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| ___ 105 COMMUNIST CONSTITUTION AND PERSQNITELL Section 2. The National Review Commission may meet jointly with the National Committee, but between Conventions shall be subordinate to the National Committee and its decisions shall be subject to review by the National Committee or its National Board, Section 3, To be eligible for election to this Commission one shall have been an active member of the Party for at least five years. Section 4. Full meetings of'the National Review Commission shall be held at least once every four months, with a resident committee meeting at least semi-monthly. ARTICLE DC Disciplinary Procedures Section 1? Conduct or action detrimental to the working class and the nation, as well as to-the interests of the Party, violation of decisions of its lead- ing committees or of this Constitution, financial irregularities, or other conduct unbecoming a member of the Party, may be punished by fiensure, removal from posts of leadership, or by expulsion from membership. Such conduct or action by any committee may be punished by removal of the committee by the State or National Committee, which shall then order new elections for said committee. Section 2. Adherence to or participation in the activities of any clique, feroup, circlej facktion or party which conspires or acts to subvert, undermine, weaken or overthrow any or all institutions of American democracy, whereby the majority of the American people can maintain their right to determine their destinies in any degree, shall be punished by immediate expulsion. Section 3. The practice or advocacy of any form of racial, national or religious discrimination shall be grounds for expulsion from membership. Section 4. Personal or political relations with enemies of the working class and national are incompatible with membership in the Communist Party. Section 5. • Charges against individual members or committees may be made by any member in writing to the Club of which he is a member, or to the leading committee having jurisdiction. Qlubs shall act upon charges directed against anyone holding membership in that club. All such charges shall be handled expeditiously. Section 6. All persons concerned in disciplinary cases shall have the fullest right to appear, to bring witnesses and testify. Section 7» The club or leading committee having jurisdiction shall have the right to decide by majority vote upon any disciplinary measure, including expulsion. Disciplinary measures taken by leading committees are subject to approval by the body to which they are responsible. ARTICLE X Appeals Section 1. Any member who has been subject to disciplinary action has the right to appeal to the next higher body up to the National Convention, whose decision shall be final.. |