# Wellspring: Principles.

## Prologue

This constitution is a broad template of sorts which is meant to be adapted and adopted by a new era of nations. Its name is `Wellspring` -- it aims to be a wellspring from which oases of reason, reality, egoism and individualism will flourish in a world of collectivism and coercion.

Wellspring, hereafter "`WS`", exists to improve upon the mistakes of the preceding American republic and form a more perfect union. `WS` is intended to establish a free market, minarchist, constitutional republic (i.e, emphatically **not** a democracy) with a strong bias against wealth redistribution. Where unclear, the text is to be interpreted to favour as little redistribution as possible, preferring always none if that is an option.

## Interpretation

`WS` shall always be interpreted in an originalist fashion consistent with the doctrine of `Antonin Scalia` (1936-2016). In order to assist with its interpretation, each file also includes an Apologia to explain what the authors were thinking at the time of its origination.

## Symbols, celebrations and rituals.

Motto: The individual outranks the collective.
Pledge of Allegiance: "I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never attempt to force, threaten or defraud another indeperson into living for me."

Republic Holidays: Each of the cornerstone principles of the republic shall have its own holiday to keep it in remembrance. Working on a republic holiday incurs no penalty.

- First month:
  - *Day 1*: Not A Democracy, but a Republic if you can keep it (`NoDembaR`) day.
  - *Day 2*: Common Law and Magna Carta (`Magnificata`) day.
- Second month:
  - *Day 1*: Jury Nullification day.
- 2nd quarter month:
  - *Day 1*: Intentional Gridlock day.
  - *Day 15*: Outlawing Incremental Tyranny (`NoTyrannis`) day.
- Middle month:
  - *Day 1*: Private Property day.
  - *Day 15*: Rights are Unimpeded Capabilities, Not Obligations On Others (`RaNO`) day.
- 3rd-quarter month:
  - *Day 1*: Reason Grasps Reality (`ReGRe`) day.
  - *Day 15*: Existence is Identity and Consciousness is Identification (`EIConId`) day.
- Final month:
  - *Penultimate day*: `Ayn Rand` our Mother (`ARoM`) day.
  - *Last day*: `Aristotle` Our Father (`AroF`) day.