ATTENTION ALL FREE DEMOCRATS: here is the *draft* constitution for a merged party that I have worked out with Parti da Reformaziun leadership. I am publishing it here for completely open public comment (from party members, people from outside the party can publish their responses elsewhere).

Let's have a good read of this so we can get finicky details out of the way ASAP. That way, we can have a final draft ready for July 15 and the merger conference, so we and the PdR can vote on the same document. Again, Mic'haglh pretty much drafted this as a mash-up of the existing party constitutions.

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Constituziun dal Uniun Reformistà Livereschti

The Uniun Reformistà Livereschti (Free Reformists' Union), a political party in the Kingdom of Talossa, adopts this Constituziun as the basis for our Party's internal governance.

ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP
A. Membership in the URL shall be open to all Talossan citizens in good standing who are not already members of another political party, who agree to abide by this Constituziun and Party policy, and who endorse the Party's platform. However, the right of any Party member in good standing to seek changes to this Constitution or other Party policy in accordance with this Constitution shall never be infringed.
B. Application to the Presedint or Secretar shall be considered sufficient application for Party membership.
C. Prospective members shall provide contact information as reasonably requested by the Presedint or Secretar in order to ensure they may be reached. This information shall be kept secure and confidential, and is only to be used by Party leadership for official Party business.
D. The Secretar shall be entitled, no more than once a year, to conduct a Census of all Party members to ensure they wish to maintain Party membership and to confirm their contact information is up to date. A Party member who does not reply to this Census within 30 days shall be deemed to have offered their resignation, which shall be accepted at the discretion of the Secretar.
E. A three-fifths vote of Party membership, held on a secret ballot, may pass a motion to censure another member, temporarily revoking their good standing with the Party. This may be proposed due to violations of this Constituziun, publicly voting for or joining another nationally-registered party, or bringing the Party into disrepute in some specified manner. The member in question shall not be permitted to cast a vote on such a motion.

• A successful vote to censure, the justification for it, and the provisions for lifting said censure shall be communicated to the censured member as soon as possible and through all possible means of communication. A censured member's rights under this Constituziun shall cease to apply during their censure, including the right to participate in Party discussion forums.
• This censure expires at the conclusion of the next Party Convention, but may also be repealed prematurely by simple majority. Censure may also be extended at one Convention to the next by majority of a secret-ballot vote.

F. A two-thirds vote of Party membership, held on a secret ballot, may pass a motion to expel members from the Party for violations of Organic Law or other Talossan statute law, as well as gross violations of general standards of decorum. The member in question shall not be permitted to cast a vote on such a motion.

• In the event of a Party member's loss of citizenship, this vote may be omitted and their membership immediately revoked.
• Any member expelled from the Party shall be permitted to rejoin after two General Elections.

ARTICLE II. LEADERSHIP
A. The Party shall elect from its membership the Comità Esecutorxheu (Executive Committee), to serve as the Party's governing body.

• The Comità shall consist of three members chosen by the Party membership at-large by Single Transferable Vote, as well as any Fosteglhen Provinciais.
• From among themselves. members of the Comità will elect a Presedint by Instant-Runoff (a.k.a. Ranked-Choice) Vote. The Presedint serves as the Party's national leader and presiding officer, the presiding officer of the Comità, and is responsible for distribution of Cosӑ seats.
• Also from among themselves, the members of the Comità will elect a Secretar, who will be responsible for conducting elections internal to the party, preparing important party documents for publishing, and providing the parliamentary party with any assistance it might need. The Secretar shall serve as Acting Presedint in the event the Presedint communicates a temporary leave of absence; should the office of Presedint be vacant, the Secretar shall become Presedint.
• No member shall be entitled to hold both offices of Presedint and Secretar except on an acting basis.
• Should the office of Secretar fall vacant between Conventions, the Presedint shall be entitled to appoint a Secretar from among the members of the Comità.
• For any Province with three or more Party members assigned thereto, the members from that Province shall be entitled to elect a Fosteglhӑ Provincial (Provincial Chair) by Instant-Runoff Vote.
• Fosteglhen Provinciais are responsible for the distribution of seats within their provincial legislature, taking into account advice from Party members in said province. If there is no Fosteglhӑ Provincial, or they do not complete this duty in time, the Party President shall do so in their stead.
• The list of candidates for a Cosӑ election shall be determined by the Comità, and upon the request of any Party member, shall be ratified by a secret-ballot vote of all members in good standing, carried out by the Secretar.
• The Presedint and Secretar may be removed from their office by a two-thirds vote of the Comità, ratified by a majority of Party membership.

