Maintain balance across houses
Maintain Balance Across Houses
Lawful Principle
Balance across houses is a required condition of Tsm’syen law.
No house may lawfully accumulate authority, resources, or influence in a manner that diminishes the standing, voice, or responsibilities of another house.
Authority remains legitimate only while balance is maintained.
Lawful Expression
Balance across houses is expressed through:
- Mutual recognition of house authority
- Respect for territorial and jurisdictional boundaries
- Shared responsibility in matters affecting the wider community
- Witnessed processes that prevent consolidation of power
- Ongoing accountability for outcomes and impacts
Balance is active and continuous, not assumed.
Violation
An imbalance occurs when a house:
- Acts beyond its lawful authority
- Speaks or decides outside its jurisdiction
- Accumulates benefit without corresponding responsibility
- Suppresses, overrides, or marginalizes another house
- Aligns authority with external interests against collective wellbeing
Such actions erode legitimacy and disrupt social order.
Lawful Remedy
When balance is disrupted, law requires restoration.
Restorative measures may include:
- Reaffirmation of boundaries and responsibilities
- Reassignment or limitation of roles
- Public clarification before witnesses
- Rebalancing of decision-making processes
- Withdrawal of authority through lawful process
Restoration is corrective, not punitive. Its purpose is continuity of law and relationship.
Modern Context
In modern settings, imbalance may arise through:
- Political consolidation
- Institutional overreach
- External capture of decision-making
- Concentration of resources or representation
- Use of authority without reciprocal obligation
Modern forms of imbalance remain subject to Ayaawx.
Principle
Houses exist in relationship, not hierarchy.
Authority is shared across the Nation so that no house stands above Ayaawx, and no house is left without voice, duty, or recognition.