Whereas,

Whereas,

Whereas,

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Therefore, be in enacted, that the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa enacts the following changes in El Lexhatx:

H.2.1.5 through H.2.1.6.2 are repealed in their entirety:

Quote2.1.5. For each Cosă term is created a Comità da Redacziun Legislatïu (in english Legislative Advisory Committee), hereinafter "the CRL", which shall review or revise all legislative items from the Hopper once they have moved to committee; and may recommend acceptance or rejection , or suggest amendments in their best judgment.
2.1.5.1. The main, but not exclusive, purpose of the CRL, with the assistance of the Scribery, shall be to evaluate bills from the technical point of view of the quality of the legislation, the correctness of the language, the internal consistency of the document and consistency with existing legislation.
2.1.5.2. The CRL shall conduct all its deliberations openly in the Hopper.
2.1.5.3. The CRL shall consist of the incumbent Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral.
2.1.5.3.1. The Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral may at any time appoint and dismiss one Senator or one Membreu dal Cosă, to serve as a member of the CRL in their place.[716]
2.1.5.4. The CRL may create further committees to which their functions may be delegated, as concerns any bill or category of bills. Such a committee must have at least 3 members, including at least 1 Membreu dal Cosă and 1 Senator.
2.1.6. After the CRL has given its recommendation, or if it gives no recommendation within 30 days of the bill having passed to committee, the bill has passed the Hopper and the sponsor of the bill may ask for it to be Clarked, with or without amendments.
2.1.6.1. The same bill can not be submitted to the Clark more than once in the same Cosa, unless the original bill was vetoed, the original bill had been retired or voted down by its main sponsor during the voting period, or the bill has been substantially amended, as judged by the Secretary of State.
2.1.6.2. Bills must be submitted to the Secretary of State more than 24 hours before the publication of the Clark. Bills received less than 24 hours before publication of the Clark shall be published in the next Clark or postponed for one Clark, at the Secretary of State's discretion.

H.2.1.3 which currently reads as:

Quote2.1.3. A bill has passed the Hopper if it has spent at least 10 days in the Hopper and at least half of the Senators and 2/3 of Cosă seats express their support in the Hopper for clarking the bill.

is revised to read as follows:

Quote2.1.3. A bill has passed the Hopper if it has spent at least 10 20 days in the Hoppe, and at least two of the following officers (Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral) have recommended approval or have no objections after evaluating the bill from the technical point of view of the quality of the legislation, the correctness of the language, the internal consistency of the document and consistency with existing legislation.
2.1.3.1 If there is no collective recommendation (review by at least two of the following: Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral) within 30 days of the bill's introduction to the Hopper, the bill has passed the Hopper and the sponsor of the bill may ask for it to be Clarked, with or without amendments.

H.2.1.4 which currently reads as:

Quote2.1.4. After a legislative proposal has spent at least 10 days in the Hopper, its proposer may request that it "move to committee." No bill may be Clarked without being "moved to committee", except as provided by Lexh.H.2.1.2. or Lexh.H.2.1.3.

is revised to read as follows:

Quote2.1.4. After a legislative proposal has spent at least 10 20 days in the Hopper and been approved or cleared by the necessary officials, its proposer may request that it be clarked. No bill may be Clarked without being "moved to committee", except as provided by Lexh.H.2.1.2. or Lexh.H.2.1.3.
2.1.5 The Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral may at any time appoint and dismiss one Senator or one Membreu dal Cosă, to serve as a reviewer of the Hopper bills in their place.

Anyone else a fan of this show? Star Trek: Lower Decks returns for its final season today and it's quirky humor has really grown on me.
There was also a fun cross-over episode with Strange New Worlds.

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Open Society congratulates @Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on his imminent ascension to the throne. We also applaud his decision to immediately resign from partisan associations. Once he becomes King Txec attention will turn to choosing his successor as Secretary of State. It is well-known that the current deputy @Sir Lüc is the apparent successor. We have no doubt on his technical capabilities but would encourage him, on his official assumption of the office, to announce internal policy or support for legislation to similar effect, which would prohibit the simultaneous holding of partisan offices while serving as Secretary of State.

