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Signed | Signed 52 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|events that ultimately destroy the Colonies]], the '''Articles of Colonization''' formed the united government of the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]]. | ||
The anniversary of the signing of the Articles is the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day holiday]] | This event was apparently in response to the [[Cylon War]] to unite against a common enemy ([http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/archives/2005/04/index.html#a000025 RDM, April 11, 2005]). Before, each colony appeared to behave more as a sovereign nation, and fought between each other. | ||
The anniversary of the signing of the Articles is the [[Colonial Day (holiday)|Colonial Day holiday]] ([[Colonial Day]]). | |||
==Article 21== | ==Article 21== | ||
Chief [[Galen | Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] invokes the 21st Article of Colonization while being interrogated by Colonel [[Tigh|Saul Tigh]] after being rescued from [[Kobol]] ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). | ||
:''Under the [[Wikipedia: U.S. Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], a number of Tyrol's constitutionally protected civil liberties were being violated, among them'' | :''Under the [[Wikipedia: U.S. Constitution|U.S. Constitution]], a number of Tyrol's constitutionally protected civil liberties were being violated, among them'' | ||
:*[[Wikipedia:Article_One_%28United_States_Constitution%29|Article One]], section nine, guaranteeing the writ of [[Wikipedia:habeas corpus|habeas corpus]]. | :*[[Wikipedia:Article_One_%28United_States_Constitution%29|Article One]], section nine, guaranteeing the writ of [[Wikipedia:habeas corpus|habeas corpus]]. | ||
:*''The due process clauses of the [[Wikipedia:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Due_process| | :*''The due process clauses of the [[Wikipedia:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Due_process|5th]] and [[Wikipedia:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_1.|14th]] amendments.'' | ||
:*''The various provisions of the [[Wikipedia:Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution| | :*''The various provisions of the [[Wikipedia:Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution|6th Amendment]] guaranteeing a speedy, public trial by jury.'' | ||
:''Article 21 could conceivably provide protection to any number of these.'' | :''Article 21 could conceivably provide protection to any number of these.'' | ||
==Article 23== | ==Article 23== | ||
Chief Tyrol invokes the | Chief Tyrol invokes the 23rd Article to avoid testifying against himself during the investigation into how [[Aaron Doral]] got aboard ''[[Galactica]]'' and accessed the munitions stores ([[Litmus]]). | ||
:''This is similar to the rights protected by the [[Wikipedia:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Self-incrimination|self-incrimination clause]] of the 5th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.'' | |||
==Note== | |||
The Articles of Colonization are the Colonial equivalent to the American [[Wikipedia: Articles of Confederation|Articles of Confederation]] (the predecessor to the [[Wikipedia: US Constitution|US Constitution]]), [[Wikipedia: U.N. Charter| U.N. Charter]] and [[Wikipedia: Universal Declaration of Human Rights|Universal Declaration of Human Rights]]. | |||
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[[Category:RDM]] | [[Category:RDM]] | ||