If S:reu Causch does indeed become Clerk of Courts, he'd be the only person in the kingdom who outranked the king, who is currently a deputy clerk of courts!

Also, mick!

-Txec R

Yeah I can see that as long as citizenship is not part of the deal.

-Txec R

WHEREAS it has been more than a fortnight since @Marcüs Causch first posted on Wittenberg, following his introduction to the citizens of the Kingdom by officers of the Immigration Ministry, and

WHEREAS I don't normally issue petitions, because I would be petitioning myself, but

WHEREAS Marcüs seems like the kind of guy we should encourage to stick around, and also

WHEREAS I have a bone to pick with copy-pasted petitions and a point to prove, so

ANYWAY, where was I going with this?,

WHEREAS Marcüs has, in that time, demonstrated an active, genuine, and continuing interest in Talossan life, language and culture, and

WHEREAS the above point is proven by, for example, him adopting a Talossan name so early, volunteering to serve as Clerk of Courts, and being pretty active on multiple threads here on Wittenberg, and

WHEREAS Marcüs wants to be a citizen and he'd make a good one, and

WHEREAS see? it took me five minutes to write an original and honest petition!, so

THEREFORE I, Sir Lüc da Schir, a citizen of good standing of the province of Belacostă and of the Kingdom of Talossa, do hereby petition the Chancery to issue a grant of citizenship to Prospective Citizen Marcüs Causch, as specified by law.

This guy does this for other classic prog bands too. He recently put up an entire version of "Supper's Ready" with his daughter (who looks about 9) on vocals. Cute, but actually dressing her up like Peter Gabriel in 1972 may have been over the top.

(Warning: if you're going into this looking for "Jesus He Knows Me" or similar, you'll be disappointed, this is good Genesis)

Quote from: King Txec on February 26, 2026, 10:44:40 AMI believe the concern is that some "micronations" like Slowjamastan, Sealand and Asgardia is that Talossa does not sell its citizenship, and it's right there in the oath "the best thing money can't buy." I'd be wary of subscription based stuff and prefer voluntary contributions (some kind of recognition would be nice though).

-Txec R

I would not frame it as selling citizenship as their contributions would not be contigent on becoming a citizen it would entail them getting Talossan products such as paraphernalia. We do need to address the fact that without stable funding we are limiting our ability to produce what we want and election-fee based fundraising is inadequate. A look at Asgardia showed me this.

I believe the concern is that some "micronations" like Slowjamastan, Sealand and Asgardia is that Talossa does not sell its citizenship, and it's right there in the oath "the best thing money can't buy." I'd be wary of subscription based stuff and prefer voluntary contributions (some kind of recognition would be nice though).

-Txec R

Quote from: King Txec on February 24, 2026, 01:22:56 PMWhat did you think about Asgardia? They are quite an interesting group.

-Txec R

I agree they are quite interesting. In my report, I mentioned their deployment of a satellite into space and our former space agency as a potential point of cooperation. There is concern from a democratic point of view on how long their Head of Nation has served but their elections appear to be free and fair. They do have a monthly citizenship subscription which has clearly been used for their online infrastructure which is light-years ahead of Talossa presumably due to that stable and plentiful funding. Talossa should consider some kind of low-cost subscription (we have kinda started it though) which might include some kind of occasional paraphernalia or other perks.

@Françal I. Lux Best wishes for a positive resolution for your family.

Minister of Finance and Culture Françal I. Lux has let me know about a family emergency, and he will not be very available for the next little while.  He has relatively spotty wi-fi coverage where he's gone to stay with his family.  For the time being, the Distain and I will be handling any matters in these portfolios.

This immigrant is eligible for a petition :)