Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be on December 23, 2025, 05:13:32 PMWHEREAS, the current immigration process is noted for several shortcomings, and

WHEREAS, several different bills were proposed in the last Cosa term to address them, and

WHEREAS, these bills largely focused on different aspects of the process, and each had bill had its positives and negatives, and

WHEREAS, a compromise bill focused on a "carrot and stick" approach seems the most likely method to ensure the process is improved as much as possible; then

BE IT RESOLVED by the Ziu that the following changes be made to El Lexhatx:

• Title E, Section 2.1, which currently reads:

  QuoteThe Minister of Immigration shall ascertain to their own satisfaction that the prospective immigrant is a real human being with genuine interest in becoming a citizen of the Kingdom of Talossa. The Minister shall be free to inquire of the applicant on any and every subject, and shall be required to collect the legal name or name used in daily life, postal address (optional if the applicant is under 18 years of age, except for information needed to assign the applicant to a province), telephone number, and e-mail address(es) of the candidate, which information the Minister shall communicate to the Secretary of State. The applicant shall affirm or swear, under penalty of perjury and under the provisions of Lexh.A.16.1., that this information is accurate, and shall provide documentary evidence of the same if the Minister thinks it appropriate.

  shall be amended by deletion of the text "telephone number, ".
• Title E, Section 2.6 shall be created to read:

  QuoteAll immigration applications shall be automatically forwarded to an email address under the control of the Crown. This email address shall not be accessible to any member of His Majesty's Government, but the King shall give access to this email address to the Leader of the Opposition or their designee.

• Title E, Section 5, which currently reads:

  Quote5. If, at any point during the process, either before or after creation of the Wittenberg account, the Immigration Minister determines that the prospective immigrant shall not be considered further, the prospective immigrant shall be informed of this decision, and shall be made aware that a Grant of Citizenship may yet be obtained by the disappointed applicant if an act of the Ziu be passed directing that such a grant be issued. Any account created for the applicant on Wittenberg shall then be terminated.
  
  5.1 Any person, whose citizenship is denied, may in the first case appeal this decision by application to the Secretary of State, and be given the Chancery's contact details to enable them to do so. The Secretary of State may, if they believe the Ministry of Immigration has misused their discretion under Talossan law, report to the Ziu with their reasons for so deciding and recommend that the applicant or prospective citizen be given citizenship by act of the Ziu. Alternatively, the applicant or prospective may reapply by undergoing the entire procedure (minus any successfully completed portions) following the next general election.

  shall be replaced in its entirety with:

  Quote5. If, at any point during the process, either before or after creation of the Wittenberg account, the Immigration Minister and any member of the Opposition determine that the prospective immigrant shall not be considered further, the prospective immigrant shall be informed of this decision, and shall be made aware that a Grant of Citizenship may yet be obtained by the disappointed applicant if an act of the Ziu be passed directing that such a grant be issued. Any account created for the applicant on Wittenberg shall then be terminated.
  
  5.1. This decision may only be made after the application has been processed and posted, and the public must be informed of the minister's decision and the justification for the decision.  The public need not be informed if an insufficient application is being returned to the applicant under the terms of Lexh.E.2.4.
  
  5.2. Any person, whose citizenship is denied, may in the first case appeal this decision by application to the Secretary of State, and be given the Chancery's contact details to enable them to do so. The Secretary of State may, if they believe the Ministry of Immigration has misused their discretion under Talossan law, report to the Ziu with their reasons for so deciding and recommend that the applicant or prospective citizen be given citizenship by act of the Ziu. Alternatively, the applicant or prospective may reapply by undergoing the entire procedure (minus any successfully completed portions) following the next general election.

FURTHERMORE, nothing in this bill shall be construed as an ex post facto attempt to criminalize any associated behavior performed in any ministerial duties of the past, nor shall any such behavior be grounds for prosecution.

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

WHY is there deletion of the user account?!  That is very unfriendly and not conducive for reapplication.  Say instead "Wittenberg access shall be restricted to the level of access permitted other non-citizens (Landing Pier, etc.)"

Your reference to joy made me think of this wonderful quote in my signature:

QuoteJoy is that leaky bucket that lets me sometimes carry half a song. But what I intend for us, our claim, that joy is the justice we must give ourselves. -J. Drew Lanham

I share your hope we can "weed our garden of anything that threatens our joy" in Talossa and outside of it. And that we can rise above grievance and animosity within ourselves. :)

The offer to share on Fora Talossa remains.

¡Viveret Regem! (¡Vivadra el Regeu!)

- MM

Quote from: Xheralt Del'Encradeir on Today at 12:04:01 PM

Quote from: Joseph Morris on October 21, 2025, 08:17:28 PMDang! I didn't know we had all this history! Now, for our next act: take over the Milwaukee city council and gain control of our territory!

Yeah, no.  Trust me, as someone who resides here, y'all do not want the responsibilities (and baggage) that would go with that.

It still would be awesome though (just my opinion)

MM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Today at 12:13:32 PM

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on December 21, 2025, 12:23:40 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 21, 2025, 12:15:22 PM@Breneir Tzaracomprada , do you still have the chain?  I'd like to have it for the Living Cosa and official oath.

I do, it's still sitting in my closet. PM your address and I will send it off

Were you able to get this in the mail? I sent you my address. Let me know how much it is, and your venmo, and I will reimburse you. Not trying to rush you too much, but I would really very much like to have it for the start of things.

Hi, no unfortunately, I won't be able to get into the mail until after the January 1st (January 2nd likely) but will let you know once it is on its way.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Today at 10:22:35 AMIf you're going to see Avatar 3, then you will already be receiving sufficient punishment!

I confirm, I barely survived Avatar3

Well said! A wonderful speech!

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on December 21, 2025, 12:23:40 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 21, 2025, 12:15:22 PM@Breneir Tzaracomprada , do you still have the chain?  I'd like to have it for the Living Cosa and official oath.

I do, it's still sitting in my closet. PM your address and I will send it off

Were you able to get this in the mail? I sent you my address. Let me know how much it is, and your venmo, and I will reimburse you. Not trying to rush you too much, but I would really very much like to have it for the start of things.

Quote from: Joseph Morris on October 21, 2025, 08:17:28 PMDang! I didn't know we had all this history! Now, for our next act: take over the Milwaukee city council and gain control of our territory!

Yeah, no.  Trust me, as someone who resides here, y'all do not want the responsibilities (and baggage) that would go with that.