Tuischach

I would like to thank the honourable member for their question and apologies for the delay, as I'm new to the role, I am still learning the ropes, but in due time the foreign affairs ministry shall look at how to maximise the use of the landing pier and will look at what micro nations we want to reach out to, in due course.

RZ20: Austanéu
RZ21: Per
RZ22: Per
RZ23: Per
RZ24: Per
VoC: Üc

I can support this proposed platform for the party

Honesty personally I have no issue with a name change, but currently out HoC hasn't been formed for a few terms now, and I currently don't have the energy or time to do this, but might look into it feb time/the next election cycle.

I also feel that I can get behind this platform, it seems to be a good direction to take Talossa into and it addresses key issues we are facing as a nation.

I would also join in the nomination for @þerxh Sant-Enogat for Túischac'h

I vote per for Miestra for party president
I abstain on party Secretary.
And I vote Per on all amendments

I would also propose the following addition to article IV
Under the heading Subsection A) Membership requirements 
A list of requirements of membership shall be made by party leadership, and this list is to be  approved  by members, by a majority vote (these rules shall form bylaws of the party), these rules can be amended at any time, subject to a majority vote, if any such member is deemed to break the rules, the party is empowered to investigate and present findings  to the membership for a trial (where the accused has the right to put up a defence if they wish), and vote on if the member breaking the rules is guilty. Punishment for breaking the rules is to be decided by the party leadership, with a confirmation vote from membership, upto and including expulsion from the party, and a ban of rejoining for set periods of time, to be set under the bylaws mentioned above"

Am open to ideas to amend this, but just wanted to start the conversation in the convention (and I'm not sure I'll be upto too much of a debate due to mh issues so happy to let others run with this)

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on February 16, 2024, 03:58:57 PMI renominate @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir as Party Secretary, btw

I accept the nomination and nominate @Miestră Schivă as Party leader

Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on February 15, 2024, 11:48:01 AM

Quote from: Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir on February 15, 2024, 11:39:52 AMFurther, if a party member shall vote for another party, said member  shall be deemed to have left the party"

This part may be problematic as we can only know how someone votes if they vote publicly or allow their to vote to be publicly revealed in the database. You might change it to "if a party member shall publicly vote for another party."

Thanks for that, I had overlooked that, and have adjusted the proposal accordingly

I propose to the convention that article 4 of the party constitution is amended from

"IV. Membership shall be open to all Talossan citizens. The Secretary of the Party shall be entitled, no more than once a year, to conduct a Census of all party members to make sure they still see themselves as Party members and that their contact details are up to date. Any member who does not respond to this Census within 30 days shall be deemed to have resigned from the Party"

To

"IV. Membership shall be open to all Talossan citizens, upon registration, contact information must be provided to party leadership (sharing this information outside of the leadership, will be an offence punishable by expulsion, for a period of no less than 2 years, and may be liable to further legal action). The Secretary of the Party shall be entitled, no more than once a year, to conduct a Census of all party members to make sure they still see themselves as Party members and that their contact details are up to date. Any member who does not respond to this Census within 30 days shall be deemed to have resigned from the Party on Two consecutive Censuses.
MC's and Senators are required to submit responses to the census but whilst they serve in their capacity shall be exempt from being expelled from the party from failing to submit to a census, so long as they serve in their capacity as representatives of the party in the Ziu.

Further, if a party member shall publicly vote for another party, said member  shall be deemed to have left the party"

I too wish to join Miestra for a quick change of mind here, but if that does not happen, thank you for everything, and I wish you all the best for the future.

And in either case, I do wish to thank the outgoing Seneschal for his drive and dedication that he brought into Talossa and the olive branch and bridge he was building with opposing views, and allowing for a space to have those discussions.

His absence will leave a big hole in Talossa and her politics.

I wish him well for the future, and I hope if he doesn't change his mind quickly that one day he shall.

And I wish the best to the now Acting Seneschal Þerxh Sant-Enogat and echo the words of Miestra here about working together. And hope that you will continue in the role as your predecessor did.

Thank you Bråneu for everything you have given to Talossa. I hope it shall not be forgotten.

I cast my vote as follows:-

Choice 1: Option 2
Choice 2: Option 3
Choice 3: Option 1

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on September 04, 2023, 04:42:58 PMAre we going to also have a vote on whether to endorse Glüc da Dhi as Senator from Cézembre? Or will that be left up to the incoming party leadership?

I think this should be a party vote, if it was simply us choosing an internal candidate, then I'd say incoming leaders can handle that, but supporting an outside candidate I think should have a vote of the whole party.

With the current state of the party, where our activity accords the board and exhaustion is low, which is something we have talked about a lot behind closed doors in previous conventions, my first question is this, how do you plan to breathe new life and energy into the party? Especially as this direction is likely to drive out some members from the party, and based on the resistance to simple change in the monarchy, or changing to a new monarch, how do you plan to bring the majority of Talossans with you in this prospective electoral plank?

Whilst I have many issues with the monarchy as I have openly stated in the past. Being so ideologically inclined, without having an actionable plan is something I am worried about. Especially as if we go hard republican, the party itself will be splitting votes from similarly inclined parties without offering much else of value in return.
So I would like to see how you think this would be actionable and timelines that you wish for these things to happen in?

A party does need a solid foundation to build strategy and drive membership with something that we all believe in, but in crafting a political platform for government, which is what the above for yourself is, being solely driven by ideology is not enough, you need a plan and a way forward that you need to convince the party of, and then the rest of Talossa to get on board with. And that requires being honest and realistic in our goals and what is actually possible. Whilst a Talossan republic is nice in theory, I, right now, can't see a way forward to that goal, even if we return to government. So a plan of how this will be possible in your opinion would be helpful to convince the membership to back your proposal and candidacy.

Whilst I admire and appreciate your ideals and agree that reforms are needed, I am not convinced that what is proposed here is best for the party. Not can I see a way forward for a lot of this, especially without negation or compromise. There are no easy solutions in the path forward, and I know that if plans are made things might happen that means change is needed, as at this point we definitely need change and a new direction in leadership and platform, but I am not convinced this is the right or even the most pragmatic path forward for the party, and will likely, in my view, cause more harm than good for the party long term, ideology alone a party does not make.

I am unsure on my own views about the party moving forward in general. And I am not saying I wouldn't support this in principle, if the party adopts this, and you as leader, but to gain my vote and to convince me this is the right approach, answers to the point is this post and other further discussion on such things will be needed to gain my vote to support this