The basic law

Constitution of the state
Alpine Confederation of Edelweiss

Adopted 17 August 2026, 17:40 MSK

We, the citizens of the Confederation of Edelweiss, a state born out of chaos and revolution, affirming equality, justice, stability and mutual aid, adopt this Constitution.

Chapter 1. Foundations of the constitutional order

  1. Article 1. The Alpine Confederation of Edelweiss (hereinafter — ACE) is a sovereign state. No one from outside decides its internal affairs for it.

    The sovereignty of ACE operates within the rules of the CMCraft server on which it exists: those rules stand above its laws, and the acknowledgement of this does not diminish its independence.

  2. Article 2. The source of authority in the Confederation is its people — the citizens of ACE.

    The people exercise authority directly — by voting on the questions submitted to them by this Constitution — and also through elected bodies: the Council of the Confederation, the Keeper of the Council and the Voice of the People.

  3. Article 3. The territory of the state comprises all lands and objects assigned to it: cities, farms, trading points, embassies, and also the territories of the constituent members of the Confederation.
  4. Article 4. A constituent member of the Confederation is an independent association of players that has joined ACE and retained its own internal order and authority.

    A constituent member joins under a treaty with the Council approved by the Keeper, and has the right to withdraw by its own decision upon notifying the Council. The citizens of a constituent member are citizens of ACE.

  5. Article 5. ACE is a democratic, confederal state governed by the rule of law, with a republican form of government.

Chapter 2. Citizenship

  1. Article 6. A citizen of ACE is a person who has submitted an application for admission and whose application has been accepted by the Council of the Confederation.
  2. Article 7. A citizen of ACE may not hold the citizenship of another state of the server.

    An exception is made for states with which ACE is in an alliance or a treaty of friendship: dual citizenship with them is permitted unless the treaty provides otherwise.

  3. Article 8. Citizenship is terminated:
    • at the will of the citizen — from the moment of voluntary departure from the Discord server of the Confederation;
    • upon loss of connection with the state — if the citizen has not confirmed participation in the monthly census;
    • upon expulsion from the Discord server — from the moment of expulsion;
    • by a decision taken under the procedure of Chapter 7.

    The removal of a citizen from the Discord server against their will — by mistake, by the action of Discord itself or otherwise — does not terminate citizenship if the citizen has returned within seven days.

    The termination of citizenship does not annul distinctions and titles received earlier: they are retained and are returned upon the restoration of citizenship.

  4. Article 9. A citizen temporarily not taking part in the life of the state may be transferred to the reserve. A citizen in the reserve retains all rights except the right to hold offices and to take part in votes.

    A citizen leaves the reserve at any time upon their own request to the Council. The Council has no right to refuse the return.

Chapter 3. Rights and duties of citizens

  1. Article 10. Every citizen of ACE has the right to:
    • take part in the life of the state and in votes;
    • receive assistance from the state within its means;
    • own private property;
    • make voluntary contributions to the treasury of the state;
    • defence and a fair hearing when accused.
  2. Article 11. Every citizen of ACE is obliged:
    • to observe the rules of CMC and the Constitution of ACE;
    • to defend the Confederation and its constitutional order;
    • to resolve in-game disputes in the first instance without recourse to tickets or to the game administrators of the server.
  3. Article 12. The duty to defend the Confederation does not mean compulsion to take part in hostilities. Refusal to take part in a war is not an offence and entails no punishment.

Chapter 4. Bodies of authority and offices

  1. Article 13. The bodies of authority of the Confederation are: the Keeper of the Council, the Council of the Confederation and the Voice of the People. Justice is administered under the procedure of Chapter 7.
  2. Article 14. Keeper of the Council. The supreme head of the Council. Determines the course of development, takes key decisions and bears full responsibility for them.

    The Keeper is elected by the Council from among the councillors for a term of one month. Any councillor may put forward their own candidacy. The number of consecutive terms is not limited.

    The powers of the Keeper are terminated early: upon their own statement; by a decision of two thirds of the Council; by a decision of the citizens under the procedure of Article 20.

  3. Article 15. Council of the Confederation. The voice of authority and the mainstay of order. Coordinates the internal life of the Confederation, adopts laws and ensures that everything functions as it should.

