One more time to put it on the historical record:

Mic'haglh Autofil approached the Progressive Alliance, within the hour after the provisional election results were out, to offer no-strings-attached negotiations on a confidence/supply deal.

That is what the nation needs to remember over the next eight months.

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on Today at 08:55:58 PM

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Today at 08:23:07 PMOur criticisms have been mild and far between,

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Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on August 11, 2025, 11:24:57 PMYou wanted to break the law to block the application of someone with different personal and religious beliefs.  This is specifically against the law.  If you'd done it, then you would have been subject to criminal prosecution.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu, probably, Prog mailer, 20 OctoberBut this URL Government is on the brink of killing The Public Process Act so that they can keep the power to secretly bar immigration.  But no government should have that power!  We need this reform!  We need this progress!

One example is from August, describing a specific criticism about a specific action.  You will notice that I did not go on describe the URL as a band of lawless thugs intent on authoritarian control over immigration, or anything else like that.  Instead, I described the problem I had with what you were doing.

The other example is from October, and describes another specific criticism I had: the URL killed the Public Process Act which would have stripped the power to secretly control immigration.  This is a statement of fact and this action is why it became a leading item on the Progressive reform agenda.

You will notice that these statements have no personal attacks on your party as a whole, don't apply denigrating names or mocking labels, and don't allege broader allegations against the character of all of your party members.

I think these are great examples of the distinction I am talking about.

However, I also think there is virtually zero chance you will reverse yourself on this, no matter how dearly it costs the party that you lead.  So I'm going to make this my last reply here.  Thank you for being willing to engage with me on these matters and discuss them on your party board.

Under Article III, Section 3 of the Belacostan Constitution, the first order of business for a newly-seated Provincial Council is the election of a Governadeir for the term. I open the floor for nominations.

@Sir Lüc
@Iason Taiwos

The results having been certified, the above count is made official without any alterations.

Anyone else in the Kingdom in recovery/sober?


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I would be interested in a new book as well


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In light of the fact that "the door will remain open" (a sentiment we have echoed) but the only group with the power to walk through it (which is not the URL) seems unlikely to do so, the most likely outcome of this national embarrassment of a month is that the URL will serve as the Official Opposition in the 62nd Cosa. With this in mind, it seems like a good time to announce the tentative roster of the Autófil Shadow Cabinet, which will critique the presumptive Government-To-Be on its actions and policies, provide alternative courses of better action, and politely yet firmly push back on their attempts to re-cast criticism of principle as criticism of person.

Leader of the Opposition: @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
Immigration: @Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP
Defense: @Andrïeu Cabischabuerg
Justice: @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC
Foreign: @Antaglha Xhenerös Somelieir
Culture: @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC
Finance: @Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP
Propaganda: @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
Public Records: @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be
Technology: @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be

Other topics:
Democratic Reforms: @Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be , @Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC , any other members who wish to contribute really.

Quote from: ADWe have never denigrated the URL as a broad group with mocking names or memes

If the argument is that you can tell outrageous lies and make accusations of corruption against your enemies, as long as you don't lighten the tone with mockery or memes, eh, I'm going to go with the mockery and memes.

Quote from: ADthe contrast between our stances has been a part of Progressive success.

The power to tell barefaced lies with a "sunny tone" while flattering your audience is the major part of Progressive success. As I said back then:

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on August 12, 2025, 04:19:31 PMThe problem is that [the Baron] made this whole political deal out of the idea that my interest in keeping quality control over which prospectives get onto Witt is what is keeping immigration low. All the evidence shows that's not true in the least. He can read the numbers same as I can. But he keeps saying it because he knows it will outrage the barely-active voters he relies on to become Seneschal power behind the throne again.

Nevertheless, and one more time: the URL would still enter negotiations on confidence/supply with no preconditions, if the PA were to reciprocate.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Today at 08:23:07 PMOur criticisms have been mild and far between,

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Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on August 11, 2025, 11:24:57 PMYou wanted to break the law to block the application of someone with different personal and religious beliefs.  This is specifically against the law.  If you'd done it, then you would have been subject to criminal prosecution.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu, probably, Prog mailer, 20 OctoberBut this URL Government is on the brink of killing The Public Process Act so that they can keep the power to secretly bar immigration.  But no government should have that power!  We need this reform!  We need this progress!

Whereas, the Kingdom of Talossa is founded upon an open and pluralistic society, the rule of law, free and fair elections, and the peaceful transfer of power, and has for decades held these principles to be non-negotiable foundations of legitimate government, and

Whereas, the United States of America has historically claimed a leading role among democratic nations, frequently positioning itself as a standard-bearer, external judge of democratic practice abroad and "leader of the free world," and

Whereas, in recent years the United States has exhibited patterns of democratic backsliding increasingly associated with illiberal and hybrid regimes such as Hungary or Turkiye, including sustained attacks on the legitimacy of electoral outcomes, efforts to weaken or intimidate independent courts and civil servants, the politicization of law enforcement, the normalization of disinformation as a political tool, attempts to delegitimize and/or control independent media, the demonization of groups on society's periphery, and hostility toward traditional allied nations and international institutions, and

Whereas, these developments stand in marked contrast to norms observed in many peer nations, including those with fewer resources, less global influence and historical struggles with democratic consolidation, yet which continue to safeguard electoral integrity, institutional independence, and public trust, and

Whereas, the erosion of democratic standards within a state that exercises outsized cultural, economic, and political influence carries consequences far beyond its borders, emboldening anti-democratic actors and undermining an international order based on rules and right rather than might.

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa formally registers its grave concern regarding democratic backsliding in the United States and rejects claims that government without the consent of the governed is an acceptable or inevitable feature of a healthy community of nations, and

Be it further resolved, that the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa affirms that a government's legitimacy derives not from a monopoly of violence, power within a given territory, or historical prestige, but from consistent adherence to constitutional limits, respect for electoral outcomes, and the independence of democratic institutions, and

Be it finally resolved, that the Kingdom of Talossa calls upon the United States, as it has called upon others, to meet the standards it has long demanded of the international community, and to undertake the necessary civic, legal, and institutional renewal required to restore democratic credibility at home and abroad.

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