Holy Roman Empire

"Finally finished!"

"This is the first step, and it must be passed in the state assembly, and it will take effect with the approval of His Majesty!"

"Isn't it revision, what are you afraid of?"

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That's right, this is the Constitutional Committee of the New Holy Roman Empire. All the people present were sent by the governments of various states.

The Constitutional Commission was established as early as 1854, because the parties were too divided, and the friction was dragged to the present.

Now that the draft constitution has finally been released, before that, the new Holy Roman Empire used the unified agreement signed by the states.

The draft constitution soon appeared on Franz's desk.

Looking at it from beginning to end, Franz frowned slightly.This constitution is actually the result of compromise between the parties. The greatest advantage is probably the protection of the imperial power.

This is an inevitable result.The members of the Constitutional Council are all royalists. Except for the Free City, all states have kings.

The ass determines the head. If the rights of the emperor are restricted, can the rights of the king be guaranteed?

From a rights perspective, the kings of the states are the best allies of Franz.Both the imperial power and the royal power stood on the front line, and both sides suffered a loss.

Other terms are similar to the actual situation of the new Holy Roman Empire.

It is almost a replica of the German Empire. State governments have a high degree of autonomy. Apart from prohibiting division, unifying currencies, and having to be consistent with the central government in diplomacy, there are basically no restrictions.

The command of the army belongs to the emperor and the king. According to the constitution: Franz and the king of the state have the right to command the state army, but the central government does not have this right.

The army is divided into the central army and the state army.The central army is directly under the emperor, and the state governments share the military expenses; while the state army directly belongs to the king, the states themselves bear the military expenses.

In theory, as long as the state government has money, it is legal to engage a million troops, and the central government has no right to interfere, but the emperor has command.

The new version of the Constitution directly cut the army and the government, and the state-owned army became the private armies of the emperor and the king.

The same is true of taxation. The people pay taxes to the king and the emperor, and the central government and the governments of the states only manage it on their behalf.

This is a bit similar to the British, but the emperor is bigger in power.

Senior officials of the central government are appointed by the emperor. All senior officials must have local or ministerial appointment experience and have achieved certain political achievements.

The possibility of one step to the sky is cut off directly from the source, or to say: the prime minister must start from the state.

It is worth mentioning that the election of members of Congress has been opened, but it is a high-standard version.

Franz estimates that according to this standard, no more than one percent of people are eligible to vote, and fewer people are eligible to run.

Following the British, the Parliament is divided into upper and lower houses, the upper house is composed of nobles, and the lower house is elected by the people.

To be eligible for voting rights, the following conditions must be met: possess the New Holy Roman Empire nationality, and live in the empire for a long time, or be a colony, be over 30 years old, have a secondary school education, have more than ten years of social work experience, and be in the industry Has made certain achievements, has no criminal record, and correct political thoughts ...

The qualifications of candidates are stricter. After satisfying the above qualifications, there are social contribution assessment, personal comprehensive ability assessment, political ideological and moral assessment ...

No doubt, according to this standard, it is estimated that the future Congress of the New Holy Roman Empire will be very harmonious.

Basically, those who are able to kill the enemies are old men. Whether it is scolding or fighting, they are powerless.

There is no doubt that this election model is a heavy blow to political parties.It ’s useless to be good at speaking. Even if it ’s a blown ceiling, you do n’t have the right to vote or even the right to vote.

Voters have a certain level of knowledge and are elites in the industry. They have already passed the second stage of the middle school. These people have little desire to change the status quo of society, and it is not easy to flicker them.

Even if all these conditions are met, it is only a member of parliament.If you want to become a prime minister from parliament, you still have to climb up from the grass roots. Elections are not a shortcut.

These restrictions were not set by Franz, he hinted at most, and the latter were all made by the Constitutional Committee.

It is normal to think about it. The current constitutional committees are all vested interests, so naturally they have to protect their own interests.

Do n’t think that a civilian ’s birth will increase the right to vote.The end result is often the exact opposite. These talents are the most opposed to expanding the right to vote.

The human mind is complicated. Before the privilege is obtained, the anti-privilege is obtained; after the privilege is obtained, the butt determines the head and the privilege must be maintained.

As an elite in the society, they naturally do not want more people to come in and share this right, and eventually it becomes elite politics.

Whether elite politics is good or not, Franz cannot answer this question.But as an emperor, this is in his interest.

A group of rational and conservative social elites entering the circle of power is always more conducive to the development of the country than letting a group of middle two and mouth-to-mouth parties come in.

After seeing the political contribution, Franz did not hesitate to hit a fork, and remarked that: Any act of political contribution is regarded as a bribe and is strictly investigated in accordance with relevant regulations.

After thinking for a while, he added an article: Prohibit the media, enterprises, and individuals from making relevant political propaganda, and offenders should be punished for the crime of manipulating political elections.

As for the question of how to vote and how voters should vote, it is not Franz ’s business.If you want to list your resume, maybe, just barely!

Anyway, everyone is the same, fairness and justice will not take advantage of anyone.

It is better than letting the power of capital intervene, and Congress becomes a slave to the capitalists' money.

Since it is a constitution, there are naturally provisions restricting the rights of the emperor.For example: to abide by the Constitution, clearly stipulate the proportion of royal annuity withdrawal and so on.

These are almost the same. Don't expect a group of constitutional committees appointed by the emperor and king to really make a constitution that restricts the imperial power.

These terms are all acquiesced by Franz.At most, it strengthens the rights of the cabinet, but the foundation of the power of the cabinet comes from the emperor, it is nothing more than a backslider.

It is worth mentioning that the law of succession to the throne, Franz changed, if the first heir cannot bear the responsibility of the emperor due to personal physical and mental reasons, the throne is directly inherited by the second heir.

No way, after experiencing the reign of Ferdinand I and almost turning over, the Habsburg royal family was scared, afraid to come again.After all, not every time you will be so lucky, you can turn danger into danger.

If there were not many loyal officials in the Habsburg dynasty, Austria would become a constitutional monarchy in the Ferdinand era, and it would not be Franz ’s turn to enact the constitution.

After checking it several times and finding out that there was no problem, Franz passed on his opinion.At that time, someone will naturally find a reason to carry out his will.

This is the draft, and it's still a long time since.The central government and the state governments also have to play political games to fight for their respective rights.

The Constitution, to put it bluntly, is just a big framework. When it comes to specific provisions, it also depends on the political game results of all parties.