Whereas I have recently been informed that some of our domain names are set to expire in one week, rather than in October as we expected,

Therefore I authorize the following expenditures:
- $64.20 for talossa.com webhosting
- $18.95 for renewing the kingdomoftalossa.net domain name
- $18.95 for renewing the talossa.net domain name
- $18.95 for renewing the talossan.com domain name

Signed,
Ian Plätschisch, Seneschal

I would like to submit the 57th Cosa Budget: https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=1507.0

1. Based on the conversations we've had, I expect the Minister of Defense to begin work next week. I encourage you to ask him a Terp for specifics.
2. I do not have a specific date for the trivia night yet.
3. The current plan is to resume weekly social media posts within the week.

The Kingdom is in need of someone to succeed the long-serving Istefan Perthonest as Burgermeister of Inland Revenue (https://wiki.talossa.com/Royal_Treasury). If you think you can do the job, please get in touch.

I thank the honorable member for his question. It's always good to get a jolt of accountability.

I can provide the following updates:
-The Minister of Defense has assured me that he will soon be getting a lot less busy at work, and will proceed to tackling one of the coalition agreement items for his Ministry every week. He will also start more actively managing the Zuavs. He will gladly answer additional Terps directed at him.
-The Twitch trivia contest is not postponed indefinitely, we just need to find someone to host it. We are working on that now.
-We will resume posts to social media, which we admit have been lacking. With regard to wiki updates, I restarted the "Seneschal's Days of Observance" program to encourage wiki editing. It has unfortunately failed to spur the same level as activity as the first time (at least so far).

The 2022 edition of the Talossan Music Top 20 is currently in final voting. Over the past two months, voters have narrowed 150 songs down to 15, and the rankings all come down to the final round. Now is a great time to vote if you haven't so far.

Quote from: xpb on June 12, 2022, 10:32:27 PM

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on June 02, 2022, 11:19:22 PM

Quote from: xpb on June 02, 2022, 10:54:17 PM
It is all well and good for anyone to propose changes that a supermajority can agree to in the way the Kingdom functions.  It is another matter to propose changes that would in the opinion of some to be an improvement, while that in the opinion of others is a radical change from one form of government to another entirely. 

And yet, in the face of a stable opposition where one party polled at a level greater than any other single party (at 39% of the whole), a coalition of other parties seeks to achieve changes that the current law of the land does not support based upon that opposition.  Ad hominem attacks seek to deflect away from this core concept.

... I've read this post over and over again and I can't actually work out what it means.

Can the author - a TNC MC - say what he thinks would be a good monarchy reform? "None" is an acceptable answer, and indeed the one I'm expecting.

I believe there are some good technical elements to reform of how a convocation would be conducted, however, that would need to happen only at a time of the demise, abdication, or removal from the throne of the monarch, not as a scheduled event.

When the King has "reigned for at least seven years since the previous Convocation" remains a fundamental change from monarchy to a republican form of government, as the word King in that case is changed in meaning to be equivalent with President or Chief Executive or similar.

Can this be taken to be an official TNC position? If so, the boycott can end.

WHEREAS the Organic Law directs that each government submit a budget by the second Clark of their Cosa term

PART A: Appropriations Request

His Majesty's Government hereby submits to the Ziu a request for the appropriation of funds from the Royal Treasury totaling 216¤42 ($325.05) for the specific purposes and subject to restrictions as outlined herein:


CULTURE:

• Creating physical items of Talossanity: 33¤20 ($50)
  

STUFF:

• Webhosting costs: 100¤02 ($150.05)
• Google ads: 33¤20 ($50)
  
• ID Cards: 33¤20 ($50)
  

FINANCE:

• Donation in John Eiffler's name to a fitting organization: 16¤40 ($25)
  

FURTHERMORE, notwithstanding the above allocations, no funds shall be disbursed without a notice of disbursement having first been transmitted to the Ziu at least fourteen days prior to the disbursement, except that disbursements solely for the purpose of postage may be made with no less than 24 hours notice. Notices shall contain details of the purchase and a cost estimate for the purchase, or the total amount paid if seeking funds for reimbursement. Copies of receipts and/or invoices will be provided upon request to Members of the Ziu.

FURTHERMORE, any funds allocated by this section shall be retained in the central fund by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue until such time as they are disbursed. Funds not disbursed prior to the end of the government term shall remain in the central fund.

PART B. Fundraiser, Minting, and Other Authorizations

FURTHERMORE, the Minister of Finance, or his appointed deputy shall undertake to create manage and promote a voluntary fundraising campaign,  to the citizens of Talossa and other interested parties over the course of the term. The targeted amount for the campaign shall be ℓ133¤20 ($200). The proceeds of seignorage, sales of stamps, TalossaWare proceeds, and other voluntary contributions shall be included in this total except as provided elsewhere. The expected income for the term is as follows:

    Proceedings of sales (Coins/Stamps/Talossaware) + Donations to the Kingdom: ℓ133¤20 ($200)
    Registration fees for Cosa election: ℓ20 ($30)
    Registration fees for Senäts election: ℓ10 ($15)
    Interest on Talossa's bank accounts: ℓ3¤20 ($5)

Total: +ℓ166¤40 (+$250)


PART C: Investment Policy

FURTHERMORE, His Majesty's Government hereby directs the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue to invest all held funds into a high-interest savings account unless or until otherwise directed or advised by act of the Ziu.

Would the evening of the 27th or the 29th work?

RZ1: PER
RZ2: CONTRA
RZ3: PER

Yes

We're not in a pickle. We're prepared to keep this going for as long as the TNC isn't forthcoming about their platform. Trust us, anyone who knows the TNC personnel knew this wouldn't be quick  :P

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 04, 2022, 11:04:08 AM
And that's why we will not comply under duress.

Every time you say this, you admit that the TNC is so wimpy that they would rather betray their own voters by not putting forward the proposal they promised than face one iota of pressure from the Free Democrats.

I unfortunately do not have an answer for you.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on June 03, 2022, 11:26:40 PM
Maybe technically this does mean you didn't just "mention it once," but your problem here is that your method is so extreme and churlish that this just doesn't match up with good-faith efforts to actually engage on this issue.  We weren't even into the first Clark and you start demanding engagement and slinging threats, based on the fact that we didn't roll out a bill in the middle of the campaign in response to campaign debate?

All of our previous attempts to get you to engage on this issue resulted in being ignored; at least this time you had to respond (if only with indignation). As I keep saying, this method is not "extreme," we are requiring you to take five minutes to do something you have promised to do. Also, as I keep saying, the logical connection between this action and future threats is non-existent.

You keep on making assertions as though we have not debunked them many times over. I see now why you are so frustrating to so many people.

It's obvious at this point that the TNC was never going to propose any reform and is going to use "wE wIlL nOt CoMpLy WiTh ThReAtS" as cover to try to save themselves from admitting it.