1. Freedom of Expression and Speech -
The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most precious of the rights of citizens. Every citizen may, accordingly, speak, write, and print with freedom, but shall be responsible for such abuses of this freedom as shall be defined by law. Recognized abuses of this freedom include but are not limited to:
Incitement - the deliberate attempt to destroy or abuse the policies of the Curia or to encourage others to do so, citizens should attempt whenever possible to encourage others to follow the rules and to use the processes in place to vet their grievances or resolve their issues.
False Statements of Fact - While, it's not uncommon to be wrong it is important to distinguish the use of falsities in order to mislead others, citizens should attempt whenever possible to be truthful in their accounts, and citizens should attempt to recognize when they were wrong, recognition.
Fighting Words and Offensive Speech - That which "tend[s] to incite an immediate breach of the peace" by provoking a fight, so long as it is a "personally abusive [word] which, when addressed to the ordinary citizen, is, as a matter of common knowledge, inherently likely to provoke a violent reaction", citizens whenever possible should try to avoid confrontations which each other and instead focus their intentions on the review and selection of ideas, no idea is beyond reproach, conflict which does occur should emphasize action not lack or presence of character.
2. Appeal of Decisions - The citizenship have the right to appeal decisions brought by any body. Although not every appeal can be binding any citizen can move to have a decision made by moderators, censors, curators, staff etc. appealed to the wider body
3. Public Transparency of Proceedings - Although many proceedings are kept private for the purpose of protection of privacy, every citizen has the right to archive private proceedings concerning them as public including relevant discussion. Privacy is only to promote the good of the boards, not to obfuscate decisions or their process.
4. Call for a Vote of No Confidence - Should citizens prove to be dissatisfied with a staff member's behavior or actions they have the right to call for a Vote of No Confidence to effectively remove said staff member from their position and duties. Such a proposal may be brought by anyone but requires a plurality vote in the affirmative of the citizenry to pass.
5. Propose Policy - Citizens may propose policy or procedural changes. Such a proposal may be brought by anyone but requires a plurality vote in the affirmative of citizenry to pass.
6. Elected Positions - Citizens possess the right to run for election to staff positions assuming they meet the prerequisites set for those positions.
7. Patronizing - Citizens may propose members of the board who deserve admission into the citizenry. Such a proposal may be brought by anyone who meets the prerequisites but requires a plurality vote in the affirmative of citizenry to pass.
8. Self-Identification - Citizens may choose their user title, name and choose how to be identified by the board at large be it as a citizen, civitate, artifex, patrician or their staff position.
9. Review by Referral - Citizens may choose to review the actions or behaviors of another citizen through referral. Such a proposal may be brought by anyone but requires a vote from the triumvirate to take action.
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Originally Posted by Hitai de Bodemloze
