Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on Today at 02:04:31 PM@þerxh Sant-Enogat what if we made the anthem trilingual? Someone would have to translate the lyrics to Talossan and French though.

French I can surely

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on Yesterday at 12:24:20 PM@þerxh Sant-Enogat this link doesn't work.

Fixed, thanks

I vote PER

I vote PER

Dear Members of l'Etats de Cézembre,
as proposed in this thread, I present hereby for vote the following bill
According to Article 10 of our Constitution, please vote below this post, before Sunday 12 May, noon CET / CéST (@458 beats)
If a majority of the voters are in favour, the modified Cézembre Administration Guide will be submitted to referendum.

Whereas Senators are involved in the affairs of the whole Kingdom and not only those of their Province

Whereas there is no real interest in having elections for the Senäts organized at local level

Whereas simplicity can sometimes be the best route to efficiency

Therefore, be it enacted by L'Etats de Cézembre the following changes in the Cézembre Administration Guide, by replacing :

QuoteChapter V- The Lord Warden
Article 17.
Cézembre's delegate to the Senäts shall be known within the Province as the Lord Warden. He/she will be elected whenever this is required by the Organic Law, in an election conducted by the Sénéchal or his appointed agent, in accordance with provincial statutes. If no provincial statutes regarding the election of a Lord Warden exist, or if the provisions of provincial law regarding the election of a Lord Warden cannot be implemented for practical reasons,or if provincial statutes regarding the election of a Lord are in conflict with this Constitution or the Organic Law, the Sénéchal or his appointed agent will request the National Chancery in writing and in good time to conduct the election in accordance with National Law.

by the following :

QuoteChapter V- The Lord Warden or Lady Warden
Article 17.
Cézembre's delegate to the Senäts shall be known within the Province as the Lord Warden or Lady Warden, as preferred by the Senator. The Sénéchal de Cézembre will request the National Chancery in writing and in good time to conduct the Senator election in accordance with National Law.

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on Today at 04:36:14 AM

Quote from: þerxh Sant-Enogat on Today at 02:49:46 AMWell done Barclamïu ! I like this, it's original, intro is ceremonious and lyrical, then calmer and inspiring. Impatient to listen to the words on it !

The Sénéchal likes it... looks like this version will be the anthem.

let's wait for the opinion of other Cézembréans ! in the meanwhile, practise your singing skills, as the Province may need an official interpret for her Anthem

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on Yesterday at 01:32:12 PMWhat version are we voting on? The last one (december 21)? Id be in favour of that.

yes ! voting thread is here

Dear Members of l'Etats
I present hereby for vote the following bill proposed by @xpb.
According to Article 10 of our Constitution, please vote below this post, before Sunday 12 May, noon CET / CéST (@458 beats)
If a majority of the voters are in favour, the modified Cézembre Administration Guide will be submitted to referendum.


Whereas some citizens have expressed the will to allow all citizens from our Province to participate in the democratic life of our assembly l'Etats (discussion)

Whereas the size of l'Etats may not be in accordance with the population of our province, with sometimes more seats that citizens

Whereas simplicity is in general the best route to efficiency

Therefore, be it enacted by L'Etats de Cézembre the following changes in the Cézembre Administration Guide, by replacing :

QuoteChapter II- L'Etats de Cézembre

Article 7. Legislative power in the Sovereign Province of Cézembre is invested in l'Etats de Cézembre. l'Etats shall consist of no more and no less than twenty (20) seats.
Seats in l'Etats de Cézembre can only be assigned to citizens of Cézembre. Citizens may hold more than one seat, but no more than six. One seat cannot be divided among nor assigned to more than one citizen.
Article 8. The chancery is requested to conduct elections to l'Etats. Elections to l'Etats shall be conducted at the same time as elections to the Cosâ and in accordance with the national election laws and rules. The Sénéchal (or the Governor-General in case the Sénéchal has been absent for more than one week) may request the chancery not to conduct those elections in no less than one week before balloting day. If the Sénéchal (or Governor-General) makes such a request, the Sénéchal (or the Governor-General) shall conduct the elections in accordance with provincial election laws and rules.
Article 9. After elections to l'Etats, each party will receive 20 numbers, which will be produced by dividing the number of votes the party received by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20. The 20 highest numbers will be referred to as high quotients. In case the 20th highest number has the same value as the 21th highest number all numbers with the same value will not be considered high quotients. This will result in vacant seats in the assembly.
Each party will receive a number of seats, equal to the number of high quotients it received. Each party may divide its seats amongst Cézembrian citizens as it sees fit. If a member dies or resigns or is impeached by a motion receiving a 2/3rds vote of the L'Etats, the seats shall return to the party that assigned the seats.
Article 10. L'Etats shall have power to pass any bill into law by a simple majority vote of its Voting Members. Le Sénéchal shall send out a notification of voting period, of at least seven days. Each member shall have a prescribed amount of time in which to cast his vote (by email, telephone or forum post) before voting closes

by the following :

