Hope I am doing this right.

Whereas Vuode does not currently have a provincial bird

I propose we name the Rufa Red Knot as the Provincial Bird.

This proud bird has one of the longest migrations of any bird some travelling as much as 9,000 miles! It breeds in the Artic and travels south to the southern tip of South America spending some time during the spring and fall on the shores of La Mar Talossan.

I know i am fairly new to the country but i do think there should be a place for the Kings signature on the card. Sort of an official stamp of approval

I glanced at it, it looks pretty informative. I will give it a better look tomorrow.

I was thinking the same thing LOL

I thought it would be a combination of having fun and also being fairly serious. I thought there would be a learning curve of some sort. I guess my biggest concern is my lack of language skills (I'm referring to English not necessarily Talossan) as it was suggested that i write up the "Provincial bird" as a bill and I lack the legal language skills to do so and I have read many bills proposed in the Hopper and they all seem fairly serious and are worded in "legalese" I keep thinking of trying to write something up and it all comes out sounding stupid. As I said before maybe I am just not smart enough.  :-[

I personally believe new immigrants should be given basic instruction on how the government works on both the national and provincial levels. At times I think I understand and then something happens that leaves me totally confused. I was encouraged to become involved as a way of understanding but that seems to have backfired a bit for me (maybe i'm just not smart enough). I also think it needs to be made clear that while having fun is important there are also times when one should be more serious. Some people seem to think this nation is just a joke (even a few of the older citizens). As an example I was placed into a province that as near as I can tell has a population of 3, after participating in my first national election we were allowed to claim a seat in the provincial government which i proudly did, and almost immediately I was placed into a position of leadership as Premier, I know nothing of what I am supposed to do in this position, I read the provincial constitution and still don't really understand. This makes me believe my fellow provincial citizens think of the position as a joke as I was told I am overthinking things. The other thing I find difficult and really feel it is probably my own stupidity is the language...I honestly don't even know how to pronounce my own name LOL This probably isn't much help but I typed a lot so it probably looks good...right???

So I was looking at the Talossa Wiki for Vuode and according to what i was reading nothing has been updated in at least a year. Who is responsible for updating the provincial government information? According to the wiki we are still in Grand Session XI and unless i am mistaken we are actually in Grand Session XII. I mean i guess it isn't real important since it's a bit of a joke but it just seems like it should be updated.

I had a lot of fun with that Ian, next year i plan to nominate some local artists from my area just to introduce them to a wider audience. Who knows maybe someone will find a new favorite!

When i joined Talossa i was assigned to a province, this was weeks before the last election. After the election provincial citizens were encouraged to "claim a seat" in the provincial government, which i did thinking that it would be a good way to learn how things work. I read both the Talossan constitution, organic law and the provincial constitution and didn't really understand a lot of it but hoped to gain a working knowledge by participating in the provincial government. A total of three citizens claimed seats in the provincial government and suddenly i found myself elected as Premier! I truly didn't understand what this meant but i was informed that i basically was in charge of enacting laws or repealing certain types of laws all of which can of course be overturned by a vote. The other officer referred to as the Presiding Officer has the responsibility of convening and conducting legislative business. As far as i know nothing has ever been convened. In short i must say that it is very difficult to get involved when you don't really understand how things work, even if you are thrust into a position of some authority, if you don't understand how to use that authority it is pretty much useless. Hell i suggested a bill to name a provincial bird just to try to get something going and i was told to put together an act and present it in the next grand session but as i said i don't believe a grand session has ever been convened so i couldn't bring anything forward. Any way, i just wanted to explain why i haven't been very active, i love the idea of Talossa but don't really understand how i can be involved other than voting in the music contest that just got done LOL

I did my part to start the discussion LOL

Is this billionaire stealing our nations name? I found this article on USA Today and I just wonder if this person is a current or former citizen attempting to steal our nations name. This seems awfully close. Here is a link to the news story. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/billionaire-marc-lore-outlines-how-he-will-build-the-inclusive-utopian-desert-city-telosa/ar-AAPCYXT?ocid=msedgntp

I mean, I know they won't win but i guess I will nominate my favorite song by my favorite band LOL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUosbClag8

Going to sound stupid here...what is TMT20

I did a little research and it does not appear that we have a provincial bird. I propose that we name the Rufa Red Knot which is an endangered species found within the borders of Vuode along the shore of La Mar Talossan. I would like to put this up for a vote but i am not sure how to put it on the agenda.

Quote from: Viteu on August 03, 2021, 11:01:27 PM
Okay, let's wrap up.

(1) Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir nominated Éovart Grischun for presiding officer and Viteu Marcianüs as Premier.

(2).Councillor Éovart Grischun nominated Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Councillor Viteu Marcianus as Presiding Officer.

(3) Viteu Marcianüs nominated Councillor Tric'hard Lenxheir for Premier and Éovart Grischun for presiding officer.

Results:
For Premier--Tric'hard Lenxheir carries support of 2/3 of the chamber (Éovart and Viteu).

For Praising Officer--Éovart Groschen carriea support of 2/3 of the chamber (Viteu and Tric'hard).

The Chamber has spoken. I move the vote be certified.

I second the movement