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Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on July 29, 2021, 07:16:53 PM

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on July 29, 2021, 03:40:10 PM
Well the first part of this is an egregious lie.

Interesting that you're happy to call Senator Plätschisch an egregious liar. I'm just repeating what he told me.

Well, specifically I reported part (b). I'm not sure how (a) differs immensely from (b) given that if Lüc doesn't want the job then the policy can't be enacted.

The Seneschal's free pass is actually a very useful tool for the many times when a bill needs to be passed quickly.

I'm still not really on board with the overall idea of this bill and it's companion; I think the only consequence will be two months of no comments rather than one

I vote for ESB.

I nominate AD as GGS

Is it not proper to have a confirmation vote? I seem to remember this happening in the past.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on May 26, 2021, 03:25:37 PM

Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on May 26, 2021, 08:16:16 AM
With respect, I'm pretty sure this contradicts your earlier statement opposing the Simulated Coup Amendment.

I went back and checked OldWitt's Hopper thread on that amendment and I can't find anything where I'm opposing it. My memory is hazy, but I think the issue that the Free Democrats had with the bill as written is that the process was too complicated, not with the principle; though I'd appreciate correction.

I was speaking of a couple days ago when you said:

QuoteMy argument against the "Simulated Coup" approach would be that it would be just kicking the can down the road. John didn't start out as interested in Talossa only in terms of his own prestige, and actively contemptuous of democracy. But he grew into the role, just as King Robert did. So I would predict any other King with a life term would end up acting the goat after a decade or so, maximum. Best we avoid that possibility.

Also, Org II.3 still specifies who the King is

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on May 25, 2021, 11:47:06 PM

Quote from: xpb on May 25, 2021, 11:39:06 PM
I suppose that those who were not satisfied with (whatever titled) 7 year term executive leader after 3 months or 3 years would not have to wait and could act to remove, impeach, etc.  But is that not already the case now?

The Organic Law II.4 requires either a doctor's certificate of incapacity or conviction by the UC for the elected officials to even begin to remove the King. That part remains. It was always an irony that II.3, stating who the King is, was far easier to change.

It was rather fatal to make it harder to remove the King under the Organic Law, than to simply amend the Organic Law. The life term of the monarchy would not be under threat if the Organic Law made it easier to remove a King who had "gone rogue".

With respect, I'm pretty sure this contradicts your earlier statement opposing the Simulated Coup Amendment.

Quote from: xpb on May 25, 2021, 01:49:27 PM

Quote from: Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial on May 25, 2021, 01:03:06 PM

Quote from: xpb on May 25, 2021, 12:56:04 PM
The question is King vs kingless or kinglike
The "compromise" is to transfer from a dynastic system [...]

The status quo Talossan monarchy is not hereditary. We have no dynastic system.

You are correct in terms of heredity.  The King does currently serve as follows:

"The King of Talossa is King John I, until his demise, abdication, or removal from the throne. Should the King at any time renounce or lose his citizenship, that renunciation or loss shall be deemed to imply his abdication of the Throne. Upon the demise, abdication, or removal from the Throne of the King, the Uppermost Cort shall be a Council of Regency."

The King lives.  To my knowledge he has neither renounced not lost his citizenship.

Thus it is incumbent upon those who wish to remove him to make that effort under existing law, not to move the goalposts

(Sorry about previous typos from phone entry)

Heh, the way to remove the King under existing law would be to either get him to commit a crime, get him to renounce, or "take care of him" as they say. I'm sure he wouldn't want any of that (nor would I)

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on May 24, 2021, 09:05:15 PMBut we can't put any accountability on John without reforms to the Monarchy. Or can we? Someone tell me. We don't have a guillotine and we can't just drive him into exile.

There's always the Simulated Coup Amendment

For Glüc:

https://www.amazon.com/DreamHigh-Womens-Spandex-Costume-Suit-Open/dp/B072QF5KYV/ref=asc_df_B072QF5KYV

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on May 23, 2021, 08:09:44 PM
Great issue!  Sad to see it end.

On technical note: I think there's a dropped page or something.  There are only interviews with six of the eight parties in the running this term.  It's missing the TNC and Free Democrat interviews.

Unfortunately the corresponding party leaders could not respond to my request for comment in time for publication.

Volume XIX is out!

As announced previously, this will be the final volume. Thanks for reading.

All of the back issues will be posted to the La S'chinteia TalossaWiki page shortly.

Quote from: Ián S.G. Txaglh on May 20, 2021, 07:32:18 AM

i am by no means conservative, and definitely not that type of spooked conservative who jumps up-and-down when the date on the calendar moves on. what even would be a problem if talossa turns republic? like someone is going to lose hir aristocratic sandbox, no more fancy and empty titles, no dandy CoA-s? or republic would be so unattractive to those new prospective citizens who today stay in lines before the gates of talossa and then when let in, they swirl in social and cultural activity?

This is pretty dismissive of aspects of the Monarchy that some people like a lot. Creating "vivid cultural life" is really hard, and I wouldn't scoff at anything that helps.

Quotetalossa rather needs vivid cultural life than vain symbols. or we're going to turn into a dusty museum. don't get me wrong, i love museums, but just as deposits of well-organised artifacts, not a place to live.

People have been saying this for years, but I don't see how getting rid of the Monarchy, or putting its powers under some other body, would help at all. The problem you are diagnosing is not the fault of the Monarchy; rather, of general apathy.