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<h1 id="arsenio-pact-charter">Arsenio Pact Charter</h1>
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<h2 id="article-i---supremacy-of-this-treaty">Article I - Supremacy of
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this Treaty</h2>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>This treaty is binding on every member state of the Arsenio
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Pact.</li>
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<li>To the extent that this treaty is inconsistent with the law of a
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member state, this treaty prevails.</li>
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<h2 id="article-ii---membership">Article II - Membership</h2>
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<h3 id="section-i---admission-of-states">Section I - Admission of
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States</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>A state may only be admitted to the Arsenio Pact with a ⅔ supporting
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vote of the Comedy Council.</li>
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<li>A state may only be admitted to the Arsenio Pact with its
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consent.</li>
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<li>A state may only be admitted to the Arsenio Pact if it is determined
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to be sufficiently culturally aligned with the existing member states
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for its membership to satisfy the mission of the Arsenio Pact.</li>
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</ol>
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<h3 id="section-ii---removal-of-states">Section II - Removal of
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States</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>A state may be expelled from the Arsenio Pact with a simple majority
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supporting vote of the Comedy Council.</li>
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<li>A state may not leave the Arsenio Pact without the simple majority
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supporting vote of the Comedy Council.</li>
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<li>A state expelled from the Arsenio Pact is to be granted a minimum of
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24 hours’ notice before the rules and regulations of the Arsenio Pact
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cease to apply to it.</li>
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</ol>
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<h2 id="article-iii---comedy-council">Article III - Comedy Council</h2>
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<h3 id="section-i---representation">Section I - Representation</h3>
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<li>All member states are entitled to select one citizen of theirs to
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sit on the Comedy Council.</li>
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<li>Member states are entitled to recall and replace their delegate to
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the Comedy Council at will.</li>
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<li>No individual may represent two nations on the Comedy Council.</li>
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<li>A ⅔ supporting vote of the Comedy Council may expel a Comedy Council
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delegate and require their nation to replace them.</li>
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<h3 id="section-ii---administration">Section II - Administration</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>The Comedy Council is the primary legislative, executive, and
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administrative body of the Arsenio Pact.</li>
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<li>The Comedy Council is vested with the power:</li>
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<ul>
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<li>to make executive decisions on behalf of the Arsenio Pact;</li>
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<li>to enact regulations ancillary to this treaty;</li>
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<li>to develop and implement Arsenio Pact policy, including economic,
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infrastructural, and defensive plans and initiatives;</li>
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<li>to manage the secure communications of the Arsenio Pact; and</li>
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<li>to fulfill its functions in terms of this treaty.</li>
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<ol start="3" type="1">
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<li>Delegates to the Comedy Council must uphold the interests of the
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Arsenio Pact.</li>
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<li>The affairs of the Comedy Council should be made transparent and
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public to the extent permitted by content and circumstance.</li>
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<h3 id="section-iii---justice">Section III - Justice</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>All Arsenio Pact pearls fall first under the jurisdiction of the
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Comedy Council, and second under the jurisdiction of the member state
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from which they are sourced (if applicable).</li>
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<li>All Arsenio Pact pearls must be tracked and administered by the
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alliance.</li>
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<li>The Comedy Council may reduce or annul a sentence imposed on a
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player or group of players by a member state.</li>
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<li>The Comedy Council may implement a sentence on a player or group of
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players.</li>
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<li>The Comedy Council may escalate an undecided judicial matter out of
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the jurisdiction of a member state and into its sole and direct
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jurisdiction. When it does this, it must evaluate the matter justly in a
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form befitting its nature, with the input of every delegate; the
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majority opinion of the Comedy Council decides the matter.</li>
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<h3 id="section-iv---voting-procedure">Section IV - Voting
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Procedure</h3>
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<li>Every Arsenio Pact vote must be held in the Comedy Council unless
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otherwise specified by this treaty or by a regulation ancillary to this
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treaty.</li>
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<li>Each delegate may cast one and only one vote on behalf of their
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nation on a matter. A delegate may abstain. A formal vote to decide an
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alliance matter must be held if:</li>
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<li>at least two Comedy Council delegates deem it necessary; or</li>
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<li>the vote is prescribed by this treaty or a regulation ancillary to
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this treaty.</li>
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<li>When determining the results of a vote after its time limit has
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expired, only the delegates that voted must be considered.</li>
