Amendment: Clarification on Citizenship and Conviction

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Confusion has arisen regarding the status of convicted or banned individuals with some being treated as non citizens. This contradicts the Constitution which guarantees equality before the law. This amendment clarifies that conviction or banning does not remove citizenship while defining limited exceptions.
Article I
No citizen shall lose their citizenship due to conviction, punishment or banning. Citizenship remains unless otherwise provided under this amendment.
Article II
In accordance with Section I, Article VI, all citizens shall remain equal before the law whether it protects or punishes them.
Article III
Convicted or banned citizens retain fundamental rights including fair treatment, protection from abuse and access to legal processes.
Article IV
Restrictions such as bans or disqualification from roles may be applied, but these shall not be interpreted as removal of citizenship.
Article V
Convicted or banned citizens shall continue to be treated as registered citizens provided they are enrolled in the census.
Census forms shall be made available in court and prison Discord servers to ensure their continued registration.
Article VI
Any individual whose citizenship was revoked or who was treated as a non-citizen solely due to conviction or banning shall have their citizenship and full constitutional rights immediately restored upon the passage of this amendment as no such removal is explicitly authorized by the Constitution.
Article VII
A convicted or banned citizen may choose to renounce their registered citizenship. Upon doing so they may leave all TeenGovernment-affiliated subreddits and servers and shall no longer possess rights under this Constitution.
Article VIII
If an individual is found after a fair trial in the Court to be under the age of 13 or over the age of 19, they shall immediately lose citizenship status.
Such individuals shall be removed and banned from all TeenGovernment-affiliated subreddits and servers.
Article IX
Any interpretation or action treating convicted citizens as non-citizens shall be unconstitutional and void.

Confusion has arisen regarding the status of convicted or banned individuals with some being treated as non citizens. This contradicts the Constitution which guarantees equality before the law. This amendment clarifies that conviction or banning does not remove citizenship while defining limited exceptions. Article I No citizen shall lose their citizenship due to conviction, punishment or banning. Citizenship remains unless otherwise provided under this amendment. Article II In accordance with Section I, Article VI, all citizens shall remain equal before the law whether it protects or punishes them. Article III Convicted or banned citizens retain fundamental rights including fair treatment, protection from abuse and access to legal processes. Article IV Restrictions such as bans or disqualification from roles may be applied, but these shall not be interpreted as removal of citizenship. Article V Convicted or banned citizens shall continue to be treated as registered citizens provided they are enrolled in the census. Census forms shall be made available in court and prison Discord servers to ensure their continued registration. Article VI Any individual whose citizenship was revoked or who was treated as a non-citizen solely due to conviction or banning shall have their citizenship and full constitutional rights immediately restored upon the passage of this amendment as no such removal is explicitly authorized by the Constitution. Article VII A convicted or banned citizen may choose to renounce their registered citizenship. Upon doing so they may leave all TeenGovernment-affiliated subreddits and servers and shall no longer possess rights under this Constitution. Article VIII If an individual is found after a fair trial in the Court to be under the age of 13 or over the age of 19, they shall immediately lose citizenship status. Such individuals shall be removed and banned from all TeenGovernment-affiliated subreddits and servers. Article IX Any interpretation or action treating convicted citizens as non-citizens shall be unconstitutional and void.

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Internal ID: 280
Bill proposed(Unix Epoch): 1775323164
Proposer: SrijitDas2010
Original link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1scez7s/amendment_clarification_on_citizenship_and
Approval admin:
Approval link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1scez7s/amendment_clarification_on_citizenship_and/
ARPD-Curator: SrijitDas2010

Amendment: Clarification on Citizenship and Conviction

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