Talossa has outlived Ben's involvement by nearly twenty years.  We are five years not only from the fiftieth anniversary, but also "outlapping" Ben's own time of involvement, which is unbelievable to me.

Three people are directly responsible for this happy state of Talossa's enduring: John Woolley, Fritz von Buchholtz, and Miestrâ Schivâ.

John's and Fritz's efforts are well-known, but politics among other things has obscured Miestrâ's critical contributions to our national life: she kept the 2004-2012 Republic of Talossa intact, doing more than anyone to preserve that community, which was critical to making reunision happen.

I personally thank her for her energy which at times ca. 2010 was directly responsible for my not falling off the Talossan log completely and forever.

Happy anniversary, all!  May Talossan endure another forty-five years and longer than that.

- GV

The call for bills for the January 2025 Clark (the 5th of the 60th Cosă) is now open. You may post a link to a bill's Hopper thread underneath in the usual fashion, provided it has passed the Hopper according to Lex.H.2 and you are entitled to Clark bills. You may also use the form on the database, available at http://www.talossa.ca/files/propose_bill.php.

I will take any such bills (except for any that fall foul of H.2.7) that are presented between now and the publishing of the Clark, which is presently scheduled to be in the TST morning of January 1st but might slip a bit due to New Year's Day commitments (hopefully not).



Sir Lüc da Schir
Secretary of State

Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on November 30, 2024, 03:28:33 PMGiven the new role of @Sir Lüc and the provisions of El Lexhatx C.5, there are now 16 Cosă seats vacant; this is a placeholder to remind me to reassign them before the next Clark.

A reminder that the 16 seats are still vacant as of today.

I would also remind Talossans of the Talossa Talks project started when I was Seneschal during the 58th Cosa. I am disappointed by the lack of participation as it is easy and I had a really fun and enjoyable discussion with Audrada. If others eventually participate please do share your video chat with me for FT as it might spur additional participation and they are fun to watch.

Open Society will be seeking to address our catastrophic immigration rate in the next term. As we've said before quality over quantity is a good ideal but it is unlikely that this approach would lead to just one qualified new citizen over an entire term of government.

Bringing back to the Hopper for review as it has been changed to accommodate comments by Ian and Tgerxh and to allow additional review and comments.

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Whereas, the intent of the CRL to provide a forum for the improvement of bills was honorable, and

Whereas, this can be achieved with a longer stay in the Hopper and without that extra body.

Therefore, be in enacted, that the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa enacts the following changes in El Lexhatx:

H.2.1.5 through H.2.1.6.2 are repealed in their entirety:

Quote2.1.5. For each Cosă term is created a Comità da Redacziun Legislatïu (in english Legislative Advisory Committee), hereinafter "the CRL", which shall review or revise all legislative items from the Hopper once they have moved to committee; and may recommend acceptance or rejection , or suggest amendments in their best judgment.
2.1.5.1. The main, but not exclusive, purpose of the CRL, with the assistance of the Scribery, shall be to evaluate bills from the technical point of view of the quality of the legislation, the correctness of the language, the internal consistency of the document and consistency with existing legislation.
2.1.5.2. The CRL shall conduct all its deliberations openly in the Hopper.
2.1.5.3. The CRL shall consist of the incumbent Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral.
2.1.5.3.1. The Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral may at any time appoint and dismiss one Senator or one Membreu dal Cosă, to serve as a member of the CRL in their place.[716]
2.1.5.4. The CRL may create further committees to which their functions may be delegated, as concerns any bill or category of bills. Such a committee must have at least 3 members, including at least 1 Membreu dal Cosă and 1 Senator.
2.1.6. After the CRL has given its recommendation, or if it gives no recommendation within 30 days of the bill having passed to committee, the bill has passed the Hopper and the sponsor of the bill may ask for it to be Clarked, with or without amendments.
2.1.6.1. The same bill can not be submitted to the Clark more than once in the same Cosa, unless the original bill was vetoed, the original bill had been retired or voted down by its main sponsor during the voting period, or the bill has been substantially amended, as judged by the Secretary of State.
2.1.6.2. Bills must be submitted to the Secretary of State more than 24 hours before the publication of the Clark. Bills received less than 24 hours before publication of the Clark shall be published in the next Clark or postponed for one Clark, at the Secretary of State's discretion.

The current H.2.1.3 and H.2.1.4 are deleted and replaced with the following:

Quote2.1.3 A bill is said to have "passed the Hopper" if either one of the two following conditions: It has spent at least 20 days in the Hopper, and at least two of the following officers (Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral) have expressed that they have no objections after reviewing the bill from the technical point of view of the quality of the legislation, the correctness of the language, the internal consistency of the document and consistency with existing legislation; or it has spent at least 30 days in the Hopper without any objection from more than one of the following officers (Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral). For the purpose of the review described above, the Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral may at any time appoint and dismiss one Senator or one Membreu dal Cosă, to serve as a reviewer of the Hopper bills in their place.

2.1.4. The sponsor of a bill may ask for it to be Clarked only if this bill has passed the Hopper, except as provided by Lexh.H.2.1.2. or Lexh.H.2.1.3.

2.1.4.1 If there is no collective recommendation (review by at least two of the following: Mençéi, Túischac'h, and Avocat-Xheneral) within 30 days of the bill's introduction to the Hopper, the bill has passed the Hopper and the sponsor of the bill may ask for it to be Clarked, with or without amendments.

Okay wow... I am honoured and thank His Majesty for granting arms to me.

Our King has rightfully chosen to highlight two important themes, community and partnership.
To facilitate "real life" connections between citizens, I'd like to remind everyone about the opportunities offered by  the Talossan International Welcome Network.

Fora Talossa broadcast of the 2024 Independence Day message from HM King Txec has been shared on social media : X/Twitter,  Instagram,  Reddit,  LinkedIn and  Facebook

¡Bravù Barclamïu!