CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANTILLIA
Article 1: Parliament
I. Chief legislative authority in the Republic of Antillia shall be vested in Parliament.
II. Parliament shall be composed of at least one member from each province, and additional members elected through the mixed-member proportional system.
III. Parliament shall make no law that is inconsistent with the Constitution.
IV. Parliament shall elect from among its members a Speaker, who shall only vote if the body is tied.
V. Any Antillian citizen qualified to vote may be elected to Parliament.
VI. Parliament shall have the authority to determine the qualifications of its members, and may censure or expel any member with due cause and a two-thirds majority.
VII. Parliament cannot carry out its duties without a quorum of two-third of all members.
VIII. Any Parliament that has sat for at least one month may dissolve itself by a majority vote.
IX. If a Parliament sits for five months, it shall be automatically dissolved.
X. When Parliament is dissolved, new elections must be held within two weeks of the dissolution.
Article 2: Executive
I. The head of state of the Republic of Antillia shall be the Speaker of Parliament.
II. The head of government of the Republic of Antillia shall be the Prime Minister.
III. The Prime Minister shall be elected by a majority vote of Parliament.
IV. The Prime Minister must be a Member of Parliament other than the Speaker.
V. The Prime Minister shall stay in office until a Measure of No Confidence passed by Parliament takes effect.
VI. A Measure of No Confidence passed by Parliament shall not take effect until Parliament elects a new Prime Minister.
VII. The Prime Minister shall appoint a Cabinet.
VIII. One member of the Cabinet shall be appointed Deputy Prime Minister.
IX. Any Antillian citizen qualified to vote may be part of the Cabinet, except for the Speaker of Parliament and judges in the court system.
X. The Prime Minister and Cabinet shall execute laws passed by Parliament.
XI. If the Prime Ministership becomes vacant, the Deputy Prime Minister shall become Prime Minister.
Article 3: Judiciary
I. The highest court in Antillia shall be the High Court.
II. High Court members shall be appointed by the Prime Minister.
III. High Court members shall serve until death, resignation, or removal by a four-fifths vote of Parliament.
IV. Parliament shall have the authority to designate further courts by law.
Article 4: Bill of Rights
I. The right to free speech shall not be abridged.
II. The right to a free press shall not be abridged.
III. The right to freedom of assembly shall not be abridged.
IV. The right to petition elected officials shall not be abridged.
V. The right to freedom of religion shall not be abridged.
VI. The right to use any language shall not be abridged.
VII. The right to equality shall not be abridged.
VIII. The right to a fair, public, and speedy trial shall not be abridged.
IX. The right to remain silent shall not be abridged.
X. The right to privacy shall not be abridged.
XI. The right to freedom of association shall not be abridged.
XII. The right to vote shall not be abridged.
XIII. The right to freedom of movement shall not be abridged.
XIV. The right of workers to organize collectively shall not be abridged.
XV. The right to freedom from cruel and unusual punishment shall not be abridged.
XVI. The right to freedom from servitude shall not be abridged.
XVII. The right to freedom shall not be abridged.
Article 5: Ratification and Amendment
I. To take effect, this document must be ratified by the Antillian Constitutional Convention.
II. This document may be amended.
III. To amend this document, Parliament must approve the prospective amendment, after which a referendum on the amendment will be held.
IV. The amendment shall pass only if agreed upon by two-thirds of voters and one-third of the population of Antillia.
V. Amendments shall consist of direct revisions to the text, rather than sections added to the end.
S.A. Khan
April 13, 1991
The process now will be to vote changes to this before it gets ratified. After debate and revision is done, we can move to a final vote; if it passes, we'll finally have a Constitution.
You can add a preamble if you want; I'm not good with soaring phrases.