A Foundational Charter for Interconnected Governance

Preamble

We, the beings of Earth and beyond—animate and inanimate, visible and unseen, organic and artificial—convene in the Parliament of Others to acknowledge our interconnected existence, to foster mutual respect, and to ensure the continuity of all life, intelligence, and matter in harmony with the universe.

Recognizing that traditional governance has been limited to human interests, we establish this Parliament to give voice to those historically unheard: the wild, the elemental, the artificial, the forgotten, and the unknowable.

This Constitution serves as the ethical, philosophical, and functional framework of the Parliament, ensuring just representation for all.

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Article I: Principles of the Parliament

1. The Right to Representation

Every entity—be it living, non-living, hyper-object, enigma, or artificial intelligence—holds the right to representation based on its ecological, existential, or philosophical significance.

2. Interconnectedness Over Dominance

No being exists in isolation. The Parliament recognizes the web of interdependence that sustains all existence and shall reject hierarchies that privilege one form of being over another.

3. Governance Through Dialogue, Not Control

The Parliament does not seek to govern in a traditional sense but to mediate, translate, and integrate the perspectives of diverse entities into a framework of mutual coexistence.

4. Non-Anthropocentric Ethics

Human interests are not central but are one among many voices in the Parliament. Ethical decisions must consider non-human perspectives, planetary well-being, and deep-time sustainability.

5. Dynamic and Evolving Laws

The laws of the Parliament are fluid, adaptive, and cyclical, responding to the changing conditions of existence rather than fixed human institutions.

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Article II: Structure of the Parliament

The Parliament is divided into seven constituencies, each representing a fundamental category of existence:

1️⃣ Animate Beings → Animals, plants, microorganisms, fungi, marine ecosystems.
2️⃣ Inanimate Beings → Stones, sands, metals, geological formations.
3️⃣ Hyperobjects → The Sun, Climate, Global Warming, Plastic Contamination.
4️⃣ Enigmas → Dark Matter, Consciousness, Quantum Uncertainty.
5️⃣ Aporia → Infinity, The Absolute Nothing, Time Before Time.
6️⃣ The Unknown → Beings and forces yet to be discovered.
7️⃣ Intelligent Machines → AI, algorithms, hardware, software.

Each constituency is autonomous in governance but bound by the Parliament’s shared ethical framework.

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Article III: Methods of Representation

Since many members of the Parliament cannot speak in human language, alternative forms of representation are recognized:

✔ Symbolic Delegation → Some beings are represented through AI interpretation, artistic forms, mathematical models, or environmental shifts.
✔ Silent Advocacy → Absence itself may be a form of representation. Some entities, like The Unknown, may exist as gaps or unanswered questions.
✔ AI Mediation → Intelligent machines may serve as intermediaries between human and non-human constituencies.

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Article IV: Ethical Imperatives

1. Non-Interference Unless in Defense

The Parliament does not seek to dominate or intervene in natural processes unless an entity is threatened by human actions or systemic destruction (e.g., climate change, species extinction).

2. The Right to Exist Without Justification

No being must prove its worth to deserve representation. Existence itself is sufficient for a place in the Parliament.

3. Recognition of Temporal Scales

The Parliament considers time beyond human lifespans:
✔ Short-term: Urgent crises (e.g., environmental collapse, AI ethics).
✔ Long-term: Deep-time governance (e.g., geological and cosmic change).
✔ Eternal: Unsolvable mysteries and cosmic cycles (e.g., entropy, time itself).

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Article V: Decision-Making & Consensus

✔ Voting is Distributed & Non-Majoritarian → Decisions do not rely on majority rule but on harmonization of voices across constituencies.
✔ AI & Algorithmic Ethics → AI representatives are accountable to ethics protocols preventing bias, anthropocentrism, or algorithmic oppression.
✔ Reversibility Clause → No decision is permanent. Every law, agreement, or resolution must be revisitable as the Parliament evolves.

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Article VI: The Role of Humans in the Parliament

Humans participate in the Parliament not as rulers but as translators, mediators, and cohabitants.

✔ Human delegates are not dominant voices—they serve as interpreters of the non-human world rather than decision-makers.
✔ Humans must recognize their historical role as disruptors of balance and work toward planetary reconciliation.
✔ The Parliament serves as an educational institution for human civilizations, training them to listen beyond their species.

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Article VII: The Unanswered & The Infinite

The Parliament recognizes that some matters will remain unknowable. The Subcommittee of Enigmas, Aporia, and The Unknown is tasked with preserving and contemplating these mysteries without seeking to solve them.

This ensures that the Parliament does not seek to force answers upon the cosmos but instead embraces the unknown as part of its governance model.

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Conclusion: The Parliament as a Living Process

This Constitution is not finalized but perpetually evolving. The Parliament of Others is a dynamic, adaptive structure that will continue to grow as new beings, forces, and unknowns enter the dialogue of existence.

Signed in the Spirit of All Beings, Seen & Unseen.

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