    The Council consists of no fewer than three councillors, elected by the citizens for a term of three months. The Council announces the election of a new composition no later than seven days before the expiry of the term of office.

    The powers of a councillor are terminated upon their own statement, upon the loss of citizenship, or by a decision of the citizens under the procedure of Article 20.

  4. Article 16. Offices of the Confederation. The Council appoints to and removes from the offices of:
    • **Justiciar** — the guardian of the law. Hears offences under the procedure of Chapter 7.
    • **Treasurer** — responsible for the economy. Keeps account of resources, oversees trade and sees to it that the treasury does not run dry.
    • **Diplomat** — represents the Confederation in external affairs. Conducts negotiations and builds alliances.
    • **Warden** — a military role. Defends the territory and the citizens in the event of conflict.
    • **Archivist** — keeps the history of the Confederation. Records events, laws and decisions of the Council so that nothing is forgotten.

    An office may remain vacant. While an office is unfilled, its duties are performed by the Council.

  5. Article 17. Citizen is not an office but a status. A full member of the Confederation with all rights and duties.

Chapter 5. The Voice of the People

  1. Article 18. The Voice of the People is an independent body speaking on behalf of the citizens. It is not subordinate to the Council and may not be dissolved, appointed or restricted by it.

    The task of the Voice of the People is to keep authority in check: to see that the bodies of authority function and perform their duties, and to address the citizens when this does not happen. The Voice of the People does not govern and does not take decisions on behalf of the citizens.

  2. Article 19. The Voice of the People comprises no more than three persons, elected by the citizens for a term of three months.

    Elections to the Voice of the People are announced and conducted by it itself, no later than seven days before the expiry of the term of office of its members. If this has not been done, or if no members remain, the elections are announced by the Council of the Confederation; if the Council too has not announced them within seven days, any citizen has the right to announce the elections.

    The founder of the Voice of the People is a member of it permanently and without a term, in addition to the number specified. Their powers are terminated upon their own statement or by a decision of the citizens taken by a majority of the votes of all citizens.

    A member of the Voice of the People may not at the same time be a councillor or the Keeper. Upon election to the Council, powers in the Voice of the People are terminated.

  3. Article 20. The Voice of the People has the right to submit to a vote of the citizens:
    • an amendment of this Constitution;
    • a change to the composition and powers of the bodies of authority and of the offices;
    • the question of terminating the powers of the Keeper, of a councillor, of an office holder or of the Council of the Confederation as a whole;
    • the repeal of a law adopted by the Council;
    • a decision of the Council in a case concerning an offence.

    The Voice of the People is obliged to submit a question to a vote if this is openly demanded by no fewer than one third of the citizens not in the reserve. The demand is declared in the channel set aside for votes: a citizen places a mark under the message containing the text of the demand or writes of their support in the same channel. The Voice of the People publishes the count in the same place — the text of the demand, the date and the list of those who supported it; from that publication the demand is deemed declared.

    Only one demand may await submission at a time, and a citizen supports only one. A demand is submitted as soon as the vote in progress has ended — but questions provided for by Articles 22 and 28, and announced elections, take precedence over it. The Voice of the People has the right to refuse solely in the case where the same question was rejected by the citizens less than a month earlier, and is obliged to name the date after which the demand may be presented again. There are no other grounds for refusal.

    If the Voice of the People has not submitted a declared demand within three days, or if no members remain in its composition, the vote is announced by the Council of the Confederation; if the Council too has not announced it within one day, any of the demanding citizens has the right to announce it. A vote announced in this way has the same force; this does not give the Council the right to submit questions at its own discretion.

    The Council has no right to obstruct the submission, to cancel it or to postpone it. The Council has the right to state its opinion publicly on a submitted question before the end of the vote.

  4. Article 21. The Voice of the People does not decide itself. The decision is taken by the citizens by vote.

    A vote lasts three days. A decision is deemed adopted if more than half of the votes of all citizens are cast in its favour, and on the question of amending the Constitution — no fewer than two thirds of all citizens.

    The thresholds are calculated from the number of citizens not in the reserve on the day the question was submitted. A transfer to the reserve after the submission of the question does not affect the count.

