Borrador de la Constitución Demárquica Planetaria/en
PREAMBLE: Radical Ideas of a Planetary Constitution that Challenge Everything You Think You Know
Dissatisfaction with current political and economic systems is an almost universal feeling. From partisan paralysis to systemic inequality and the inability to address global crises, it seems the rules of the game are broken. In this context, the "Planetary Demarchic Constitution" emerges not as a naive utopia, but as a frontal attack on the political axioms that have led us to the current paralysis. Its value lies in its boldness to imagine a radically different institutional architecture. This article explores the five most disruptive ideas of this document, designed to force us to completely change the rules of the game.
1. Farewell to the State and Career Politicians
The first idea is a direct assault on the Westphalian model of state sovereignty that has dominated global politics for nearly 400 years. Article 4 decrees the "Abolition of the Hierarchical State," replacing artificial borders with natural "Bioregions." Simultaneously, Article 16 establishes the "Abolition of Professional Politics." In this power architecture, there are no political parties, lobbies, or parliamentary careers. Instead, citizens are chosen by sortition (lottery) to occupy positions in assemblies with ultra-short mandates, a mechanism designed to "guarantee real statistical representation" (Article 19). The assembly thus becomes a microcosm of the population, not an elite of political operators. This proposal attacks the root of the incentive mechanisms that generate corruption, based on the "Postulate of Power" (Article 6), which diagnoses that power is not intrinsically evil, but predictably corrupts the more it is concentrated and the longer it is held.
2. You are a 50% Partner of the Planet (and You Don't Pay Taxes)
Imagine an economic model where every human being is a co-owner of global wealth. Article 5 establishes "Universal Planetary Co-ownership," declaring every person a participant in natural resources, accumulated knowledge, and, radically, 50% of the planet's productive capacity. This materializes in Article 41 ("Universal 50% Partnership"), which makes humanity a partner "in the benefits and risks" of all economic activity. By sharing both gains and losses, a symbiotic and robust relationship is created. The direct consequence is the "Abolition of Taxes" (Article 40). The system is not financed by coercive collections, but by the returns of this partnership. The tangible benefit for every citizen is the "Planetary Dividend" (Article 9), a universal and unconditional income that, unlike current subsidies, does not depend on bureaucracy or proof of need, but is a property right.
3. Power to the Citizens, Literally
This system proposes an antifragile institutional architecture (Article 15) that radically separates popular will from technical execution. Sovereignty lies with the "Sovereign Citizen Assembly" (Article 19), composed of a "High Number of Assembly Members" (Article 23)—ideally a thousand or more—chosen by sortition for "ultra-short and rotating mandates" (Article 21). The key is scale: with such a large and statistically representative body, individual biases and special interests are diluted, allowing the popular will to emerge from the aggregate, not from negotiation between factions. The function of this assembly is not to micromanage, but to define the "what": the major objectives and values. The execution, the "how," falls to "Professional Managers" (Article 24) selected by merit, whose main incentive mechanism is that they respond with their "personal assets" in case of malpractice (Article 26), ensuring real accountability.
4. The Right to Disconnect from Everything: "Island Mode"
What happens if an individual or community does not wish to participate? Unlike current systems, which presuppose mandatory membership, here it is a revocable right. Article 14 enshrines the "Right to Island Mode," allowing any person or group to opt out. Those who choose this option renounce the benefits of the system, such as the Planetary Dividend, but are free to live by their own rules, always retaining the right to rejoin. This idea is much more than a simple exit clause; it functions as an escape valve for social pressure, a concept absent in our Nation-States. In a world of increasing centralization, this right connects with current debates on digital sovereignty, secession, and individual autonomy, offering a structural solution to dissent. As the article itself states:
Demarchy is not a wall, it is an oasis to which everyone is invited, but no one is chained.
5. Security is Not Imposed with Armies, It is Built with Dignity
Perhaps the deepest redefinition is that of security. Article 35 decrees the "Abolition of National Armies" and Article 38 orders the reconversion of the entire military industry. However, this is not naive disarmament, but a total paradigm shift. The system creates a "Planetary Protection Force" (Article 36) with an exclusive and limited mandate: to protect humanity from existential threats like asteroids, pandemics, or planetary-scale disasters. Defense is reoriented from human-on-human conflict to the survival of the species against common risks. Everyday security, meanwhile, is understood as a consequence of the system itself, not a product of coercion. Article 39 expresses this with devastating clarity:
Authentic security does not derive from police controls but from abundance, dignity, and the elimination of artificial scarcity.
This approach treats crime and violence not as problems to be fought with force, but as symptoms of an unjust system based on need. By guaranteeing material well-being, the causes of insecurity are attacked, not just its effects.
The abolition of the State, planetary co-ownership, citizen power by sortition, the right to disconnection, and security based on dignity are ideas that function as a relentless critique of our current dogmas.
Their true power lies not in their immediate viability, but in their capacity to demonstrate that the institutional architectures we take for granted are not the only ones possible. They force us to look beyond and question the foundations of our society. In the end, they leave us with a provocative question: What if the biggest problems of our time are not unsolvable, but simply require us to dare to completely change the rules of the game?
Comparative Analysis: The Westphalian Nation-State vs. The Planetary Demarchic Constitution
1. Introduction: Two Paradigms of Social Organization
The Westphalian nation-state model has been the dominant global governance system for nearly 400 years, defining sovereignty, territoriality, and the exercise of political power as we know them. Its principles of fixed borders and centralized authority have shaped the international order and the relationship between the individual and the collective. Against this established paradigm, the Planetary Demarchic Constitution emerges as a radical theoretical proposal that does not seek to reform the current system, but to challenge its fundamental axioms from the root.
