Noting the need for a strong executive in times emergency.
Be it resolved that the following amendments be made to the Constitution:
Article 9: Emergency Powers
- Section 1: The Sovereign shall have the power to call a state of emergency at any time.
- Section 2: During a state of emergency the current Parliament will be dissolved and elections shall be suspended until the end of the state of emergency. In its stead a Commission shall be given the power to enact policy for the nation. This Commission will be comprised of the Chiefs of Staff Committee of His Majesty's Armed Forces and a single civilian official who is to be appointed by Parliament upon the declaration of a state of emergency.
- Subsection 1: Decisions of this Commission will be based off of a vote of the entire body. A simple majority of Commissioners present will pass a motion.
- Subsection 2: Approval of the Sovereign is not required for a motion to pass through the Commission.
- Subsection 3: The Commissions shall not be granted the power to amend the Constitution.
- Subsection 4: Every motion passed by the Commission will be immediately nullified upon the ending of the state of emergency.
- Subsection 3: Decrees of the Sovereign may overturn, nullify, or negate any motion passed by the Commission
- Section 3: During a state of emergency the Armed Forces will assume all policing duties regardless of national policy regarding police. This will entitle the Armed Forces to: make arrests of criminals or anyone deemed a potential security risk; investigate crimes; or ask for warrants of arrest, search, or seizure.
- Subsection 1: Requests for warrants of arrest, search, or seizure will require the permission of the Sovereign.
- Subsection 2: The Sovereign may delegate this power to a lesser authority but the power will officially remain a power of the Sovereign.
- Section 4: If a civilian police force is in place before the establishment of a state of emergency then the civilian police force will be placed under the administration of the Armed Forces. The civilian police will be considered to be a separate branch of the Armed Forces but will be administered directly by the Chief of the Defence Staff.
- During a state of emergency the Rights listed in Articles 4 & 5 of this Constitution may be abridged. For any of these Rights to be restricted a motion must be passed by the Commission with a three-fourths majority and be approved by the Sovereign.
- Subsection 1: Any restricted rights will be returned upon the ending of the state of emergency.
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His Imperial and Most Serene Majesty Brayden I, by the Grace of God, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of Kirkland, King of Kirkland, Grand Duke of Alovia, Duke of Valoria and Symphona, Marquess and Head of the Most Noble and Ancient House of Drown, Earl of Drakon, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Golden Eagle, Sovereign of the Noble Order of the Blue Garter, Sovereign of the Most Honorable Order of the White Stag, Sovereign of the Most Venerable Order of Saint Michael, Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the Silver Horn, Sovereign of the Distinguished Order of Merit, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Knight of Saint Thomas