I can only speak Italian and English, though I've taken a short A1.2-level German course last semester, after dabbling with it on and off for years (not counting three years in middle school ages ago), and I've been surprised at how I can actually understand quite a bit of written and spoken stuff now. I'm really hoping there will be an A2.1-level course next semester; can't wait to get back to learning.

If I could learn whatever language I wanted without caring about whether it was particularly useful to me, I'd probably try with Dutch or Portuguese next.

Of course, I consider myself as a Talossan speaker as well, though I was better at it when I was actively developing L'Översteir, just through increased exposure.

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Hugh, please provide email and postal address if available.

"As to your second question, I would say that, if we must have bicameralism (which it appears we do, for the foreseeable future anyway), the conflict between responsible government and mis-applied federalist governmental structure will require one to come out on top, and in Talossa's case, I choose responsible government."

The Kingdom -- which has the addition of a quite well applied federalist structure -- has been functional for decades

Quote from: King Txec on January 28, 2026, 02:21:15 PMI may not be grasping the entirety of the proposal here, but I fail to see how the Senate is less democratic than the Cosa, as senators are actually elected by the people, whereas MC's are on a party list but don't actually run for election in their own right. Perhaps if we want to fix an imbalance, MC's should run for their seats instead.

Funnily enough, I believe we've all actually had a discussion on that bolded bit recently, though that's more Sir @Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP area of enthusiasm so I'll not steal his thunder.

One of the more straightforward reasons for the "less democratic" argument is that it weights the votes of citizens unequally. We had four Senate elections this last time (three regular, one special). In each of those, more votes were cast than the entire citizenry of Vuode. Even if every Vuodean vuoted (and last time they had a Senate election, only about half did), their vuotes would still mathematically be worth more than the votes of any of the Senatorial voters from these other provinces. You see this problem appear (and receive similar criticism) in other similarly-structured institutions, most notably for most of us of course being the US Senate. The Cosa, of course, weights every vote equally, as it is a pure proportional representation.

QuoteIs the intent of MC Autofil to eventually convert the Senate into more of a UK style House of Lords? Why is our current setup a problem?

The answer to your first question is a bit of a "yes and no" situation, depending on how exactly you mean it. "Upper house of review, much like the House of Lords?" Yes. "Unelected upper chamber, appointed by the Crown or the Government?" No.

As to your second question, I would say that, if we must have bicameralism (which it appears we do, for the foreseeable future anyway), the conflict between responsible government and mis-applied federalist governmental structure will require one to come out on top, and in Talossa's case, I choose responsible government.

Thanks for your service, Sir Ian! Good luck with your current ventures.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on January 28, 2026, 08:58:01 PMThe first rule of the cort:

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 18, 2022, 05:23:08 PMPROCESS FOR FILING LEGAL BUSINESS

1. Petitions for any business shall be filed by posting a single message containing your petition or by using private messages to send your petition to the Clerk of Corts.

I remain the Clerk, I guess -- although depending on the nature of the petition, I might ask His Majesty to do the assignment.  I'd still love to be replaced as Clerk, but it's probably not an emergency.

It might be a good idea to get representation.

Excellent, thanks.

Thank you for your service, and we appreciate you very much.  I hope that we'll see more of you socially, if less out of obligation!

The first rule of the cort:

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on March 18, 2022, 05:23:08 PMPROCESS FOR FILING LEGAL BUSINESS

1. Petitions for any business shall be filed by posting a single message containing your petition or by using private messages to send your petition to the Clerk of Corts.

I remain the Clerk, I guess -- although depending on the nature of the petition, I might ask His Majesty to do the assignment.  I'd still love to be replaced as Clerk, but it's probably not an emergency.

It might be a good idea to get representation.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 28, 2026, 08:46:09 PM@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu

I would like to file a petition for injuctive relief but am unsure who would receive the petition. As I read the Cort Rules, we are not to directly post our petition in the Courthouse threads. Do we have a Clerk of Corts? If not, then could you advise on the correct procedures to file the petition?

The Baron Seneschal is the Clerk.

@Baron Alexandreu Davinescu

I would like to file a petition for injuctive relief but am unsure who would receive the petition. As I read the Cort Rules, we are not to directly post our petition in the Courthouse threads. Do we have a Clerk of Corts? If not, then could you advise on the correct procedures to file the petition?