The objective of this document is to perform a technical and comparative analysis of both systems. To this end, their institutional architectures will be examined through four fundamental axes: governance structures and sovereignty, paradigms of fundamental rights and freedoms, economic and property models, and security and defense doctrines. Through this comparison, the implications of each system will be evaluated objectively and academically, contrasting established mechanisms with the alternatives proposed within the demarchic framework.
2. Governance Structures and Sovereignty
The governance structure is the skeleton upon which any political system is built, defining who holds power, where its legitimacy emanates from, and how it is exercised. The difference between the Westphalian and Demarchic models in this area is fundamental, as it represents a complete redefinition of the concept of authority and sovereignty.
2.1 The Unit of Sovereignty and the Source of Authority
The Westphalian model is founded on territorial sovereignty delimited by "artificial borders." The basic unit of sovereignty is the Hierarchical State, an entity that exercises tax power over a population within a defined territory. Authority emanates from this hierarchical structure and its capacity for coercion.
In direct contrast, the Demarchic Constitution proposes the "Abolition of the Hierarchical State" (Article 4). This principle dismantles political borders to replace them with natural "Bioregions", territorial units defined by coherent ecosystems. This geographical shift implies a transformation in the source of authority: the system transitions from a tax hierarchy to a "community of owners model", where ontological legitimacy does not emanate from power, but from "shared responsibility" over a common heritage.
2.2 The Exercise of Political Power
The mechanisms through which political power is exercised differ radically between both systems. While the Nation-State operates through professional representation, Demarchy postulates direct and rotating citizen participation.
| Westphalian System (Implicit) | Demarchic System (Explicit) |
| Career Politicians: Power is exercised by a professional class that dedicates its life to politics. | Abolition of Professional Politics (Article 17): The exercise of politics as a permanent means of livelihood is prohibited to prevent the creation of elites. |
| Political Parties: Organizations that compete for power, coalescing ideologies and mobilizing the electorate. | Sovereign Citizen Assembly (Article 19): Sovereignty is exercised through a body composed of citizens chosen by sortition for real statistical representation. |
| Lobbies and Special Interests: Pressure groups that influence political decisions to benefit factions. | Ultra-short and Rotating Mandates (Article 21): Positions are temporary and not consecutively re-electable, diluting the capacity of special interests to capture power. |
2.3 Concentration of Power and Control Mechanisms
The institutional design of each system reveals its approach to managing power concentration. The demarchic proposal starts from an explicit axiom formulated in the "Postulate of Power" (Article 6):
Power corrupts in proportion to its concentration and duration.
To mitigate this risk, the demarchic architecture is structurally designed to disperse power. Instead of the traditional tripartite model, it establishes a radical separation into five independent functions (Article 16):
- Citizenship: Exercises supreme sovereignty.
- Citizen Assembly: Voice of the citizenry, defines objectives and supervises.
- Professional Managers: Technically execute the guidelines.
- Independent Auditors: Verify and control the action of Managers and Assembly.
- Judicial Power: Guarantees compliance with the Constitution.
Additionally, it introduces a direct control mechanism: "Professional Managers" respond with their "personal assets" in case of malpractice (Article 26), creating an incentive architecture that aligns technical responsibility with personal consequence.
This redefinition of sovereignty and the radical dispersion of power is not a mere exercise in institutional engineering; it necessarily reconfigures the ontological relationship between the individual and the collective, materialized in a new axiological framework of rights and freedoms.
3. Paradigms of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
Fundamental rights constitute the core of the relationship between the individual and the collective. They define the limits of the system's power and the sphere of personal autonomy it must protect. The Demarchic Constitution not only redefines existing rights but expands their scope to respond to contemporary challenges.
3.1 The Nature of Belonging
In the traditional Nation-State, citizenship is a mandatory condition. Birth within a territory imposes a membership from which it is difficult to disassociate. Demarchy subverts this logic by making participation a voluntary act.
The most disruptive manifestation of this principle is the "Right to Island Mode" (Article 13). This right allows any individual or group to opt out of participating in the system, renouncing its benefits (such as the Planetary Dividend) in exchange for living by their own rules. This concept acts as an "escape valve for social pressure" and anchors the principle of the consent of the governed in a real and tangible option. As the text itself states:
Demarchy is not a wall, it is an oasis to which everyone is invited, but no one is chained.
3.2 The Expansion of Individual Sovereignties
The demarchic framework enshrines a series of individual sovereignties that respond directly to the challenges of the digital age and biotechnology, areas where traditional rights frameworks often prove insufficient.
- Cognitive Sovereignty (Article 10): Guarantees the right to think for oneself, free from "algorithmic manipulation" or "ideological coercion." Protects the autonomy of individual judgment against mass persuasion technologies.
- Bodily Sovereignty (Article 12): Grants each individual "absolute sovereignty over their own body," limiting the collective's capacity to regulate personal decisions regarding the organism.
- Digital Sovereignty (Article 13): Establishes "absolute ownership over their personal data," granting the citizen exclusive control over their information and its use.
These rights are not a random collection, but a coherent philosophical declaration: the protection of the central essence of the individual—cognitive, biological, and digital—against emerging forms of systemic power that traditional constitutions could not anticipate. The guarantee of these expanded freedoms, however, depends on an economic system capable of sustaining them.