B. Members of the Comità Esecutorxheu (including Fosteglhen Provinciais), the Presedint, and the Secretar shall be elected at each Convention, regular or Extraordinary. The term of office of all incumbents ends with the election of their successor.
C. Fourteen days' notice should be given prior to leadership elections being held on the forum used for conducting Party business, and the floor shall be considered open to nominations when this notice is given.
D. There is no limit on the number of terms one may serve in any position.

ARTICLE III. BUSINESS
A. The Party shall hold a yearly Convention, to take place at membership's earliest convenience in the period from December to March, inclusive. At the petition of two-thirds of Party members, or a majority of the Comità Esecutorxheu, an Extraordinary Convention may be called outside this period, though no more than one Extraordinary Convention may be called between the regularly-scheduled Convention.
B. In addition to elections to Party leadership positions, each Convention shall also be open to amendments to this Constituziun as well as any other Party policy.
C. All motions must receive a second before proceeding to debate. All motions shall be subject to a debate period of forty-eight hours, following which voting shall run for seventy-two hours.
D. Amendments to this Constituziun shall pass by a two-thirds majority; all other changes to Party policies shall pass by simple majority.
E. Only members in good standing (i.e. those not currently censured) are permitted to vote on any motion or in an election for any position within the Party.
F. Party members are free to organize themselves into caucuses within the Party. Caucuses shall annually provide to the Secretar a point of contact, a statement of the caucus' purpose, and an organizing document. The Secretar shall keep a list of all registered caucuses.
G. For the purposes of this section, the "Caucus" comprises all Senators and MCs who are members of the Party.

• If the Presedint considers a certain Bill on the Clark to be especially important for the enactment of the Party's policy and principles, they may declare this bill to be subject to a "whipped vote", indicating that all members of the Caucus are expected to vote in accordance with the Presedint's recommendation or otherwise abstain. The opposite of a whipped vote is a "free vote".
• A declaration of a whipped vote, and any bill on which there is a whipped vote, shall specify precisely which plank of the party's policy or principle is involved.
• A declaration of a whipped vote may be overridden by a simple majority of the Caucus members.
• All Votes of Confidence shall be considered to be whipped unless the Presedint or a majority of the Caucus specifically state otherwise.
• A member of the Caucus who votes contrary to a declaration of a whipped vote ("defies the whip") on two separate occasions within a single Cosӑ term may be subject to censure by declaration of the Presedint.
• H. Candidates for Senäts elections shall be chosen by a vote of all members residing in the Province in question, and the successful candidate announced by the Fosteglhӑ Provincial. With the consent of the  Comità, the Folsteglhӑ may choose to allow non-Party members residing in the Province in question to participate in such a vote. In the case of a contested nomination, an Instant-Runoff Vote shall be carried out by secret ballot. If there is no Fosteglhӑ Provincial, the Presedint shall perform this function.

I. In cases of emergency such as by-elections, resignations or impending deadlines, such that no time is left to conduct a vote as above, the Presedint may amend the Cosӑ list, and a Fosteglhӑ Provincial may nominate a Senäts candidate.

I have been in discussion with the Túischac'h, @Munditenens Tresplet , who - in light of recent events - has asked for more clarification of his role in administering Terps.

Here are the Túischac'h's comments:

QuoteI don't want to put any limits on what can be asked... What if we allow the Leader of the Opposition to ask unlimited questions per month, but limited backbenchers to just 3 max?

Next, I want to remove the section on MCs and Senators being able to "chime in" and ask their own follow-ups after the original submitter has completed supplementary questions. This to my mind hasn't ever happened, or when it did it happened on a more informal basis. I'm fine with threads continuing, but we don't need to make other party's questions their own semi enforceable Terps.

Removing that section allows for easier enforcement and makes it easier to excuse the Minister. As it stands, I think my locking the threads is on somewhat shaky ground, albeit one that may not be challenged.

