I have been trying to upload my Coat of Arms and I keep getting a message saying avatars are not writeable. Not sure if it is a problem with my computer or the website as I see some people are displaying a CoA and others are not.

I wanted to put in my two cents worth on the issue of justices being apolitical. In a perfect Talossa I would 100% agree with the idea of all judges being apolitical, however this is not a perfect Talossa. Our population is very low and the number of "active" citizens in the country is only what maybe 20? Of those 20 maybe 15 of them are qualified for positions within the government which leaves a very small pool to choose from for cabinet, cosa, senat, ministers and justices. Some overlapping is almost a necessity, at least until such time as the Talossan population increases and more qualified, intelligent people become citizens. So for now the idea of a completely apolitical cort makes filling all other vacancies within the government virtually impossible. I would like to think that the current UC's are honest enough to judge based upon the law rather than their personal political beliefs, I do believe that any UC justice who feels strongly about any issue should recuse themselves. However simply voting in favor or against a bill should not be the deciding factor at this point. If being political were a disqualifying factor then UC justices should also not be allowed to vote in the annual elections as by doing so they are showing their political support for an individual or an individual party. So with this logic, any case brought against the TNC or the FreeDems would require any justice who voted for either party in the Cosa election to recuse themselves. Until such time as we can increase the population of qualified active citizens I feel it is unrealistic to call for a completely apolitical Cort. (Let the attacks begin)

Let's try to get 100% turnout from Vuode! @Trotxâ Betiñéir @Aladna la Mha-Coca @Matthew Lindberg-Work @Ups Cotschneu are the only citizens yet to vote!!!

Just curious, how many elections can a citizen miss voting in before they are no longer citizens?

Hey everyone don't forget to vote in the ongoing elections! If you are a citizen of Vuode please consider voting for Tric'hard Lenxheir for Senate! I support the TNC (for the most part) but with that being said I do support some sort of monarchy reform as a way of keeping our King more active in the countries affairs. No matter how you vote it is important that you take the time to vote!!! Good luck to all of the candidates and parties involved and here is to a peaceful, harmonious and enjoyable 58th Cosa!

I hereby announce my intention to run for the Senate seat in Vuode. This is my notification to both the citizens of Vuode and the Secretary of State @Dr. Txec dal Nordselvă, GST

A CALL TO ARMS

Whereas, the president of Russia has repeatedly thumbed his nose at international law, and
Whereas, Russia has illegally annexed 5 regions of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, and
Whereas, the Ukrainian people have shown their ability to defend their borders, and
Whereas, the Ukrainian people have shown their desire to remain free of Russian dictatorship, and
Whereas, the Ziu has already passed a Sense of the Ziu condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine which Russia has ignored.

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Ziu calls upon the Seneschal to declare that a state of war exists between the Kingdom of Talossa and the Russia Federation.

Let us stand with the brave people of Ukraine in their ongoing fight for freedom!

Uréu q'estadra så:
Tric'hard Lenxheir (MC-TNC)
Breneir Tzaracomprada (Sen-FL, TNC)

A CALL TO ARMS

Whereas, the president of Russia has repeatedly thumbed his nose at international law, and
Whereas, Russia has illegally annexed 5 regions of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, and
Whereas, the Ukrainian people have shown their ability to defend their borders, and
Whereas, the Ukrainian people have shown their desire to remain free of Russian dictatorship, and
Whereas, the Ziu has already passed a Sense of the Ziu condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine which Russia has ignored.

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Ziu calls upon the Seneschal to declare that a state of war exists between the Kingdom of Talossa and the Russia Federation.

Let us stand with the brave people of Ukraine in their ongoing fight for freedom!

Uréu q'estadra så:
Tric'hard Lenxheir (MC-TNC)

I call upon @King John, The Senats, The Cosa and the great people of the Kingdom of Talossa to consider that it is PAST time that we declare an official state of war exists between us and Russia! We must show our unwavering support of our friends in Ukraine and do what we can to help them fend off the illegal and unprovoked acts of war being perpetrated against them. Let our voices be heard! Raise up your bedposts and stand against this aggression!!!

