I, Françal Ian Lux, cast my ballots as such:
1. Txoteu Davinescu
2. Glüc da Dhi
1. Txoteu Davinescu
2. Glüc da Dhi
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on June 02, 2021, 04:45:20 AM
Some more pictures
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 25, 2021, 09:56:05 PMQuote from: Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu on May 25, 2021, 10:40:15 AMQuote from: DixhetFira on May 24, 2021, 08:52:17 PM
But "electing" a monarch is no different than electing a President.
The thing is, this is simply untrue. Should we start calling John "President Woolley" since he was elected? Or the old kings of Jerusalem? Or the Holy Roman Emperor? Elective monarchy is an old institution. Possibly older than hereditary primogeniture.
And if the opposition is rooted in the fixed term of the position. 7 years is a lifetime in Talossa, as with any micronation. SCA Kings/Queens serve for fixed periods and then move on, or repeat their service depending. Though they are chosen via trial by combat, as opposed to election.
As has been pointed out elsewhere, exhaustively, you can call any position the "king." There have been kings who were elected for year-long terms, kings who were chosen by an oligarchy, pairs of kings elected to rotating terms, and many other varieties. Tafial rightly has said that in political science terms, it's just a meaningless label -- just like president, in fact.
But talk about bad faith -- it is deliberately trying to misunderstand to grouse about how there have been periodically elected kings and so therefore it is wrong to call this a president. But hey, guess what else is usually periodically elected? Presidents. It's just as valid a label. And to a lot of us, the position of king means more than just a magical label, anyway. It means at least some independent power not subject to partisan election, for one. It's not as if you don't understand what Dixhet is saying, it's just that it runs contrary to your preferred branding.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 12, 2021, 01:39:04 PM
Over and over again, I have pointed out that Republicans plan to keep on attacking the monarchy. They have already announced their next move: they're going to strip the honours system from the king and put it under Government control. The FDT and other supporters of the proposed presidency do not consider themselves bound by any deal. They feel free to come back with the knife and keep on cutting, whittling things down until they're happy.
Quote from: Ián S.G. Txaglh on May 18, 2021, 03:51:24 AM
*taking a seat and asking the neighbour * where could i get zero sugar soda & vegan popcorn here?
is there a deep-state in talossa too? like freedems puppet mastering talossans through some dark ritual into kingless zombies or suchs? boy, that would be fun 8)
Quote from: Munditenens Tresplet on May 17, 2021, 01:22:53 PMQuote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on May 16, 2021, 10:20:34 AMQuote from: Françal I. Lux on May 16, 2021, 01:47:21 AM
I'd like to request a change of province. I have flown the coop from rural Middle Tennessee to the bustling cities of the San Francisco Bay Area. I believe I'll be in the Province of Maricopa now. I'd be happy to update any and all information with the office of the Secretary of State.
Done. Welcome to Maricopa.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toV8Lb9h0Vs