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32 changes: 16 additions & 16 deletions CONSTITUTION.md
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_TODO: add phATOM from README.md_

_This document is a work in progress. This document assumes familiarity with
the current workings of cosmoshub4 as of Oct 11th 2022. What is described here
the current workings of cosmoshub4 as of Oct 11th, 2022. What is described here
are modifications to what already is. This clause will be removed with future
revisions, and the corresponding parts of the document updated with a full
description of the constitution of the hub._
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Cosmos is the interchain network composed of many sovereign zones connected by
IBC.

A zone is an independent chain (or an application hosted on a parent chain)
**A zone** is an independent chain (or an application hosted on a parent chain)
with a well-defined governing body or bodies that dictate the governance and
economic rules internal to that zone. By definition, a zone is sovereign or
partially sovereign. A treasury DAO of the AtomOne Hub is partially sovereign.

IBC is short for Interchain Blockchain Communication, and includes all
**IBC** is short for Interchain Blockchain Communication, and includes all
protocols that allow one chain to communicate state or messages with another
chain by tracking the consensus state of the other.

The ATOM is the primary staking token of the AtomOne Hub.

ICS is short for Interchain Security, and includes all protocols that allow the
**ICS** is short for Interchain Security and includes all protocols that allow the
consensus of one chain to be partially or wholly secured by mechanisms on
another chain.

ICS1, also known as Simple Replicated Security, includes all protocols where the
**ICS1** also known as Simple Replicated Security, includes all protocols where the
validator set is simply replicated across multiple blockchains, and slash
conditions are always submitted to a root chain.

ICS2 includes all protocols where slash conditions for complex failure
**ICS2** includes all protocols where slash conditions for complex failure
scenarios of one validator set are handled by another validator set, where
slashing affects tokens on the latter validator set.

ICS2A includes all protocols of ICS2 where stake is entirely managed by the
**ICS2A** includes all protocols of ICS2 where stake is entirely managed by the
AtomOne Hub (in the form of ATOMs or other derivatives).

ICS2B includes all protocols of ICS2 where stake is entirely managed by the
logic of the other chain.
**ICS2B** includes all protocols of ICS2 where stake is entirely managed by
the logic of the other chain.

Auto-staking is staking across all current validators in proportion to their
**Auto-staking** is staking across all current validators in proportion to their
voting power. For example, if a validator that had 10% of the voting power were
to get slashed 30% on the AtomOne Hub, and 50% of ATOMs were either staked onto
the AtomOne Hub or free (not auto-staked), everyone who auto-staked ATOMs
on the AtomOne Hub would get slashed 1.5%. Inflationary ATOMs are paid to
auto-stakers such that they do not suffer from the inflation rate of ATOMs.

A two-thirds supermajority is where more than 2/3rd of all participating staked
**A two-thirds supermajority** is where more than 2/3rd of all participating staked
ATOMs vote YES and the vote is above the current governance quorum value and
the voting period has concluded. ABSTAIN votes do not count toward the 2/3.

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### Article 1.A. Fundamental Principles

This Constitution of the AtomOne Hub, hereinafter “the Constitution” hereby
establishes the foundations of the governance model, economical model, and
establishes the foundations of the governance model, economic model, and
operating system of the AtomOne Hub.

All subsequent governance proposals must align with the provisions of
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Any Cosmonaut can also become a Citizen of the AtomOne Hub by using their
address to stake ATOMs toward the AtomOne Hub and participate actively in
governance. The status of citizenship is granted in an autonomous manner.
governance. The status of citizenship is granted autonomously.
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Do you really believe autonomously is better here? the difference is subtle, but to me in an autonomous manner seems more explicit

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I believe "autonomously" makes more sense here.


### Article 1.E. Rights, Liberties, and Obligations in the AtomOne Hub

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also display the content of the memo field of each voting transaction such that
the reason for the vote can be seen.

TODO: fill in rules of cosmoshub4 governance.
TODO: fill in the rules of cosmoshub4 governance.

### Article 2.C. Air-drops and forks

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the utmost interest of the AtomOne Hub, each member can hold just one type of
role within each Treasury DAO.

The members of the DAO must perform efficiently in their role in line with
The members of the DAO must perform efficiently in their roles in line with
their job description. They are accountable to each DAO’s Oversight Committee
and the Hub Governance. They can be dismissed from their functions by a
two-thirds majority vote by the DAO’s Oversight Committee or the Governance
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Imagine how easy it would be to create a fund and simply buy VISA… well not
even buy, but simply bond the capital of the market cap of VISA, of $391B.
That’s a lot of money, but if bonding that capital means one can take control
over the financial system, people would lend their money in a heartbeat. But
of the financial system, people would lend their money in a heartbeat. But
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maybe, but over is a bit more impactful here, simbolizing a top-down strings-pulling.
Maybe I would leave it as is

thankfully VISA shares are not money, and there are probably plenty of
shareholders who don’t want to sell.

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