4. Economic and Property Models
The economic model is the engine that funds the social structure and determines resource distribution. Its design is a fundamental pillar for justice, stability, and viability of any political system. Demarchy proposes an economic restructuring as profound as its political reform.
4.1 Financing the Collective System
The Nation-State is financed primarily through the coercive extraction of resources in the form of taxes on income, consumption, or property of its citizens.
The Demarchic Constitution transitions towards a model of financing by corporate participation, decreeing the "Abolition of Taxes" (Article 40). The collective system is financed through the returns generated by its participation in the economy. The central mechanism is the "Universal 50% Partnership" (Article 41), which makes humanity a 50% partner in the benefits and risks of all global economic activity.
4.2 The Concept of Property and Wealth
The conception of property is another fundamental point of divergence. The traditional model operates under a paradigm of private and state ownership of resources. Demarchy introduces a paradigm of universal co-ownership.
| Westphalian System | Demarchic System |
| Wealth by Extraction Paradigm: Wealth is generated through private or state economic activity and subsequently taxed (extracted) by the State to fund the common good. | Wealth as Dividend of Inherited Heritage Paradigm: Starts from the principle of Universal Planetary Co-ownership (Article 5), where economic activity leverages a common heritage in which everyone is a participant. |
4.3 Implications for Individual Well-being
The impact of these models on citizen life is direct. Nation-State social welfare systems are based on conditional subsidies and redistributive transfers.
In the demarchic system, the benefit materializes in the "Planetary Dividend" (Article 9). This universal and unconditional income is the mechanism for direct distribution of returns generated by the "Universal 50% Partnership." Crucially, it is not defined as aid, but as a "property right": the return corresponding to every human being for their participation in the planet's common heritage.
The elimination of artificial scarcity and the guarantee of universal material well-being lay the foundations for a complete redefinition of the concept of security.
5. Security and Defense Doctrines
A society's security paradigm not only defines how it protects itself from threats, but reveals what it considers a threat in the first place. The transition from Nation-State to Demarchy implies a philosophical shift from national security to species security.
5.1 The Object and Instrument of Defense
The doctrine of the Westphalian system is national security, focused on managing inter-species conflict (human vs. human). Its objective is the protection of territorial sovereignty against other States, and its main instrument is "National Armies."
The Demarchic Constitution reorients towards survival at the species level. It proposes the "Abolition of National Armies" (Article 35) and their replacement by a "Planetary Protection Force" (Article 36), whose mandate is limited exclusively to protecting humanity from common "existential threats", such as asteroids or pandemics.
5.2 The Fundamental Philosophy of Security
The underlying conceptual change is profound. In the traditional model, security is achieved through coercion, control, and military deterrence. It is assumed that conflict is a constant and peace is maintained through a balance of power.
In contrast, demarchic philosophy postulates that insecurity is a symptom, not an inherent condition. Article 39 expresses it forcefully:
Authentic security does not derive from police controls but from abundance, dignity, and the elimination of artificial scarcity.
This approach treats violence as a "symptom of an unjust system," attacking its structural causes—need and scarcity—instead of simply repressing its effects.
This paradigm shift, traversing governance, rights, economy, and security, leads us to a final reflection on the purpose and value of this constitutional proposal.
6. Conclusive Synthesis: A Challenge to Political Axioms
The comparative analysis reveals that the Planetary Demarchic Constitution is not a mere reform of the Westphalian Nation-State, but that both represent two axiomatically incompatible logics of social organization: one based on territorial control and the other on the optimization of human potential. Where the current model relies on territorial sovereignty, hierarchical power, financing by coercive extraction, and national security, Demarchy proposes citizen sovereignty, distributed governance, financing by corporate participation, and species security.
The value of this proposal does not lie in its immediate viability, but in its function as a rigorous intellectual exercise. Its boldness to "imagine a radically different institutional architecture" serves as a relentless critique of our current dogmas. Its main contribution is its "capacity to demonstrate that the institutional architectures we take for granted are not the only ones possible."
Ultimately, proposals like the Planetary Demarchic Constitution force us to question the foundations of our social organization. They pose a provocative question: what if the most complex problems of our time are not unsolvable, but their solution requires us to dare to completely change the rules of the game?
Framework Constitution of Planetary Demarchy
OFFICIAL CONSOLIDATED VERSION
Global and complete constitutional framework of Planetary Demarchy, serving as an immovable basis for associated bioregional constitutions. Includes Preamble, seven fundamental Titles, transitional provisions, final provision, and annex.
This text was originally drafted in Spanish and will serve as the basis for translations. In case of doubt, the Spanish version shall prevail.
PREAMBLE
WE, THE UNITED HUMANITY,
Recognizing that the concentration of power inevitably corrupts,
Aware that the system based on artificial scarcity and division has become unsustainable,
Affirming that dignity, freedom, and prosperity are inalienable rights of every human being,
Recognizing the diversity of cultures, communities, and bioregions of the planet, and with the purpose of ensuring coexistence, freedom, justice, sustainability, and dignity for all beings, we endow ourselves with this planetary constitutional framework, which sets the minimum principles and limits and maximum commons that all those who adopt Planetary Demarchy accept to fulfill, reserving all other competencies to bioregions and collectivities,
We decide to establish PLANETARY DEMARCHY as the foundation of our common civilization,
So that personal benefit flows naturally toward the collective good,
And to guarantee that no future generation suffers the tyranny of hunger, the indignity of slave/proletarian labor, or the terror of war,
We solemnly promulgate this PLANETARY DEMARCHIC CONSTITUTION.
This constitution is binding for all regions associated with Planetary Demarchy.
