: Communism is illegal within the nation and no Communist party may assume power. Depending on the form of socialism they are also banned. Having communist or socialist ideals is not illegal however, just them gaining power in the government