We would also encourage, in future appointments, that there be due consideration that one party not dominate the Chancery. No one party holds a monopoly on the necessary expertise to serve the nation via the Chancery. And while there is no prohibition against it this does not make it a prudent course of action for a body where the appearance of impartiality must be jealously guarded.

@Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB I'm not sure what the purpose of locking a thread that had already been moved out of the Cosa voting thread but I'm posting my last comment here should anyone wish to comment outside of The Lobby.

If there is a legitimate claim of harassment or violation of Wittiquette then state the examples and support the case.

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Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on Today at 00:52:06
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Yesterday at 20:02:10
I see Breneir's "make enemies of literally everyone" campaign continues, unabated.  Consistency is its own kind of virtue, I suppose.

To be scrupulously fair to him, there is a problem here which predates him, and that's it's impossible to moderate Witt. Because - since we're all political figures - nobody wants to moderate someone and then be accused of political bias. Especially since Brenéir entire political shtick has been trashing the reputation of the outgoing SoS, and he's now trying to do that to the presumed next SoS, i.e. the two people with the authority to do so. If someone has successfully "worked the refs" to the point that no-one can even try to impose any sanctions, what to do?

One might also note that if a male Talossan were talking to a female Talossan who was their political opponent, calling them "bae" and saying "you're cute" in a sneering manner, we would see that instantly as nasty harassment that deserved sanctions. And if that were the gender relation, we would also see "she's not really being harassed, she just perceives it as such" for the gross line it is. Whatever. WITTIQUETTE RULE 8: enforce it hard.

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There you go again, Miestra. Sneering? Nasty?  Again you are adding your opinion on the intent of what was said and presenting it as fact. Luc is handsome and I'll tell anyone who asks. I'm not sure I see the problem in saying that but I find the attention on that fact delightful. I mean I do, after all, find your reactions here adorable too but you thinking that I'm "creepy" is not a violation of Wittiquette. In the meantime, I'll continue that campaign on a nonpartisan SoS as long as you and the FreeDems make it necessary. There are several ways it can be resolved and I pray that Txec or Luc will take one of them.

Quote from: Sir Lüc on October 17, 2024, 08:22:18 AMThis therefore would only serve to sow the seeds of a constitutional crisis if a DySoS were to decide the SoS was unavailable and act in their stead without any kind of delegation, such as the one I received to run the current referendum.

Quote from: Sir Lüc on October 17, 2024, 08:22:18 AMOn RZ15, I vote Contră. As I noted several times, I support the donation but vehemently disagree with this umpteenth botching of proper practice.

My goodness, you are still cute even when wrong and troubled by febrile imagination. :)

@Sir Lüc I am re-proposing this legislation as it still seems like a good idea.

Whereas, the Chancery is one of the most important offices in the Kingdom, and

Whereas, it has been frequently stated that filling the position of Secretary of State has been a troublesome task in the recent past, and

Whereas, this statutory revision is offered in the spirit of reform as a process or act of fundamental problem-solving or iterative improvement.

Therefore, be it resolved, that the following changes are made to Title C of El Lex:

The existing 1.2.1 is replaced with: One member of the Chancery shall be the Deputy Secretary of State. The Deputy Secretary of State shall be appointed under the same procedure as the Secretary of State in addition to advice and consultation from the current Secretary of State. The Deputy Secretary of State shall immediately succeed the Secretary of State upon their death, resignation, or removal. The Deputy Secretary of State shall fulfill responsibilities to assist the effective operation of the Chancery as assigned or delegated by the Secretary of State.