QuoteChapter II- L'Etats de Cézembre

Article 7. Legislative power in the Sovereign Province of Cézembre is invested in l'Etats de Cézembre. l'Etats shall consist of a variable number of seats, assigned based upon request by citizens of Cézembre. Seats in l'Etats de Cézembre can only be requested by citizens of Cézembre. Citizens may represent more than one seat by proxy, but no more than two additional proxy seats. One seat cannot be divided among nor assigned to more than one citizen.

Article 8. There are no elections to l'Etats, as it is an ongoing body of representatives within Cézembre.  The Sénéchal (or the Governor Général in case the Sénéchal has been absent for more than one week) shall receive written requests for seats in l'Etats by citizens.  After confirmation of credentials of citizenship, those making a request shall be provided a seat in l'Etats.  In turn, the citizen that is seated may extend a proxy for their seat to another seated citizen within l'Etats who does not yet have two proxies held.  A proxy extended must be accepted by a seated member in writing, who shall have full control of that seat until such time the citizen extending the proxy retracts the assignment.  Should a person issuing a proxy to a seat later renounce or be removed from citizenship, the proxy is automatically retracted.

Article 9. The number of seats in l'Etats may not exceed the population of the Province of Cézembre. There will be no vacant seats in the assembly, as they either held by active members, or extended to active members by proxy.  Citizens retain the right of association with any organization that they choose, but their votes from seats in l'Etats de Cézembre are held in their name either by right or by proxy, and are not held by parties, associations, consortiums, corporations, or other organizations.

Well done Barclamïu ! I like this, it's original, intro is ceremonious and lyrical, then calmer and inspiring. Impatient to listen to the words on it !

Azul dear Members of l'Etats
What about voting for xpb's proposal above ?
If accepted, then we could try to validate a new constitution by a referendum before next Cosa

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Immigration News

During March XLV we received 5 immigration applications from all parts of the world :

• Aleksei Kucheriavyi, from Ukraine
• Andrew Crespi, from the USA
• Pablo Dapena Lopez, from Spain
• Makensie Sundquist, from USA
• Sam Yackel, from the USA

And we welcome 3 new citizens :

• Zilect Uómbat Firă, since 11 March
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During April XLV we also received 5 immigration applications :

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Bravo Ian ! Hurray for 'Avançamaintsch' ! Let this Talossan/Blakean superb ode to courage guide us all in our efforts for a better world

WHEREAS it has been more than a fortnight since @Bråneu Excelsio started to post again on Wittenberg, following his re-introduction to the citizens of the Kingdom by our beloved Minister of Immigration, and

WHEREAS he has, this time again, demonstrated an active, genuine, and continuing interest in Talossan life, culture, and

WHEREAS he really desires regaining citizenship in the Kingdom of Talossa, and

WHEREAS by all indications and by experience it appears that he would be a loyal and dedicated citizen, and a credit to this nation if he obtains the grant of citizenship he requests, and

WHEREAS he will certainly spice up (with caffein) and enrich again our Talossan culture,

THEREFORE I, þerxh Sant-Enogat, a citizen in good standing of the province of Cézembre and of the Kingdom of Talossa, do by the present petition the Secretary of State @Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB to issue a grant of citizenship to Prospective Citizen Bråneu Excelsio, as specified by law.

Ok for me ! Give me some time to learn the rules

To question 1) the link provided by the specific individual pointed at a facebook account stating the name which was included in the application https://www.facebook.com/sean.g.ablez . I don't systematically check if the facebook name is a real one, which is only possible with phone directories or equivalent official databases. Social networks as Facebook,  X/Twitter, Instagram, .. and even LinkedIn do not guarantee that names are real.


To question 2) I received 51 applications by mail, out of which I introduced 33 prospective citizens (of which 3 which were created by mistake at the beginning of my minister as they did not create an account on Witt). Apart from these 3, I do not introduce prospective immigrants if they do not create an account, or if I cannot have access to a social network account stating similar name. I sometimes chase by mail for such sources, or for applicants to create an account on Witt. Sometimes I have to check the real name (for instance today I had to guess the city and state of a prospective citizen as only the street and number was provided, but I found the correct family name for this address on clustrmaps.com..)