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

I'm not going to buy any Fiova merchandise with a crown on it, that's contrary to all our provincial traditions  ;D

I would like to nominate Baron Alexandreu Davinescu, if he were interested in the role.

So can someone get in touch with the King to see if he's up for making a Reunision Day Speech?

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on January 25, 2022, 02:10:08 PM
I mean, the way the rules are written is that the CRL only has to look at a bill once, no matter how many times it's amended after that. Do people think we should change things so that they have to sign off on the final to-be-Clarked bill?

Dropping into this convo as Minister of STUFF, i.e. responsible for the content of talossa.com:

I have no problems with this suggestion in theory. In practice, it would have to be part of a complete refurbishment of talossa.com, which - as I keep explaining to anyone who'll listen - is in a complete mess on the back-end and outside of my (personal) abilities to maintain, let along repair. The Deputy Minister of Technology says that he wants to transition the whole thing off WordPress, but heavens knows when that's going to be completed.

But since there is enthusiasm for a "pilot project" for such a website, maybe get it started with a Wiki page? And if it works, we can formalise it on the national website later?

Your older account "Ldaschir" still has admin privileges and I have no problem (in my capacity of MinSTUFF) with you taking that up again

Good news, everybody! The draft quiz has reached 50 questions. Now to find a quiz platform that can pick 20 "randomised" questions and give a score. I think 16/20 would be a "pass" mark given the open-book nature of the test.

I also note that the currently-popular design for the ID cards has changed significantly from that endorsed from the outgoing Cabinet. I suppose the incoming Cabinet will have to re-approve a design, and then make a proper budget for getting the physical cards made.

In the past two weeks, Z has gone from a military marking to the main symbol of public support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.