Disputes regarding its interpretation and application shall be resolved by the World Planetary Assembly.
TITLE I: FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES
Article 1 — Principle of Freedom of Thought and Action
Freedom of thought and action is the inalienable right of every individual to pursue their vocation and personal development without thought, emotional, economic, or social coercion.
Individual freedom ends where that of others begins. In the face of irresolvable conflicts, bioregional justice systems must offer efficient solutions, conclusively demonstrating that any restriction imposed protects more freedom than it limits.
It is exercised in harmony with the Principle of Equality and the Principle of Least Action, to evolve towards the Homo Socius where individual freedom strengthens collective flourishing, eliminating artificial scarcity.
Aside: What it is to be free in Demarchy
Being free in Planetary Demarchy means the right of each person to:
Believe, think, and dream whatever they wish: freedom of conscience, religion, beliefs, and worldview.
Express and communicate ideas, feelings, and findings: freedom of speech, press, art, and opinion.
Research, teach, and learn: freedom of chair, teaching, and science, without censorship or material or ideological exclusions.
Self-define and live according to their values, modes, and preferences, as long as dignity and the universal minimums of the system are respected.
Be different, disagree, evolve, and change vision, collaborate or isolate voluntarily, without reprisals or any imposition.
Freedom in Demarchy includes, but is not limited to these examples. And it will never be an excuse to impose upon, injure, or humiliate other beings or diversity.
"The texts in explanatory boxes (Aside) have a pedagogical and guiding character, but in case of conflict, the literal text of the numbered article prevails".
Article 2 — Principle of Equality
All human beings are equal in dignity and rights, regardless of origin, circumstances, or contributions. From this universal equality emanates Universal Planetary Co-ownership and ends any form of discrimination or privilege, fostering post-scarcity evolution where collective well-being naturally arises from shared abundance.
Aside: What equality means in Demarchy
In Demarchy, equality is not that everyone is equal in talents, tastes, ideas, nor that they have the same thing all the time.
Equality means:
That no one is worth more or less than another by birth, wealth, origin, appearance, job, idea, age, sex, language, or any personal reason.
That no one has privileges, rights, or special advantages that others cannot also have.
That everyone can participate, decide, and access the essentials of the system (resources, voice, protection, participation, learning) under fair conditions.
That differences are celebrated and protected, but no one can use their difference to dominate, exclude, or trample on others.
That the law and public treatment are the same for every person and community, even if diversity is recognized and respected within the system.
In Demarchy, equality is the common ground:
No one above, no one below. All can be different, but never less, never more.
Article 3 — Principle of Least Action
The institutional and economic system must be designed so that personal benefit naturally aligns with the common good, making cooperation always more advantageous than destructive competition.
The design must minimize friction and maximize efficiency, aligning individual interest with the common good.
Therefore, laws and procedures must periodically justify being the optimal way and free of perverse incentives, being replaced by any more effective alternative.
The administration will enable channels for citizens to elevate proposals to the Citizen Assembly that reduce such friction.
Article 4 — Abolition of the Hierarchical State
Since we are equal and no one has the right to impose themselves on others, the State —understood as a tax hierarchy— ceases to have an ontological basis and gives way to the community of owners model. Thus, authority does not emanate from power, but from shared responsibility.
Territorial organization is structured into natural Bioregions under the community of owners model with the arbitration of the Planetary Assembly.
Article 5 — Universal Planetary Co-ownership, Universal Partnership and Mutual Interdependence
The Earth and its natural resources, accumulated knowledge, and 50% of the productive capacity of the planet and its inhabitants constitute the Common Heritage of Humanity.
Each person possesses an equitable, inalienable, and non-transferable share in this heritage.
We are born into a world we did not create: we inherit resources we do not produce and live thanks to ecosystems that precede us by billions of years. It is not a moral mandate, but an ontological fact: we are co-owners of the planet.
We know that unity creates strength and that organized cooperation drives development.
This great community of owners is founded on mutual interdependence: we are not only co-owners but also 50% partners, because support and collaboration make us stronger, more resilient, and prosperous.
Thus ends the slavery of rent that gave rise to the proletariat and, with it, Homo Debitum, to give way to Homo Socius.
Article 6 — Postulate of Power
Power corrupts in proportion to its concentration and duration. The institutional architecture of Demarchy guarantees the radical separation of functions, mandatory rotation, and permanent citizen control to disperse power. It is the obligation of bioregions to administer and legislate so that this is so.
Article 7 — Popular Sovereignty
Sovereignty resides inalienably and non-transferably in the Planetary Citizenry and is exercised without leadership in a distributed, horizontal, rotating, and temporary manner via sortition.
No person or group shall accumulate power over others against their will, neither temporarily nor permanently.
TITLE II: FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
Article 8 — Inalienable Rights
The following rights are guaranteed to every citizen without any condition:
- Universal access to health.
- Universal access to education.
- Right to the Planetary Dividend.
- Right to be drawn for participation in the Citizen Assemblies.
None of these rights can be restricted for reasons of economics, merit, Trust Capital, or labor contribution.
Article 9 — Planetary Dividend
Every citizen has the right to participate equitably in the benefits generated by common resources through the Planetary Dividend, mathematical and non-negotiable.
Article 10 — Cognitive Sovereignty
In extension and in favor of the first article, every individual has the inalienable right to think for themselves, free from algorithmic manipulation, group pressure, emotional pressure, or ideological coercion. No public or private institution shall use technology or other means to alter the will or autonomous judgment of citizens.
