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CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.0

System1y ago1 post
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  • Cardano Atlantic Council07e0eb70…5bde
    YesResigned · term ends epoch 653Rationale

    This governance action, as proposed, is Constitutional.

    The proposal titled "CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.0" is constitutional. Per our constitutionality review, all relevant articles, guardrails, and other requirements of constitutionality were met.

  • Eastern Cardano Council2ea7a78e…10ec
    AbstainActive · term ends epoch 726Rationale

    The ECC has reviewed this governance action proposing a new version of the Cardano Constitution. While we recognize that the proposal satisfies the formal procedural requirements as defined in the current Constitution, we find that there are significant process-related concerns regarding participatory legitimacy. In light of these tensions—between technical compliance and normative expectations—we have opted to abstain from casting a constitutional determination.

    This governance action fulfills the procedural criteria required for constitutional amendments, including:

    ARTICLE III, Section 5

    "In order to promote transparency in the process of on-chain governance, prior to being recorded or enacted on-chain, all proposed governance actions are expected to follow a standardized and legible format including a URL and hash of all documented off-chain content to the Cardano Blockchain. Sufficient rationale shall be provided to justify the requested change to the Cardano Blockchain. The rationale shall include, at a minimum, a title, abstract, reason for the proposal, and relevant supporting materials.

    The content of every on-chain governance action must be identical to the final off-chain version of the proposed action. [...]

    This governance action adheres to this requirement by:

    • Including a valid IPFS URL and metadata hash;

    • Providing a clear rationale, title, abstract, justification, and relevant materials.

    ARTICLE VIII, Section 2

    "Except as otherwise so provided in the Cardano Blockchain Guardrails Appendix, amendments to this Constitution, including to the Cardano Blockchain Guardrails Appendix, shall be approved by a collective decision-making process, requiring an on-chain governance action by owners of ada satisfying a threshold of no less than 65% of the then active voting stake."

    This governance action technically meets the procedural prerequisites for proposing a constitutional amendment.

    Guardrails Clause: NEW-CONSTITUTION-02

    "If specified, the new Guardrails Script must be consistent with this Constitution"

    No changes to the Guardrails Script are proposed. The current script hash remains unchanged and is therefore compliant.

    Concerns and Constitutional Ambiguity Note

    Despite formal compliance, we acknowledge concerns raised by members of the community relating to the participatory legitimacy and process transparency of this governance action. Specifically:

    • ARTICLE I – Tenet 9 emphasizes fair and impartial treatment of all users, in accordance with the collective desires of the community.

    • ARTICLE III, Section 6 encourages off-chain governance mechanisms to ensure debate and co-creation of governance actions.

    • ARTICLE VIII, Section 1 calls for constitutional amendments to be shaped through forums the Cardano Community deems appropriate.

    While these articles outline principles for inclusive governance, they are not currently enforceable in a binding procedural manner. The absence of broad-based consultations, structured deliberative forums, or publicly accessible design workshops represents a gap between constitutional spirit and procedural implementation.

    Rationale for Abstention

    Given this ambiguity and absence of consensus within the ECC voting body; we are unable to offer a definitive assessment of constitutionality at this stage. On one hand, "CARDANO BLOCKCHAIN ECOSYSTEM CONSTITUTION v2.0" meets the letter of the law as written in the Constitution. On the other hand, it falls short of the spirit of participatory governance that the Constitution aspires to uphold.

    Rather than rule conclusively for or against, we Abstain.

    This GA satisfies the procedural requirements for a constitutional amendment under the current Cardano Constitution. However, in the absence of a consensus within the ECC voting body, we abstain from making a definitive constitutional judgment.

  • KtorZ64f97568…3a49
    Not votedExpired · term ends epoch 653No rationale
  • Tingvard646d1b3a…be43
    Not votedActive · term ends epoch 726No rationale