Finally, the only reference to decorum is that questions should be asked "politely" and there is no reference to enforcement really, other than the presiding officer can suggest Contempt if a minister doesn't answer a proper question, for which an "impolite" question wouldn't be proper. I'm fine keeping the word polite, but decorum references should be throughout, and enforcement of decorum up to, say, ending further discussion should be clearer.

Our trusty and well-beloved Defence and STUFF Minister @Bråneu Excelsio, UrN is currently overloaded with other responsibilities, and apparently struggles with Mexican internet utilities, and has asked for his workload to be lightened somewhat.

Thus, I have requested @King Txec to appoint @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be to the portfolio of Minister of STUFF. Cxhn. Excelsio will continue to serve, not only in Cabinet as Defence Minister, but as Deputy Minister of STUFF in the Propaganda sub-portfolio, with oversight of the National Website, our social media accounts, and publication of La C'hronică. All this is of course provisional in view of a proposed top-to-bottom legislative reorganisation of the frankly bloated STUFF portfolio.

tHaNk YoU fOr ThIs AtTeNtIoN tO tHiS mAtTeR!!!

Twenty-one years ago today, Tamoran dal Navă, Mic'haglh Popeu, @GV, @Gjermund Higraff and seven others Dared Something Worthy and struck the first major blow for a democratic Talossa, which led us to where we are today.

We honour their tenacity and their sacrifice, and the traditions of the Republic which they founded, still embodied in the Free Province of Fiovă today.

As the Speech from the Throne said, the "require more detail in essays" provision seems to have flopped because they just plug something into ChatGPT that tells us what we want to hear. And "poking" prospectives to rewrite wasn't as successful as I've hoped. (I wonder whether you guys noticed that I've more or less stopped trying, lol.)

So I think there's just going to have to be a better screen, which I provisionally want to be a small (5-10?) multiple choice question test which can be answered by reading talossa.com.

And: I'm going to suggest a basic screen should be fill out your application in English or Talossan. Some AI is good and free, for example, Google Translate.

ATTENTION ALL FREE DEMOCRATS: here is the *draft* platform for a merged party that I have worked out with Parti da Reformaziun leadership. I am publishing it here for completely open public comment (from party members, people from outside the party can publish their responses elsewhere).

If we are going to do this, we will want to have agreement on the broad outlines very soon, so we can go on to create a merged party Constitution and vote on it at a Final Free Democrats Convention before the 61st Cosa ends.

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I. The name of the Party is l'Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti (URL, Union of Free Reformists).

II. A Party of Principles

Free Reformists place progress, democracy, and liberty as their guiding political principles. These mean that every citizen should be able to:

• Take part in a political system that addresses the needs of Talossa's population;
• Campaign for alterations when that system does not address the nation's needs;
• Serve the nation without getting involved in politics;
• Enjoy the Talossan experience as a private citizen; and
• Enjoy a civil and peaceful Talossan life.

III. Talossa's Constitution

Free Reformists believe that political systems must suit the population as opposed to the reverse. We will always support reforms intended to ensure that the structure of the state promotes democracy, liberty, and Talossanity.

Free Reformists support a constitutional model that promotes an active head of state who is accountable to the citizenry, puts the national interest ahead of personal interests, and serves the nation, as opposed to acting as its owner.

Free Reformists believe that the role of Talossa's head of state is to act as a promoter of national unity and our face to the world. In this regard, we support a smaller political role for the King and open-ended discussion on whether a lifetime monarchy is our best option.

Free Reformists support a Senäts elected at-large, preferably by Single Transferable Vote. In conjunction with this, we support reforms to ensure some measure of provincial representation in the Cosӑ.

Free Reformists support efforts to revitalize provincial activity, including supporting provincial mergers where sensible.

IV. Talossan Law

To best support Talossan democracy, our laws must be simple enough for all citizens to understand them; this enables as many as possible to engage with and serve in Talossa's state institutions. On the other hand, tasks which require technical expertise should be reserved for the strictly apolitical Royal Civil Service.

No political office should require technical expertise to hold; these aspects of administration should instead be overseen by Civil Service officers to assist.

Civil Service roles should be well-documented in order to provide a smooth transition between holders.
Both generally and especially concerning the Civil Service, Talossa's Honours system should be used to incentivize public service and recognize achievement.