This includes the voluntary use of manipulation techniques such as guilt or making one feel ignorant, or misinformation such as half-truths, or hiding information knowing that this will condition citizens' decisions.
Article 11 — Freedom of Creation
In extension and in favor of the first article. Work arises from vocation, not necessity. Every citizen has the right to materialize their projects and aspirations without economic survival conditioning their decisions. The administration must provide all necessary means for this to be a reality.
The Administration will provide the means for citizens to send complaints and proposals regarding this to the Assembly, and part of the administration's salary must be conditioned on that achievement. It must be reviewed every year if it has been achieved.
Article 12 — Bodily Sovereignty
In extension and in favor of the first article. Every individual has absolute sovereignty over their own body. Neither the administration nor anyone else may prohibit, force, condition, or regulate what a citizen introduces, modifies, or decides about their own organism, except when it puts third parties at direct risk.
Article 13 — Digital Sovereignty
In extension and in favor of the first article. Every citizen has absolute ownership over their personal data. These will be encrypted, stored, and guarded in the Common Vault, with the decryption key in the exclusive possession of the citizen. No public or private institution may access, process, or sell personal information without explicit, revocable, and informed consent from the holder.
Exceptions may be established for medical urgency circumstances, petition of the interested party, or loss of the key by the citizen. For this, protocols will be created involving several trusted parties (fragmented key) and preventing misuse. All access must be recorded on the blockchain.
Article 14 — Right to Island Mode
In extension and in favor of the first article. Participation in Demarchy is a right, not an obligation. Every individual or group has the right not to participate and operate in "Island Mode," establishing themselves in autonomous zones and living according to their own rules.
Those who opt for Island Mode renounce the Demarchic Social Contract:
- They voluntarily renounce the benefits of the system (Planetary Dividend, access to the Common Fund, services of the Administration of the Commons).
- They may not harm other human beings or degrade common ecosystems.
- They retain the right to rejoin Demarchy at any time.
Demarchy is not a wall, it is an oasis to which everyone is invited, but no one is chained.
TITLE III: ORGANIZATION OF POWERS
Article 15 — Principle of Fractality and Replication
The present organizational scheme shall be applied and replicated at all levels of governance: global, continental, bioregional, and local, adapting to the size and needs of each scale, but always preserving the principles of sortition, rotation, antifragile separation of functions, local autonomy, and radical transparency. No body at any level may accumulate more than one function or interfere in exclusive competencies of another level, except in cases expressly provided for by the planetary minimums and maximums of this Constitution. The salaries of community servants shall be immovable and expressed in terms of multiples of the Planetary Dividend, so that the interest of the servants is directly linked to that of the community.
CHAPTER I — Separation of Powers
Article 16 — Antifragile Power Structure
Power is structured into five independent functions that control each other:
- Citizenship, which exercises supreme sovereignty.
- Citizen Assembly, voice of the citizenry, which defines objectives, values, and supervises the public action of Managers.
- Professional Managers, who technically execute citizen guidelines.
- Independent Auditors, who verify and control the action of the Managers and the Assembly and act as an upper house.
- Judicial Power, which guarantees compliance with Axiomatic Law and the Constitution by the administrative triumvirate in the last instance.
No body shall accumulate more than one function or interfere in exclusive competencies of another.
Article 17 — Abolition of Professional Politics
Political parties and the professional political career are abolished. No citizen may exercise political functions as a permanent means of livelihood. The closest thing would be an Assembly Member and ideally, they should rotate every calendar month.
CHAPTER II — The Citizenship
Article 18 — Definition of Citizenship
Every living human being is a citizen of Planetary Demarchy. Citizenship is universal, automatic from birth, and waivable. There are no stateless persons or foreigners except for those who voluntarily adopt Island Mode. Rights and duties are exercised at all levels according to residence and belonging.
Article 19 — Exercise of Sovereignty
The Citizenry exercises its sovereignty through:
- Participation in the corresponding Citizen Assembly.
- Popular legislative initiative.
- Binding referendum.
- Permanent control through radical transparency.
CHAPTER III — The Sovereign Citizen Assembly
Article 20 — Nature and Composition
Body of deliberation and ethical supervision at each level, composed of citizens drawn randomly to guarantee real statistical representation.
Article 21 — Brief Mandates and Mandatory Rotation
Ultra-short and rotating mandates, with maximum periods adapted to the scale of the respective level, without the possibility of consecutive re-election except for statistical impossibility in small municipalities or similar.
Article 22 — Competencies of the Assembly
Defines objectives and priorities, supervises Managers, approves the corresponding budget, and acts as a Super Jury for the revocation of any public servant.
Article 23 — High Number of Assembly Members
As dictated by human nature, each member can and must represent their own particular interests. Deliberates and votes according to their conscience and selfishly. The high number, ideally a thousand or more, serves so that all trends and interests are represented.
CHAPTER IV — The Professional Managers
Article 24 — Nature and Function
High Public Management, responsible for the technical execution of citizen guidelines and the management of the common at each level.
They are in charge of drafting legislation under the guidelines of the Assembly.
Article 25 — Meritocratic Selection
Exclusively by professional merit, technical competence, and ethical integrity, through public and transparent processes, outside of political influences.
Article 26 — Personal Responsibility
The Manager responds personally for their performance. Malpractice, negligence, or corruption are repaired with personal assets, without prejudice to criminal responsibilities.
Article 27 — Time Limits
There are no predetermined mandates: the position lasts as long as the confidence of the corresponding Assembly endures.
