Second Charter of the European Union

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With a common vision of peace, a similar dream for prosperity, and a united desire for order amongst the nations, the nations of Europe do hereby remake a Union of the nations of Europe to serve its people and their posterity.

Article One: Membership

Membership in the European Union, and full voting privileges, is the right of every European nation and shall be afforded to any sovereign state wishing to send a representative.

Article Two: European Parliament

1. Each nation of Europe shall send one representative to the European Parliament and be afforded one (1) vote within the Parliament.

2. The European Parliament will be the primary policymaking body of the European Union, and resolutions shall be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) plurality of submitted ballots.

3. Each resolution shall be voted upon for a period of five full days, after which point it is to be considered international law by the nations of Europe

4. Every representative in the European Parliament has the right to propose resolutions to be voted upon by the members of Parliament as described in Sections Two and Three of this Article.

5. Resolutions to amend this Charter may be voted upon by the European Parliament and take the said effect after five days’ time.

Article Three: Enforcement

1. Each member nation of the European Union is within its full rights to enforce resolutions of the European Parliament (using force if necessary) and to the extent deemed necessary by the European Court of Justice and the President of the European Parliament.

2. The President of the European Parliament is charged with maintaining order within the Parliament and organizing international efforts to enforce resolutions of Parliament.

3. The President of the European Parliament will be elected every three (3) months by the Parliament. All members are eligible to field candidates and the candidate with the most votes will be declared the victor.

Article Four: European Court of Justice

1. The powers of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) shall rest in the hands of the Chief Justice of the Union, who is to be elected in the same manner as the President of the European Parliament and serve terms of the same duration.

2. Members may appeal the application of resolutions of the European Parliament to the ECJ, which may decide if the President of the European Parliament and member nations are executing the resolutions in the correct manner.

3. The ECJ may also nullify resolutions that violate the rights of European nations as found in Article Five.

Article Five: Rights of Members

1. Affected nations may appeal the legitimacy of a resolution to the European Court of Justice if it violates the rights of a member state to govern itself and provide for its citizens' welfare as it sees fit through domestic policy.

2. Each nation has the right to oversee its own fiscal and domestic policy without the oversight of the European Parliament, and any other matters of law or policy that do not stand in gross violation of the European Declaration of Rights or have the primary intention of interfering with the internal policy of other nations.

Article Six: Ex Post Facto

Rulings of the European Union Assembly, protocols of the European Court of Justice, and all other matters of international law and procedure as observed by the European Union previous to the adoption of this Charter shall be respected and enforced by the European Union under the Second Charter.