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Azul,

Let me be among those to congratulate Sir Alexandreu on his appointment as Regent. May he serve the Kingdom admirably.

While I will not engage here in a point-by-point rebuttal of the Government's statement, I nevertheless believe the castigations contained within it are quite overblown. While it is no secret I have my criticisms of the King, his appointment of a Regent hardly strikes me as the epochal event the Seneschal makes it out to be.

I do, however, caution the newly-appointed Regent that the Government's claims are not entirely without merit. Workng together effectively requires a special effort when such enmity is present, and I expect that from both sides.

I therefore strongly encourage the Regent not to veto a bill unless he has explained his opposition to it before it is Clarked. This is the same standard I have applied to the King several times before.

Signed,
Ian Plätschisch
Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition

WHEREAS it has been more than a fortnight since Nicholas Burman first posted on Wittenberg, following his introduction to the citizens of the Kingdom by officers of the Interior Ministry, and

WHEREAS he has in that time demonstrated an active, genuine, and longstanding interest in Talossan life, culture, and language, and

WHEREAS he desires citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa, and

WHEREAS by all indications it appears that he would be a loyal and dedicated citizen, and a credit to this nation if he obtains the grant of citizenship he requests, and

WHEREAS I have corresponded with him on Zoom,


THEREFORE I, Ian Plätschisch, a citizen in good standing of the Province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic and of the Kingdom of Talossa, do by these presents petition the Secretary of State Txec dal Nordselva to issue a grant of citizenship to Nicholas Burman, as specified by law.


Petition submitted today, the 7th day of October, 2020/XL.

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EPISODE 2 - ANARCHISM FOR TALOSSA?
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To the esteemed chambers of the Cosa and Senäts,

Someone has to pose the first Terp so it might as well be me. I'll keep the subject matter light.

Can the Honourable Minister please explain why the immigrant questionnaire includes two questions about Marvel movies and another question about the Rocky movies? As good as they may be, multiple immigrants have already answered those questions to the effect of "I'm not remotely interested in any of that"; would it be better to replace those with something more general?

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If you are interested in representing the League of Centre Conservatives in the Assembly of Benito, please let me know.

Quote from: Eðo Grischun on August 15, 2020, 01:35:34 PM(and, honestly, the less words you use the better; just to prove how silly this particular rule is thus giving us more of a reason to scrap the rule). 

This seems like broosking to me...

Does the Interior Ministry notify prospectives of this requirement? If not, it should be no surprise that it is never met until the last minute, because immigrants do not know to be thinking about it.

WHEREAS

THEREFORE The process for selecting a new Monarch shall be improved in an as of yet undetermined fashion.

In fall 2018, I made this Org Chart. The people in the roles are obviously out of date but I think the structure is mostly the same.
https://v5.organimi.com/p/o/5b6203391f0ccb00131c93fe/c/5b62033f1f0ccb00131c9400/chart?viewKey=5b6858502da19300130d979d&collapseTo=0&sortBy=role.hierarchy&topRole=&search=true&zoom=true&expandcollapse=true&chartTitle=true&orgTitle=true&breakBy=level&hideLegend=true

I have also attached a list of positions from last summer. This list and the previous versions are also available on TalossaWiki here: http://wiki.talossa.com/Government under "Full List of Appointees"

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Given I am still technically the Grand Specific Undersecretary, I am the only one left in a provincial executive role, which gives me the best authority to open this convocation.

Members, besides myself, are:
-Sir Alexandreu Davinescu
-Jordan Placie
-Cresti d.I. Nouacastra-L.

I'm tired of waiting. The M3 can come here and make this official when he gets around to it.

I stake my claim

When I wrote the manifesto of the League of Centre Conservatives, I was as big-tent as possible; after all, we are now the only party in a space that used to be occupied by two, and sometimes three, different parties. Therefore, I left out details of how we would govern were we to win the election. However, it's important that voters know we have a plan, beyond simply being a pro-Monarchist party, and therefore we present
PRIME MINISTRY
-We will reintroduce the Prime Minister's Days of Observance program, which was so popular when I implemented it during the 52nd Cosa that it got its own TalossaWiki page. I pledge to eat as many weird sandwiches as necessary, not only to encourage editing the wiki, but also other initiatives such as a fundraising drive, interaction with new citizens, etc.
-We will create a clear list of what government positions are open and how to apply for them. I also won't hesitate to fire anyone who is not doing anything with their post (I've done it before); vacancies are OK because there is the possibility someone will come along and get active in the post.

