The United States of Canada, (Constitution)

THE UNITED STATES OF CANADA

(CONSTITUTION)

1. The boundaries of this new nation shall extend from the Panama Canal to the North Pole, and from the West Coast to the East Coast of the continental land mass. The nine states above the 49^th parallel shall be named (from west to east) Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, and Newfoundland, separated by the existing borders. The two states below the 49^th parallel shall be named America and Mexico (following the existing borders already established). The twelfth state shall be comprised of all First Nations peoples, either by direct descent or by acclamation, and shall form a national government (hereinafter called the “Federal Authority”) to ratify and govern all matters of national defense, international trade, environmental protection, and internal disputes.
2. Each state shall elect twelve representatives from among its population by democratic vote, free of campaign finance and interference of any organized group of citizens, to meet weekly in the Capitol City of Winnipeg for the resolution of all interstate conflicts and difficulties by the federal authority.
3. The official languages of this new nation will be limited to “Truth” and “Mutual Respect” and all public communication, whether in print, by radio or television, entertainment media or internet shall be held to these standards, regardless of their origin.
4. A National Currency shall be provided for trade and commerce that will be void of any mention of Divinity or personage, honored only within the national boundaries. This currency shall be owned and governed by the population and deemed forfeit (along with any real assets) if used for illegal purposes, such as the manufacture or distribution of ANY weapons of mass destruction (from pistols to nuclear warheads), the manufacture or distribution of ANY mind altering drugs (from alcohol to psychotropic medicines), the abuse or enslavement of ANY human beings, the practice of “Usury” (defined as charging interest rates at other than the percentage increase in the Gross Domestic Product).
5. Community courts shall be established to dispense Justice (punishments that are defined by the nature of the infraction) except for capitol crimes that are so heinous that they cannot be addressed by reasonable sentences (such as murder, rape, child endangerment or torture). ALL such perpetrators shall be banished to isolated camps, never to return to civilized society.
6. Natural resources shall be deemed the property of the citizens of each state, and the use of raw materials shall be deemed an equal partnership with the population of that state in which they are protracted.
7. Off shore resources (including fisheries) shall be managed and protected by the Federal Authority.
8. Taxes on income shall be at the discretion of individual states, not to exceed ten percent.
9. Taxes on goods and services shall be limited to ten percent and used to create a “National Assistance Fund”, to be administered locally and with economy, to guarantee basic needs such as food, shelter, warmth, and services to every citizen according to need.
10. A “no-fly zone” shall be established above the entire nation limiting air traffic to emergency flights for domestic and international passengers, and traffic in major cities shall be limited to 'urban' cars and rapid transit between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM.
11. The value of imported goods and services shall be matched with the value of exported goods and services exactly (and vice-verse) except for charitable donations.
12. War debts exacted by the United Nations shall be paid in goods and services manufactured or provided by the population of the nation as requisitioned by the Federal Authority.