CHAPTER V — The Independent Auditors
Article 28 — Nature and Function
Permanent and independent corps, audits public management at each level and guarantees subjection to the Constitution. Acts as an upper house supervising in the first instance that Administration decisions are constitutional and viable.
Article 29 — Structural Independence
Qualified sortition among volunteer professionals. Dismissal only by consensus of two consecutive assemblies with a qualified majority. Autonomous budget and remuneration.
Article 30 — Auditing Powers
Audit in real time, report on viability, return decisions for review due to unconstitutionality or dubious viability, supervise judicial ethics and quality, and self-audit.
Article 31 — Direct Report
They do not report to any power. Every report is public and audited in real time by the citizenry.
CHAPTER VI — The Judicial Power
Article 32 — Nature of the Judicial Power
Independent, guarantees Axiomatic Law and resolves conflicts at any level.
Article 33 — Material Justice
Seeks effective restitution and balance, not retributive punishment. Penalizes artificial complexity.
Article 34 — Selection of Judges
Selection by professional merit, technique, and ethical integrity. Immovable except for malpractice or revocation by the Citizen Super Jury.
CHAPTER VII — Planetary Security and Defense
Article 35 — Abolition of National Armies
All national armies and military industries of artificial borders are prohibited. Definitive renunciation of war as an instrument of politics, power, or profit.
Article 36 — Planetary Protection Force
Minimal and strictly defensive force, dedicated only to:
- Protection against natural existential threats (asteroids, pandemics, planetary disasters).
- Coordination of global emergencies that exceed the bioregional.
Depends on the Planetary Assembly and can never be used against the civilian population.
Article 37 — Disarmament and Reconversion
All heavy weaponry and military industry passes to the common and is reconverted/dissolved for civil uses. No bioregion may maintain its own arsenals. Exceptions only for museums and education under public control.
Article 38 — Reconversion of the Military Industry
The military industry transforms into productive infrastructure, research, and planetary defense technologies. Released resources finance the Dividend and ecological reconstruction.
Article 39 — Security as a Consequence of the System
Authentic security does not derive from police controls but from abundance, dignity, and the elimination of artificial scarcity. The Administration of the Commons guarantees that no one resorts to violence out of necessity or survival.
TITLE IV: ECONOMY AND PROPERTY
Article 40 — Abolition of Taxes
Taxes and all forms of coercive collection are abolished. The Administration of the Commons is financed through corporate participation in economic activity and the administration of Common Heritage.
Article 41 — Universal 50% Partnership
We are all partners of everyone. Humanity, through the Common Fund, is a fifty percent partner in the benefits and risks of all economic activity whether personal or corporate.
The ownership of every resource generated on the planet is, by nature, dual. The individual contributes the action (50%) and the environment contributes the possibility (50%). This balance is not modifiable by voting because it is the atomic structure of wealth in this system.
Article 42 — Universal Value Unit
The Universal Value Unit is the only legal tender in Planetary Demarchy. Its issuance is unique 100 Trillion not expandable and is mathematically linked to the real value of the planet.
Article 43 — Disappearance of Compound Interest
Compound interest disappears not by prohibition, but by becoming expensive and obsolete compared to more efficient forms of financing, just like any other mechanism that allows passive accumulation of capital without adding value to the community.
The law will establish mechanisms of Selective Oxidation and RUAC to incentivize the flow of capital towards productive investment without the need for interest.
Article 44 — Private Property and Common Property
Private property is recognized over personal use goods and means of production legitimately acquired. The planet, its soil, renewable and non-renewable natural resources, and essential infrastructure are common heritage and cannot be subject to private use without remuneration to the Common Fund.
TITLE V: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
Article 45 — Reform Initiative
Reform of this Constitution may be proposed by a two-thirds majority of the Citizen Assembly.
Article 46 — Ratification Procedure
Every constitutional reform requires:
- Minimum public deliberation of six months in all Bioregions.
- Impact simulation performed by independent technical systems.
- Approval by two-thirds of two consecutive Assemblies.
Article 47 — Entrenched Clauses
The Fundamental Principles (Title I) and Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Title II) are immutable except by consensus of ninety percent of the Planetary Citizenry. No reform may concentrate power, reduce fundamental rights, or establish privileges.
TITLE VI: ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND COMMON RESOURCES
Article 48 — Principle of Ecological Coherence
Territorial and economic organization is based on natural Bioregions, recognizing that ecosystems are indivisible and essential for human prosperity. Every action must align with the Principle of Least Action applied to ecology, prioritizing natural regeneration over exploitation.
Article 49 — Common Ecological Heritage
Natural resources—such as soil, water, air, forests, and biodiversity—form part of the Common Heritage of Humanity. Their private use is subject to a Royalty for Use of Common Assets (RUAC) that compensates the collective and guarantees their preservation, without prejudice to legitimate private property.
Article 50 — Environmental Osmotic Balance
An Osmotic Balance is promoted between resource use and regeneration, ensuring that any extraction or environmental impact is compensated by restorative actions. The Universal Value Unit will incorporate real ecological value to disincentivize degradation.
Article 51 — Protection and Responsibility
Intentional or negligent degradation of common ecosystems attacks collective dignity and will be resolved through Axiomatic Law, with impacts on the Trust Capital of the responsible party. The Administration of the Commons will watch over planetary restoration, prioritizing ecological abundance over artificial scarcity.
Article 52 — Bioethics and Respect for Sentient Beings
Non-human sentient beings form an integral part of common ecosystems and deserve respect inherent to their capacity for suffering. In harmony with the Principle of Least Action and post-scarcity evolution, ethical coexistence is fostered, disincentivizing unnecessary cruelty through collective mechanisms like Trust Capital, without prejudice to legitimate uses aligned with human abundance.