The existing 1.2.1 is renumbered to 1.2.2 and revised and following subsections are renumbered: Another member of the Chancery shall be the Royal Data Clerk, heading the Office of Dynamic Data Management. The function of the Office of Dynamic Data Management is to manage all computer records owned by the Kingdom of Talossa for its official functions and delegated to its care in order to help other Royal Households, Ministries or any other organization of the Kingdom which needs data management. The Royal Data Clerk may be the same person as the Secretary of State. The Royal Data Clerk shall be considered an Officer of the Royal Household.

1.2.3. is revised to read as follows: The Royal Data Clerk is appointed by the Secretary of State. The Deputy Secretary of State and/or the Royal Data Clerk may perform official business as delegated to them by the Secretary. Both the Deputy Secretary of State and the Royal Data Clerk shall have all the access required to carry out the Chancery's functions under this section.

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Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-IND/Open Society)

Whereas, there is a need to identify the responsible official overseeing the implementation of the automatic governmental information transmittal mandated by 58RZ6, and

Whereas, Cabinet discussions are currently sealed for seven years before release is allowed by the Royal Archivist, and

Whereas, this need has led to confusion when attempting to satisfy the above-mentioned mandate.

Therefore, be it enacted by the King, Cosa and Sënats in Ziu assembled that El Lexhatx Section D.8.9 which currently reads as follows:

Quote8.9 Automated Governmental Information Transmittal

8.9.1 All internal government communications on Government-owned fora shall be transmitted to the Royal Archives as soon as feasibly possible after the conclusion of that Government's term of office.
8.9.2 These transmittals shall be released to the public by the Royal Archives seven (7) years after the conclusion of that Government's term of office.
8.9.3 No communications containing protected information covered by El Lexhatx sections D. 8.2, D. 8.3, and D. 8.4 shall be included in the transmittals.

Furthermore, The transmittal scheme shall begin with the internal government records of the Tzaracomprada Cabinet (58th Cosa).

Is amended to read as follows:

Quote8.9 Automatic Governmental Information Transmittal

8.9.1 All internal government communications on Government-owned fora shall be transmitted to the Royal Archivist by the Minister of Technology as soon as feasibly possible after the conclusion of that Government's term of office.
8.9.2 These transmittals shall be released to the public only by the Royal Archives seven (7) years after the conclusion of that Government's term of office.
8.9.3 No communications containing protected information covered by El Lexhatx sections D. 8.2, D. 8.3, and D. 8.4 shall be included in the transmittals.
8.9.4 Should the Royal Archivist position be vacant or the Royal Archivist be unavailable the Scribe of Abbavilla or Deputy Scribe of Abbavilla shall be empowered to effectuate the transmittal or release.

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Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-IND/Open Society)

Tuischach:

This enquiry is for the Finance Minister. @Sir Lüc

Upon review of the Government program I unable to determine what activities for which the Opposition can meaningly practice review. This enquiry requests the Finance Minister update the Ziu on current activities.

Tuischach:

This enquiry is for the Seneschal. @Miestră Schivă, UrN

Has the Government completed transmission of the proceedings of the Standing Committee on Organic Law Reform to the Royal Archivist? I have noticed it is still viewable and wanted to determine whether it will be archived soon. Last term the Ziu passed legislation requiring its proceedings to be archived under the same requirements as those concerning Cabinet board postings.

Tuischach:

I'm going to try again based on the quote below. I direct this enquiry to the Seneschal. @Miestră Schivă, UrN

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on July 28, 2024, 01:18:26 AMIf I may jump in here.

There is in fact a member of the Cabinet who has put his hand up to lead a public process of discussion and "brainstorming" on possible Organic Law changes, provisionally in the form of a Wittenberg thread. That member of Cabinet is @Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP . Address further questions his way.

Please update the Ziu on the government's work concerning Organic Law changes.

Túischac'h:

I direct my enquiry to the STUFF Minister:

Minister Excelsio, I will refer back to your words from 6 August concerning expectations on social media posting and IDs.

