Unfortunately only Mic'haglh and I were able to attend. We'll have to try again another time.

It appears that the Túischac'h and I have a disagreement on how to interpret Lex.H.2. I will not press the issue further (that would just be annoying).

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 10, 2022, 09:57:28 PM
"I will not abandon my principled stand to stay on this hunger strike until the prisoners are freed, with only occasional exceptions for lunch."

I must admit I laughed at this.

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on July 10, 2022, 09:37:09 PM
While I try to be open minded and avoid the political games the major parties play I feel I must comment on this and point out the obvious attempt to insult and embarrass  the TNC here. Whether MC Tzaracomprada had submitted other Senses in the past has no bearing upon the fact that he DID submit both of the items mentioned in your Sense. Furthermore you have also attacked me personally as I was listed as a cosponsor. This makes me believe that you wish to make a political enemy of me despite the fact that I have voted for and against acts submitted by each party. I find this shameful on the part of the Seneschal!

It's unfortunate it came across this way.

From the FreeDem perspective, MC Tzaracomprada's Senses were really an attempt to insult and embarrass the Free Democrats. All of the sudden, after years of not proposing anything, he suddenly proposes these Senses. It would be so easy to paint any opposition to them as cruel (see my post above), that I can't help but think that was the intention.

The reason for the boycott is very clear; the TNC promised their voters that they would propose Monarchy reform, and they have stubbornly refused to do so. All of this is simply an attempt to distract from that.

I did not mean to attack you personally.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 10, 2022, 09:22:54 PM
So the legislative blockade is... well, kind of a sham, huh!  As soon as it becomes too embarrassing, it's set aside and the Seneschal slaps his name on a TNC proposal.

Imagine what you'd be saying if the FreeDems didn't provide this replacement: "I can't believe that the Free Democrats idolize Vladimir Putin, pine for the reconstitution of the Soviet Union, and rejoice at the organized slaughter of Uyghurs."

The FreeDems are taking a principled stand on our boycott of TNC legislation, are we won't fall into the trap set by the TNC to end it.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 10, 2022, 09:14:56 PM
It's been something like six months since I signed up as a TalossAssistant again, and I haven't heard a word.

I would like to ask the Túischac'h for decorum, as this is not an relevant comment for a Terp thread from another member.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 10, 2022, 08:31:55 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on July 10, 2022, 08:14:59 PM
I have nothing to report at this time. It should be no surprise that finding a new Burgermeister will be difficult; whoever is selected must be both be willing to do the work and be highly trusted by the entire nation.

For Talossans observing this, I note this is now the second consecutive month with "nothing to report." I will try to go 3 for 3 next month and see if the FreeDems/PdR are able to fill this important post as they focus on a blockade.

S:reu Tzaracomprada has admitted he doesn't know of any good replacement either. I appreciate that the TNC is holding the Government to account, but citizens should know that actually doing the governing is a lot harder.

I will also point out that the "blockade" only requires our attention once per month.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 10, 2022, 08:44:19 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on July 10, 2022, 08:43:01 PM
The finding is on the basis that for the past several governments, the success rate for filing purely bureaucratic positions has been approximately 0%.

That is not what I asked though. I asked what you have done. And I am still waiting for that answer.

S:reu Túischac'h,

The honorable member does not seem to realize that his follow-up was a yes-or-no question, which I answered in the negative.

The finding is on the basis that for the past several governments, the success rate for filing purely bureaucratic positions has been approximately 0%.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 10, 2022, 08:03:18 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on July 10, 2022, 07:41:02 PM
Since S:reu Lenxheir is not a member of the Talossan National Congress, this submission is not included in the FreeDem legislative boycott.

MC Lenxheir is not an independent member of the Cosa. He is proposing this bill in his capacity as a holder of a Talossan National Congress seat in parliament. I am pleased to see that the boycott is either over or has become porous.

MC Lenxheir, unless I am hear from him to the contrary, is an independent who happens to be holding TNC seats.

The needed personnel is unlikely to exist.

We will continue the policy of assigning TalossAssistants on an informal basis.

I have nothing to report at this time. It should be no surprise that finding a new Burgermeister will be difficult; whoever is selected must be both be willing to do the work and be highly trusted by the entire nation.

57RZ4 - Contrâ
57RZ5 - Për
57RZ6 - Për
57RZ7 - Contrâ
57RC8 - Contrâ

WHEREAS Russia's aggression against Ukraine and China's genocide of the Uyghurs are very worthy of being condemned, and

WHEREAS TNC MC Tzaracomprada has introduced Senses of the Ziu condemning them, and

WHEREAS Despite his eloquent writing, MC Tzaracomprada's true motivation for introducing these Senses is likely to politically embarrass the Free Democrats for their ongoing boycott of TNC legislation, and

WHEREAS The evidence of this is that he has not introduced any similar Senses in the previous several Cosas, despite (unfortunately) there being plenty of bad things going on in the world which could have been condemned, and

WHEREAS I reject the use of sanctions because they disproportionally harm the poor of every nation they are inflicted on, while exerting almost no influence on the governments of those nations, and

WHEREAS Because I am removing the endorsement of sanctions from MC Tzaracomprada's original Sense concerning Russia's war in Ukraine, this is a substantively different bill and not a straight copy


THEREFORE Be it resolved that the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa:

Supports the people of Ukraine in their fight to repel invaders and re-establish self-determination

Encourages the International Criminal Court to investigate war crimes committed by Russian invaders

Condemns the Russian blockade of Ukrainian wheat as an terrible disruption of peaceful commerce which could plunge millions into starvation

Recognizes the treatment of Uyghurs by the Chinese Communist Party as a genocide and encourages other countries to do the same

Calls on the applicable human rights organizations to investigate this genocide

Ureu q'estadra sa:
Ian Plätschisch (Sen-MM)

Since S:reu Lenxheir is not a member of the Talossan National Congress, this submission is not included in the FreeDem legislative boycott.