Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on November 27, 2020, 07:26:37 PMthe Governor or someone appointed by the Governor shall be responsible for drafting and disseminating an Annual Government Gazette consisting of the following information via email in cooperation with the Chancery:
1) all provincial legislation approved in the session immediately preceding (and of the current session) the Gazette's publishing, and
2) a list of all members and their party affiliation in the House of Shepherds, and
3) a list of current provincial officials (Governor, Senator, and Constable).

@Iac Marscheir Mr. Governor,

In an effort to jump start provincial activity I am wondering if you have plans to present the required Annual Government Gazette (pursuant to Resolution 2020-09) to Florencians? Also, what are your plans concerning constitutional revisions?

Mr. Speaker @Munditenens Tresplet I wanted to be proactive in a certain way. Please please let me know if ANY of my enquiries for this month are lacking in respect or decorum for the minister in question. I have tried to ensure that is the case in recent months but am now going to be proactive and seek your counsel to ensure compliance.

Should you advise me that any are not in compliance with common standards for respectful dialogue and decency then I will withdraw it.

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the Avocat-Xheneral @Dr. Pôl dal Nordselvă

Almost exactly a month ago in response to my previous enquiry Minister dal Nordselvă responded as follows:

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on June 04, 2025, 05:49:50 PMThanks for the question. Part of my desire to streamline involves reviewing if both organic and stuatory laws. I'm not able at this time to discuss individual or universal changes as the process of review is quite daunting. It has taken many years for these laws to be written and it will require time. I will update when I have concrete answers.

As promised, I am following up a month later to see if there are any updates concerning the Ministry's effort to streamline Organic and Statutory laws. Would the Minister please inform the Ziu on any activities related to this important effort?

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the Foreign Affairs Minister @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir

Last month, there was significant discussion around the Minister's proposed Treaty Between Talossa and Carcosa but things appear to have gone cold.

During said discussion the Minister stated that:

Quote from: Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir on June 12, 2025, 04:09:45 PMI believe we need to proceed with ratifying this, under the assumption that, it will help us to gauge what we are prepared for as a nation.

But the treaty was not presented to the Ziu for consideration unfortunately. Has there been a change of plans or will the Minister be presenting this treaty to the Ziu in the fourth Clark?

Mr. Speaker,

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

In reading the eloquent words of a fellow Opposition member from the Progressive Alliance I was moved to follow up on cultural matters. I recall their words as follows *adjusts reading glasses*:

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 02, 2025, 07:40:19 PMWe need a fresh look at promoting culture.  Some of the most popular things in Talossa are regular events and competitions that take place: such as Talossan Music Top Twenty, Talossachess, Ceampiunità Talossan del Rälli, and (of course) the Talossan Cycling Association Tour.  These are some of our most fun activities, all produced by reliable and wonderful citizens.  We should be meeting the people where they are, and promoting and cheering on these wonderful activities.

Minister, one of the successful efforts sponsored by Avant, which the Green Party supports, was its efforts to expand our Talossan language resources. Would the Minister please update the Ziu on the status of potential additions to those resources?

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the STUFF Minister @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be

I am recalling the following comments from the Progressive Alliance *checks notes*:

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 02, 2025, 07:40:19 PMWe need a fresh look at our website....For example, almost all of the official merchandise on TalossaWare is unavailable at this point, for example, so maybe it no longer makes sense to promote it at the top of the page (or maybe it should be updated).  Or consider the page for La C'hronică: it hasn't been updated in seven months, so maybe it shouldn't be so prominently displayed?  Let's take a fresh look at how we're presenting ourselves, so we can put our best face forward.

It appears Talossa's website is in need of updating. Would the Minister please inform the Ziu on its efforts to maintain accurate information on the Nation's website?

Something I've been wondering about since we've been discussing moderation. We are in the fifth or sixth year of using our latest version of a messaging board. Are there any plans for the major revamping of Wittenberg to update its capabilities? Perhaps with public consultation?

In past discussions, iirc, there was an idea to implement a Reddit-style moderation approach, which I personally like, but regardless of whether folks broadly agree on that approach, it is just an example of things outside the capabilities of our current platform.

