Unless my Comità colleagues @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC or @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir would like to deliver any opening remarks, the agenda for this Convention is as follows:

* Opening Remarks <- Voi Estetz Aicì
* Possible amendments to the URL Constitution and Platform -- current text of each can be found on the URL wiki article
* Finalization of the Democracy Agenda
* Registration of caucuses within the URL (can be kept within this thread)
* Election of the URL candidate for Seneschal for the 64th Cosă elections
* Election of the next Comità Esecutorxheu (Executive Committee). (Multiple provinces each have at least three members and are eligible to elect Provincial Chairs to the Comità.)
* Closing remarks

As different threads are added for various agenda items, I'll link them in this post.

62RZ14: Për
62RZ15: Con - See 62RZ17. The resistance will continue until the Baron's conduct improves.
62RZ16: Con
62RZ17: Për - I've seen some criticism of this bill that defines one of its features as a bug. Party leaders should be exercising good judgment when it comes to assembling their lists. If they do not, then the consequences are theirs to bear.

Also, given this criticism came from the same individual whose only feedback on the bill all month was "This seems broadly fine to me", only for them to immediately about-face once the bill is Clarked and unalterable, it must yet again be questioned whether either piece of feedback is being delivered in good faith.

62RZ18: Aus
62RZ19: Per
62RZ20: Aus
62RZ21: Aus

Azul es benveschti, à toct vaes amíci, cünpartizaes, colegas, es cüncitaxhiens!

Welcome to the second Party Convention of the Union of Free Reformists. Once per Cosă term, our party gathers to publicly conduct its internal debates, assess our platform and organization, and make the case for the nation to entrust to us the privilege to govern Talossa in the next term.

This Cosă term has so far been a tumultuous one for the country at best, though we in the URL have played a critical role in calming the situation. In the chaos following the last election, we saw what can happen when personal feuds and bad blood are allowed to rule the day. But even when others may scold us or prefer to work with extremists than with us, we stand on principle. In this case, the rather fundamental principle that Talossa deserves a stable government instead of chaos. To this end, we kept the door open for negotiations, which led to the announcement of the "passive confidence" deal last month. We in the URL know that collaboration is a more effective path than division, and we put that into practice -- while also practicing sound judgment on who to work with.

In making this deal, we have also gained a valuable victory in our pursuit of a more democratic Talossa. The Pseudo-Real Cosă Act, put forward by our good friend Sir Marcel Tafial, has managed to bring the size of the Cosă down below the size of the entire country's population, transforming it from a parody of a parliament into an institution of sensible representation. This was a change that was shown to be welcome to a wide swath of the Ziu, and it's not the only one. One of our next priorities will be to advocate for a more personalized form of proportional representation. Giving voters better control over who exactly represents them in the Cosă and transferring more power from party bosses to the people has proven to be a change that has received broad support from around the country; people like a democracy which they can hold accountable! Our first victory is something we've managed from Opposition -- now imagine how much good we could bring with a majority!

The Democracy Agenda is of course fantastic, but it is also a more of a legislative focus for our party. What about the executive branch? Let's look a bit at the current state of the nation's government.

As already noted, it's been quite the chaotic environment. The nation's government has already almost collapsed twice since the last election: once before it even took office, and a second time just before the close of the February Clark. Without the URL to come in and provide stability, we'd be preparing for an election right now. Yet behind all the hubbub regarding the government's survival, there's been surprisingly little substance:

• There's been a lot of "busy work", so to speak -- translating the Seneschal's List into Talossan, taking a plank from the URL platform and giving the Zuavs a visual refresh, that sort of thing.
• While this government has finally succeeded in welcoming their first immigrants, we've not yet hit "replacement-level" immigration to recoup lapsed citizens after the last election, much less the "double our population" levels the Seneschal argued for as an alternative to reducing the Ziu to more sensible numbers.
• Particularly egregious is the apparent "stacking" of roles going on in Cabinet. While we've actually argued that some stacking is ok -- smaller roles makes for more of them, so it makes sense to have people with multiple titles -- what we're seeing is more of "government by one". The Seneschal has himself noted that the proportion of votes for his party to people capable of "doing the work" is unsustainably high - as shown by not only the dormant Cabinet, but the difficulty in getting Government MZs to endorse the "passive confidence" deal on the last Clark.

