Illumination: the people deserve transparency from their government

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

Illumination: the people deserve transparency from their government

The Government currently claims that they have the legal right to secretly interfere in the immigration process, blocking anyone they wish from trying to immigrate.  This power could be used to block people who have different political beliefs, who come from specific areas of the world, or who the people in power just don't like.  Someone in the Government could legally just delete their application, pretend it never existed, and never tell the public.

The Government also claims that they have never used this power.  There is no evidence to the contrary, and we believe them.

But the Government party is also fighting to keep the power to secretly block people they don't like.  They are voting against the Public Process Act, a short bill that would just require that "the public must be informed of the minister's decision and the justification for the decision."  Right now, the Seneschal and 100% of URL-aligned senators have voted against the bill.

We believe the Government when they say that they're not using their secret power to control immigration.  But we also don't think they should even have that power.  The Progressive Alliance doesn't think a bureaucrat should get to secretly control who gets to apply to immigrate.

This does not mean allowing gross people or spammers to immigrate.  The Government could still block them, but they should have to tell the people about it.

No bureaucrats should control who gets to apply to immigrate.  No one person should get to decide who's allowed to immigrate.  The immigration process should be public and open.  No one should be excluded from Talossa just because someone in the Government doesn't like their vibe (or their politics or whatever else).

The law should be changed.  There's no reason for the Government to have the power to secretly bar people from applying to immigrate.  If someone objectionable or gross applies to immigrate, then the Ziu can block them, or the Corts can block them, or His Majesty can block them, or people can just refuse to petition for that person.  And if the Government does need to intervene even before that, then they should just be required to tell us.  There's no reason to keep this a secret, unless there's something to hide.

Past abuses must be sought out, investigated, and brought to light.  We believe the Government when they say that they've never used the secret power that they want to keep.  But it's possible that other governments have not been responsible in this regard.  The Progressive Alliance will investigate any possible past abuses and bring them to light.


The Progressive Alliance will promise never to secretly block potential immigrants, and we will pass legislation to eliminate this government power.  No bureaucrat should secretly control immigration.

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

We're only a few days away from the end of the voting for the Clark, and we're very close to the URL killing The Public Process Act.  As a reminder, this is a very simple bill which bars the government from secretly blocking any immigration applications.  The Public Process Act directs that "the decision [to block someone's application] may only be made after the application has been processed and posted, and the public must be informed of the minister's decision and the justification for the decision."

In other words, the Government would still be able to block someone's application if they're too dangerous or objectionable to immigrate, but they can't block it in secret.  They have to tell the people.

No Government minister or bureaucrat should have the power to secretly bar people from trying to immigrate.  Such a power would be incredibly easy to abuse:

• A minister who's a bit prejudiced might quietly delete the application of a member of the queer community if that person seems "off" or "weird."
• A minister who has strong political beliefs might delete the application of someone who's likely to join another party.
• A minister who just doesn't like someone might delete their application because they don't have the right "vibes."

Actually, it doesn't even have to be so blatant.  If the Government can just secretly reject applications whenever they feel like it, then they might just not get around to processing some of them.

Contact your MZ today and tell them that you don't want the Government to have the power to secretly control who's allowed to apply to immigrate.  Tell them you want transparency, and that they should vote for The Public Process Act.  Tell them that your vote in the next election depends on their vote now!

[Baron Alexandreu Davinescu]

It's 2025, and people around the world have learned to be careful how much power they give their governments.  Even if you approve of the people in power now, Talossa is a democracy -- someone else will have that power soon.  Do you trust every politician who will ever serve in the Government with the power to secretly control who's even allowed to apply?

The Public Process Act, 61RZ27, is a simple bill, and it only requires that your government is required to disclose to the public whenever they block an immigration petition.  It prevents a minister or bureaucrat from just casually deleting an application.

But this URL Government is on the brink of killing The Public Process Act so that they can keep the power to secretly bar immigration.  But no government should have that power!  We need this reform!  We need this progress!

Is a future minister secretly kind of a bigot?  Too bad, The Public Process Act says that they can't secretly block queer people from applying to immigrate.

Is a future minister maybe a little too enthusiastic about their political cause?  Too bad, The Public Process Act says that they can't secretly block someone with the "wrong" beliefs from applying to immigrate.

Does a future minister just really not like someone's "vibes?"  Too bad, The Public Process Act says that they can't secretly block people who they don't like.

Remember, The Public Process Act doesn't prevent the Government from blocking the immigration of people who are abusive or delusional or dangerous -- they would just have to tell the people.

Contact your MZ today and tell them that you don't want the Government to have the power to secretly control who's allowed to apply to immigrate.  Tell them you want transparency, and that they should vote for The Public Process Act, 61RZ27!  Tell them that your vote in the next election depends on their vote now!