Clear rules should be in place to prevent political and apolitical roles from interfering for those who wish to hold both.

Free Reformists advocate an incremental approach to reform, keeping each change measurable to determine its impact.

Free Reformists support efforts to broaden Talossa's international relations with other micronations, provided these nations align with our national values of liberal democracy and respect for human rights.

V. Culture and Talossan Life

Free Reformists support a culture that grows organically, without interference or direction from the state. The Ministry of Culture should work with citizens and private organizations to encourage the growth of Talossan culture; while this may involve grants from the Ministry's budget, it should never place cultural growth under Government direction.

'N naziun sanc glheþ, c'è 'n naziun sanc coraziun. The Talossan Language is one of our hallmarks of national identity, which separates us from all other nations and national projects. We envision a Talossa in which all citizens learn and use the national language to some extent, and support Government efforts to encourage greater proficiency in our nation's most valuable cultural facets.

Free Reformists recognize that one of the chief ways in which Talossans are excluded from activity is by bullying and harassment from their fellow citizens. While we cannot (and should not) criminalize this behavior, we support empowering Wittenberg moderators to more effectively uphold the rules of "Wittiquette" without themselves becoming targets of such behavior. We support treating all Talossans, both within and outside the political sphere, with dignity and respect, and advocate for taking "the high road" wherever possible.

I'm the Prime Minister of Talossa. Ask me anything.

Estimat Túischac'h, I notice that a series of seven identical Terpelaziuns have been submitted. In my capacity as Seneschal to substitute for any Minister, I give them all seven the identical response: that the Government's plans for every portfolio have been set out, as is right and proper, in the Speech from the Throne at the State Opening of the Ziu.

Quote from: El Lexhatxh H.1.11.1. Following each General Election, an official State Opening of the Ziu shall take place for the purpose of inaugurating the incoming Ziu and Government.

    1.1.1. The State Opening shall be organized and conducted by the Túischac'h and Mençei, working in coordination and cooperation with each other. They shall jointly set the place and time for the meeting to take place. The meeting may take place in person, using video conferencing tools, or on Wittenberg.

I urge our newly elected presidents of the Houses of the Ziu, @Munditenens Tresplet and @þerxh Sant-Enogat , to put their heads together quickly to make the state opening happen!

This statement has been approved by the leaders of both the ¡Avant! Coalition and the Progressive Alliance.

When antisocial behaviour is tolerated, the victims of antisocial behavior are effectively excluded. If our patriotic goal is a large and vibrant Talossa, behaviour which drives other people out of participation (or out of citizenship) is unpatriotic. This goes for all forms of harassment, sexually-tinged or otherwise.

Creating a hostile environment in Talossa, where not only the target of the behaviour but others watching it feel icky and alienated, must be sanctioned. The threshold for criminal harassment (El Lexhatx A.7.1.2) is high and should remain high. However, there must be a ladder of escalation. There should be informal, or social, sanctions for such behaviour before it escalates to the criminal level. This is a call for serious enforcement of Wittiquette rule 8: "Don't be a troll or otherwise post in a way that is intended solely to annoy people or infuriate them." (https://wittenberg.talossa.com/index.php?topic=125.0)

In previous years, effective moderation of Wittenberg was hampered when the targets of moderation made a claim to either "free speech" or "political bias". In a country like Talossa, where more than half the active population are political figures, it is far too easy to politicise basic requests for human decency. This is why a cross-party political agreement of forces representing a supermajority of Talossans is necessary so that this does not happen again.

Therefore:

1) we support strong moderation of Wittenberg to enforce Wittiquette Rule 8 when it comes to sexual harassment, even when it doesn't rise to a criminal level; we have confidence in the Chancery and its appointed agents to do so fairly, and we will back their decisions.

2) we pledge non-cooperation with and informal boycotts of serial harassers whose behaviour does not (yet) rise to the level of criminal activity; to end when such offenders convincingly change their ways.

3) we will likewise support similar measures following such behaviour on the part of any signatories of this declaration, or any members of their parties or their allies.

4) we will open a broader debate on how to deal with trolling, cruelty, and creating a toxic environment in Talossa.

