IGF Propositions

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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

PROPOSITIONS

PROP. I [The Legislative System]

Direct Democracy       - vs.-Representative Democracy



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Legislative Systems Arguments,
         Proposition-I submissions period is now CLOSED .

  ARTICLE I - Legislative Systems Debate
         Open Deliberations begin March 21st,
         Debate shall be held for 8 weeks.

PROP. II [The Executive System]

Collective Executive System       - vs.-Unitary Executive System



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Executive Systems Arguments,
         Proposition-II submissions period is now CLOSED.

  ARTICLE II - Executive Systems Debate
         Open Deliberations begin May 16th,
         Debate shall be held for 8 weeks.

PROP. III [The Judiciary System]

Judicial Systems [ Legal systems of the World ]

Civil Law [ Civil Law Legal System ]       -vs- Common Law [ Court of Chancery ]       -vs- Pluralistic Systems [ Civil Law and Common Law ]       -vs- Tribal Systems [ Tribal Laws System ]



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Judicial Systems Arguments,
         Proposition-III submissions period is now CLOSED.

  ARTICLE III - Judicial Systems Debate
         Open Deliberations begin July 12th,
         Debate shall be held for 8 weeks.

PROP. IV [The Jurisdictional Boundaries]

Jurisdictional Boundaries [ Jurisdiction ]


Sovereign Jurisdiction       -vs- International Law [ Sovereignty thru International Law ]       -vs- Supranational Jurisdiction       -vs- Monism or Dualism [ International versus Municipal Jurisdiction ]



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Judicial Boundaries Arguments,
         Proposition-IV submissions period is now CLOSED.

  ARTICLE IV - Judicial Boundaries Debate
         Open Deliberations begin Sept 6th,
         Debate shall be held for 8 weeks.

PROP. V [The Amendment Process]

The Amendment Process [ Constitutional Amendment ]


Referendums       -vs- Successive Majorities       -vs- Absolute Supermajority       -vs- Constitutional Convention



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The Amendment Process Arguments,
         Proposition-V submissions period is now CLOSED.

  ARTICLE V - Judicial Boundaries Debate
         Open Deliberations begin November 1st,
         Debate shall be held for 8 weeks.

PROP. VI [ The Incorporation of the Preamble and Legal Status of the Constitution ]

The Incorporation of the Preamble and Legal Status of the Constitution

Preamble       -and- Legal Status [ US Const. Article IV: Legal Status of the Constitution ]       -§- Preamble to the United Nations       -vs- Preamble to the United States Constitution



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The Incorporation of the Preamble and Legal Status of the Constitution Arguments,
         Proposition-VI submissions period is now CLOSED.

  ARTICLE VI - Preamble Incorporation and Legal Status of the Constitution Debate
         Open Deliberations begin December 26th,
         Debate shall be held for 8 weeks.

PROP. VII [Ratification Process]

The Ratification Process of the Constitution

Codification       -and- Stare Decisis        -§- Deliberative Assembly        -vs- Global National Convention        -vs- Conventions within the Nation States        -vs- Referendum        -vs- Ratification



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Article VII proposition submissions NOW OPEN:
                The Ratification Process Arguments
     How to Submit Arguments:

The Amendment Process Submission Deadline
       Filing deadline for arguments regarding Article VII
       due on or before December 25th, 2007

PROP. VIII [Bill of Rights]

PROP. IX [As Needed etc. etc... ]

PROP. X [As Needed etc. etc... ]

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