AN AMENDMENT TO C.III.II and C.III.XIV
BE IT ENHANCED BY THE STATE OF FIRESTONE CONGRESS THAT:
SECTION I: Article III, Section II of the Firestone Constitution currently states:
The Supreme Court may strike down and effectively nullify any bills, executive orders, laws, regulation, standards, etc. that go against the Constitution or Bill of Rights with a supermajority. A supermajority is considered 2/3 of the members of the Supreme Court’s votes. In order to strike bills, executive orders, laws, regulation, standards, etc. down, valid justification must be made public information. However, Amendments to the Constitution or Bill of Rights may not be struck down by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may strike down and effectively nullify State of Emergencies that are unnecessary and uncalled for through a simple majority (1/2) vote. In order to strike State of Emergencies down, valid justification must be made public information. The vote of each member of the Supreme Court in all of these cases must be made public information.
SECTION II: Article III, Section III of the Firestone Constitution shall now read:
The Supreme Court may strike down and effectively nullify any bills, executive orders, laws, regulation, standards, etc. that go against the Constitution or Bill of Rights with a supermajority. A supermajority is considered 2/3 of the members of the Supreme Court’s votes. There must also be at least two (2) Supreme Court Justices in office in addition to the 2/3 requirement to nullify any bills, executive orders, laws, regulation, standards, etc. that go against the Constitution or Bill of Rights. In order to strike bills, executive orders, laws, regulation, standards, etc. down, valid justification must be made public information. However, Amendments to the Constitution or Bill of Rights may not be struck down by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court may strike down and effectively nullify State of Emergencies that are unnecessary and uncalled for through a simple majority (1/2) vote. In order to strike State of Emergencies down, valid justification must be made public information. The vote of each member of the Supreme Court in all of these cases must be made public information.
SECTION III: Article III, Section XIV of the Firestone Constitution currently states:
Judges of all State Courts, Be they District, Appellate, Supreme, or other courts of law defined by the legislature, shall have the authority to issue Court Orders. A Court Order is a document (publicly released PDF or Firestone Forum) issued by a seating judge requiring certain actions to be portrayed by the individual, group, agency, department, etc. under penalty of contempt. However, a Court Order must pertain to a specific case or preceding, said case or preceding must be listed in the order, as well as the Judge’s name, affected individual or groups, and an expiry date if the ordered action is temporary. For cases civil or criminal, Court Orders may be issued, upon a conviction for relevant charges, suspension from a state or county agency, service, or department, termination of the same, and imprisonment. Orders for appearance have their own separate section under this article. All court ordered punishments must be neither cruel nor unusual as to be determined by an Appellate Court, or court with appellate jurisdiction. An aggrieved person who is the subject of a Court Order May appeal the order, if it be by a court with criminal or civil jurisdiction alone, to a higher court with appellate jurisdiction. That court may decide to void the order, removing all its effects and declaring its originating case (assuming the reason for the appeal isn’t because of the fact the order didn’t pertain to a case or preceding), or uphold it. If the case involving the order is challenged in any court with appellate jurisdiction, based on the case alone, and is voided, then any court order revolving around it shall also be voided. If an appellate court upholds the order, it may be challenged finally to the Supreme Court; where it may again be upheld, or voided. The ruling of the Supreme Court is final and may not be construed, ignored, or invalidated by lower courts.
SECTION IV: Article III, Section XIV of the Firestone Constitution shall now read:
Judges of all State Courts, Be they District, Appellate, Supreme, or other courts of law defined by the legislature, shall have the authority to issue Court Orders. A Court Order is a document (publicly released PDF or Firestone Forum) issued by a seating judge requiring certain actions to be portrayed by the individual, group, agency, department, etc. under penalty of contempt. However, a Court Order must pertain to a specific case or preceding, said case or preceding must be listed in the order, as well as the Judge’s name, affected individual or groups, and an expiry date if the ordered action is temporary. For cases civil or criminal, Court Orders may be issued, upon a conviction for relevant charges, suspension from a state or county agency, service, or department, termination of the same, and imprisonment. Orders for appearance have their own separate section under this article. All court ordered punishments must be neither cruel nor unusual as to be determined by an Appellate Court, or court with appellate jurisdiction. An aggrieved person who is the subject of a Court Order May appeal the order, if it be by a court with criminal or civil jurisdiction alone, to a higher court with appellate jurisdiction. That court may decide to void the order, removing all its effects and declaring its originating case (assuming the reason for the appeal isn’t because of the fact the order didn’t pertain to a case or preceding), or uphold it. If the case involving the order is challenged in any court with appellate jurisdiction, based on the case alone, and is voided, then any court order revolving around it shall also be voided. If an appellate court upholds the order, it may be challenged finally to the Supreme Court; where it may again be upheld, or voided. The ruling of the Supreme Court is final and may not be construed, ignored, or invalidated by lower courts. The Supreme Court may only make a ruling if there are at least two (2) Justices on the Supreme Court confirmed by the Senate and holding office.
SECTION V: This legislation shall be overseen by the Governor of Firestone.
SECTION VI: This legislation shall go into effect immediately after completing the constitutional procedure required.
Respectfully submitted to the Congress of Firestone;
Chief Sponsor:
Senator, Clonemep