Following the successful election campaign of the ¡AVANT! coalition and our formation of a Government, the leaderships of the Free Democrats and el Parti da Reformaziun have recognized that Talossa has entered a new era with the accession of King Txec. Our two parties have historically supported reforms to our constitutional and legal structure, but we realise that, in the new era and under a new King, we need new thinking about exactly what this means, and of a long-term vision for a free and democratic Talossa.

The party leaderships are therefore announcing the beginning of discussions on greater cooperation between the two parties, up to and including the possibility of merger, during the term of this Cosa. This will not impact our cooperation with the third partner in our coalition, COFFEE, who has been invited to participate in these discussions but has declined with thanks.

Any other Talossan of good will who is interested in what this might lead to is warmly encouraged to get in touch with either myself (as Free Democrat president) or @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be (as PdR Director-General).

If we don't have a Túischac'h and Mençéi before 1 May, does that mean none of the legislation in the Hopper will be able to go on the First Clark? With the exception of the nomination of a CpI Judge (El Lexhatx H.2.1.2.4)

So I've been passing around a model amendment on this subject privately. I've got cautious welcome among some, criticism among others, and insistence that we need to throw a whole bunch of other Senäts amendments in there as well, which seem to me just as prone to leading to complete failure as with the Fixed Term amendment.

So what I am suggesting basically is for three Senators to be elected by the whole nation at every Cosa election, with each voter getting 1 vote. This would allow either a simple first-past-the-post vote (top three wins) or an STV election. I would much prefer the latter, with the caveat that counting ranked-choice voting for multiple vacancies is a pain in the neck which generally requires automation.

The eagle eyed will have spotted that this means 6 Senators rather than 8. Although I personally just prefer a smaller Upper House, I don't expect that to convince anyone. My main argument for this is basically that, since 3 Senators are elected each time anyway, this would be by far the easiest transition procedure.

A few other little things:
- I think we should restore the former provision that a CpI justice can't sit in the Senäts, for separation of powers reasons (having them in the Cosa is less of a big deal).
- mid-term vacancies can be filled either by a provincial government nomination, or by nominating the runner up in the election. In the case of an STV election that's doable via countback, which is eminently fair but kind of annoying to do.
- do we really want to keep the OrgLaw IV.9 provision for impeachment?

Anyway, here would be my model amendments, which, as I say, are my idea of minimal changes.

OrgLaw III:

QuoteArticle III: The Senäts
Section 1
The Senäts, or in English the Senate, is the national legislative council and the upper house of the Ziu, and shall be composed of six Senators elected by the nation as a whole. It may administer itself as it sees fit.
 
Section 2
Except as otherwise provided in this Organic Law, any Talossan eligible to vote may be elected or appointed to the Senäts. No Senator, even though elected or appointed to the Senäts, may vote on Senäts business until he has been a citizen for one year, or served for six months as Seneschál or Secretary of State, or received an order of knighthood from the King. No person may simultaneously hold more than one seat in the Senäts.

Section 3
Neither a reigning King, nor his Consort, nor a Regent during his regency, nor a Judge of the Cort pü Inalt shall under any circumstances be eligible to be elected or appointed to a place in the Senäts.

Section 4
The Senäts shall have equal powers with the Cosa in respect of all proposed laws, except that bills appropriating revenue or moneys shall not originate in the Senäts, and the Government shall require the confidence of the Cosa only to remain in office. In the event of the Senäts twice rejecting a bill appropriating revenue or moneys which is passed by the Cosa, upon it being passed a third time by the Cosa, it shall not require the consent of the Senäts to be given Royal Assent and take effect. Bills for the imposition or appropriation of fines or other monetary penalties, or for the demand or payment or appropriation of fees for licenses or services, shall not be taken to appropriate revenue or moneys.

Section 5
A Senator vacates their seat if, not being disqualified from voting by law, they do not vote on two consecutive Clarks; or if they resign from office, lose their citizenship or die.

Section 6
No senator shall ever be required to vacate his place during his term of service, due to a change in the qualifications of Senators.

Section 7
If a Senator vacates his or her seat before the end of the term, the executive of their home province shall appoint a Senator to sit for the remainder of their scheduled term. If the provincial executive fails to appoint a Senator within a fortnight of the vacancy, the King or his Cunstavál shall appoint the Senator.

