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[[Category:Tsm’syen Law]]<br />
[[Category:Continuity and Responsibility]]<br />
[[Category:Limits of Authority]]<br />
[[Category:Codex Principles]]<br />
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== Purpose ==<br />
This principle establishes that current leaders cannot permanently give away what future generations must inherit.<br />
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== Principle ==<br />
'''Present authority does not include permanent surrender.'''<br />
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== Meaning ==<br />
Those holding responsibility today manage inheritance in trust.<br />
They may make arrangements, agreements, or adaptations, but they cannot extinguish the ability of those who follow to govern, decide, or restore.<br />
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Temporary stewardship cannot justify permanent loss.<br />
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== What Cannot Be Surrendered ==<br />
* Existence of ayaawx.<br />
* Relationship to laxyuup.<br />
* Capacity for self-governance.<br />
* Right of future generations to interpret and decide.<br />
* Possibility of renewal.<br />
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These extend beyond any current term of office.<br />
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== Why This Matters ==<br />
* Protects autonomy of successors.<br />
* Maintains dignity of the Nation.<br />
* Prevents irreversible narrowing of options.<br />
* Anchors legitimacy across time.<br />
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== Authority Has Duration ==<br />
Power in the present is limited by the future.<br />
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== Examples ==<br />
* Agreements that remove all future jurisdiction.<br />
* Actions eliminating the possibility of reclamation.<br />
* Decisions binding those not yet born without exit.<br />
* Transfers that cannot be revisited.<br />
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Such actions demand extreme scrutiny.<br />
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== Risks if Ignored ==<br />
* Future leaders inherit constraint.<br />
* Trust in present leadership declines.<br />
* Long-term conflict may arise.<br />
* Restoration may be impossible.<br />
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== Safeguards ==<br />
* Prefer reversible arrangements.<br />
* Build in review mechanisms.<br />
* Seek broad witnessing.<br />
* Document intent carefully.<br />
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== Cross-references ==<br />
* [[Current Decision-Makers Act as Temporary Holders]]<br />
* [[Actions Must Preserve Options for Those Who Follow.]]<br />
* [[Irreversible Harm Violates Responsibility.]]<br />
* [[Future Generations Are Holders of Inherent Interest]]<br />
* [[Law Is Judged Across Generations, Not Moments]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
Future development may explore thresholds for determining permanence.<br />
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== Source Citations ==<br />
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