Is it wrong that I would like to find out what my pets names are in Talossan? I have a female dog named Harley, a female cat named Dixie and a male cat named Rebel. Just curious as none of them are active online they will never see this post.

Tried something new last night. It is called "Dragon's Milk Beer Barrel Bourbon". A bourbon whiskey aged in beer barrels. This gives it a bit of a malty taste along with hints of vanilla that they add in as well. I mainly tried it because it was made in my home state and I try to support companies from my state when I can. I enjoyed it's smooth finish. I do recommend it if you are looking for something new to try. CHEERS!

Sadly I am not reading anything right now. I was in the middle of rereading my favorite series of books, The Wheel Of Time series by Robert Jordan when the TV version was released on Amazon Prime. I was very much looking forward to the shows release but I was so disappointed that I have now lost interest in reading the books. I understand that due to time constraints and costs for special effects some changes must be made but...they skipped major portions of the books, changed the ages of the characters (the first few books are a coming of age story), left out some major characters and generally left me hating the series. On the other hand...I still like whiskey! Currently my favorites are 18 year old Chivas Regal and Angel's Envy!

Does anyone have the text of the Oath of Citizenship

Does anyone know of a website where one can play Dungeons & Dragons for free without having to play against or with other people? I have tried playing games online with other people and it usually turns out badly for me and sometimes for them as I am not really very good at most games.

I originally submitted this in The Hopper back on July 4th, I will repost it here just to make sure the committee sees it, hope this doesn't start my time all over in committee.

THE NAMING THE NATIONAL TEAMS ACT

Whereas El Lexhatx currently shows that we have National NFL, NBA and MLB teams but no NHL team and the former are named in separate sections (Section F paragraphs 25, 32 and 33 respectively). Let Section F Paragraph 25 which currently reads "25. The Green Bay Packers shall be Talossa's Official NFL Team, and it will remain so until such time as the nation is able to field its own NFL team to contest the American teams. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Green Bay Packers," as the "Florenciâ Packers." (23RZ40, 23RZ43)"  be changed to read


"25. Until such time as our great nation is able to field our own teams in the respective leagues the following teams will be recognized as the Talossan National Teams.

25.1 The Green Bay Packers shall be Talossa's Official NFL Team. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Green Bay Packers," as the "Florenciâ Packers."

25.2 The Milwaukee Brewers shall be Talossa's Official MLB Team. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Brewers," as the "Maricopa Brewers."

25.3 The Milwaukee Bucks shall be Talossa's Official NBA Team. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Bucks," as the "Benito Bucks."

25.4 The Nashville Predators shall be Talossa's Official NHL Team. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Nashville Predators," as the "Cézembre Predators."

25.5 The Milwaukee Admirals shall be Talossa's Official AHL Team. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Admirals," as the "Maritiimi-Maxhestic Admirals."

25.6 The Milwaukee Wave shall be Talossa's Official Major Arena Soccer League Team. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Wave," as the "Fiovă Wave."

Also let section F paragraphs 32, 33 and 38 be stricken from El Lexhatx.

This organizes all of our recognized national teams under one paragraph making them easier to locate. The Nashville Predators were chosen because our neighbors in Wisconsin may declare war on us if we chose either Chicago or Minnesota and because one member said he could not in good conscience root for the team from Detroit and I chose Cézembre because the geographically closer provinces already have teams and sometimes it seems that Cézembre is the forgotten province.


@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu @Miestră Schivă, UrN @Eiric S. Bornatfiglheu

I have been a part of Talossa for a little over a year, so I understand that I may not know the full background of the disagreements between the parties. With that being said, I have seen both major parties saying and doing things on here that seem to me to be extremely counterproductive. Hurling insults at one another, blocking each others bills simply out of spite and even organizing a boycott against any and all bills put forth by the opposition. When I asked for a seat in the Cosa I did so with the intention of trying to be a voice of reason, another member said he felt the same way but I have yet to see him come forth and say anything.