STUFF
-We will continue to find fun uses for Talossan social media accounts, such as the excessive celebrations of Maritiimi-Maxhestic Istuporaziua on Twitter and the "This Day in History" series on Facebook
-We will create a refreshed version of "What's Happening in Talossa?" to make it easier for new and returning citizens to get involved.

CULTURE
-Ministers will be expected to lead by example and coordinate and participate in cultural initiatives outside of Government.

FINANCE
-We will investigate partially diversifying the Kingdom's portfolio, which currently is held exclusively in a savings account, into higher-yielding assets
-We will conduct a fundraising campaign to raise money for the Kingdom

FOREIGN
-We will market our coins and stamps to members of the micronational community
-We will investigate ways to become involved in programs in the Greater Talossan Area

INTERIOR
-We will produce physical manifestations of Talossan citizenship, such as ID cards, citizenship certificates, and donation certificates
-We will attempt to arrange a trip to Cezembre for citizens who are able to attend

We're almost 1/3 of the way through the election and our M3 has somehow found the time to conduct his Senate campaign, but not the two minutes it would take to open the Assembly Call for the 18th Convocation. He has been repeatedly reminded to do this, I might add.

Azul,

You may have received an email recently from the Free Democrats urging you to vote for my opponent in the ongoing Senate election. The email contains several bold claims, many of which misrepresent my record and views. Please give me some time to prepare a response before voting based on the information in that email.

EDIT: Here is my response:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me58aT9CbK8

Many thanks,
Ian Plätschisch
Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic

I can't wait any longer for the Maximally Magnificent Majordomo to open the official thread calling for declarations of Senate candidacies (given it is the night before the elections starts and I am about to go to bed), so this serves as an announcement that I am seeking reelection to the Senate to continue to represent the great province of Maritiimi-Maxhestic.

My 50-word statement is "For all my time as a citizen of the Kingdom, Maritiimi-Maxhestic has been near and dear to my heart. I have served in the Assembly since the 11th Convocation, filled all three provincial executive positions, and authored the Comprehensive Body of Law Act. Allow me to keep working for you!"

Are you ready for a conservative party that actually does something?

For years, the representatives of Talossan conservatives in the Ziu have left much to be desired. Rarely did they ever take part in political discussion: As far back as the 50th Cosa, it was in fact the MRPT, not the RUMP, that did most of the campaigning in favor of a non-figurehead Monarchy. The 54th Cosa's attempt at conservative representation, the ZPT, was so hapless that it did not even claim its Cosa seats at all!

Talossans passionate about preserving the Monarchy deserve better representation than that.

Centrists, too, need an alternative to parties that embrace plans to disassemble the Senate and the provinces.

Finally, it has been ages since the Government had to deal with any serious opposition. Even if you are not a conservative, or if I am not your preferred spokesperson for Talossan conservatism, you have to admit I have been active in Talossa for more than five years, and that I know how to lead the effort to hold the governing parties to account. I know how they work; I've been in Government with them for the better part of those five years! Know your enemy.

Here in the League of Centre Conservatives, we have a very simple manifesto:
- We believe the King should be more than a powerless figurehead
- We believe the provinces, and their representation in the Senate, is an important facet of Talossan culture and politics
- We believe the Government should have to face an active opposition

Without the LCC, anyone more conservative than the Free Democrats (a serious chunk of Talossa's population, I'd say) would have no representation in the upcoming election. This is a large group of people to try to unify, consisting of many viewpoints, experiences, temperaments, prior political movements, etc. I named it "League" for a reason; I am not demanding your loyalty or writing a novella-length manifesto. The goal here is simple; give some amount of representation to a group of Talossans who have lacked it for a long time.

We are in pretty desperate need of citizens to hold our Cosa seats. Whether a citizen for one day or twenty years, if this message resonates with you, post here or send me a message.

Long live the King!