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Adenian Constitution
The Constitution of the Adenian Empire is the document outlining the structure of the government, the rights held by its people upon which the government may not infringe, and establish the supreme law of Aden.
First Article of the Constitution
The first article of the constitution outlines the governmental structure which comprises the empire's legislature.
Constitutional Amendments
First Amendment
This empire's citizens shall speak freely.
No law may be created by the government which infringes upon that right, the freedom of the press, the right to assembly, nor the right to establish religion.
Second Amendment
The empire's citizens will have their privacy.
No law may be created by the government which infringes upon the right to privacy. The right to privacy of each citizen is protected by law against any attempt to infringe upon that right by any other citizen, including those in the government. It is furthermore unlawful to conduct searches and seizures which would violate this right to privacy, without a warrant for arrest granted given probable cause.
Third Amendment
The empire's citizens shall be empowered to establish private enterprise.
No law, excepting those made to protect the safety of the citizens, shall infringe upon the right of individuals to engage in commerce.
Fourth Amendment
The empire's citizens shall own weapons. No law shall infringe upon the right of citizens to bear arms.
Fifth Amendment
The empire's citizens shall, when accused of a crime, be tried publicly and fairly before a jury. The trial must be held no more than two weeks from the date of the alleged crime.
The jury shall comprise no fewer than eight, and no more than twenty citizens of equivalent legal stature to the accused, who reside within the State and county wherein the alleged crime was committed. The jurisdiction for this trial shall have been previously ascertained by law. The accused shall be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against them; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in their favor, and to be provided the Assistance of Counsel for their defense.
Sixth Amendment
The empire's citizens, once proven innocent by jury trial, shall not again be held to trial for the same offense. In addition, no citizen shall be compelled to provide witness against oneself.
No deprivation of life, liberty, nor property shall be levied upon any citizen without due process of law. No seizure of private assets for public use shall be taken outside of that seized following a criminal prosecution as restitution for damages to society.
Seventh Amendment
No constitutional right may be construed to infringe upon or interfere with the rights held by others.
