Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 14, 2022, 07:22:20 PM
Well, considering how you just voted for Breneir's bill

"Brenéir's bill" whose first draft was written by me, based on a proposal that was first raised at the last FreeDems convention ;D No offence to the Senator, but this was a cross-party initiative.

The idea of giving seats as of right to new and therefore unrepresented citizens is precisely so newbies could get involved without what I still see as the corrupting effect of existing parties handing out the political equivalent of candy from a windowless van.

Okay-dokey, skips! The Talossan Civics Test is now set up on the quizglobal.com platform. And we need playtesters before we make it an official part of the "getting an ID card" scheme.

Here's how it works:
1) volunteers send me an email address by PM (or via Facebook if you know me there);
2) I "enrol" you on the quizglobal.com website;
3) you go to quizglobal.com, log in, and you should be taken right to the test.

Clear as mud? Go for it. I think if we get 10 users of the test and no-one finds any problems, we're good to go?

On one level, you know precisely what I think of offering new citizens seats post-election; what I have always thought of it; the several legal reforms I've brought in to make it unnecessary and difficult.

On another level, Tric'hard is a valuable citizen and I did my best to offer him a place on the FreeDems list, but he declined. Surprised to see him change his mind, that's all.

The whole idea of giving free seats to new citizens is that they're unrepresented in the Cosa. But Tric'hard voted, so he is represented. I would heartily support him taking seats from whichever party he voted for.

Tric'hard, you honestly want to join the anti-government party? When the FreeDems asked you before the election whether you wanted to join the party list and win seats "the honest way", and you told us no?  :(

If it's going to be like that, I'm equally authorised to ask the Free Democrats to give you a seat or two.

It's printed on the front page of most of KR1's books: 2963 N. Prospect Ave

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To expand on the good Senator's comments above: I made it 100% clear during the election campaign that I was coming out of retirement due to a crisis in the party and no-one else being prepared to do the job. Things have now changed. I am relieved that they have changed - not least in the aftermath of an election campaign in which our Opposition's main weapon seemed to be extreme rudeness and personal attacks against me.

The election campaign was horrible for my mental health. It's not fun to be reminded how much people actively despise me, personally. It was everything I could do to limp across the finish line, and I was actually dreading another 6-8 months of being the target for sheer nastiness. Part of me even kind of hoped we'd lose, so I would have an excuse to just disappear from Talossa and forget about everything.

I am immeasurably grateful that my Party has seen fit to send someone else into the "line of fire", as it were, and that our coalition partners have agreed. I hope that the lightening of my burden will allow me to see out the rest of this term as a Minister and an MC, in good conscience, and fulfil my obligations and those of my party.

¡Sa vivadra Talossa democrätic! ¡Ya Allà, aucün capitulaziun, aucün regeu!

Under the terms of the coalition agreement between the Free Democrats of Talossa and el Partì dal Reformaziun, Senator Ian Plätschisch of Maritiimi-Maxhestic will be the candidate of the coalition parties for Seneschal in the 57th Cosa. The full coalition agreement will be released shortly.

FreeDems Cosa delegation leader Miestra Schiva said to be "relieved".

Would this do the job? A new El Lex H.6.3.3.

QuoteIf a bill is amended significantly after the CRL has given its recommendation, the CRL may offer a new recommendation on the bill, which may include a request for the Secretary of State to exercise their powers under H.6.7.4 below.

That H.6.7.4:

QuoteThe Secretary of State is empowered to refuse to put a certain bill on a Clark if said bill is so substantially different from its form as a legislative proposal when "passed to committee" that it constitutes a significantly different proposal.

Of course, the proposer of a bill has the right in any case to just tell the CRL "I don't agree with your recommendations" and Clark a bill which the CRL has expressed problems with. I think we should retain that or the CRL becomes too powerful/liable to corruption. What do others think?

Can someone with the King's ear get him to countersign quickly?

I'm happy with all of these, although the spice names which just look like the English names + eu almost look like Archaic Talossan

I've contacted the (outgoing caretaker) Seneschal; hopefully the King is also amenable

I'm really having a terrible day. Can someone move this thread to the Hopper?

I'm pretty sure the way this happened was that when the bill was first written/presented to the Hopper, H.21 was the correct number. But by 56RZ4, Title H of El Lexhatx was renumbered; and the Túischac'h bill was never revised accordingly with the correct numbers.

Honestly, I'd like this to be able to go through as a PD if there was broad consensus.

WHEREAS 56RZ10, The Small OrgLaw Amendment (Dignity of the Túischac'h) Act copy-pasted (with a few amendments) the current El Lexhatx H.17 into the OrganicLaw as IV.12;

AND WHEREAS this bill was also meant to subsequently delete H.17 from El Lexhatx as superfluous;

AND WHEREAS through a catastrophic failure by both the bill's author and the CRL, it instead deleted H.21, a completely unrelated section concerning Living Cosas;

1. El Lexhatx H.17 is hereby deleted in its entirety.
2. El Lexhatx H.21 is hereby restored in its entirety as the following text:

Quote21. The Cosa may hold living Cosas during subsequent Clarks by a vote of the Cosa naming the specific month in which the event is to take place. The exact date and location of the Living Cosâ shall be set by the Seneschál after consultation with all relevant parties. All members must receive two weeks notice of the date of the Living Cosâ. The Seneschál may, if events warrant, issue a PD authorizing a Living Cosâ in the following calendar month. Such a PD may be vetoed (in addition to normal means) by a formal protest to the Secretary of State by Members of the Cosâ comprising one-third or greater the number of elected seats in the Cosâ.
   
21.1 Members who cannot attend will not be denied the right to vote on that month's Clark. They may send their votes to the Secretary of State by any means feasible, so that they can be announced at the Living Cosâ. A member may, in writing, delegate his authority to vote (temporarily transfer his seats) to another person who can attend the Living Cosâ, but no individual may hold more than thirty seats, counting both proxy and permanently assigned seats, for purposes of the Living Cosâ. The Ziu may provide by law, without needing to go through committee, for quorum requirements, and for attendance via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means.
   
21.2 Votes presented to the Secretary of State after the Living Cosâ will not be counted in the final tally. The final tally of votes on all bills is taken at the end of the Living Cosâ.

21.3 New bills, or amendments, may not be presented at the Living Cosâ. No bill not published in the Clark may be debated. Clarks will be published on schedule as usual.
   
21.4 Senators shall be permitted to participate in Living Cosâ debates on the same terms as MCs, but may not delegate or exercise proxy votes.

Also, new OrgLaw IV.12:

QuoteThe Speaker shall preside, direct and maintain order during Living Cosas and in other Cosa debates, in an unbiased fashion. Otherwise, his function will be to advise Members of the Cosa of appropriate decorum