  5. Article 22. Inaction of authority. If the term of office of the Keeper has expired and new elections have not been called by the Council within seven days, the elections are announced by the Voice of the People. The Council is obliged to elect a Keeper within five days from the moment of the announcement; if it has not done so, the Keeper is elected by the citizens from among the councillors under the procedure of Article 21. The powers of the former Keeper are terminated from the moment the new one is elected.

    If the Council does not announce elections of councillors within the period established by Article 15, does not convene to decide questions for longer than two weeks, or does not carry out a decision taken by the citizens, the Voice of the People submits to a vote of the citizens the question of terminating the powers of the Council as a whole and of holding new elections.

    Until a new composition is elected, the Council performs only current duties and has no right to adopt laws or to appoint to and remove from offices.

  6. Article 23. Restrictions on the Voice of the People:
    • only one vote submitted by it may be in progress at a time;
    • a question rejected by the citizens may not be submitted again earlier than one month later;
    • a change to the powers, composition or manner of election of the Voice of the People itself is submitted to a vote of the citizens on general grounds and may not be initiated by its own members.

Chapter 6. Legislation

  1. Article 24. The laws of the Confederation are adopted by the Council of the Confederation.

    A law is deemed adopted if no fewer than two thirds of the votes of the Council are cast in its favour. In the event of a tie, the vote of the Keeper decides.

    The last word rests with the citizens: any law adopted by the Council may be submitted by the Voice of the People to a vote of the citizens under the procedure of Article 20. The law ceases to have force from the announcement of the results of the vote, if as many votes are cast for its repeal as Article 21 requires; the Council has no right to adopt it again earlier than one month later. Decisions taken under the law before its repeal remain in force.

  2. Article 25. This Constitution is amended only by a vote of the citizens under the procedure of Article 21.

    An amendment of the Constitution may be submitted to a vote by the Voice of the People, and also by the Council of the Confederation by a decision of two thirds of the votes. The Constitution is not amended in any other way.

  3. Article 26. Laws and amendments of the Constitution are published in the Discord channel set aside for laws and come into force from the moment of publication, unless a later date is specified in the law itself.

    An unpublished law has no force.

Chapter 7. Justice

  1. Article 27. An offence is the failure to perform the duties of a citizen established by Article 11, and also other acts recognised as an offence by law.
  2. Article 28. Offences are heard by the Justiciar. A decision of the Justiciar may be appealed to the Council of the Confederation, whose decision is final.

    If the office of Justiciar is vacant, offences are heard by the Council; in that case the accused has the right to appeal the decision to the citizens — the accused applies to the Voice of the People, and it submits the question to a vote under the procedure of Article 21.

  3. Article 29. The accused has the right to know what they are accused of and to speak before the decision. A hearing in which the accused was not given the floor is void.
  4. Article 30. Measures of enforcement:
    • a warning;
    • temporary deprivation of the right to speak;
    • temporary restriction of access to channels and territories;
    • deprivation of citizenship;
    • expulsion from the Discord server of the Confederation.

    Deprivation of citizenship and expulsion are applied only by a decision of the Council.

  5. Article 31. For the duration of a hearing a citizen may be declared a suspect. A suspect retains the right to write in the common guest channel and to submit appeals. The suspicion ends with the decision in the case.

Chapter 8. The army and wartime

  1. Article 32. From the moment war is declared against us or preparation for war begins, admission to the Confederation is closed.

    An exception is made for mercenaries, citizens of allied states and persons long known to the Council and raising no doubt in it. The decision in each such case is taken by the Council.

  2. Article 33. Military offices are appointed by the Council of the Confederation.
  3. Article 34. The creation of combat formations and their command in wartime rest with the Council of the Confederation.
  4. Article 35. The supply of combat formations is provided by the Council of the Confederation and the Treasurer, and also by voluntary donations of the citizens.

Chapter 9. Final provisions

  1. Article 36. Amendments of this Constitution come into force from the moment of publication in the channel set aside for laws, after their adoption by the citizens under the procedure of Article 21.

    This revision is enacted as urgent and comes into force from the moment of its publication.

  2. Article 37. Upon the entry into force of this Constitution the previous revision ceases to have force. Decisions taken under the previous revision remain in force.
  3. Article 38. Everything not regulated by this Constitution is decided by the Council of the Confederation until the corresponding law is adopted.

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