Canvas Room, Iowa State Capitol

  Setting: A high-ceilinged chamber dominated by a central oak table yered with drafts, folders, and annotated legistive documents. On one side, Elise Carter, Sophie Cheung, and Alicia Nguyen lean over the materials with ser focus. Across from them, Hezri sits in calm command, watching silently as history takes form.

  Final Constitutional and Legistive Amendments (Draft – For Ratification Across All 6C States)

  I. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

  Legistive Expansion

  1.The number of Lower House members shall be increased. The specific number will be determined per state, based on popution and territorial size.

  2.Unified Electoral Model

  All 6C states shall adopt a Multi-Member District (MMD) electoral system, with each entire state functioning as a singur electoral district for state representation.

  3.Restricted Electoral Participation

  Only registered Femme Groups may cast votes for State Representatives.

  The following are disqualified from direct suffrage in this regard:

  All men

  All single women

  All wives and concubines acting outside the Femme Group framework

  4.Executive Veto Power

  The Governor of each state shall possess veto authority over bills passed by both Lower and Upper House. Override mechanisms to be defined in supplementary legistive procedures.

  II. POLYGAMY LAW – WIFE FEMME CLAUSE AMENDMENTS

  Composition Requirement

  1.Legally recognized Femme Group must consist exclusively of individuals holding the legal status of wives or concubines of a shared Anchor.

  2.Monitoring Infrastructure

  Each county must establish and maintain a Femme Group Monitoring Department (FGMD) as an extension of the state’s Domestic Order Ministry.

  III. CONCUBINE CLAUSE AMENDMENTS

  Pre-Concubinage Agreement Mandate

  1.A Pre-Concubinage Agreement between Anchor and potential Concubine is required for registration.

  2.Such agreement shall only be enforceable on one basis: the woman agrees to regur sexual retions in exchange for recognized concubine status.

  3.Failure by either party to fulfill the core agreement shall result in automatic nullification of the concubine’s legal standing.

  4.Frequency of sexual retions between Anchor and Concubine shall be mutually decided at the time of agreement and shall remain fixed for the duration of the Concubinage.

  IV. MARITAL LAW AMENDMENTS

  Religious Prerequisite for Judicial Personnel

  1.All judges and enforcement officers operating under the 6C Marital Code must be of the Muslim faith. This includes:

  Low-tier Judges

  Mid-tier Judges

  High-tier Judges

  Marital Enforcement Officers

  Academic & Legal Requirements

  High-tier and Mid-tier Judges must hold a recognized Bachelor’s Degree in Law.

  2.Low-tier Judges and Marital Enforcement Officers must possess valid certification issued by the 6C Ismic Legal Council.

  3.Marriage Witness Requirement

  Every marriage contract shall require the presence of two male witnesses.

  In the case of a Muslim marriage, both witnesses must be Muslim males.

  The camera lingers on Hezri as the final cuse is signed off by Elise Carter. His voice remains silent. His presence speaks enough.

  ***

  Press Conference at the Iowa State Capitol

  Participants: Naomi Chen (Press Secretary for Civic Harmony Affairs) and Elise Carter (State Executive Coordinator, 6C Legistive Authority)

  Time: 10:00 a.m. CST

  Setting: East Wing Press Auditorium — backdrop features the seal of “Unified States Under 6 Commandments” fnked by state fgs of Iowa, Indiana, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Dozens of reporters, media figures, and analysts are present. Livestream hits 7.3 million views within 40 minutes.

  Naomi Chen (stepping up to podium, composed, dressed in minimalist cream suit):

  “Good morning. Thank you all for joining us on this historic morning. We are here to announce the most comprehensive restructuring of civic representation, domestic recognition, and judicial religious alignment in the history of the 6 Commandments governance model.

  Today, these changes move from theory into w. From rhythm into form.”

  She gestures to the rge digital board behind her.

  KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS — 6C LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

  I. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

  Elise Carter (steps forward):

  “We have finalized and approved a constitutional update across all 6C-administered states. These include:

  Expansion of the Lower House: Each state will increase legistive seats proportionally.

  One District, Many Voices: All states will shift to Multi-Member District (MMD) voting where the entire state is the electoral unit.

  Exclusive Voting Rights for Femme Groups: Only legally registered Femme Groups—composed of co-wives and concubines—will vote for state representatives.

  Men, single women, and unregistered concubines are excluded from this electoral process.

  Veto Authority to Governors: State Governors will now possess the right to veto legistion passed by either house.”

