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Constitutional principles of the Sunrise Democratic Party

The Rule of Law, Separation of Powers, Representative Government, Checks and Balances, Individual Rights, Freedom of Religion, Federalism, Civilian Control of the Military. 

  • Rule of Law: Both government and the governed should be subject to the law.
  • Separation of Powers: Legislative, executive and judicial powers should be exercised by different institutions in order to maintain the limitations placed upon them.
  • Representative Government: The republican form of government established under the Constitution is one in which citizens elect others to represent their interests.
  • Checks and Balances: the powers given to the different branches of government should be balanced, that is roughly equal, so that no branch can completely dominate the others. Branches of government are also given powers to check the power of other branches.
  • Individual’s Rights: Fundamental to a constitutional democracy is the belief that individuals have certain basic rights that are not created by government but which government should protect. These are the right to life, liberty, economic freedom, and the “Pursuit of happiness.” It is the purpose of government to protect these rights, and it may not place unfair or unreasonable restraints on their exercise. Many of these rights are enumerated in the Bill of Rights.
  • Freedom of Religion: There shall be full freedom of conscience for people of all faiths or none. Religious liberty is considered to be a natural inalienable right that must always be beyond the power of the state to confer or remove. Religious liberty includes the right to freely practice any religion or no religion without government coercion or control.
  • Freedom of Religion: There shall be full freedom of conscience for people of all faiths or none. Religious liberty is considered to be a natural inalienable right that must always be beyond the power of the state to confer or remove. Religious liberty includes the right to freely practice any religion or no religion without government coercion or control.
  • Federalism: Power is shared between two sets of governmental institutions, those of the states and those of the central or federal authorities, as stipulated by the Constitution. The view of of the Sunrise Democratic Party is that Federalism must be based on the current ten states of South Sudan, since the current ten states maintain our ethnic diversity.
  • Civilian control the military: Civilian authority should control the military in order to preserve constitutional government.