{"id":280,"name":"Amendment: Clarification on Citizenship and Conviction","summary":"Confusion has arisen regarding the status of convicted or banned individuals with some being treated as non citizens. This contradicts the Constitution which guarantees equality before the law. Thi...","raw_contents":"Confusion has arisen regarding the status of convicted or banned individuals with some being treated as non citizens. This contradicts the Constitution which guarantees equality before the law. This amendment clarifies that conviction or banning does not remove citizenship while defining limited exceptions.\r\n\r\nArticle I\r\n\r\nNo citizen shall lose their citizenship due to conviction, punishment or banning. Citizenship remains unless otherwise provided under this amendment.\r\n\r\nArticle II\r\n\r\nIn accordance with Section I, Article VI, all citizens shall remain equal before the law whether it protects or punishes them.\r\n\r\nArticle III \r\n\r\nConvicted or banned citizens retain fundamental rights including fair treatment, protection from abuse and access to legal processes.\r\n\r\nArticle IV \r\n\r\nRestrictions such as bans or disqualification from roles may be applied, but these shall not be interpreted as removal of citizenship.\r\n\r\nArticle V \r\n\r\nConvicted or banned citizens shall continue to be treated as registered citizens provided they are enrolled in the census.\r\n\r\nCensus forms shall be made available in court and prison Discord servers to ensure their continued registration.\r\n\r\nArticle VI \r\n\r\nAny individual whose citizenship was revoked or who was treated as a non-citizen solely due to conviction or banning shall have their citizenship and full constitutional rights immediately restored upon the passage of this amendment as no such removal is explicitly authorized by the Constitution.\r\n\r\nArticle VII \r\n\r\nA convicted or banned citizen may choose to renounce their registered citizenship. Upon doing so they may leave all TeenGovernment-affiliated subreddits and servers and shall no longer possess rights under this Constitution.\r\n\r\nArticle VIII \r\n\r\nIf an individual is found after a fair trial in the Court to be under the age of 13 or over the age of 19, they shall immediately lose citizenship status.\r\n\r\nSuch individuals shall be removed and banned from all TeenGovernment-affiliated subreddits and servers.\r\n\r\nArticle IX \r\n\r\nAny interpretation or action treating convicted citizens as non-citizens shall be unconstitutional and void.","proposer":"SrijitDas2010","isPassed":0,"isConsidered":0,"isEnforced":0,"notes":"","isRepealed":0,"created_at":"2026-04-04 17:19:46","curratedText":"","isRejected":null,"isUnsure":null,"ogUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1scez7s/amendment_clarification_on_citizenship_and","ogUser":"SrijitDas2010","apUrl":"https://www.reddit.com/r/TeenGovernment/comments/1scez7s/amendment_clarification_on_citizenship_and/","apUser":"","status":"Rejected","ogCreatedUtc":1775323164,"billIdentifier":"20260404-6"}