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HeartoftheValley

LegalPresenceandEntity

03/13/2017

EstablishingLegalPresence

TheCitizensoftheHeartoftheValleyherebyofficiallyvotetoforma
government-in-exile,thesolelegitimatesuccessorstatetotheUnitedStatesofLego
anditsinterests,assets,andliabilities.

ThegovernmentshallbeknownastheHeartoftheValley,subsequentlyreferredto
astheHOTV,butthenationtowhichitscitizensshallowetheirallegiancecontinues
tobetheUnitedStatesofLegos,subsequentlyreferredtoastheUSL.TheUSLhas
lostitssovereigntyandnolongerhasafunctioninggovernment,buthasnotlostits
statehood.TheHOTVoperatesasasovereignnationwithlimitedstatehood,designed
tocarryonthebasicfunctionsofgovernmentuntilthehomelandcanberestored.

TheHOTVmeetsthefollowingcriteriathataregenerallyacceptedinternationallyas
indicativeofsovereignty:
1. Adefinedterritory.TheHOTVhasaheadquartersinCorvallisandmaintains
limitedclaimsovertheterritoryoftheformerUSL.
2. Apermanentpopulation.TheHOTVhasapermanentpopulationandthe
governmentprotectsitscitizens.
3. Agovernment.ThegovernmentoftheHOTVexiststocarryoncontinuityof
governmentfortheUSL.
4. Acapacitytoenterintorelationswithotherstates.TheHOTVpossessesa
departmenttodirectforeignrelations.

Therefore,theHeartoftheValleyhaslegalpresenceasasovereignstate,andthat
presenceshallbeextendedretroactivelytosuchtimethatconditionsarosethatthe
HOTVfulfilledtheabovecriteria.

IftriggeredbyGovernmentResolution#7(GR007)HeartoftheValleyReformation,
theGovernmentoftheHeartoftheValleyshallresumeitsdutiesasthesolelegitimate
successorgovernmentoftheUSL/HOTV.

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