Passing the Amendment to Article VIII sec a & b of the Constitution
Amend section a to read-
States are permitted to govern and manage the following limited subjects within their borders: building codes, permits, zoning, and derelictions of non-federally owned properties; non-military public transportation (roads, rails, canals, etc); industrial facilities (farms, factories, wealth storage, etc); taxes; and public holidays.
States are also permitted to establish their own judicial systems to adjudicate local issues, enforcing any rulings within their borders through whatever means they are legally capable of.
The Senate may permit a State to govern and manage additional subjects via a Senate Bill. The Senate may only revoke granted additional subjects via an Enhanced Senate Bill.
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States are permitted to govern and manage the following limited subjects within their borders: building codes, permits, zoning, and derelictions of non-federally owned properties; non-military public transportation (roads, rails, canals, etc); industrial facilities (farms, factories, wealth storage, etc); taxes; and public holidays.
States are also permitted to establish their own judicial systems to adjudicate local issues, enforcing any rulings within their borders through whatever means they are legally capable of.
The Senate may permit a State to govern and manage additional subjects via a Senate Bill. The Senate may only revoke granted additional subjects via an Enhanced Senate Bill.
States are allowed, from time to time, to hold pearls, and sentence pearl time; The Secretary of Defense must be notified of all pearls being held by States, their location, and sentence. Pearls held by states must be held where the Secretary of Defense or President has access to, should they wish to transfer the pearl to the custody of Icenia. The President or Secretary of Defense can at any time require a pearl held by a state be transferred to the custody of Icenia, which must be carried out within a reasonable time frame by the President, Secretary of Defense, or a representative of the state holding said pearl. Pearls taken during wartime may not be held by states.
States may make claim to new territory via an Icenia senate bill.
Amend Sec b to read-
States are not permitted to declare independence from Icenia; engage in foreign relations (declaring war, signing treaties, etc); keep custody of pearls or give pearl-time as a sentence unless otherwise given leave by the Government; grant membership (state citizenship) to non-Icenians; or claim new territory.
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States are not permitted to declare independence from Icenia; engage in foreign relations (declaring war, signing treaties, etc); keep custody of pearls or give pearl-time as a sentence unless otherwise given leave by the Government; grant membership (state citizenship) to non-Icenians; or claim new territory.