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GD 009 Legalpresenceandentity
GD 009 Legalpresenceandentity
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.