If cost is the limiting factor, I am sure I'm one of several willing to engage in a voluntary taxation scheme.

This is a question that has been gurgling at the back of my mind for a while so I thought I'd throw it out there. In reviewing the list of seneschals it is broken down by eras. It is a really interesting way to review Talossan history.

So far, the following eras are listed:
King Ben Era (1985-2005)
Abdication Era (2005-2011)
Reunision Era (2012-Present)

Are we in a new era? I'd like to think so. It seems like a good breakpoint for a new era was the ascension of Txec to the throne. As the Reunision era is tied to the honorable work of King John and there is precedent for breaks in the eras based on royal changes.

This is all informal, of course, but are we in a new era of Talossan History? The King Txec Era?

The Green Party is delighted to announce it will be conducting a mid-term review of Government action. During the third Clark we will be reviewing terpelaziuns, the Throne Speech, and relevant threads to report on the achievements of the Government. Last term, we provided the Talossan people with the first Opposition Report Card to help voters review Government work and compare it against their promises. This time we will give what we hope will be a progress report you can use to show where we are half-way through the term.

We hope this will be helpful as we take our role in the Opposition to hold the Government to account seriously. Stay tuned.

Mr. Speaker,

A terpelaziun for the Immigration Minister, @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC

She stated in response to a terpelaziun as Seneschal, the following:

QuoteA final note is that the Government is still looking for someone to function as an "immigration greeter", since the previous incumbent found it too hard.

Has the Deputy Minister of Immigration, who was assigned this task, been relieved of his duties or resigned?

Whereas, the Green Party has been an observer to and supportive of the laudable efforts of the Summit on Toxicity and Destructiveness (later described as the Summit), and

Whereas, we attempted to bring to the attention of the Summit a more clear-cut and concerning incident involving two of the Summit's leading figures, Seneschal Dame Miestra Schiva and Progressive Alliance MC Baron Alexandreu Davinescu but Summit participants refused, for unknown reasons, to examine it, and

Whereas, under Section 4 of the Cross-Party Joint Statement on Harassment, the Green Party reviews this "Rough Music" incident between Dame Miestra Schiva and Baron Alexandreu Davinescu to first bring it to public attention for the purposes of the Summit's focus on toxic and destructive behavior and second to encourage addressing of future instances of this behavior by the offender, and

Whereas, in the words of Dame Miestra Schiva she admittedly engaged in an extended campaign of harassment she termed rough music due to a perceived attack, in cartoon-form, on her Sufi Islam faith: "Don't play dumb, AD. I told you over and over again at the time that religious bigotry was one of the motivations for Rough Music.", and

Whereas, in the words of Baron Alexandreu Davinescu this campaign led to serious personal distress: "...when Dama Miestra followed me from thread to thread, harassing me with "rough music" until I actually posted a whole thread pleading for her to stop... that bothered me, deeply, and I think that behavior is deeply unacceptable. I think it's because she doesn't think of me or other enemies as real people. In the speech and elsewhere, she's referred to her theory that I'm just "roleplaying" or "playing a game." And I guess if I'm playing a game, then I'm not a real person so she can say whatever she wants. That's why she celebrated -- seriously, celebrated! -- that she'd managed to "get" me with her campaign of harassment... she said it was because she finally felt like she'd managed to get at the real me," and

Whereas, Baron Alexandreu Davinescu, continued, in relation to the actions of Dame Miestra Schiva, stating the following:  "You have said how you are delighted by the fact that you were able to disrupt my mental health and hurt me, and you still appear certain that it was fair and I deserved any cruelty you wanted to inflict.", and

Whereas, more recently there is a rise in a concerning tactic, perhaps a new form of Rough Music by Dame Miestra Schiva as she engages in persistent name-calling of MCs including vulgar terms such as verpăs (penis or dick?) which are made in combination with accusations of harassment, conspiracy-mongering, and abuse, and

Whereas, instead of exploring the clearly abhorrent Rough Music case and more recent antagonistic behavior by the Seneschal herself, the Summit has focused on a case involving MC Breneir Tzaracomprada and the current Secretary of State Luc da Schir, which has neither any acknowledged intent to harass nor public assertions of harm from the proposed victim, ignoring the case where the current Seneschal Dame Miestra Schiva repeatedly acknowledged intent to harass and where Baron Alexandreu Davinescu has, in clear and moving language quoted above, publicly acknowledged the harm of that harassment, and

Whereas, it is imperative that we examine actual admitted, harmful, unrepentant, and undisputed abusive behavior no matter our political alliances otherwise we risk nurturing the very toxic and destructive culture the Summit was convened to address.