Section 8
Senators may be removed from office by the Uppermost Cort, for criminal activity or for mis-, mal-, or non-feasance.

Section 9
The Senate may impeach any of its members from the Chamber with a two-thirds majority vote. Following a failed expulsion, the accused Senator may not again be tried for the same offence, pursuant to the Seventh Covenant of the Covenant of Rights and Freedoms. The former Senator is not barred from running for office in future elections as long as the former Senator maintains citizenship.

Section 10
The Senäts shall, after every general election, choose one of its members to be the President of the Senäts to be called the Mençéi, or in English the Lord President; and as often as the office of Mençéi becomes vacant the Senäts shall again choose a senator to be the Mençéi. The Mençéi shall cease to hold office if he ceases to be a senator. The Mençéi may be removed from office by a vote of the Senäts, or he may resign his office or seat by writing addressed to the King, or by public declaration.

Section 11
The Secretary of State may request from all successful candidates in a Senäts election a registration fee, to be set by law, to cover the cost of the election. This fee shall be uniform for all successful candidates.

OrgLaw V.6-7:

QuoteSection 6
Elections for the filling of places in the Senäts shall be conducted simultaneously with general elections to the Cosa. Each time the Cosa shall be dissolved, there shall be an election for three Senate seats.

Section 7: Transitional Provisions
If the amendment establishing this section is ratified by a referendum concurrent with a Cosa election, then the Senators elected concurrently with that election shall serve a term lasting two Cosa terms; otherwise, the Senators elected concurrently with the previous Cosa election shall serve a term lasting two Cosa terms. The terms of all other Senators shall end at the time scheduled before this section was amended.

Section 8
The Chancery shall conduct all elections to the Senäts, according to the provisions given in Sections 2-5, above. Each voter in a Senäts election shall cast a vote for one Senator, which may be a ranked-choice vote if so established by law. In the absence of ranked choice voting, the three candidates with the most votes shall be declared the winners, with any tie to be broken by random lot by the Secretary of State. An election by ranked-choice vote shall be held under principles of proportional representation as established by law.

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NOTE: in accordance with the Confidence and Supply agreement made between the Government and @Munditenens Tresplet , no Amendment of this nature will be Clarked without co-sponsorship from either s:reu Tresplet or a Progressive Alliance legislator.

WHEREAS the Organic Law currently seems ambiguous as to how to replace the Seneschal between Cosa elections in a situation where there is no Distain;

AND WHEREAS the following was a section of 60RZ21, the Fixed Terms amendment which was rejected in referendum;

AND WHEREAS it is a good and proper reform which deserves reconsideration in its own right

BE IT ENACTED by the King, Cosa and Senäts in Ziu assembled that Article VI, Section 2, of the Organic Law which reads:

QuoteThe Seneschal shall be selected by each newly elected Cosâ. When the King is presented with a petition to appoint a Seneschal, signed by MCs who together hold a majority of seats in the Cosâ as then constituted, the person named in the petition shall be appointed by the King to be the Seneschal. Should no such petition be made by the first day of the first Clark, that Clark shall include a Ranked Choice Vote to select the Seneschal. Each party holding seats in the Cosa may nominate one candidate for this election.

is amended to read:

QuoteThe Seneschal shall be selected by the Cosă, including a mandatory selection by each newly elected Cosă. Whenever the King is presented with a petition to appoint a Seneschal, signed by MCs who together hold a majority of seats in the Cosă as then constituted, the person named in the petition shall be appointed by the King to be the Seneschal. Should no such petition be made by the first day of the first Clark, that Clark shall include a Ranked Choice Vote to select the Seneschal. Each party holding seats in the Cosă may nominate one candidate for this election.

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NOTE: in accordance with the Confidence and Supply agreement made between the Government and @Munditenens Tresplet , this Amendment will not be Clarked without co-sponsorship from either s:reu Tresplet or a Progressive Alliance legislator.

Attention please @King Txec Your Maj





Cosa 61 Seneschal Petition.pdf

The 61st Cosă has not yet been seated and so I don't think the floor of the Ziu is open for Terpelaziuns yet. But I thank Baron Davinescu for his concern for Infotecă. I will pass this enquiry over to the Minister of STUFF, @Bråneu Excelsio, UrN , under whose purview Infotecă comes.