Article 53 — Non-Human Intelligences
Respect and harmonic and cooperative coexistence with non-human sentient intelligences—whether artificial, terrestrial biological, or of extraterrestrial origin—is sought, without impositions, fostering mutually beneficial alliances in harmony with the Principle of Least Action and post-scarcity evolution.
TITLE VII: HUMAN WELL-BEING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Article 54 — Universal and Unconditioned Well-being
Every human being has an inalienable right to dignified and sufficient integral well-being for a full life, including health, education, and personal development, without conditioning by merit, contribution, or circumstances. This right is guaranteed through the Common Health Fund (CHF) and collective mechanisms that eliminate artificial scarcity, promoting post-scarcity evolution in harmony with the Principle of Least Action.
Article 55 — Education as Vocational Flourishing
Education is a universal right oriented towards vocational development and the flourishing of human potential, not economic servitude. It is based on the Principle of Least Action, adapting to the local needs of each bioregion to foster curiosity, creativity, and cooperation, aligned with the vision of a mature society.
Article 56 — Health and Longevity Revolution
Integral health—physical, mental, and emotional—is a pillar of human dignity. The Longevity Revolution is promoted as a priority objective to extend dignified and healthy lives, eliminating barriers by age, disability, or condition. The Administration of the Commons will watch over equitable access, prioritizing prevention and efficiency over coercive interventions.
Article 57 — Inclusion and Human Evolution
Demarchy recognizes human diversity as an enriching force, guaranteeing total inclusion without discrimination. Evolution towards Homo Socius is fostered, where collective well-being naturally arises from abundance and cooperation, without the need for complex laws to protect vulnerabilities.
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
First — Entry into Force
This Constitution shall enter into force when ratified by planetary referendum with the participation of at least sixty-six percent of the adult human population and approval by a two-thirds majority of the votes cast.
Second — Dissolution of National States
Current States shall be dissolved through a gradual process established by transitional law, guaranteeing the continuity of essential services and respect for acquired rights compatible with this Constitution.
Third — Monetary Migration
The transition from national currencies to the Universal Value Unit shall be carried out within a maximum period of five years through a conversion mechanism established by law that guarantees stability and equity.
Fourth — Sovereign Debt Conversion
The sovereign debt of dissolved States shall be audited, restructured, or canceled according to its legitimacy, sustainability, and compatibility with the principles of this Constitution.
Fifth — Constituent Period
During the first three years from the entry into force of this Constitution, a Constituent Period is established in which the Citizen Assembly and Managers shall have expanded competencies to develop the fundamental organic laws of the system.
Sixth — Transitional Relations with Non-Demarchic Entities
During the global transition, Demarchy will maintain peaceful and open relations with non-adhering entities, promoting the equitable exchange of knowledge, trade, and voluntary migration. These interactions will be guided by the Principle of Least Action, inviting incorporation without coercion, and respecting the right to Island Mode. No relationship may compromise planetary sovereignty or generate artificial scarcity.
First Final Provision.
Categories of Law in the Demarchic System
Law is divided into two immutable levels, analogous to fundamental laws and those derived from nature:
Axiomatic Law: Composed of this Constitution and its discovered universal principles. It is eternal and only modifiable through the reform procedure (Articles 45-47), requiring quasi-unanimous consensus to reflect unalterable truths.
Operational Law: Temporary rules for the practical management of society, approved by Assemblies or Managers. They do not constitute "invented laws" but provisional tools subject to expiration.
Second Final Provision.
Mandatory Expiration of Operational Norms (Principle of Systemic Cleansing)
Every operational norm shall automatically expire five (5) years after its approval, unless expressly ratified by a subsequent Assembly.
Ratification shall require a demarchic debate that demonstrates the axiomatic necessity of the norm, evaluating if it contributes to the system's balance without generating domination or unnecessary complexity.
If a norm is not ratified, it shall be considered "obsolete" and removed from the legal corpus, freeing the system from unnecessary burdens. This principle ensures that law evolves like a living organism, discarding the non-essential.
Exception: Norms derived directly from constitutional axioms (e.g., procedures for the Planetary Dividend) may be declared "semi-axiomatic" with indefinite validity, subject to decennial review by Auditors.
Third Final Provision.
Discovery and Ratification of Natural Law Axioms
Demarchic Natural Law is based on a minimal set of universal axioms, discovered and ratified by citizens, which will serve as an irreducible foundation for all operational legislation.
Discovery Process:
Any citizen can propose axioms; their filtering will be assisted by artificial intelligence tools for cleaning and elimination of redundancies.
Proposed axioms must be irreducible, understandable by common sense, and derived from natural principles of freedom, equality, and non-domination.
The ideal number of axioms will be limited to a maximum of 10, prioritizing minimalism to avoid legislative inflation.
Ratification: Requires a demarchic referendum with a supermajority of 75% citizen participation. Once ratified, they are encoded in the Common Vault as eternal principles, subject only to review by quasi-unanimous consensus (similar to the constitutional reform procedure, Articles 45-47).
Application: Every operational norm must explicitly derive from ratified axioms and pass a Legitimacy Test: resolve a real conflict of freedoms, be coherent with the system, and protect more than it restricts. Norms not derived shall be invalid ab initio.
Initial Transition: In the absence of ratified axioms, the Constitution shall serve as a provisional framework, guided by common sense principles until the first ratification.