Substituting one hyperactive politician for a party is not only unsustainable; it's strengthens the argument for "personalized proportional representation" to make sure votes for parties translate into "teams" for government.

Meanwhile, we in the URL don't need to wonder -- there's no central leader who does everything themselves here, either because they want to, or because they need to. We're a team, and we know that the old saying is true: teamwork really does make the dream work. We take this seriously enough that our party has a collective leadership structure, to say nothing of our regular conventions. We're the Party of Talossan Democracy, and we lead by setting an example. And over the next few weeks, we'll be showing everyone how it's done, yet again.

¡Vivadra Talossa democrätic!

WHEREAS, the current definition of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition sometimes leads to ambiguous results; and

WHEREAS, this is an issue that has been building over time, and is worth fixing now; and

WHEREAS, a simple alteration will avoid future ambiguity while remaining easy to understand; then

BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that Title H of El Lexhatx, Section 4.3, which currently reads

QuoteMembers of the Cosâ who (in a given session of the Cosa) have voted NON on the most recent Vote of Confidence, or intend to do so on the next Vote of Confidence, shall be known as El Contrapharti Fieir da Sieu Maxhestà, or "His Majesty's Loyal Opposition" in English, or in short "El Contrapharti / The Opposition". Unless and until the members of the Opposition decide otherwise by majority vote , the "Leader of the Opposition" shall be the leader of the party with the most Cosa seats assigned to MCs who voted NON on the last Vote of Confidence.

is hereby amended to read

QuoteMembers of the Cosă who (in a given session of the Cosă) have not voted Üc on the most recent Vote of Confidence, or do not intend to do so on the next Vote of Confidence, shall be known as El Contrapharti Fieir da Sieu Maxhestà, or "His Majesty's Loyal Opposition" in English, or in short "El Contrapharti / "The Opposition". Unless and until the members of the Opposition decide otherwise by majority vote , the Tanaischteu, known in English as the "Leader of the Opposition", shall be the leader of the party with the most Cosă seats assigned to MCs who did not vote Üc on the last Vote of Confidence.

Ureu q'estadra så,
Mic'haglh Autófil (MC-URL)

From my understanding, the precedent -- exemplified as recently as last term when Baron Davinescu consistently voted against confidence, while other members of his party would sometimes vote in favor -- was that because at least one part of the Progressive Alliance was part of the Opposition, they were the largest Opposition party, and therefore as their leader, S:reu Sant-Enogat was LOTO.

As Sir Marti-Pair voted Non on the last Clark, under the precedent, the URL qualifies as "the Opposition" for the moment still.

That being said, as someone who has authored legislation intended to make approximately the same change, I think it should be clear I think the current definition is bonkers, so yes, we should make a change.

Because I am trying to wait for S:reu Carbonel's input, as previously noted.

Please remember that I am trying to remain relatively hands-off in this process other than administrative functions, due to my not being a Florencian. A lot of "political questions" are things I am going to try and keep myself as uninvolved in as possible as a matter of propriety and respect for the local democratic will. As a result, in my view we are only properly, ethically quorate when both of you are present.

That said, in the interest of keeping things moving, here's what I propose: let's give @mximo until Wednesday (4 March) to provide input. Whether or not he has done so by then, I will put out some sort of agenda that evening. In the meantime, what I will ask you to do is put forward any specific recommendations on the sections you identified above.

Azul S:reu Secretar, please Clark the Party List Priority Act.

I see no need to restrict the work of the Committee to "spot amendments", to borrow your phrasing. If the people of Florencia would prefer a new Constitution outright, it should not be withheld from them.

I do, however, think we should wait for Vice-Chair @mximo to weigh in. While he may have an equal vote on this Committee, any changes put forth will need his blessing if they are to pass through the Nimlet.

@Sir Lüc estimat Secretar, please move this bill to the CRL.

One week left until the Convention opens! (Now with a slightly-adjusted agenda!)

Join the URL now and help shape the future of Talossan democracy!