This leaves it up to me, probably the least intelligent and least educated member of the Cosa (and possibly the country) to make an attempt at putting these petty squabbles behind us as a nation and try to move forward.

I have always been a big believer that negotiation and debate when kept civil can generate some of the most important laws and policies in any government forum. The best laws and policies result from a situation where nobody gets everything they want but both get at least something they can agree with out of the process. The way to reach this point is through civil discourse, insults, attacks, boycotts and pettiness just make the other side more angry and more likely to dig in their heels and react in kind.

I would like to see all of the parties work together to find common ground rather than block each other simply out of spite. Admittedly I am only aware of three parties, though I know there are more, the FreeDems, TNC and PdR seem to hold the most power right now along with the King. I would like to see the leadership of each party along with His Majesty place their names in the comment thread for this post as a way of committing to a new way of doing things, work together to make Talossa the greatest nation that it can be, create a beacon of light to attract and KEEP new citizens. So many people likely come here as a way of escaping the day to day idiocy of the government machinations in their home country. Let us work together to find common ground, let us work together to show respect for each other, let us work together to make Talossa the home we all dream of rather than a reflection of the so-called real world.

Respectfully,

Tric'hard Lenxheir

Citaxhién Lenxheir, requesting enlistment.

I am just curious, does anyone ever update the TalossaWiki page? I just went there to study up a little and noticed that it still says we are in the 55th Cosa. The same is true of the link to Vuode, it says we are currently in the XI Grand Session and I believe we are now in Grand Session XII, though I don't think we even have a provincial government right now since nobody claimed a seat. Just wondering who is supposed to be in charge of updating the Wiki

THE NAMING THE NATIONAL TEAMS ACT

Whereas El Lexhatx currently shows that we have National NFL, NBA and MLB teams but no NHL team and the former are named in separate sections (Section F paragraphs 25, 32 and 33 respectively). Let Section F Paragraph 25 which currently reads "25. The Green Bay Packers shall be Talossa's Official NFL Team, and it will remain so until such time as the nation is able to field its own NFL team to contest the American teams. The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Green Bay Packers," as the "Florenciâ Packers." (23RZ40, 23RZ43)"  be changed to read


"25. Until such time as our great nation is able to field our own teams in the respective leagues the following teams will be recognized as the Talossan National Teams.

25.1 The Green Bay Packers shall be Talossa's Official NFL Team, The Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Green Bay Packers," as the "Florenciâ Packers."

25.2 The Milwaukee Brewers shall be Talossa's Official MLB Team, the Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Brewers" as the "Maricopa Brewers"

25.3 The Milwaukee Bucks shall be Talossa's Official NBA Team, the Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Bucks" as the "Benito Bucks"

25.4 The Nashville Predators shall be Talossa's Official NHL Team, the Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Nashville Predators" as the "Cézembre Predators"

25.5 The Milwaukee Admirals shall be Talossa's Official AHL Team, the Ziu officially authorises loyal Talossan citizens to refer to the team, heretofore known as the "Milwaukee Admirals" as the "Maritiimi-Maxhestic Admirals"

Also let section F paragraphs 32, 33 and 38 be stricken from El Lexhatx.

This organizes all of our recognized national teams under one paragraph making them easier to locate. The Nashville Predators were chosen because our neighbors in Wisconsin may declare war on us if we chose either Chicago or Minnesota and because one member said he could not in good conscience root for the team from Detroit and I chose Cézembre because the geographically closer provinces already have teams and sometimes it seems that Cézembre is the forgotten province.


Uréu q'estadra så:
Tric'hard Lenxheir (MC-TNC)
Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA (MC-PDR)

I think we need to do something to clarify the Seneschal elections and to allow for write in candidates or conversely limit voters to a single vote particularly when there are only two candidates. It seems painfully obvious who the second choice would be in this event since we are not allowed to vote for only one candidate. Sounds like a rule the United States would come up with to waste time.