To clarify, I mean the total number of seats each individual was permitted to hold.  For example, this Cosa it's 20 seats maximum per person.  Would it be 2 seats maximum per person under this new law?

EDIT: Okay, so it sounds like it would be 2 per person for an election like this one.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 08, 2025, 09:18:30 AMWill there be any effect on things like the party seat rules or the number of seats a person can hold?

The formula used to determine the maximum amount of seats an MC can hold (party seats * 10 / number of votes, rounded up) remains unchanged.

I was thinking about sponsoring this as a Government bill, but I don't want to put any cross-party sponsors in a tough spot.  Would there be any objection to this?

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 08, 2025, 09:18:30 AMI definitely think it's worth considering this change.  But I think that the fact that the Cosa is so representative is a significant good thing.  It's really a matter of weighing both factors, and deciding which is more important: respecting the democratic vote as much as possible or making political power more rarefied.

Will there be any effect on things like the party seat rules or the number of seats a person can hold?

I would think that is the reason this bill was made, Honourable Baron.


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I definitely think it's worth considering this change.  But I think that the fact that the Cosa is so representative is a significant good thing.  It's really a matter of weighing both factors, and deciding which is more important: respecting the democratic vote as much as possible or making political power more rarefied.

Will there be any effect on things like the party seat rules or the number of seats a person can hold?

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 08, 2025, 05:33:25 AMI think probably just that it's more granular, which this bill is specifically supposed to change.  So I guess it depends on whether or not you think it's good that the Cosa more closely resembles the actual vote.

The Cosă as it stands is more granular than the actual vote tally! I don't believe this sort of granularity for its own sake outweighs the impracticality of MCs consistently holding two digits worth of seats.

I also think that in the current setup, political power is something that can be easily bought on a whim, which cheapens it. One thing that I always appreciated about Talossa is that citizenship and titles are handed out based on commitment and merit instead of simply being for sale like in other similarly sized but no doubt more recognisable nationettes such as Sealand. Thus it seems strange to me that while citizenship and titles need to be earned, this same standard is not consistently applied to power.

At week four, the Mençeis were dishonouring the name of their province every single game:

Quote from: Tric'hard Lenxheir on November 03, 2025, 07:26:15 AM1. Manager-less Team 1 3-0-0 902.80
2. Vuode Villains 2-1-0 1,139.20
3. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis 2-1-0 915.60
4. Cjovani Squilats 2-1-0 913.10
5. Els Talossaes Rexhitais 2-1-0 847.00
6. Tigreux dal Belacostă 1-2-0 993.50
7. Gordon Hiatus Support Team 1-2-0 859.90
8. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice 1-2-0 795.90
9. Maricopa Havana Hijinks 1-2-0 745.40
10. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis 0-3-0 681.60

But now we've risen to #6, in a storybook development that can only be rivaled by epics like Air Bud.

Songs will be written and monuments will be built.

Here are the week nine results.

Manager-less Team 1 def. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis 385.70-207.70\
Els Talossaes Rexhitais def. Tigreux dal Belacostă 336.60-256.00
Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice def. Cjovani Squilats 260.50-247.20
Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis def. Maricopa Havana Hijinks 332.20-255.00
Vuode Villains def. Gordon Hiatus Support Team 434.20-277.20

Here are the standings after week 9.

1. Manager-less Team 1 (6-2-0) 2,476.50
2. Els Talossaes Rexhitais (6-2-0) 2,461.30
3. Vuode Villains (5-3-0) 2,764.50
4. Tigreux dal Belacostă (5-3-0) 2,536.40
5. Cjovani Squilats (4-4-0) 2,284.80
6. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis (4-4-0) 1,969.40
7. Gordon Hiatus Support Team (3-5-0) 2,326.70
8. Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice (3-5-0) 1,965.10
9. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis (2-6-0) 2,058.40
10. Maricopa Havana Hijinks (2-6-0) 2,025.00

Finally here is this weeks schedule

Els Talossaes Rexhitais v. Manager-less Team 1
Cézembrean Amateurs on Ice v. Maritiimi-Maxhestic Mençeis
Tigreux dal Belacostă v. Gordon Hiatus Support Team
Maricopa Havana Hijinks v. Banqeu da Cézembre Zambonis
Vuode Villains v. Cjovani Squilats

Good luck to everyone this week!

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on December 08, 2025, 08:41:11 AMNot speaking for the entire Green Party just as an individual MC. I would be voting against this as it is currently written.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on it.

Quote from: Françal I. Lux on December 08, 2025, 08:24:45 AMThe URL leadership's penchant for personal attacks and hyperbole is the very reason you lost this election, but by all means double down on your vindictive approach. I'm sure it'll work wonders for you in the Opposition.

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Your fear-mongering lost you the election, so keep it up. In the meantime, we will govern well and not neglect our responsibilities because of personal animosities.

Setting aside the deeply unprofessional and needlessly aggressive tone, it is not hyperbole or fearmongering to say that the PA is planning to work together with an absolutist theocrat. And it is also not hyperbole or fearmongering to point out that some members of the PA have professed similar opinions in the past, as such this collaboration appears very natural.

QuoteThis country has as much chance turning into a theocratic absolute monarchy as it does into an anarchic republic and everyone knows that.

We don't, in fact, know that.