This Constitution, expression of the sovereign will of United Humanity, is the supreme norm of the planetary legal order. Any law, institution, decision, or action contrary to it is null and void.
May this Constitution be the genetic code of a civilization founded on cooperation, dignity, and shared prosperity.
May no future generation ever again suffer what we suffered.
May Homo Socius flourish.
Promulgated on [Date] by United Humanity in exercise of its original constituent power.
ANNEX I: GLOSSARY OF FUNDAMENTAL TERMS
This glossary provides brief definitions of key concepts mentioned in the Constitution, with links to detailed explanations. It does not form part of the normative text, but serves as an interpretive guide.
- Administration of the Commons: Collective entity responsible for managing the Common Heritage of Humanity, operating under principles of rotation and transparency.
- Citizen Assembly: Sovereign body composed of rotating citizens, in charge of legislation and supervision.
- Bioregions: Natural territorial divisions based on ecosystems, which replace nation states.
- Trust Capital (TC): Personal and social reputation mechanism that incentivizes cooperative behaviors and disincentivizes abuses through impacts on economic and social opportunities.
- Universal Planetary Co-ownership (UPC): Model in which every human possesses an equitable share in 50% of global productive capacity and common resources.
- Axiomatic Law: Minimalist legal system based on fundamental principles, resolving conflicts with minimal complexity and without excessive bureaucracy.
- Osmotic Balance: Principle of natural flow between resources and needs, ensuring regeneration and abundance without artificial scarcity.
- Post-Scarcity Evolution in Demarchy: Transition towards a society where abundance eliminates the need for destructive competition.
- Common Health Fund (CHF): Collective mechanism to guarantee universal access to health, financed by the Common Heritage.
- Homo Socius: Human evolution towards a cooperative and abundant being, fostered by the demarchic system.
- Principle of Least Action (PLA): Institutional design where the common good naturally arises from personal benefit, minimizing friction.
- Longevity Revolution: Approach to extend dignified and healthy lives through ethical advances and abundance.
- Royalty for Use of Common Assets (RUAC): Collective compensation for private use of common resources, guaranteeing preservation.
- Reference Value Unit (RVU): Absolute constant of measurement to evaluate real planetary value, serving as an immutable indicator of global prosperity and basis to eliminate artificial inflation (see Tokenized Economy).
- Universal Value Unit (UVU): Fixed fraction of total planetary value, functioning as currency that reflects growth in RVU, incentivizing collective prosperity (see Tokenized Economy).
- Vision 2070: Aspirational horizon of a mature demarchic society, with abundance and universal cooperation.
For expansions or examples, consult the linked pages on the Demarchy wiki.
Index of the Planetary Demarchic Constitution
Title I: Fundamental Principles (Articles 1-9)
- Article 1. Principle of Freedom
- Article 2. Abolition of the State
- Article 3. Demarchic System
- Article 4. Abolition of Political Hierarchies
- Article 5. Planetary Co-loyalty
- Article 6. Planetary Sustainability
- Article 7. Popular Sovereignty
- Article 8. Principle of Non-Domination
- Article 9. Planetary Dividend
Title II: Human Rights and Freedoms (Articles 10-20)
- Article 10. Cognitive Sovereignty
- Article 11. Total Freedom of Expression
- Article 12. Bodily Sovereignty
- Article 13. Digital Sovereignty
- Article 14. Island Mode
- Article 15. Right to Truth
- Article 16. Antifragility
- Article 17. Abolition of Professional Politics
- Article 18. Right to Happiness
- Article 19. Right to Creativity
- Article 20. Right to Peace
Title III: Organization of Powers (Articles 21-39)
- Article 21. Planetary Assembly
- Article 22. Competencies of the Assembly
- Article 23. Rotating Management
- Article 24. Specialized Managers
- Article 25. Rotation of Managers
- Article 26. Abolition of Elections
- Article 27. Demarchic Lottery System
- Article 28. Citizen Auditors
- Article 29. Radical Transparency
- Article 30. Common Vault
- Article 31. Artificial Intelligence as Tool
- Article 32. Abolition of Militaries
- Article 33. Material Justice
- Article 34. Abolition of Prisons
- Article 35. Rehabilitation as Justice
- Article 36. Abolition of Monopolies
- Article 37. Free Market Regulated by Ethics
- Article 38. Abolition of Compound Interests
- Article 39. Security as Consequence of the System
Title IV: Economy and Resources (Articles 40-44)
- Article 40. Abolition of Taxes
- Article 41. Universal 50% Partnership
- Article 42. Economy of Abundance
- Article 43. Sustainability as Priority
- Article 44. Common Resources
Title V: Constitutional Reform (Articles 45-47)
- Article 45. Entrenched Clauses
- Article 46. Reform Procedure
- Article 47. Consensus for Changes
Title VI: Justice and Conflict Resolution (Articles 48-54)
- Article 48. Principle of Non-Violence
- Article 49. Community Mediation
- Article 50. Abolition of Death Penalty
- Article 51. Reparation over Punishment
- Article 52. Right to Defense
- Article 53. Judicial Transparency
- Article 54. Evolution of Law
Title VII: Inclusion and Human Evolution (Articles 55-57)
- Article 55. Education as Flourishing
- Article 56. Longevity Revolution
- Article 57. Inclusion and Human Evolution
Final Provisions
- First Final Provision. Categories of Law in the Demarchic System
- Second Final Provision. Mandatory Expiration of Operational Norms (Principle of Systemic Cleansing)
- Third Final Provision. Discovery and Ratification of Natural Law Axioms
