Free State of Hyws

Free State of Hyws Our Great Nation
File:SOHflag.png Flag Flag File:SOHcoa.png Coat of Arms Coat of arms
Motto: Freedom for All
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Capital and largest city	Madison
Official languages	English, Welsh
Demonym(s)	Hywsman
Government	Direct democracy
Legislature
• Lower house	Grand Forum
Establishment	2018
Population
• (registered citizens) census	4
Time zone	CST

The Free State of Hyws, often abbreviated as FSOH, is a micronation located in Mississippi, with its territory surrounded entirely by the USA. The Republic was founded on May 5, 2020 as a result of incompetence in state and federal officials, as well as lack of state freedom, racial oppression, etc.

Etymology

The demonym "Hywsman" comes from the Founder of the nation, Hyws Kennedy.

Claims

Map and Claims

History

The Free State of Hyws was founded by Hyws Kennedy, on , the original state from which the FSOH evolved. The Constitution of The Free State of Hyws was passed by the Beaconite Municipal Assembly by the two remaining Assemblymen in Beacon City, Prince James and Asm. von Uberquie, after nearly two years of nearly no meaningful activity in the Municipal Assembly, nor Beacon City in general.

The new constitution was written to avoid that sort of inactivity, principally by mandating an infrequent legislative process involving little effort to partake in. Additionally, like the Beaconite Municipal Assembly, membership of the new Grand Forum was made available to all Beaconite citizens. As Frisch took office as Rector, he was granted temporary decree powers by the Constitution, though all decrees would require confirmation at the first vote of the Grand Forum, and he used this power to pass the Ballot Act 2018, in order to establish voting procedures for the Grand Forum. Beginning on the 2nd of May, 2018, the Grand Forum held its first Ballot, confirming the Ballot Act and beginning the regular procedure of government.

Government and politics

The structure of The Free State of Hyws is designed around the Grand Forum, a directly democratic institution, but other major branches of government exist to support it.

The Grand Forum

The Grand Forum of All Citizens is the chief legislative body of the FSOH. All citizens may join the Grand Forum. The Grand Forum does not meet or vote in person, but at the beginning of the month, the Rector will send out a Ballot to all members, known as Electors, with all legislative proposals. Business may be proposed by any member of the Grand Forum with the support of two other members. The Rector may reject certain proposals on the grounds of being "irrelevant, inactionable or unconstitutional", or being similar or in conflict with other proposals, but any dismissal may be appealed to the Justicial Councils. If two proposals are similar or conflicting, the Rector is to first attempt to mediate the two proposals to the satisfaction of the two proposing Electors.

The Minor Council

The Minor Council is an additional legislative body, elected to six-month terms by the Grand Forum. The Minor Council exists primarily to take any legislative actions that require a quicker response than the Grand Forum can reasonably provide. It also must approve elections to the Senior Justicial Council and for the Rectorate. Since the Minor Council has not yet needed to take action before the Grand Forum, it has only met twice, both times to confirm elections to the Senior Justicial Council.

The Magistracies

The Magistracies are the executive branches of the FSOH, similar to Ministries or Departments in other nations. Each is led by a Magistrate, elected by the Grand Forum for 12 months, though offices may be left vacant, in which case either a deputy or the Rector carries out those duties. Each Magistrate sits on the College of Magistrates, a Cabinet-esque body which is responsible for maintaining a uniform executive policy. The College of Magistrates is led by a Chief Magistrate elected by its members.

There are currently four Magistracies in the FSOH.

• Magistracy for Foreign Affairs: Responsible for the foreign policy of the FSOH. Contains the Ambassadry, responsible for diplomatic missions.
• Magistracy for Local Communities: Responsible for naming the Local Executives, which may implement Ordinances in their Local Communities.
• Magistracy for the Treasury: Responsible for managing the money of the FSOH. Contains the Treasury itself as well as the Inland Revenue Service.
• Magistracy for Culture: Responsible for promoting Beaconite culture, arts, and heritage.

The Justicial Councils

The Justicial Councils form the justicial branch of the FSOH. The constitution grants them the power of judicial review, and mandates the principle of stare decisis. There are two Justicial Councils: the Council of First Instance and the Senior Justicial Council.