  II. AMENDMENTS TO POLYGAMY LAW & CONCUBINE CLAUSE

  Naomi Chen:

  “In response to community stabilization studies and Femme Trust governance feedback, the following have been ratified:

  All Femme Groups must be composed exclusively of women with formal marital or concubinal ties to a shared Anchor.

  Every county will establish a Femme Group Monitoring Department (FGMD) to oversee legal, economic, and behavioral integrity.

  Pre-Concubinage Agreements are now legally binding, centered on the only enforceable contract:

  A mutual, fixed schedule of sexual retions between the Anchor and Concubine, agreed upon prior to registration.

  Viotion terminates the concubine’s legal status."

  III. MARITAL LAW RESTRUCTURING

  Elise Carter:

  “To ensure theological coherence and protect the Zahiri foundation of 6C family w, the following changes apply immediately:

  All judges and enforcement officers in the Marital & Polygamy Court system must be Muslim.

  High-tier and Mid-tier Judges must have a bachelor’s degree in Law.

  Low-tier Judges and Enforcement Officers must be certified by the 6C Ismic Legal Council.

  All marriages—Muslim or non-Muslim—require two male witnesses.

  For Muslim marriages, both witnesses must be Muslim men.”

  Naomi Chen (stepping back up):

  “These are not cosmetic changes. They are systemic alignments—designed to enshrine the rhythm of life into w.

  We are rebancing citizenship through structure, not slogans. Through harmony, not noise.”

  Press Questions Begin:

  Reporter from VICE:

  “Naomi, doesn’t removing voting rights from men and single women viote democratic principles?”

  Naomi (smiling calmly):

  “Democracy has always had qualifiers—nd, literacy, race, gender. We’re simply reframing legitimacy through trust structure, not atomized individualism. Femme Groups are collective citizens. Anchors offer stability. That’s the 6C covenant.”

  Reporter from The Atntic:

  “Elise, does this codify concubines as legalized sexual borers?”

  Elise (ftly):

  “No. It codifies agency through crity. These agreements are consensual, ritualized, and enforceable. This is not commodification—it’s protection. If anything, it offers more precision than any Western cohabitation w to date.”

  Naomi (closing statement):

  “To those who still see our model as strange or authoritarian—we invite you to look again. We are not imposing faith. We are refining function.

  And the results speak for themselves.”

  [CAMERAS FLASH. LIVESTREAM CHAT OVERFLOWING. FADE OUT.]

  ***

  El Monroe’s Apartment, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska

  Time: 11:17 a.m.

  Setting: A quiet, book-lined studio space. The television is muted, save for the voice of Naomi Chen echoing through a ptop screen. Steam rises from an untouched mug of coffee. El Monroe—hair pulled back, gsses sliding forward—sits frozen, eyes locked on the live feed.

  [On Screen: Naomi Chen finishing her closing remarks.]

  “We are not imposing faith. We are refining function.

  And the results speak for themselves.”

  El (quietly, to herself):

  “Spoken like a philosopher disguised as a technocrat…”

  She leans back, eyes narrowing. The press conference ends, repced by media pundits specuting on voter suppression, sexual governance, and post-democratic restructuring. She ignores them. Her screen freezes on Naomi’s composed expression—unapologetic, surgically calm.

  Monologue (internal):

  I’ve written two hundred and eleven pages on 6C. Mapped its religion, decoded its politics, structured its economics, and dissected its social systems. I’ve spoken to twelve schors across seven disciplines. But I’ve never seen the face of the thing… not until now.

  Naomi Chen. She wasn’t on any official 6C list. No doctrine authorship. No explicit rank. But today—she stood beside Elise Carter like an oracle guarding a commandment. This wasn’t just wmaking. It was a demonstration of power via crity.

  They’ve removed voting from men and single women—and yet they framed it as optimization. And I believed it. Almost.

  El rises, walks slowly to her drafting board, where her open file “What is 6C?” [v7.2] is still pinned. She circles the heading:

  “Harmony as Hierarchy: The Femme Group Franchise Proposal”

  Then, beneath it, in pencil, she adds:

  “Naomi Chen: Theorist of the Invisible Transition?”

  El (softly):

  “Morgan… what exactly are you funding me to understand?”

  She picks up her phone, opens her encrypted messaging app, and types a new draft message to Morgan Yates:

  ‘Is Naomi Chen officially part of 6C, or does she stand behind it like you?’

  She stares at the message for a moment. Then deletes it.

  Final Image:

  El turns back to the screen. Naomi’s face lingers in the paused frame. Behind her: the new 6C Constitution, the Femme Voting Law, the Pre-Concubinage Cuse, the Marital Judge decree. All signed.

  El whispers to herself:

  “If this is control... it’s the most elegant form I’ve ever seen.”