United Server Treaty Organization Charter

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Repealed by Bye Bye United Servers Treaty Organization Act 2025 (BBUSTO), which passed 30 November 2025 and signed 1 December 2025. A subsequent president vetoed it on 2 December 2025, but the Senate overrode that veto on the same day.

United Server Treaty Organization Charter

Passed and signed on 15 October 2025.

PREAMBLE

We, the representatives of Julia, SimDemocracy, and the Voices of Democracy, for the purposes of ensuring the safety and security of our respective server, do hereby adopt this charter for the United Server Treaty Organization.

ARTICLE 1 - Council of Representatives

§1. The Council of Representatives is the primary body and authority operating the organization. Member states shall choose no more than 3 of its citizens to join the council as a representative of their community’s interests within the alliance The head of government of a participating member state is automatically part of the three representatives.

§1.1. Representatives are to be chosen at the discretion of the community that they are representing. The participating heads of government are free to change their nation's representatives as needed.

§1.2. Of a member state's 3 representatives, the head of government is to choose a Chief Representative. A member state's Chief Representative can be removed as Chief Representative if either their corresponding head of government or both of their fellow representatives agree to do so.

§2. The Council of Representatives may determine the rules of its proceedings and punish individual representatives for disorderly behaviour.

§3. Votes are not held by council representatives, but by the member state itself. Each member state has one vote that is issued by their Chief Representative after all representatives have reached a decision.

§3.1. A representative of a member state may object to their nation's vote if they feel it was not adequately deliberated on. This shall nullify the member state's vote until the representatives reach an ultimatum amongst themselves and with their head of government.

§3.2. The council may delegate some of its responsibilities through the creation of additional bodies, committees, and departments.

§4. Representatives may motion to remove another representative. If a ⅔ majority of individual representatives (as opposed to memberstates) vote in favour of the impeachment, another representative of the represented memberstate must be selected by the memberstate to fill the missing seat.

§4.1.The representative being impeached shall count as an automatic abstention on their impeachment.

§4.2. A 24-hour hearing shall be held by the council during which the representative being impeached may defend themself and be interpellated.

§5. The Council is to elect a Chairperson of the council who shall organize debate, votes, and act as the chief authority for the organization when necessary.

§5.1. Each member state must agree upon a council representative who shall be their candidate for the position of chairperson.

§5.2. The Chairperson shall not be elected by the singular vote of a member state, but by the individual votes of each council representative. The Chairperson shall be decided by a simple majority. If no candidate receives enough votes for a majority, the candidate with the least amount of votes shall be eliminated until a candidate has a simple majority of votes.

§5.3. The Chairperson must designate a Vice Chairperson who shall hold similar responsibilities as the Chairperson.

§5.4. Representatives may motion to impeach either the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson. If it is the Chairperson is being impeached, the Vice Chairperson shall handle organizing the 24 hour hearing and subsequent vote. If a simple majority of individual representatives vote in favour of the impeachment, then the vote is successful.

§5.4.1. If the Chairperson is impeached, the Vice Chairperson shall act as Acting Chairperson until a new one is elected.

§5.4.2. If a Vice Chairperson is impeached, the Chairperson must designate another individual to serve as the Vice Chairperson. However, the candidate can not be representing the same member state as the Chairperson.

§5.4.3. If both the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson are being impeached, the Chief of Defense shall organize the hearing and vote. There shall be no acting Chairperson. If the impeachments succeed, a chairperson election shall be immediately held.

§5.5. Elections shall always occur on the 1st of every month and immediately in the absence of a Chairperson (excluding Vice Chairperson or Acting Chairperson).

§6. The council may vote unanimously to enact a State of Emergency in times where it is necessary. During a State of Emergency, the Chairperson may issue non-binding orders without the need for a vote.

§6.1. The Chairperson may not order the following:

(a) Amendments to this charter;

(b) Declarations of war

(c) Expulsion of a member state

(d) The dismissal or impeachment of any official;

(e) The dissolution of the organization, and;

(f) The dissolution of any department, body, or committee within the organization.

§6.2. A State of Emergency may be revoked by the council through a simple majority vote. This vote shall be chaired by the Vice Chairperson.

§6.3. The council may vote to overturn orders with a simple majority. If successful, the Chairperson may not issue that order without a vote in the council. Such votes shall be chaired by a Vice Chairperson.

ARTICLE 2 - Defensive Coordination

§1. Member states agree to share information relevant to collective national security that does not compromise any nation’s own national security or an individual’s safety.

§2. There shall be an official called the Chief of Defence who shall be in charge of the overall coordination between member states on defensive matters, such as: flow of information, rebuilding assistance, emergency moderation forces, and coordinated action.

