Quote from: Xheralt Del'Encradeir on March 31, 2025, 07:58:08 PMI am here to reassert my presence not just as a Talossan, but as a Vuodean.  Having just renewed my citizenship, I don't know who else is here...announce yourselves, please, fellow Vuodeans!

I'm still here, not much use but I am here

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on March 29, 2025, 07:53:04 PM

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Quote from: Iason Taiwos on March 29, 2025, 02:41:32 PMhttps://youtube.com/shorts/fe0wPLlvGAo?si=cDGv1ElyoZWx6Vp3

Needs more "ping" when you're out of BBs (or would it make more sense when you're out of CO2?)

It takes two C02 cartridges, and they run out in seconds when you fire on full-auto. (Growing up, I had the "Red Ryder" gun of "A Christmas Story" fame. Even after my dad bought me my first real rifle when I was 13 (a Remington 572), I'd still usually plink more with the BB gun. Well, ammo was cheaper, and you can't really fire a real rifle in your backyard, at least where I lived.) This fully automatic BB gun is like a childhood dream come true.
I've thought about American "gun culture", but it's something you don't notice if you've grown up in it. Growing up, I thought everyone had a gun cabinet in the house. It was as normal as having a tv. Luckily, my parents took pains to educate me early on not to mess around with guns until I'd been properly trained on using them. My Dad started me out on shooting when I was pretty young. Him buying me a rifle at 13 was like a rite of passage, he finally saw that I knew how to safely use guns, and bought me my own. Eventually I met people who didn't own guns, and who thought me getting my own rifle at 13 was irresponsible parenting. I dunno. Maybe it's a southern thing. Anyhow, I've never shot anybody (yet).

Hell I can remember kids in high school having gun racks in their cars with rifles or shotguns in them so they could go hunting after school (amazingly no one ever got shot or felt threatened)

Perhaps we can start a little smaller and declare war on Wisconsin???

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 28, 2025, 01:53:11 PMI don't know, I've been going to the gym more lately and I would estimate that this proportionately increases our combat readiness by like at least 2%.

LOL Well hell in that case I'm pretty sure we will...still get deported LOL

Not sure this is a good idea. It is within the realm of possibility that the current president of the U.S. will declare citizens of Talossa as terrorists and have them all deported. Cezembre may not be big enough to support all of us and I really don't want to live in Pengopats

Cosa-Progressive Alliance (PROG)

Senate-Vuode: Éovart Grischun

Referenda
60RZ06, "The Eternally Present (Din Memoriaziun da Ián Tamoran) Act"-UC
60RZ21, "The Fixed Electoral Date Amendment" -UC

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 17, 2025, 04:24:48 PMThank you -- I presume that the Pursuivant would have caught my mistake, but the reminder from a member of the public is welcome.  Indeed, the use of purpure is discouraged, and the Pursuivant should thus discourage it.

-SVA

Sorry I will keep my nose out of the esteemed College's business

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 15, 2025, 02:41:09 PMThank you for your request, which is in good order.  Purpure is a lovely tincture, and I am sure can be accommodated.  The Oblivious Auditing Fellow, @Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat , is assigned to handle this request.

-SVA

Ahem...I hate to interrupt but my request for purple when I began the process was denied due to it being considered a royal color so I had to settle for blue. Just my two cents worth. I admit I know nothing about proper design etiquette

Quote from: Eðo Grischun on March 10, 2025, 03:57:57 PMI, hereby, announce my candidacy for the Senate seat of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg.

Congratulations you win!

Hopefully someone who is much more politically savvy will take the lead on this as I agree with you that our constitution is a mess LOL Unfortunately I am not very good at writing laws

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on February 18, 2025, 09:53:18 AMAzul. I have been appointed to this position. I will endeavor to serve to the best of my ability. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns right off the bat.

Congratulations Baron!

Fellow citizens of Vuode, King Txec has requested that we nominate someone to be our new cunstaval. In the past it has been required that the cunstaval not be a citizen of the province. Since we have no true leadership right now I will take the initiative and open nominations. Does anyone wish to put forward a nominee?

RZ20-Per
RZ21-Per
RZ22-Per
RZ23-Per
RZ24-Per

I came into Talossa with a lot of enthusiasm, I quickly realized I was in way over my head. Yes it obviously takes enthusiasm for someone to serve in any governmental capacity, whether that is as a minister, senator, cosa member, king or civil servant, but it also requires intelligence. The ability to sift through all of the laws, and understand them. When I was a member of the TNC and we won the majority I immediately contacted party leadership and told them I did NOT want a cabinet position and when I was asked why, I told the truth. I am not intelligent enough to understand the inner workings of the government. I think a lot of the problem with finding willing people who stick out there terms as ministers is in some ways the same. Some people jump into the job and then realize they don't really understand the process. Another issue is the constant hurling of insults back and forth which inevitably lands upon the shoulders of the ministers in the form of Terpelaziuns. Pretty much everyone in Talossa has jobs and family in the real world which take up their time and inhibits their ability to effectively perform the tasks set before them. We simply do not have enough people who are active, have an understanding of how the government works, an understanding of the laws, the time to put into the job to do it properly and honestly the thick skin required to do the job. Hell since I have been here I have seen at least one person leave a post to seek mental health treatment, I think that speaks to the problem with the insults. I ran for senator at the behest of my previous parties leadership despite not understanding the job. I have held a seat in the Vuode provincial government up to and including both Premier and Presiding Officer despite having no knowledge of how to perform the duties of those positions, proving once again that we do not have enough intelligent active citizens. Until this problem is solved we will have a government run by a select few citizens who in my opinion have done fantastic work on both sides but are overwhelmed. Sorry about the longwinded rant but I needed to get it off of my chest...you may continue LOL

As to RZ19 I vote Contra