Therefore be it known that it is the Sense of the Ziu that any further "rough music" with express intent to disrupt someone's mental health by anyone must not be tolerated by the administrators of Wittenberg and the Chancery and that the truly unbearable impacts borne by some were unfortunate and regrettable.

Similarly, anyone else acting in such a way must meet firm consequences. We encourage the administrator(s) of Wittenberg to be more proactive in their efforts to curtail abuse by other citizens no matter how powerful or aggressive the individual.

Political figures are urged to not use accusations of sexual harassment for political attacks (more rough music) as Talossa has the unfortunate distinction among micronations of having two former leaders convicted of sexual abuse of minors: Iusti Canun of the RUMP and Carlus Xheraltescu of the Free Democrats.

The Chancery is hereby further encouraged to appoint an official to whom this power is delegated, considering that the Secretary of State might feel conflicted if they are personally the target of rough music.

Finally, no one deserves rough music, whether it's from Dame Miestra Schiva or anyone else. It is not fair, it must not be tolerated, and we need to remember the humanity of even those for whom we hold a deep antipathy.

Uréu q'estadra så:
Breneir Tzaracomprada (MC-Green)

Mr. Speaker,

I've struggled to get an answer from the Seneschal on legislation she has proposed in the Hopper concerning additional reform of terpelaziuns. Last term, the now-SoS suggested changes to terpelaziuns and now we have another set of reforms to terpelaziuns from the Seneschal on the suggestion of the Speaker himself. If the Government believes it is receiving too many terpelaziuns it should make that clear. So I ask the Seneschal, what problems are these reforms, such as limiting unlimited terpelaziuns to only the Leader of the Opposition, attempting to address? Further, if there are concerns for decorum, then I also ask her to share with the public the English meaning of the Talossan word-verpa she used in a recent Terpelaziun exchange. Would that be considered within the bounds of decorum?

Whereas, Istefan Perþonest's appointment to the Uppermost Cort was approved via 55RZ17 the Elevating Istefan Perþonest to the UC Act in January 2021, and

Whereas, the time has come for his reappointment to the Uppermost Cort.

Therefore, the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa, hereby re-appoints Istefan Perþonest to a seat on the Uppermost Cort to commence on January 1, 2026, pursuant to the provisions of Organic Law Article VIII, Section 4.

Uréu q'estadra så:
Breneir Tzaracomprada, MC-Green

I've starting listening to audiobooks on my commutes and have enjoyed a series called Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson. The first book was titled Columbus Day and has an entertaining blend of sci-fi and humor. And the voice actor, RC Bray, is one of my favorites. The series apparently has 17 or 18 books.

Is anyone else familiar with this series?

54RZ25 Judiciary Amendment of 2020 amended the Organic Law, Article VIII: The Courts, as follows:

QuoteSection 4.
...Unless otherwise set by law, re-appointment shall be deemed automatic if no member of the Ziu has requested a re-appointment vote in the Cosa immediately preceding the expiration of the Judge's term; and re-appointment shall only require a simple majority of each house in the Ziu. The Ziu may modify the foregoing provided the requirements of re-appointment never exceed that for appointment.

Judge Istefan Perþonest's appointment to the Uppermost Cort was approved via 55RZ17 the Elevating Istefan Perþonest to the UC Act in January 2021.

Seeing as we are nearing the period for the automated re-appointment I, as a member of the Ziu under Article VIII, Section 4, am requesting an official re-appointment vote.

@Sir Lüc Mr. Secretary, please let me know if I am too early or if the Ziu has at some point modified these provisions.

Also, a minor note for the Scribe, there is a double shall in the fourth whereas clause of 54RZ25.

