War and Peace Act 2025

<ref name="shining">Repealed by SDAF Act 2026 passed by the Senate on 25 February 2026 and signed by the President on 26 February 2026.</ref> <ref name="taid">SDAF Act 2026 undone by This Act Is Dumb (TAID) 2026 passed 21 March 2026 and signed 22 March 2026.</ref> <ref name="deptwar" />

War and Peace Act 2025

Article 1: Definitions

§1. “War” shall be defined as a formal meme conflict between the State of SimDemocracy and a foreign entity which has been approved by the SimDemocracy senate.

§2. “Foreign Action” shall be defined as a meme conflict between SimDemocracy and a foreign entity before being confirmed by the senate.

§3. “Foreign Entity” shall be defined as any online community which is not a part of SimDemocracy nor exists solely to conduct SimDemocracy-related business, and does not brigade or raid other servers or subreddits.

§4. “Meme conflict” shall refer to a conflict largely for the purposes of roleplay which utilizes memes or other harmless internet methods as the method of warfare.

§5. “Reserve” shall be an employment status in which someone shall not be paid and shall have no required duties of them.

§6. “Active Duty” shall be an employment status which is not being on reserve.

Article 2: Declaring War or Peace

§1. The President shall have the power to conduct a foreign action which must be ratified by a simple majority vote in the senate within 24 hours, or must end.

§1.1. The President may not conduct more than one foreign action in one week (7 days).

§1.2. A foreign action which has been ratified by the senate shall then be called a war.

§2. The President shall have the power to initiate wars, which must be ratified by a simple majority vote in the Senate before beginning.

§3. The President shall also have the power to initiate peace treaties which must be ratified by a simple majority in the Senate to conclude a war

§3.1. The President shall have the power to end a war or foreign action on their own if no conditions or agreement is set with it ending.

§4. The President shall not have the authority to have any formalized conflict with a foreign entity except as otherwise stated in legislation.

§4.1. National security work, infiltration operations, investigating or subduing terrorist groups, and investigating criminal actions involving foreign entities shall not be considered conflicts for the sake of this act.

Article 3: Conducting Meme Conflicts

§1. During wartime or foreign action, memes created by the SDAF may be posted in designated areas.

§1.1. SDAF memes may not be posted in any areas outside SimDemocracy unless it is consented to by the foreign entity.

§2. No use of spam, raiding, brigading, or violations of a platform’s terms of service shall be utilized by the SDAF for the purpose of meme conflicts.

Article 4: Miscellaneous

§1. The President may create and bestow medals to honor those who have provided exceptional service to the SDAF and may award them to any past or present service member with them.

§1.1. The President may additionally revoke SDAF-related medals for any reason.

§2. The CoAF or President may set a structure of ranks in the SDAF, and may promote members of the SDAF to various ranks.

Repealed<ref name="deptwar">Amended by the Department of War Act 2025 passed and signed 8 October 2025.</ref>

Passed by the Senate on 20 July 2025 and signed by the President on 21 July 2025.

Authored by themaincharacter7393, NC

Article 1: Declaring War or Peace

§1. The President shall have the power to initiate wars which must be ratified by a simple majority vote in the Senate.

§2. The President shall also have the power to initiate peace treaties which must be ratified by a simple majority in the Senate to conclude a war

Article 2: Reporting Requirements

§1. The Secretary of Defense will be tasked with submitting a report every two weeks to the senate and the president including:

(a) The status of military readiness.

(b) Ongoing or planned military operations, excluding classified matters that could compromise national security.

Article 3: Conduct during Meme Wars

§1. During wartime, memes created by the SDAF may be posted in designated areas.

§1.1. SDAF memes may not be posted in any areas outside SimDemocracy unless it is consented to by the other nation

§2. No use of spam, raiding, or brigading shall be utilized by the SDAF for the purpose of meme wars.

Article 4: Conduct during Peace Time

§1. All members of the SDAF will by default be considered held in reserve during peace time for which they shall not receive a salary nor be expected to conduct any work.

§2. During peacetime SDAF personnel may be used to augment other departments or for work in any colony with the consent of the relevant Executive Officer or Governor,

§2.1. SDAF members assigned as such shall not be considered as being in reserve.

Article 5: Awards and Medals

§1. The Secretary of Defense may create medals with which to honour those who have provided exceptional service to the SDAF and may award them to any past or present service member with the consent of the President.

Article 6: Repeals

§1. The War and Peace Act 2024 and SDAF Act 2025 shall be repealed.

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