On one hand: به ملت کوچک ما خوش آمدید.

On the other hand: ChatGPT is getting out of hand to the point where the immigration essay is rapidly becoming pointless.

WHEREAS the National Database has now been successfully replaced, as shown by the near-flawless running of the 61st Cosa election;

and WHEREAS when the reason for a law ceases, so should the law itself;

BE IT ENACTED by the King, Senäts and Cosa of Talossa in Ziu assembled that El Lexhatx C.1.2.1 and C.1.2.1.1, which currently read:

Quote1.2.1. One member of the Chancery shall be the Royal Data Clerk, heading the Office of Dynamic Data Management. The function of the Office of Dynamic Data Management is to manage all computer records owned by the Kingdom of Talossa for its official functions and delegated to its care in order to help other Royal Households, Ministries or any other organization of the Kingdom which needs data management. The Royal Data Clerk may be the same person as the Secretary of State. The Royal Data Clerk shall be considered an Officer of the Royal Household.

            1.2.1.1. Once the first Royal Data Clerk accepts his position, and once two members of the Cort pü Inalt have confirmed that they are in receipt of full and accessible backups of the database system currently hosted on talossa.ca, this database shall be considered to be the property of the Office of Dynamic Data Management and thus, the property of the Kingdom of Talossa.

are hereby DELETED.

I am pleased to announce the following assignment of all the Government Ministries and their subordinate officials. Please note that Deputy Ministers and other subordinate political appointees serve at the discretion of their relevant Ministers.

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Seneschal's Office

Seneschál: @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC
Distáin: @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be

Immigration Ministry

Immigration Minister: Miestră Schivă
Deputy Immigration Minister in charge of new citizen assimilation: @Iac Éovard Valadeir

Defence Ministry

Defence Minister: @Bråneu Excelsio, UrN
Deputy Defence Minister: @Iason Taiwos

El Capitán dels Zuavs: @Sir Ian Plätschisch

Justice Ministry

Attorney-General: @Dr. Pôl dal Nordselvă
Deputy Attorney-General: Miestra Schiva

Foreign Affairs Ministry

Foreign Affairs Minister: @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir
Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister: Mic'haglh Autófil

Culture Ministry

Minister of Culture: Miestră Schivă
Deputy Minister of Culture: @Barclamïu da Miéletz

Director of the Bureau of Home Affairs: @Xheralt Del'Encradeir
Ladintsch Naziunal: @Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP

Ministry of Finance

Finance Minister: Ian Plätschisch
Deputy Finance Minister: Mic'haglh Autófil

Ministry of STUFF

Minister of STUFF: Bråneu Excelsio
Deputy Minister of STUFF (in charge of IDs): Mic'haglh Autófil
Deputy Minister of STUFF (in charge of Talossaware): Barclamiu da Miéletz

Permanent Secretary of Propaganda: @þerxh Sant-Enogat

Ministry of Technology

Minister of Technology: Mic'haglh Autófil
Deputy Minister of Technology: Pol dal Nordselva

Talossan Web Registrant: @Danihel Txechescu 
Permanent Secretary of Backend Admin: Danihel Txechescu

While the 61st Cosă government can't be "formally" inaugurated until Cosă seats are assigned and a Seneschal can be formally named, since we've established who the incoming Seneschal shall be, why not bring in the new Cabinet lineup a bit early?

I hereby declare that I have requested that the King please confirm the following Cabinet appointments:

@Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC : Seneschal, Immigration, Culture
@Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be : Distain, Technology
@Bråneu Excelsio, UrN : Defence, STUFF
@Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir : Foreign
@Sir Ian Plätschisch : Finance
@Pôl dal Nordselvă : Justice

This is a minor reshuffle at this stage, comprising a new Attorney-General, and a "change of guard" at Distáin. I am extremely grateful and happy for the work Bråneu put in in the last term, after his previous bruising experience as Seneschal, and I'm happy for him to chillax a bit.

A further reshuffle will be required in a month or two if - as predicted - Sir Ian is confirmed to the Uppermost Cort. Also, hopefully within the day or two we will be able to confirm several Deputy Ministers and other political appointments.