Editing Smart Constitutions and the Codification of Law (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Smart Law' (Executing a Constitutional Rule as Code):'''
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def apply_smart_constitution_rule(age, citizenship_verified, criminal_record, 
                                   amendment_passed=False):
    """
    Simulates a constitutional voting-rights rule encoded as a smart contract.
    """
    # Base constitutional rule: voting rights
    if amendment_passed:
        # Amendment lowers age requirement to 16
        min_age = 16
        note = "(Amendment 28 active)"
    else:
        min_age = 18
        note = "(Original Constitution)"
    
    if age >= min_age and citizenship_verified and not criminal_record:
        return f"VOTING RIGHTS: GRANTED. {note}. All conditions met. Transaction executed."
    else:
        reasons = []
        if age < min_age: reasons.append(f"Age {age} < {min_age}")
        if not citizenship_verified: reasons.append("Citizenship unverified")
        if criminal_record: reasons.append("Criminal record disqualifies")
        return f"VOTING RIGHTS: DENIED. {note}. Reasons: {'; '.join(reasons)}."

print(apply_smart_constitution_rule(17, True, False))
print(apply_smart_constitution_rule(17, True, False, amendment_passed=True))
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; Legal Landmarks
: '''Lessig's ''Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace'' (1999)''' → "'Code Is Law'" — "The Foundational" **"Text"** of "Computational" "Legal Theory."
: '''The 'Ethereum' DAO Fork (2016)''' → "Proving" that "Human Override" of **"Code-Based Law"** is "Sometimes" "Necessary" — "But Controversial."
: '''Wyoming DAO Law (2021)''' → "The First" "US State" to "Give" **"DAOs Full Legal Personhood"** — "A Bridge" between "Code" and "Traditional Law."
: '''Singapore's 'Smart Nation' Initiative''' → "Government" "Services" "Encoded" as **"Automated" "Decision Systems"** — the "World's" "Most Advanced" "Digital Governance."
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