Mr. Speaker,

I rise with an enquiry for the Minister of Technology @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be

Minister Autofil, recalling your response to my enquiry concerning control of the back-end in May which was as follows:

Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on May 24, 2025, 01:18:03 PMEstimat Tuischac'h,

I thank the Member for this question; the Ministry is working on getting the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue access to the team on DigitalOcean. While we likely could get by on having everything registered under the Ministry's email address, having people use personal funds to pay, and then reimbursing them from the Treasury, it seems to me a much cleaner option for the future to simply set up direct payment now and cut out the middleman.

What is the status of the Burgermeister's access to the team on DigitalOcean?

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the Foreign Affairs Minister @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir
The Minister described an agenda which has the support of the Green Party but we are keen to confirm there is progress on it.

Recalling Minister Somelieir's statement in reply last month:

Quote from: Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir on May 14, 2025, 07:56:50 AM

The ministry of Foreign Affairs, over the course of the coming Ziu, shall work with HM the King to reach out to other micronations, to put Talossa in even greater awareness and to find good allies and partners.
The core aims shall be:-

* Look for micronations that share common values and principles with the laws and citizens of Talossa and reach out to them
* Strengthen diplomatic ties with others in the community of micronations
* Look at how Talossa may participate in events hosted by groups of micronations

We hope to work towards these goals over the course of the incoming Ziu session which we believe will be of benefit to Talossa. We will be willing to hear out requests from citizens with offers of help/ recommendations, and to other micronations, to hear and contemplate individual proposals from foreign nations.

Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir
Minister of Foreign Affairs

I ask for the Minister to please describe recent efforts by the Ministry specifically and not in cooperation with His Majesty to develop micronational relations and to participate in micronational events or groups.

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the Avocat-Xheneral @Dr. Pôl dal Nordselvă

Recalling his most recent reply:

Quote from: Dr. Pôl dal Nordselvă on May 19, 2025, 05:29:01 AMMy apologies for a slow response. I have been dealing with recurring pneumonia and took a couple of days to rest. I appreciate your questions and patience!

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Attorney General Goals – Kingdom of Talossa
Scopi dal Avocat Xheneral – Regipäts Talossan

As Attorney General, my focus this term is on strengthening the legal infrastructure of our Kingdom. I aim to:

Collaborate on clear, foundational legislation;

Streamline legal review where possible;

Promote legal understanding among citizens;

Provide impartial, principled legal counsel.

During the first couple months of the Government's term, what efforts have been made to streamline legal review and collaborate on clear, foundational legislation?

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the Defence Minister and follows up on his reply from last month:

Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio, UrN on May 16, 2025, 02:07:28 PMThe Live Promotion Ceremony depens on the number of promotions and exhibitions, but here's a few things we have planned.

We have lined up a Zouaves Recognition Update to happen during May and June.
We will support the Royal Navy in updates and new initiatives to be announced.
We will create a publicly accessible archive highlighting the history of Talossa's military institutions.
Also, we will review and publish a clear, simplified chart of the current Defence Ministry structure.

@Bråneu Excelsio, UrN Concerning the Zouaves Recognition Update, which is expected to occur either in May or June, what updates are there on this event?

Mr. Speaker,

This enquiry is for the Immigration Minister @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC

I recall the following answer from the Deputy Minister here:

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on May 17, 2025, 05:14:18 PMI will ask the Deputy Minister @Iac Éovard Valadeir to speak to this directly

EDIT: And here it is:

"Between increased work hours, finals, and preparing for college, I'll admit that I've bitten off more than I could chew. However, rest assured I have no intentions of abandoning talossa or the responsibilities I have to it"

The slow trickle of immigration is now a trend that is entrenched unfortunately over the past couple of terms. The idea of an applicant shepherd, of sorts, as the Deputy was supposed to have served, is a good one but I note no improvement in his activities since the reply. And based on the list of responsibilities: work hours, finals, and then college it seems like the workload could be considerable into the forseeable future. But the need for heightened assistance with immigration remains.

How does the Minister plan to respond to continued inability to perform the duties by the Deputy, however regrettable, to meet this very important and pressing function?