Quote- The STUFF deputies have very specific task that are not related to Social media, the IDs and content creation. This contents will be properly displayed to the world in a few days as well.

- The STUFF calendar of posting was set to have a post every 3 days but I then personally felt like it was too much too quick, so I'll aim to post once a week at least, so at the end of the cosa, that will be the average posts per account.

As of my review of Twitter and Instagram, just now, there has not been the expected post frequency of approximately once a week. Nor has there been news over the last eight weeks concerning the IDs.

Please update the Ziu as to why these have not occurred, what actions will be taken to meet these expectations you set, or if they have been modified and for what reason.

Túischac'h:

I am going to mix things up a bit here with an enquiry for the Minister of Technology. @Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP I want to note this enquiry is not actually related to his work with the Technology Ministry.

This enquiry relates to the reform (yes, ahem, small r) discussion currently happening in another thread. Thanks to his detailed initial framework several Talossans from different parties and perspectives have been able to share their views and this may be producing fruitful insights into what is currently feasible, politically. Subsequently, a broad package of reforms capable of achieving broad multi-partisan support may be proposed within this Cosa term ^{including transitioning Talossa into a directorial republic}.

Minister, is this an accurate description of your work regarding building consensus for political reforms?

Túischac'h,

This enquiry is for the Seneschal. @Miestră Schivă, UrN

I'm heartened that the likely next SoS has committed to publishing an internal policy concerning a nonpartisan Chancery. I must note, however, that most members of the governing parties voted against or abstained on the Nonpartisan Chancery Act which would have enacted legal prohibitions. In the absence of a law on the matter I ask the following question:

Should the FreeDems or other party encounter an "emergency", would the Seneschal view it as appropriate to ask the next Secretary of State to serve as leader of a national party?

Túischac'h:

I direct this enquiry to the Minister of Technology @Mic'haglh Autófil, SMC EiP and refer to his words from 1 August concerning the expected process for convening a new national database:

QuoteRegarding the replacement of the National Database, I envision the process basically working as follows:

Consult with the Chancery regarding Database tasks to prioritize replacement
Hold a brief public consultation regarding preferred method of replacement
Begin to port functionality over to this new database.

Minister Autofil, please report to the Ziu as to where you are in the above-mentioned process.

Túischac'h,

I rise to place an enquiry with the Foreign Affairs Minister. @Bentxamì Puntmasleu

First, I would direct his attention to this section of the Government's programme, which Open Society supports:

QuoteMicronations that are otherwise objectionable include (but are not limited to) those that are racist, otherwise bigoted, criminal, violent etc. The prospect of reforming an organization of such micronations will be explored and, if conditions are favourable, acted upon. This is all done with an eye toward establishing conventions on micronationalism, exchanging ideas and information, and working together on mutually beneficial projects. The very first step will be to draw up a list of appropriate micronations with which we should first attempt to establish contact.

Please update the Ziu on completion of the first step of this laudable goal.

Túischac'h,

This enquiry is for the Distain.

Similar to the Avocat-Xheneral, I am unclear on your actual work assignments during this Government which makes it hard for the Opposition to exercise its vital role of review.

Please update the Ziu on your current activities or planned activities as Distain.

Túischac'h,

This enquiry is for the Culture Minister. @Miestră Schivă, UrN

Deputy Culture Minister Puntmasleu is noted as the official in charge of Home Affairs. I request that the Minister please update the Ziu on current activities related to the implementation of the previously announced Bureau of Home Affairs Strategic Plan.

Túischac'h:

I direct this enquiry to the Avocat-Xheneral. I am unclear, based on review of the Avant programme of action, what activities have been assigned to the A-X's portfolio. I recall the discussion on Organic Law Reform is being spear-headed by Minister Autofil.

For the A-X, please report to the Ziu on your present activities, if any.

Following on this successful request, 2025 is the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Bureau for Humanitarian Aid and International Development (BHAID). Would it be possible to have an anniversary logo image created for the Bureau?