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<li>All Comedy Council votes between two options are decided by a simple
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majority unless otherwise specified in this treaty or a regulation
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ancillary to this treaty.</li>
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<li>All Comedy Council votes between three or more options are decided
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by a ranked-choice vote unless otherwise specified in this treaty or a
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regulation ancillary to this treaty.</li>
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<h2 id="article-iv---military-council">Article IV - Military
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Council</h2>
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<h3 id="section-i---representation-1">Section I - Representation</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>All member states are entitled to select one citizen of theirs to
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sit on the Military Council.</li>
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<li>Member states are entitled to recall and replace their delegate to
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the Military Council at will.</li>
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<li>No individual may represent two nations on the Military
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Council.</li>
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<li>A ⅔ supporting vote of the Military Council may expel a Military
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Council delegate and require their nation to replace them.</li>
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</ol>
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<h3 id="section-ii---command">Section II - Command</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>The Military Council has ultimate authority over all external
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military determinations and actions of the Arsenio Pact.</li>
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<li>Under the command of the Military Council, the armies of all Arsenio
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Pact states act as a unified force of the alliance unless otherwise
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directed.</li>
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<li>Arsenio Pact entities other than the Military Council seeking to
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take external military actions must receive the approval of the Military
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Council before doing so.</li>
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<h3 id="section-iii---farley-wars">Section III - Farley Wars</h3>
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<li>Arsenio Pact member states and other Arsenio Pact entities may
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engage in Farley wars, which are consensual wars that do not result in
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permanent damage to any involved party, and which are strictly internal
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to the Arsenio Pact.</li>
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<li>The Military Council must approve all Farley wars before they can
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occur, and may revoke this approval at any time if circumstances
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necessitate.</li>
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<h3 id="section-iv---mutual-defense">Section IV - Mutual Defense</h3>
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<li>Any armed threat to or attack on an Arsenio Pact member state is
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considered a threat to or attack on the Arsenio Pact. Member states must
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take any action necessary and within their capabilities to restore the
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security of allies under armed threat or attack.</li>
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<li>The Arsenio Pact may declare war on or intervene in the security of
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a foreign party with the supporting ⅔ majority of the Military Council.
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Member states must take any action necessary and within their
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capabilities to assist the ensuing effort.</li>
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<li>Where timely authority cannot be obtained, a citizen of a member
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state in a situation posing an imminent threat to the security of the
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Arsenio Pact may take any reasonable action necessary to maintain the
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security of the alliance.</li>
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<h2 id="article-v---integrity">Article V - Integrity</h2>
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<h3 id="section-i---trust">Section I - Trust</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>No member state may threaten or breach the security of another
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member state.</li>
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<li>No member state may adversely affect the interests of the alliance
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to benefit a foreign party.</li>
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<li>No person whose interests may reasonably be apprehended to conflict
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with the interests of the alliance may be admitted to security
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communications of the alliance of a sensitive nature.</li>
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<li>Member states and their citizens must uphold and protect the honor
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and integrity of the alliance.</li>
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<li>Member states must relay to the alliance any information necessary
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for its security.</li>
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<li>Citizens of member states must be allowed free travel between member
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states, unless reasonable interests require otherwise.</li>
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<h3 id="section-ii---arbitration">Section II - Arbitration</h3>
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<ol type="1">
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<li>Disputes between Arsenio Pact member states are subject to
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arbitration by the Comedy Council should the Comedy Council determine
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such to be necessary.</li>
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<li>Member states must respect the sovereignty of other member states;
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any decision taken on an alliance matter must include due representation
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from all affected states.</li>
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<h3 id="section-iii---external-diplomatic-affairs">Section III -
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External Diplomatic Affairs</h3>
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<li>All external diplomatic affairs of the Arsenio Pact are the
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jurisdiction of the Comedy Council.</li>
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<h4 id="article-vi---amendments">Article VI - Amendments</h4>
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<p>The Comedy Council may amend this treaty —</p>
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<li>after deliberations of at least 24 hours; and</li>
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<li>with a ⅔ supporting vote, taken over at least 24 hours.</li>
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