Under the provisions of Nimlet Resolution 2026-05, I hereby call to order the Constitutional Reform Committee.

This Committee shall consist of three members:
- Myself as Governor of Florencia, Committee Chair;
- @mximo (Mximo Carbonel), Pastour and Vice-Chair; and
- @Breneir Tzaracomprada , Pastour and Vice-Chair.

Each member shall possess equal voting rights. No other individuals shall be granted a vote, but the Committee may call on representatives from various Talossan organizations for advisory input.

The stated deadline for this Committee's proposed constitutional reforms is the beginning of the Sixth Clark of the 62nd and current Cosa session, which is expected to open on 1 June 2026.

If the Vice-Chairs have any agenda items they wish to see included or any specific areas they wish to address during the course of the Committee's work, the floor is open. I will put forth an agenda on Saturday, 28 February.

That's perfectly understandable! I would be happy to pass the torch to either of my fellow Consuls, if one of them is interested.

Hearing no objections to the early closing of voting, with all votes case, Resolution 2026-05 passes with eight votes in favor, none opposed, and one abstention. I hereby present the legislation to Cunstaval @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir for consideration.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on February 15, 2026, 06:42:25 AMFolks, there is a method to end debate early. It was established by a constitutional amendment I wrote several years ago with Resolution 2020-08.

While I am glad to see that such a mechanism does exist (and will formally open the Committee tomorrow if there are no objections to considering the vote on Res. 2026-05 closed early), this brings to light a different issue, namely that the Constitutional text that everyone is likely adhering to is evidently no longer the legally binding text, since amendments have not been properly recorded save for on Witt after the passage of Res. 2020-01. It would be wise for us to quickly comb through the other Nimlet threads here this week just to make sure we've got everything updated before we figure out what it is we'd like to change. We must know where we are in order to figure out how to get where we want to go.

Of course. I'll work on uploading everything this weekend.

- SPC Autófil

For my part, at least when I was assembling the Belacostan Unified Statute, I combed through the old Benitian section of Witt XI to see what laws were still ostensibly on the books.

Its Florencian counterpart may be the closest thing that currently exists to any official archive. Speaking personally, that sounds like a good reason to create a Florencian version of el Lexh or the BUS, but perhaps this is a change best saved for after questions of constitutional reform.

Good morning to my now-fellow Pastours -- I apologize for the delay, I wanted to make sure my appointment was official in line with provincial constitutional procedure.

In line with my previous pledge to do so, I abstain on Resolution 5. I believe this means the measure will pass with eight votes in favor, none opposed, and one abstention. However, do I correctly see no provision for the early closure of votes when their outcome is assured? If that is the case, per the bill's sponsor under Article IV, Section 3, voting is still open for ten more days, though I am happy to be corrected in the event I've missed something hiding in the Constitution somewhere. I apologize if this creates a bit of a needless delay, but given the highly unusual nature of Florencia's current executive arrangement, I'd prefer we really do things by the letter of the law to avoid any issues.

(If I am correct, that may be a good example of a reform for the Committee to keep in mind...)

That works for me.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on February 07, 2026, 09:57:57 PMSure -- the role of information liaison was very carefully designed so that it was not "a position representing their fellow citizens or wielding government authority."  Such a liaison is gathering information, but is specifically not empowered to represent the Kingdom of Talossa and has no power to make any decisions.  There is no current prospect of the Information Liaison for Asgardia being placed in a position of power or serving as a representative of the Kingdom of Talossa.

So it's not actually "all postings" as the original policy states then, got it.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on February 02, 2026, 09:57:35 AMI am going to print the beads, as well, so we will have a free hand with the design.  They will be different shapes and colors, depending on where the recipient is in the sequence.  For example, His Majesty is going to be first in line since he has recruited both Her Highness Queen Chelli and his brother to immigrate, and so he'll get two beads of different designs.

Quote from: TalossaWikiMembers of the nobility and knights are ineligible for the award, although any awards earned by such persons before receiving a peerage or knighthood are retained by them.

As Mieusegnhor dal Nordselva immigrated after his brother's accession to the throne, is the King eligible to receive a second instance of the award for recruiting him?