Difference between revisions of "Sentient Civil Rights Act"
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Witnessing the cruel oppression of sentient beings the galaxy(s) over, by varying degrees by certain nations, The Commonwealth Congress has recognized the need for a definition of what qualifies (and what disqualifies) a creature from possessing sentience, and by consequence, the civil rights available to the Citizen of Arizona Nova. | Witnessing the cruel oppression of sentient beings the galaxy(s) over, by varying degrees by certain nations, The Commonwealth Congress has recognized the need for a definition of what qualifies (and what disqualifies) a creature from possessing sentience, and by consequence, the civil rights available to the Citizen of Arizona Nova. | ||
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The Act remains open to Amendments as long as the State endures, binding that those amendments do not oppose or limit the Original Statutes of the Sentient Rights Act. | The Act remains open to Amendments as long as the State endures, binding that those amendments do not oppose or limit the Original Statutes of the Sentient Rights Act. | ||
− | This Act was penned by Tellenius Ryltar, Representative of the World of Ondataru, in the Arizonan Common Era Year of 472. It was Approved by the Commonwealth Congress, The Imperial Cabinet, and by the Hand of Anithraldur I, Servant of God, Emperor of Arizona Nova, and Lord Protector of Nominor. From the Fifteenth of the First Month of the Common Era Year of 472, this act is recognized as law in the entirety of the Sovereign State of Arizona Nova, and all affiliated territories. Approved by the Nominorian High Council, the Lebowan Commune, and other Free State Organizations within Imperial boundaries. | + | This Act was penned by Tellenius Ryltar, Representative of the World of Ondataru, in the Arizonan Common Era Year of 472. It was Approved by the Commonwealth Congress, The Imperial Cabinet, and by the Hand of Anithraldur I, Servant of God, Emperor of Arizona Nova, and Lord Protector of Nominor. From the Fifteenth of the First Month of the Common Era Year of 472, this act is recognized as law in the entirety of the Sovereign State of Arizona Nova, and all affiliated territories. Approved by the Nominorian High Council, the Lebowan Commune, and other Free State Organizations within Imperial boundaries. |
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===The First Amendment=== | ===The First Amendment=== | ||
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*7. Right to an Education | *7. Right to an Education | ||
*8. Right of the Use of Governmental Facilities | *8. Right of the Use of Governmental Facilities | ||
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*11. Right to Free Assembly | *11. Right to Free Assembly | ||
− | Additional Rights Suggested by: The Unified Worlds of Siesatia Diplomacy and Treaty Department | + | Additional Rights Suggested by: The Unified Worlds of Siesatia Diplomacy and Treaty Department |
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"Additional Sentient "Prerequisites"- Second Amendment Added Arizonan Common Era Year 478 | "Additional Sentient "Prerequisites"- Second Amendment Added Arizonan Common Era Year 478 | ||
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[[Category:Arizona Nova]] | [[Category:Arizona Nova]] |
Revision as of 18:58, 25 June 2005
The Original Act
Sentient Civil Rights Act
Witnessing the cruel oppression of sentient beings the galaxy(s) over, by varying degrees by certain nations, The Commonwealth Congress has recognized the need for a definition of what qualifies (and what disqualifies) a creature from possessing sentience, and by consequence, the civil rights available to the Citizen of Arizona Nova.
An Act Recognizing the Fundamental Civil Rights of all Sentient Creatures and Constructs, defined forthwith as this:
- 1. Possessing the capacity for intelligence, defined as the ability to solve problems and learn.
- 2. Possessing self-awareness, and the capacity to think independently*; to be able to act against instinct/programmed laws or not be bound to act only upon instinct/programmed laws.
The Fundamental Civil Rights of all Sentient Creatures and Constructs are recognized as thus:
- 1. The Right to Life
- 2. The Right to Freedom from Slavery In Any Capacity
- 3. The Right to the Pursuit of Property, Free Trade, and Commerce
- 4. The Right to Free Speech
- 5. The Right to Due Process of Law and Justice
- 6. The Right to Full Equality and Integration
All Sentient Creatures and Constructs are likewise bound by all Arizonan law, and violations of the civil rights of Other Sentients as listed herein this law will be punished to the full extent of the law, without discrimination.
*Hive Minds are a noted exception to the rule – an amendment specifically dealing with hive minds or “networked” AI/DSs shall be crafted at a later time.
The Act remains open to Amendments as long as the State endures, binding that those amendments do not oppose or limit the Original Statutes of the Sentient Rights Act.
This Act was penned by Tellenius Ryltar, Representative of the World of Ondataru, in the Arizonan Common Era Year of 472. It was Approved by the Commonwealth Congress, The Imperial Cabinet, and by the Hand of Anithraldur I, Servant of God, Emperor of Arizona Nova, and Lord Protector of Nominor. From the Fifteenth of the First Month of the Common Era Year of 472, this act is recognized as law in the entirety of the Sovereign State of Arizona Nova, and all affiliated territories. Approved by the Nominorian High Council, the Lebowan Commune, and other Free State Organizations within Imperial boundaries.
The First Amendment
Additional Civil Rights - First Amendment Added Arizonan Common Era Year 473
- 7. Right to an Education
- 8. Right of the Use of Governmental Facilities
- 9. Right to Protection
- 10. Freedom of and from Religion
- 11. Right to Free Assembly
Additional Rights Suggested by: The Unified Worlds of Siesatia Diplomacy and Treaty Department
The Second Amendment
"Additional Sentient "Prerequisites"- Second Amendment Added Arizonan Common Era Year 478
- 3. The capacity to communicate.