Article I · Preamble

“All authority flows from the People, is held in trust by the Crown, and is bounded by this Constitution.”

Constitution of the Kingdom of Cascadia
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i · on the order of things Why a Constitution comes first.

Kingship can rot into entitlement when there is no leash. The Cascadian Constitution exists so that the office of the Crown is bounded by law before it is granted authority. The People are the source. The Crown is in trust. The Constitution is the boundary. None of those three lines can move without the other two.

This is not a document of permissions granted to citizens by a state. It is a document of restraints accepted by the realm on behalf of the People who choose it.

ii · foundational principles The seven covenants.

  1. Sovereignty of the People

    All authority flows from those who live here and choose this realm voluntarily. The People are the source; no office holds power that the People have not loaned.

  2. The Servant Crown

    The Crown is a steward, not an owner. The office is bound by law and accountable to oversight at all times. Read the doctrine →

  3. Nonviolence

    Employ nonviolent civic resistance when needed. Reject terrorism. Safeguard human dignity. No exception. No emergency override.

  4. Freedom of Conscience

    Freedom of belief and disbelief is guaranteed. No compulsion. No spiritual condemnation. No religious test for citizenship.

  5. Plural Communities

    Indigenous nations and freely formed micronations exist within the constitutional order with their own sovereignty respected. House of Nations →

  6. Independent Oversight

    Trust requires independent, professional oversight across the whole public realm. The Crown does not audit itself. Safeguards →

  7. Right to Exit

    No member may be shamed, punished, threatened, or stalked for leaving. Refunds honored. No secret blacklists. No spiritual condemnation. No guilt campaigns.

iii · what the realm refuses What this is not.

  • Violence as a tool of the realm.
  • Cult dynamics — coercion, secrecy, isolation, leader worship, exploitation of vulnerability.
  • Unbounded power, even by acclaim, even in emergency.

iv · what the realm requires What it accepts of itself.

  • Independent oversight with authority to publish findings and require correction.
  • Audited reserves, published annual reports, no off-ledger dealings.
  • Plain language on every order — reason, scope, end date, review.
  • Whistleblower protection and visible exit pathways.
Plain-language note: Cascadia is a cultural and civic movement.
Citizenship is symbolic and voluntary. This page describes a framework, not a legal program.