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5. National Objects
  
  Article 53-The National Guard  
53.1 The National Guard  
  It shall be a founding principle of this constitution that at all times the safety and security of the nation, its citizens and residents, its physical and intellectual assets are protected from harm.
  
53.2 Purpose of the National Guard  
  The purposes of the National Guard are:  
  (1) To protect the security of the Nation and its elected officials and staff from external and internal threats.  
  (2) To provide ongoing security and protection of all Nation initiatives and programs.  
  (3) To provide the necessary instruments and mechanisms to maintain a single security and criminal investigation authority. To enable all Nation security, police and criminal investigation matters for all member states to be able to be defined according to this single system.  
  (4) To promote security cooperation through a permanent institution representing all member states and the Nation which provides the machinery for consultation and collaboration on international security and police problems.  
  (5) To promote and ensure the highest standards of police integrity and security procedures for all Member States and to assist in training, education and certification.  
  (6) To assist the Nation Supreme Court of Justice in the recording and investigation of all matters.  
  (7) To assist the Nation Supreme Court of Justice in the effect of warrants and subpoena to attend including the arrest and detainment of persons as deemed by the Nation Supreme Court of Justice and ratified by the President and Congress.  
  (8) To provide short term, semi-permanent and permanent personnel as contracted and requested by Member States for support of internal law and order and education programs.  
  (9) To provide elite military personnel and units capable of assisting in any matter requiring a highly mobile and effective intervention force within hours to any part of the Nation.  
  (10) To provide permanent, highly trained land, sea and air units capable of assisting in any significant matter requiring a substantial intervention force within days to any part of the Nation.  
  (11) To provide permanent military posts and defences in areas of disputed territory and aggression as designated by specific agreements of the Congress or the United Nations.  
  (12) In accordance with the above, to assist the Nation in the achievement of its purposes and principle objectives.  
53.3 National Guard Permanent Organs  
  In order to fulfill its primary objectives, the National Guard of Ireland shall comprise of the following permanent organs and any such other organs deemed necessary by amendment to this Constitution:  
 

Republic of United Ireland Police Force

Republic of United Ireland Forensic Investigation Agency

Republic of United Ireland Security & Intelligence Agency

Republic of United Ireland Rapid Response Force

Republic of United Ireland Defence Force

  
53.4 Rotation of personnel of the Guard  
  All National Guard except the most senior officers shall be required to be rotated every four years.  
53.5 Commander of the National Guard  
  Command in Chief of the Republic of United Ireland Guard shall be given in operational and daily matters to the position of Commander in Chief, Republic of United Ireland Guard. The appointment to this position shall be upon the recommendation of the President and vote of the Congress.  
53.6 Command lines  
  To properly executive their command, a Commander must have clear lines of authority. To this end, the following command lines and policies shall apply.  
  (1) On all active and functional security operational matters, all Officers shall report firstly and directly to their respect command lines within the Republic of United Ireland Guard. All other commands and requests shall be secondary.  
  (2) On the coordination and planning of events, all Officers shall report firstly to the local government authority of Member States in which operations are being held to assist in advisory and planning.  
  (3) On matters of the protection of sovereignty of the Nation and this Constitution, the Guard shall hold true to their pledge and seek to restore balance and democratic process.  
53.6 Primary mission of the Republic of United Ireland Guard  
  In matters concerning the threatening of life, operationally the lines of command historically impair the most humane outcome in the field. The shooting of an individual by the Guard should be always a matter of last resort and mortal danger.  
  However in complex matters concerning the threatening of the lives of others, an officer of rank of Lieutenant to Captain of the Guard is charged with ultimate responsibility to issue the order to shoot to kill.  
  In respect to the honor of the chain of command and to all Officers, the Commander in Chief of the Republic of United Ireland Guard can never issue and order to shoot to kill. The decision shall always rest in the hands of an officer of rank of Lieutenant to Captain in the field.  
  In matters of law enforcement and when a threat of mortal danger to innocent persons is identified by other aggression, it shall be a duty of the Guard to protect and save lives where they are in a technical position to do so. Where such actions result in a contravention of the terms of a posting and/or agreement with a Member State on whose ground the action took place, the matter shall be listed for hearing in the Congress.  
     
     
 
 

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