Bladius Dart
20-03-2010, 12:41 PM
The Yewish Bill of Rights
The security, freedom and prosperity of all Yewish citizens is in the hands of their trusted protector the Yewish Guardsman. It is thus necessary to put in place measures to prevent their guardians, being blessed with significant authority and martial might, from behaving like wolves charged with guarding a flock of sheep. Here follows the inalienable rights of the Yewish people, guaranteed by the Yewish Protectorate, which all Guardsmen and other state representatives have a duty to respect and uphold.
Yewish citizens have property rights over what they directly produce, exchange for or are given freely, subject to taxation and tithing. All Yewish land is owned by the Yewish Protectorate but citizens have the right to rent whatever land they can afford without discrimination.
Yewish citizens may have the right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests, as long as these interests are not in direct opposition to the Yewish Protectorate.
Yewish citizens suffering extreme poverty or hardship have the right to shelter, food and medical treatment
Yewish citizens retain the right to keep and bear arms for individual use, be it in defence of their lives, the lives of their loved ones, their property or their home. In times of emergency, citizens capable of using arms might be enlisted to assist in the defence of Yew.
Yewish citizens have the right to freedom from violence from state representatives unless they have committed a serious crime.
Yewish citizens have the opportunity to report and bring state representatives to a civil trial if they are persistently victimised.
Yewish citizens accused of a crime by any guardsmen other than the Captain have the right for their case to be referred to by a higher or equal rank before punishment is delivered.
All Yewish citizens over the age of eighteen have the right to vote in the appointment of civil leaders, bar those convicted of treason, heresy or sedition, those that are currently imprisoned or awaiting trial. Citizens currently serving The Avatarian Church or the Guard have the right to vote from the age of sixteen.
Yewish citizens retain the right to leave the state, travel wherever the citizen is welcome, and, with proper documentation, return to the state at any time; and also to travel to, reside in, and/or work in, any part of the state the citizen wishes without interference.
The security, freedom and prosperity of all Yewish citizens is in the hands of their trusted protector the Yewish Guardsman. It is thus necessary to put in place measures to prevent their guardians, being blessed with significant authority and martial might, from behaving like wolves charged with guarding a flock of sheep. Here follows the inalienable rights of the Yewish people, guaranteed by the Yewish Protectorate, which all Guardsmen and other state representatives have a duty to respect and uphold.
Yewish citizens have property rights over what they directly produce, exchange for or are given freely, subject to taxation and tithing. All Yewish land is owned by the Yewish Protectorate but citizens have the right to rent whatever land they can afford without discrimination.
Yewish citizens may have the right to come together and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests, as long as these interests are not in direct opposition to the Yewish Protectorate.
Yewish citizens suffering extreme poverty or hardship have the right to shelter, food and medical treatment
Yewish citizens retain the right to keep and bear arms for individual use, be it in defence of their lives, the lives of their loved ones, their property or their home. In times of emergency, citizens capable of using arms might be enlisted to assist in the defence of Yew.
Yewish citizens have the right to freedom from violence from state representatives unless they have committed a serious crime.
Yewish citizens have the opportunity to report and bring state representatives to a civil trial if they are persistently victimised.
Yewish citizens accused of a crime by any guardsmen other than the Captain have the right for their case to be referred to by a higher or equal rank before punishment is delivered.
All Yewish citizens over the age of eighteen have the right to vote in the appointment of civil leaders, bar those convicted of treason, heresy or sedition, those that are currently imprisoned or awaiting trial. Citizens currently serving The Avatarian Church or the Guard have the right to vote from the age of sixteen.
Yewish citizens retain the right to leave the state, travel wherever the citizen is welcome, and, with proper documentation, return to the state at any time; and also to travel to, reside in, and/or work in, any part of the state the citizen wishes without interference.