La C´hronicǎ Gün XLIV / June 2023

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

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Government News

• Citizenship Milestone Certificate Applications
  Applications were opened this month for the current government's Citizenship Milestone Certificates. If you've been a citizen for 5 or more years, then you qualify to receive one of these beautiful bilingual certificates! Simply fill out the request!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• Cultural Initiative Support Fund
  Do you have a project idea that would influence or expand Talossan culture!? The Ministry of Culture is offering cold hard cash to support these types of projects! Simply fill out the form and claim your piece of the pie!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• New Legislation Passed in Fourth Clark
     A whopping 2 bills were passed into law during the Gün Clark:
     
  • RZ19: Second Incorporative Act: Wittenberg thread
       
  • RZ20: Embassy Rhymes with Coffee Act: Wittenberg thread
       

Culture News

• Aßociù da Futbol Talossan 2023 Season
  The 2023 Season of Futbol Talossan continues! Check out the results from the Qualification match and see how your favorite team (probably one named after a celestial body) is doing!
     Tornamaintsch dal Qualificaziun Results: Wittenberg thread
     Regular Season: Wittenberg thread
  
• TCAT 2023 Leg 2 - Tour de France!
     The second leg of this year's TCAT Season, covering the Tour de France has just begun! Let's hope that this leg has a happier ending than the first!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• Lüc's Game Night
     Hopefully you were able to make it to Lüc's game night on our Discord server! If not, that's OK, hopefully this was the first of many more to come!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• Take the Euro-Haxh to Cézembre!
     The Royal Tourist Office of the Island of Cézembre was officially opened this month, encouraging citaxhiéns to take the Euro-Haxh and see a beautiful piece of Talossa!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• Talossan Book of Cuisine Vol 3 Preview!
     We got a preview of the third volume of the Talossan Book of Cuisine! I don't know about you, but my mouth is watering in anticipation!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• Fora Talossa: Currents Episode 2
  Currents Episode 2 presents the song Silicon(e) which is "a song from the queer estrogen-fuelled Zolo Progwave duo, Vostok Lake. One half of which is esteemed Talossan Miestră Schivă, UrN"! I had to quote it because I couldn't have put it better myself!
     Wittenberg thread
  
• 2023 ARMADA Regatta
     Join many Talossan's from July 14-16 for the greatest tournament of Diplomacy: The ARMADA Regatta! Check out the Witt post for more details!
     Wittenberg thread
  

Immigration News
  During Gün XLIV we received 18 (the NEW second highest in recorded Talossan history!) immigration applications from:

• Muslim Nabi
• Michael H Glyn
• Ralph Dean VanLoton Jr.
• Abhishek Kaul
• Jason Allan Clark
• Joseph P Specht Jr
• Elder Nathaniel Ndukwe
• Kathy H. Armstrong
• George Edward Sandler
• Safwaan Sharief
• Daniel Ferreira da Silva
• Petro Storozhuk
• Huynh Thi Mong Trinh
• Paul Eugene Fegan
• Alex Huynh
• Dana Prakoso Eka Saputra
• Samantha Stewart
• Ahmad Mufid Marhaen

  Unfortunately we did not welcome any new citaxhiéns this month.

[Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB]

I'm sorry, but RZ21 was not passed into law. It cannot take effect until a second passing of the Ziu in the next Cosa.

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

I'm sorry, but RZ21 was not passed into law. It cannot take effect until a second passing of the Ziu in the next Cosa.

In the database for Clark 4, RZ21 is in "Statute" status like the other 2. That's what I was basing it off of. Is the status of RZ21 incorrect or does it not mean what I think it means?

[Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB]

From my understanding, this particular bill, as as it deals with the CpI, it has different paying requirements and has to pass two consecutive Zius.

[Miestră Schivă, UrN]

I quote from Organic Law VIII.3:

The Ziu may enlarge the number of seats designated Puisne Judge to no more than eight, and may decrease the number of seats designated Puisne Judge to no less than two, provided that, in addition to the requirements for other legislation, two-thirds of the Cosa and a majority of the Senate support modification in two consecutive Cosas.

The Organic Law says we have to pass it again with the same majority in the next Cosa for it to take effect. It's a pretty unique provision in our constitutional law, but it's there. The aim is to prevent Cort packing.

[Miestră Schivă, UrN]

Speaking of which, Mr SoS, RZ23 is incorrectly listed on the Database. It is an OrgLaw Amendment, not an ordinary law.

[Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB]

Yes. If it was listed as an amendment it would trigger a referendum. Since no referendum is required, it is listed in the way it currently is. The Scribe will need to make that note in the Wiki.

This is a pretty rare type of law and the database itself isn't set up for it.

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

I quote from Organic Law VIII.3:

The Ziu may enlarge the number of seats designated Puisne Judge to no more than eight, and may decrease the number of seats designated Puisne Judge to no less than two, provided that, in addition to the requirements for other legislation, two-thirds of the Cosa and a majority of the Senate support modification in two consecutive Cosas.

The Organic Law says we have to pass it again with the same majority in the next Cosa for it to take effect. It's a pretty unique provision in our constitutional law, but it's there. The aim is to prevent Cort packing.

Thank you for the clarification and I apologize for my own ignorance. I'll update the original post.

[Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB]

Sorry if you felt blamed or something. I didn't even understand the bill at first either. I just wanted to make sure this bill isn't entered as law yet.

Thanks!

[Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat]

Sorry if you felt blamed or something. I didn't even understand the bill at first either. I just wanted to make sure this bill isn't entered as law yet.

Thanks!

No worries at all! I'm glad to learn one of the quirks of our legal system :-)