In effect since July 4, 2024, the '''Constitution of 69SwagBalls420 Cord''' serves to define the roles of server government and to allow for the orderly and peaceful transfer of democratic power from one member to another under the benevolent guidance of the '''mod team'''. The text, drafted and written by '''Decoherence''', can be viewed here.
*'''1.1. DRASTIC PROPOSITION:''' A drastic proposition is an proposition created by a branch of government that would make changes to core categories, core chats, the constitution itself, or the criminal code.
*'''1.2. CORE CATEGORIES:''' The core categories are '''INFO''', '''QOTD''', '''EVENTS''', '''TEMPLE OF GIRARD''', '''VOICE''', and '''ARCHIVE'''.
*'''1.3. CORE CHATS:''' The core chats are '''#โ ๐-main-chat-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐''', '''#โ ๐ค-bot-commands''', '''#โ ๐-memes-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐''', and '''#โ ๐ฒ-soyjaks-anonymous'''.
*'''1.4. DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED:''' A democratically elected role is a role bestowed upon users based on the outcome of an election.
*'''1.5. PLATFORM:''' A platform is a set of propositions (which can include drastic actions) that presidential candidates create before or during their campaign. These propositions will be considered by the vanguard committee if a candidate is democratically elected.
*'''1.6. BILL:''' A bill is a proposition put forward by congress.
*'''1.7. VETO:''' A veto is the ability to strike down any proposition put forwards. The president or an admin can veto any bill put forward by congress.
Organization of Government
*'''2.1. COMPOSITION:''' Government is composed of the vanguard committee, the office of the president, and the senate.
*'''2.2. THE VANGUARD COMMITTEE:''' Any user who has the admin, moderator, or swag god role is a member of the vanguard committee. The vanguard committee will regulate itself, and can choose to add or remove members to itself through an internal vote.
*'''2.3. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT:''' The office of the president is composed of two democratically elected members; the president and the vice president. The user with the highest percentage of the vote is president. The president and the vice president must represent a combined total of at least 50% of the vote.
*'''2.4. THE SENATE:''' Senators are democratically elected. There is one senator for every 500 members of the server. These seats shall be filled by the candidates with the highest percentage of the vote in the senatorial election.
Powers of the Vanguard Committee
*'''3.1. POWER:''' The vanguard committee has ultimate power over the server. With a successful internal vote, the committee may make any change to the server.
*'''3.2. JUSTICE:''' Committee members are responsible for enforcing the criminal code. If a committee member abuses their powers, they may be removed from the committee following a vote by committee members.
*'''3.3. OVERSIGHT:''' Any propositions made by the other two branches of government must be put into action by the committee. If these propositions are drastic, the committee is free to strike them down through an internal vote.
Powers of the Office of the President
*'''4.1. ACCESS:''' The president and the vice president have the ability to read and post messages in โ '''#admin-family-guy-roleplay''', โ '''๐-the-senate''', and โ '''#the-pit'''.
*'''4.2. EXECUTIVE ORDERS:''' At any time, the president can put forward an executive order: a single non-drastic proposition that will immediately be implemented by the vanguard committee, or, if possible, the president.
*'''4.3. PLATFORM:''' When a president and vice president are elected, each article of their platforms must be considered by the vanguard committee and either passed or struck down.
*'''4.4. TRANSFER OF POWER:''' If the president is pitted, banned, inactive for 7 days, or otherwise unable to perform their duties, the vice president will be granted their role and office until the president returns to action or is voted out of office.
*'''5.1. BILLS:''' Senators can put forward bills to make changes to the server. A bill must first be passed through the senate by an internal majority vote. In the case of a tie the vice president may vote to break the tie. If a bill meets the criteria of a drastic proposition, it must pass through an internal vote of the vanguard committee to be implemented.
*'''5.2. LOBBYING:''' Users are encouraged to ask their senators to put forward bills on their behalf, and senators are encouraged to do so.
*'''6.1. SCHEDULE:''' Elections will be held in the second weeks of March, July, and November. Campaigning will begin on the first day of the week, and voting will take place on the last day of the week.
*'''6.2. PARTIES:''' A party is a group of like-minded users who share ideas. During election week, each party shall be granted their own role and channel in the politics category. At the end of the week, the channels shall be archived. Parties are free to merge with other parties.
*'''6.3. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS:''' Any user can run for president. Each presidential candidate must have a platform if they wish to be added to the ballot. A user cannot run for president and senate in the same election.
*'''6.4. SENATORIAL ELECTIONS:''' Any user can run for senate. A user cannot run for president and senate in the same election.
*'''6.5. VOTING:''' Voting will be conducted through a private poll, with voting permissions restricted to registered voters. Each user is allowed 1 vote in the presidential election, and votes equal to the number of seats in the senatorial election.
The '''moderation team''' shall not be allowed to kick or permanently '''pit''' a person without hosting a trial, and the defendant is to be placed in '''the pit''' temporarily until a verdict is reached. This text acknowledges that all citizens of '''SwagCord''' possess certain unalienable rights, barring:
* accounts younger than 2 weeks
* scam bots or otherwise malicious accounts not covered by first-degree offenses
* participants of any raid on the server
Due to the nature of first-degree rule-breaking, first-degree offenders will not be guaranteed a trial. The trial is to be attended by the defendant, one or more representatives of the '''moderation team''', and an impartial jury to ensure a fair verdict, as well as witness(es) of the offense committed if necessary.
