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Ubis Vrand: Updated to reflect new Constituation

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Article Four: Advisory Council

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 ===Article Seven: Legal Process===
-.1.1. If any person breaks a law of the New Republic, they may be detained and tried under Republic law. All trials are open to the public, except in cases where Republic secrets are at stake. This is to be decided by the Director of the New Republic Intelligence Service.<br/>
+.1.1. If any person breaks a law of the New Republic, they may be detained and tried under Republic law. All trials are open to the public, except in cases where Classified Information is involved and its release will be detrimental to the New Republic or other parties. This is to be decided by the Director of the New Republic Intelligence Service.<br/>
 .1.2. Any person charged with offences relating to work at the Advisory Council level will be tried by the Senate, in which case at least 67% of the vote votes is required for a guilty verdict.<br/>
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-.2. The Associate Minister of Justice has the authority to appoint judges to serve at trials. All appointed Judges must be confirmed to be a fit and proper person for the role of Judge by the Senate. For the trial they are serving, the Judges should have little or no previous involvement or relationship with the defendant. Members of the Senate, the Advisory Council, and the Chief of State may not serve as trial Judges, except in cases per Article 7.1.2.<br/>
+.2. The Associate Minister of Justice or their delegate has the authority to appoint judges to serve at trials. All appointed Judges must be confirmed to be a fit and proper person for the role of Judge by the Senate. For the trial they are serving, the Judges should have little or no previous involvement or relationship with the defendant. Members of the Senate, the Advisory Council, and the Chief of State may not serve as trial Judges, except in cases per Article 7.1.2.<br/>
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+.3. All defendants are entitled to defence counsel. This can be any person in the Galaxy, excluding members of enemy factions, members of the Senate, members of the Advisory Council, and the Chief of State. If the person does not find their own defence counsel, they will be appointed one by the Associate Minister of Justice or their delegate. Should the defendant wish to represent themselves, they may do.<br/>
-.3. All defendants are entitled to defence counsel. This can be any person in the Galaxy, excluding members of enemy factions, members of the Senate, members of the Advisory Council, and the Chief of State. If the person does not find their own defence counsel, they will be appointed one by the Associate Minister of Justice. Should the defendant wish to represent themselves, they may do.<br/>
+.4.1. Any citizen of the Republic may serve as a defence counselor or trial prosecutor except members of the Senate, the Advisory Council and the Chief of State. The counsel for the prosecution will be appointed by the Associate Minister of Justice or their delegate. The Judges may veto a prosecutor or defence counsel if they feel there is a conflict of interest.<br/>
 .4.2. Both the prosecution and the defence shall receive all of the relevant evidence to the trial. If both do not receive an item of evidence, that evidence is null.<br/>
 .5.1. Any citizen of the New Republic may serve as a Judge in the Justice Department except for those detailed in 7.5.2 and 7.5.3.<br/>
 .5.2. Any citizen with a prior conviction for a serious crime (Class I, II or III).<br/>

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 .1.7. Trade and commercial policy.<br/>
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-.2. The Advisory Council exists with members equally split between military and civil leaders, and a total of no more than ten members. This council will supply the Senate and Chief of State with economic development, military, trade and commercial, legal, diplomatic, and intelligence advice. The council members will be responsible for decision-making within their respective departments, but the council itself is not a decision-making body.<br/>
+.2. The Advisory Council will supply the Senate and Chief of State with economic development, military, trade and commercial, legal, diplomatic, and intelligence advice. The council members will be responsible for decision-making within their respective departments, but the council itself is not a decision-making body. It consists of no more than ten members .<br/>
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 .3. A Chief of State shall be elected to chair the Advisory Council.<br/>
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 .3.8. Helping the Chief of State ensure that elections are fair.<br/>
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-.4. The Chief of Naval Command, the Chief of Starfighter Command and the Chief of Army Command will report directly to the Chief of Military Operations. The Minister of Trade and Industry, the Minister of Civil Engineering, and the Minister of Natural Resources will report directly to the Minister of State.<br/>
+.4. 4.4. All Advisory Council members report directly to the Chief of State in regard to their function as a member of the Advisory Council.<br/>
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 .5. The Director of the New Republic Intelligence Service and the High Ambassador will report directly to the Chief of State.

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 .1.6. Any citizen that joins a non-faction group that is not affiliated with a recognised enemy of the New Republic will not lose their citizenship, provided they meet all the conditions to be considered a citizen. If a citizen joins a non-faction group that is affiliated with a recognised enemy of the New Republic, their citizenship will be reviewed by NRI and said individual may be stripped of their citizenship.<br/>
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-.2. New Republic Citizens are guaranteed the following rights: 10.2.1. The right to access the New Republic Communications Systems, which includes both the New Republic Communication Centre and official communication channels.<br/>
+.2. New Republic Citizens are guaranteed the following rights:<br/>
 .2.2. The right to vote in all elections and referenda after three consecutive months of citizenship up to the relevant election.<br/>
 .2.2.1. Any citizen convicted of an offense will not be able to vote in an election during any jail sentence he or she serves.<br/>

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 .5. The Director of the New Republic Intelligence Service and the High Ambassador will report directly to the Chief of State.
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 .1. Any Senator or Advisory Council member may call for a vote of no-confidence in the Chief of State. If this happens then both the Advisory Council and the Senate vote separately. If at least 66% of either body votes in favor of the no-confidence vote then a populace-wide vote is held. If a majority of the voting populace is in favor of the no-confidence vote, the Chief of State is required to resign, relinquish control of the New Republic to his or her Deputy and an emergency election is called (see Article Six).<br/>
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 .6. Any citizen of the New Republic in good standing and having been a citizen with the right to vote as defined in 10.2.2, may call a vote of no-confidence in the Chief of State at any time, at which point a referendum will be called. Each citizen may call a vote of no-confidence once every six months. All regular referendum conditions must be met to start a poll as stated in Article 8.2.1. If the vote goes to referendum, it will pass if it meets the conditions in Article 8.2.5 at which point the Advisory Council and the Senate will both vote separately. If at least 66% of either body votes in favour of the no-confidence vote then the Chief of State is required to resign, relinquish control of the New Republic to his or her Deputy and an emergency election is called (see Article Six).
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 .1. In the event of a Chief of State resigning, dying in office or being voted out of office through a no confidence vote, the appointed member of the Advisory Council will assume temporary leadership of the Republic (assuming he or she meets the requirements in 3.2) on behalf of the Senate and Advisory Council. A full election will immediately be set up, in which the acting leader may participate and stand in just as any other eligible citizen may.<br/>