@Bentxamì Puntmasleu would this be OK with you? Despite the vacant administrator position I've always had an interest in the agency.

Whereas, there has been recognition of the need to make better use of the Civil Service to open up space for apolitical activity, and

Whereas, it has been revealed that the Administrator of the Bureau of Humanitarian Aid and International Development is considered a political position, and

Whereas, the bill author assumes the executive for an agency charged with humanitarian aid and international development for the Kingdom of Talossa is a position ripe for transformation from the political arena to the Civil Service.

Therefore, be it resolved that the following amendments in el Lexhatx are enacted by the Ziu:

Section D2.6.6 which reads as follows:

Quote2.6.6 The Bureau for Humanitarian Aid and International Development (The Bureau) shall serve as the hub for the Kingdom of Talossa's support for disaster and poverty relief and other forms of humanitarian assistance, emergency response and the promotion of efforts towards socioeconomic development.
2.6.6.1 The Bureau shall operate under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Bureau shall be administered by an Administrator to be appointed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
2.6.6.2 The Bureau shall be funded by contributions from individuals, nonprofit organizations and where deemed appropriate by the Ziu, legislative appropriations.
2.6.6.3 The Administrator shall make every effort to ensure that Bureau's funds are donated to humanitarian organizations in a timely manner, and shall notify the public when outgoing donations are made. This notice shall include at least the amount, date, and beneficiary of the outgoing donation(s).
2.6.6.3.1 Other provisions of el Lexhatx notwithstanding, outgoing donations made with money contributed by private parties shall not require the approval of the Ziu.

is deleted in its entirety.

A new sub-section is added immediately following 1.7 to Section C of el Lexhatx, as follows:

Quote1.8 The Office for Humanitarian Aid and International Development (The Office) shall serve as the hub for the Kingdom of Talossa's support for disaster and poverty relief and other forms of humanitarian assistance, emergency response and the promotion of efforts towards socioeconomic development.
1.8.1 The Office shall operate under the auspices of the Royal Civil Service. The Office shall be administered by a Permanent Secretary for Humanitarian Aid and International Development to be recommended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs for appointment by the Seneschal.
1.8.2 The Office shall be funded by contributions from individuals, nonprofit organizations and where deemed appropriate by the Ziu, legislative appropriations.
1.8.3 The Permanent Secretary for Humanitarian Aid and International Development shall make every effort to ensure that the Office's funds are donated to humanitarian organizations in a timely manner, and shall notify the public when outgoing donations are made. This notice shall include at least the amount, date, and beneficiary of the outgoing donation(s).
1.8.3.1 Other provisions of el Lexhatx notwithstanding, outgoing donations made with money contributed by private parties shall not require the approval of the Ziu.

Section C.2 of el Lexhatx which currently reads as follows:

Quote2. With the exception of the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretaries, every Office of the Royal Civil Service shall be assigned to a responsible Minister of the Government as named below, to report and consult concerning the conduct of their office as and when requested, necessary or useful. Officers are not subject to the direction of their responsible Minister except as required by Organic and statutory law. The Scribe of Abbavilla shall be responsible to the Attorney-General, the Royal Archivist to the STUFF Minister, the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue to the Minister of Finance, and the President of the Royal Society and the Poet Laureate to the Minister of Culture.

is amended to read as follows:

Quote2. With the exception of the Secretary of State and the Permanent Secretaries, every Office of the Royal Civil Service shall be assigned to a responsible Minister of the Government as named below, to report and consult concerning the conduct of their office as and when requested, necessary or useful. Officers are not subject to the direction of their responsible Minister except as required by Organic and statutory law. The Scribe of Abbavilla shall be responsible to the Attorney-General, the Royal Archivist to the STUFF Minister, the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue to the Minister of Finance, the President of the Royal Society and the Poet Laureate to the Minister of Culture, and the Permanent Secretary for Humanitarian Aid and International Development to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-Open Society)