§2.1. The Chief of Defence shall be appointed by the heads of government of member states. The latter shall deliberate on capable candidates and nominate one. A nominated candidate shall be interviewed for a hearing within the Council of Representatives. A candidate must receive a two-thirds majority of votes to become the Chief of Defence. The Chairperson shall organize any and all listed processes in the appointment of a Chief of Defence.

§2.1.1. Appointments for the Chief of Defense shall always occur on the 15th of every month and immediately in the absence of a Chief of Defence.

§2.2. The Chief of Defense may be removed from the office by the Council of Representatives with a two-thirds majority. Impeachment proceedings are automatically triggered in the case that the Chief of Defense has been inactive for one (1) week, or have grossly neglected their responsibilities within this timeframe.

§2.3. The Chief of Defence may delegate their powers and responsibilities through the creation of departments or relevant bodies. The creation of such bodies must be approved by the Council of Representatives with a simple majority vote.

§2.4. The Chief of Defence may not force cooperation or action from a member state.

§3. A Council of Defence consisting of each member state's head of government shall be made. The Chief of Defence shall preside over this council to organize discussion regarding collective defensive and security collaboration.

ARTICLE 3 - Equality and Sovereignty

§1. Member states each have equal power within this organization. This organization shall not infringe upon the sovereignty and rights of any member state.

§2. The governments of each member state shall keep a perpetual peace with and respect the sovereignty of each other.

§3. Should there be a war between member states, the Council of Representatives or another investigative body of its choice shall collate the objective facts of the conflict. The conflicting member states shall select a representative from an uninvolved and impartial member state who shall mediate and resolve the conflict between the conflicting member states.

§3.1 If the conflict cannot be resolved, the Council of Representatives must expel one of the conflicting member states from the organization. The conflicting member states being voted upon may not contribute to this decision, and as such, their representatives are not part of the discussion and vote of this matter.

§3.2 The entirety of §3 and §3.1 is to be considered null and void if the conflicting member states do not bring any actual harm to users or national infrastructure, and was previously agreed upon by all involved governments.

ARTICLE 4 - Membership

§1. If a community wishes to join this organization, their head of government or relevant minister must apply through a designated forum channel and state the following information regarding their nation:

(a) Name;

(b) Population;

(c) Messages per month, if available;

(d) A short description of the server and its system of government, and;

(e) A permanent invite link to the server.

§1.1. Applications that meet all the requirements stated in §1 and §2 shall be voted on by the Council of Representatives and require unanimous approval to be admitted. Approved applicants become member states and must follow the

processes outlined in Article 1.

§1.2. Approved member states must ratify this treaty (If applicable under their laws and constitution).

§2. Member states must be democratic and accepting of all races, religions, sexualities, genders, and identities.

§2.1. A democratic nation shall be defined as one in which political power is derived from the people through free and fair elections, exercised under the rule of law, and constrained by constitutional protections of rights and freedoms — regardless of whether its head of state is an elected president or a ceremonial monarch.

§3. Member states can be expelled by the Council of Representatives through a ⅔ majority vote.

§3.1. Member states being expelled shall not vote on their own expulsion and do

not count to quorum.

§4. An associate membership is available for communities which either: do not wish to fully commit to the organization, are not democratic, or were not successfully approved as a member.

§4.1. An associate member state must follow §1 and require unanimous

approval in the Council of Representatives.

§4.2 Associate-memberstates have access to a limited flow of information, rebuilding assistance, emergency moderation forces, coordinated security action, and any other services the organization may offer that is open to associate member states.

§4.3 Associate member states may be expelled by the Council of Representatives with a simple majority vote.

ARTICLE 5 - Mutual Defense

§1. An attack on any member state is to be considered an attack on all member states.

§1.1. For aggressive action to qualify as an attack, it must have one or more of the elements outlined below:

(a) Causing irreparable harm to the server of a member state, also known as nuking;

(b) Doxxings any citizen of a member state;

(c) A formal declaration of war on a member state;

(d) Any other aggressive action as defined by the Council of Representatives as such actions present themselves.

§1.2. When Article 5 is invoked by any member state, all other member states must come to that member states’ aid.

§2. If an associate member state invokes Article 5, the Council of Representatives shall review the circumstances of the conflict and may approve invocation with a two-thirds majority.

ARTICLE 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions

§1. All amendments to this charter must be approved by the Council of Representatives with a two-thirds vote in the affirmative.

§2. The dissolution of this treaty must be approved by The Council of Representatives with a unanimous vote in the affirmative.

Authored by:

• 10kpacrat
• blatant_nepotism
• catofiish
• courtofjustice
• mugster
• whitethommy

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