REMINDER!  Only 7 more days to submit for the caption contest.

I think, if we're going to do this, it will need to devolve to each house, and not the Mencei only.  But, if memory serves, Tuisac'h is largely a toothless role and not even an Organic Office.  Am I correct in this?

Quote from: Açafat del Val on August 02, 2020, 11:15:43 AM
I support this completely. May I offer the following amendment?

QuoteWHEREAS, pop-tarts are a fruit filling surrounded by a pastry crust; and,

WHEREAS, the same can be said of empanadas, which are available at the vendor of our national cuisine, Taco Bell: now,

THEREFORE, pop-tarts are hereby defined as an empanada for all purposes of law and governance; and,

FURTHERMORE, empanadas shall be an acceptable adjunct to the established national cuisine of Talossa; and,

FINALLY, an empanada of good and verifiable quality, if available to the host at fair and reasonable costs, shall be furnished freely and in sufficient quantities to the attendees of any sitting, meeting, organization, or assembly of any national governmental organ, including the Ziu or the Cabinet.

I can fully support this amendment.

I will note that, further, the Caramel Apple Empanada was removed from Taco Bell menus last year.  That our national cuisine has no empanada (or really suitable desert, for that matter) is a disgrace of the highest order.  It is my opinion that the Culture Ministry should immediately undertake a letter-writing campaign to attempt to fix this.

Thank you for your service in a difficult post.  It's been a pleasure.  I'm excited to see what you cook up once you return from break!

There should be a payment from me (sent today 8/1) for the NPW.  I didn't see a place to add a note for that.

Another way to get involved once you're a citizen would be the Zuavs.  Information can be found here.  Or if you have questions, please feel free to drop me a message!

For the 36 that failed the Townsend, did they seem to be bots?  Or were they human individuals insofar as you could ascertain?

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on July 28, 2020, 05:45:56 PM
Which is more offensive: when I don't say what I think about NPW policies, or when I say what I think about them? Choose one! ;)

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Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on July 28, 2020, 04:39:48 PM

Quote from: Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu on July 28, 2020, 07:57:44 AM
Aside from silly memes, the NPW hasn't really attacked anyone... but have also gotten ZERO engagement in discussing our platform.  Not even the dual-king proposal (which, I might add, is new to this manifesto).

That's because, if you'll forgive me saying so, the dual-king proposal is totally irrelevant. It doesn't deal with any of the problems which Free Democrats have with the current monarchy, nor does it defend the idea of monarchy supported by the LCC.

Irrelevant?  To whom?  It's a major platform plank of one of the three political parties currently active in Talossa.

This simply screams that it's more important to "score points" off the party one finds to be the biggest threat than actually engage in political discourse.  The FreeDems and the LCC simply tear at each other.

Quote from: Txosuè Éiric Rôibeardescù on July 28, 2020, 07:31:08 AM
Keep talking, keep attacking, keep ignoring what I'm saying. You are acting more and more like king ben every day. Thunderdome politics is what's killing talossa, the one thing that people engage in right now, yet all they ever get is being attacked by you if they disagree with you, god forbid anybody having there own views. Once they are tired of it we stop engaging, they stop engaging because somone keeps attacking them. Looking over our history, same happens when someone acts like they are the only voice that matters.

The thing is, a hard attack seems to be the only thing that precipitates a response of any sort.  Aside from silly memes, the NPW hasn't really attacked anyone... but have also gotten ZERO engagement in discussing our platform.  Not even the dual-king proposal (which, I might add, is new to this manifesto).

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on July 20, 2020, 08:33:28 PM
Here's how I would go about building a cabinet:
-Starting with people I would consider LCC members, Txosue seems quite motivated, and Breneir Itravilatx and Sir Cresti could hopefully make themselves available as well
-AD just volunteered
-There have been several other people on Witt who have shown support for us
-I am, if I may say, one of the best of us at engaging with new citizens. I am in regular contact with some of them and, if I was trying to form a cabinet, I bet I could convince one or two to join
-A general call to citizens
-If I was still short, I'd reach out to the NPW and see if we couldn't find any common ground for a coalition.

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on July 20, 2020, 07:58:05 PM
The kind of activity in which people debate the same question repeatedly would get old fast, I bet.

Though it really does seem that Talossa is never more vibrant than when there is a debate as to what it will be.

I think this is a sound measure and would wholeheartedly support this.

WHEREAS pop-tarts are a fruit filling surrounded by a pastry crust and,

WHEREAS the same can be said of empanadas, which are available at the vendor of our national cuisine, Taco Bell,

THEREFOR pop-tarts are hereby defined, for the purposes of law, as an empanada and an acceptable adjunct to our established national cuisine.

Given Talossa's nature as a voluntary association, I think keeping the ability to opt-out is important.  But at the same time, I have a hard time wrapping my head around why someone would want to opt out completely in the first place.

I think part of this cuts right to the heart of what it means to "do Talossa."  Given the peculiar nature of Talossa, is a citizen who is completely incommunicado with the wider community still count as Talossan?  No interest in current goings on, contact information completely out of date, no functional link to the Talossan state.  Can this person still be said to be "doing Talossa?"

The Derivationist answer is probably, in some way, "yes."  Peculiarists of a certain stripe may very well say "no."  Most voluntary associations require contact (many even require a level of activity) to be considered a "member." 

Then that gets us into the weeds of whether something is lost when an inactive citizen is cut form the rolls.  But that's an answer that varies based on what you value.