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The body of member states in this Constitution shall be hereby known as the Confederation of Independent States. This Constitution shall formally succeed the C.I.S. treaty.

Article I – Membership

§1 – Any nation applying for membership will have be acknowledged by a the Confederate Council (see “Leadership)

§2 – Nations applying for membership must not be indebted or in any ongoing conflict with a membership nation. If the applying nation is in an ongoing conflict, they will be forced to cease hostilities before joining the Confederacy, as to prevent the Confederacy from entering any conflicts.

§3 – Any nation, state, city-state or settlement will never be forced to change their national or local form of governance. And will be part of the symbiotic Supranational entity known as C.I.S.

§4 – Membership into the Confederacy shall depend upon the unanimous vote of the council of all Confederated states. Voting Shall take place At a Location of agreement, preferably in the Capital or applicant region.

§5 – The breakup of a member state does not grant automatic membership to successor states. Each state will be considered Confederate Protectorates and shall require reapplication to achieve voting status.

Article II – Seperation from the Confederation

§1 – Any member-nations can, at any time, leave the Confederacy without any penalty in form of payment of currency or seceding of land.

§2 – After leaving the Confederacy, a nation must enter into treaty with the Confederate States not to declare war on any member-nations for 1 weeks, or specified time frame agreed upon departure.

§3 – If a former member-nation declares war after the non-aggression period on any member-nation (or if the pact is broken and war occurs before the expiration of said pact), the Confederate states shall issue an edict collectively breaking diplomatic ties for a period of no less than two months with said nation. Such a Confederate Edict may be issued by an elected War Secretary, leader, or Leader of a member state if no other alternative is available.

§4 – A member state may be ejected from the Confederation at any time, Expulsion requires unanimous consent of all applicable states excluding the one being expelled.

Article III – The Confederate Leadership

§1 – No member-nation will hold more power than others, however the Confederacy will incorporate a Council formally known as the Confederate Council or the Grand Council.

§2 – The Confederate Council will consist of one representative from each nation. The default representative will be either the monarch, dictator or elected president. Each nation can, however, appoint or elect their own representative.

§3 – Each Nation shall have a single vote in the Confederate Council. Voting shall take place in a formal environment Allowing for the right to discussion beforehand. Whence voting takes place it shall take the form of [Member state] votes [Aye/nay] for the purpose of easy record keeping. All actions of the Confederacy can be preceded by civilized Discussion, records of every vote must be kept in a library located inside the Capital building.

§4 – If a member state fails to provide attendance to a meeting, the Confederate Council must wait 3 days to pass any action. If said nation is not available in those 3 days their vote is abstained and the council may pass legislation without their consent. This Section is nullified if more than two-thirds of the Federal Council is absent, then no council may convene or pass legislation.

§5 – Nations with no official leader or representative will not be able to vote in the Council. Only if the nation features a de facto leader will they be able to participate in the affairs of the Confederacy. Thus any member in a state of anarchy shall be considered a Confederate protectorate.

§6 – The Council of States reserves the right to establish a Head of Union (A Chancellor), Warm Secretary or any other office if need be by a vote of two-thirds. All laws may be subject to the head of union under times of crisis.

§7 – The Confederate council may never be dissolved, neither by internal (Chancellor or member states, ect..) or external pressures (Threats, ect..).

§8 – A Confederate court may be established upon the needs of the Council by a two thirds vote. The court shall consist of three heads of state from the Confederate states.

§9 – The Council may establish a Confederate Army by two thirds vote of the member states.

Article IV – Laws, Regulations and Amendments

§1 – The Constitution cannot be changed by anything other than unanimous vote of all parties applicable.

§2 – Any other laws will be subject to vote by the Council. A vote of two thirds shall be enough to establish laws concerning Defense, interstate commerce or any other general good of the Confederacy.

§3 – Laws and amendments shall be presented in the common tongue of the Confederacy; English.

§4 – This constitution is the supreme law of the Confederation.

§5 – All laws are subject to judicial review under the constitution.

Article V – War

§1 – The Confederacy is not a military alliance.

§2 – The Confederate States may be requested to send troops from the Confederated Armies to member-nations in peril. However the Confederacy does not hold any obligations to this service and will only step into effect by vote.

§3 – The Confederacy will not risk itself and it's governing forces by sending relief troops into pointless wars.

§4 – Each nation sending troops to the Confederate Army, to help out other member-nation, will not risk anything by doing so as the troops are not fighting for their respected nations nor the CIS, but the member-nation in peril.

§5 – The Confederate Army shall not be called upon in wars of aggression by its member states.

§6 – The Confederacy will take steps towards solving any crisis diplomatically.

Article VI – Dissolution the Confederation of Independent States

§1 – The Confederacy can not be dissolved by anything except for unanimous vote.

§2 – The Confederacy will not dissolve itself if two member states remains as it is still technically in existence. The only way that C.I.S may be dissolved is if all member states leave, those left will still be known as C.I.S even if it only be one settlement.

Article VII – Wealth and the Confederate Offices

§1 – Each member-nation may volunteer to contribute resources for building of the Confederate Governing offices.

§2 – No member state or citizen is obligated to contribute to the treasury of the CIS.

§3 - The C.I.S Capital shall not be changed unless with a unanimous vote.


Anyone signing this document, agrees to the terms of the Constitution and is by signing it, a member-nation.

- Lolibernd, Shah of Adschman Al-Ilol

- Austrobernd, High Commissioner of Badfacia

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