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Prime-Minister: Lüc da Schir
Secretary Of State: Martì-Páir Furxhéir
Bills
Rejected by the Cosâ
This is bill id#1251 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS The King derives his power from the people, and
WHEREAS There is currently no mechanism to hold the King accountable to the people except when he outright breaks the law, and
WHEREAS The procedure for removing the King even in that instance is more difficult that simply passing an amendment to change the monarch or get rid of the monarchy altogether, and
WHEREAS That's weird, and
WHEREAS If the King proves inept, even if he hasn't done anything illegal, the citizens must have some method to replace him, and
WHEREAS It should still be more difficult to remove the King when he hasn't done anything illegal than when he has
THEREFORE Section 7 of of Article III, which currently reads;
is amended to read;
Uréu q'estadra så: Ian Plätschisch - (MC-MRPT)
Statute
This is bill id#1252 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS The Council of Governors has done nothing for at least the past two years, and probably has done nothing for far longer than that, and
WHEREAS That might be because no one is actually responsible for getting it going, and
WHEREAS That is probably also because many provincial executives are not very active, and
WHEREAS The Council could be a useful tool for finding ways to increase activity, and it is a shame that it never meets
THEREFORE Lex.D.9, which currently reads
9.1. The rules and regulations of this Council may be decided by the Council itself at a founders' meeting. The Council may only operate within the bounds of the Organic Law. The Council will meet to begin designing a constitution or other set of rules for self-governance.
9.2. The Ziu also hereby authorises the creation of the position of Governor-General of Talossa, who shall be the leader of the Council of Governors, chosen by a majority of the Council members (who are the collective governors and provinical leader of Talossa). In matters provincial, the Governor-General shall serve as a liaison to the Government of Talossa, to serve at the behest of the Council of Governors. (32RZ10)
is amended to read
9.1. The Minister of the Interior shall call the Council into order no later than the first day of the first Clark of each Cosa term. Each provincial executive shall accept his or her seat in the Council no later than the last day of that Clark.
9.1.1. If the executive of a province does not accept his or her seat by the specified time, the Minister of the Interior may appoint a resident of that province to the Council, who shall serve until the executive of that province accepts his or her seat. The Minister of the Interior shall not appoint him or herself to the Council in this manner.
9.2. The Council shall meet and operate under rules of its own design.
9.3. The Governor-General of Talossa shall be the leader of the Council, chosen by a majority of the Council members (who are the collective governors and provincial leaders of Talossa). In matters provincial, the Governor-General shall serve as a liaison to the Government of Talossa, to serve at the behest of the Council of Governors. (32RZ10)
9.4. If a member of the Council ceases to be a provincial executive, he or she shall immediately lose his or her seat in the Council. The new executive of the province shall have one month to accept his or her seat in the Council, after which the Minister of the Interior may appoint a resident of that province to the Council, who shall serve until the new provincial executive accepts his or her seat.
9.5. If a province is without an executive, the Minister of the Interior may appoint a resident of that province to the Council, who shall serve until the province elects an executive and that executive accepts his or her seat.
Uréu q'estadra så: Ian Plätschisch - (Minister of the Interior, MC-MRPT)
Statute
This is bill id#1253 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS The powers of the Interior Ministry are listed in three different sections of Title D of el Lexhatx, and
WHEREAS These sections often repeat what the other sections say, and
WHEREAS The Interior Ministry's organization has long been a matter of some mystery, and
WHEREAS That ends today (or whenever all of the wiki pages are updated)
THEREFORE Lex.D.2.3, which currently reads:
a) El Büreu dels Afáes Înphätseschti (Bureau of Home Affairs) which shall be responsible for the order and well-being of the homeland and its environs. This Bureau shall provide a public presence in or near the Greater Talossan Area, shall assist in the organization of Living Cosâs, shall provide governmental assistance to the organizers of an annual TalossaFest celebration, and to all citizens making the Haxh, and shall take care to guide the Seneschal and other ministers in ever maintaining the connection and bond of Talossans worldwide to their homeland. (47RZ8)
b) The Büreu dels Afáes Cestoûreschti (Bureau of Cestour Affairs), led by the 'Piaçatéir Naziunál' and assisted by bureaucrats known as C'huescoûrs (or "Binkies"), who shall see to it that the interests of Cestours within the homeland receive the proper attention of the government. (47RZ8)
c) El Büreu dal Zefençù (Ministry of Defence), which shall marshal and provide the Invincible Moral Support of the nation to the good and right side of any international conflict, as determined by the government, conveying to the combatants our proud "we would stand with you, but it's safer to stand behind you" stance. (47RZ8)
c) i) No action of the Minister or the Bureau of Defence shall infringe on the King's organic role as Leader of the Armed Forces. (47RZ8)
d) El Büreu dàl Înmigraziun (the Bureau of Immigration), which shall be responsible for the execution of the nation's laws appertaining to immigration of new citizens into the realm. This Ministry shall work closely with the Chancery and its Bureau of the Census to ensure that all incoming citizens are properly processed through immigration as provided by law. (47RZ8)
2.3.1. The Interior Minister shall also be the liaison between the Kingdom Government and the provincial governments. (47RZ8)
is amended to read:
2.3.1 El Büreu dal Zefençù (Bureau of Defence), which shall marshal and provide the Invincible Moral Support of the nation to the good and right side of any international conflict, as determined by the government, conveying to the combatants our proud "we would stand with you, but it's safer to stand behind you" stance. The Interior Minister shall command the armed forces of the Kingdom during peacetime and during times of declared war, subservient in these duties only to the King in his majesty's organic role as Leader of the Armed Forces. As detailed in Title I, the Bureau of Defence shall include:
2.3.1.1 The Talossan Royal Navy
2.3.1.2 The Zouaves of the Royal Bodyguard
2.3.1.3 The Primary Intelligence Group
2.3.2 El Büreu dàl Înmigraziun (the Bureau of Immigration), which shall be responsible for the execution of the nation's laws appertaining to immigration of new citizens into the realm. This Ministry shall work closely with the Chancery and its Bureau of the Census to ensure that all incoming citizens are properly processed through immigration as provided by law.
2.3.2.1 The New Citizens' Committee shall operate at the direction of the Bureau of Immigration
2.3.3 El Büreu dels Afáes Înphätseschti (Bureau of Home Affairs) which shall be responsible for the order and well-being of the homeland and its environs. This Bureau shall provide a public presence in or near the Greater Talossan Area, shall assist in the organization of Living Cosâs, shall provide governmental assistance to the organizers of an annual TalossaFest celebration, and to all citizens making the Haxh, and shall take care to guide the Seneschal and other ministers in ever maintaining the connection and bond of Talossans worldwide to their homeland.
2.3.3.1 The Bureau of Home Affairs shall include the Departamenteu dels Afáes Cestoûreschti (Department of Cestour Affairs), led by the 'Piaçatéir Naziunál' and assisted by bureaucrats known as C'huescoûrs (or "Binkies"), who shall see to it that the interests of Cestours within the homeland receive the proper attention of the government.
FURTHERMORE Lex.D.2.4 and Lex.D.2.11, which read:
are hereby repealed. The other sections of D.2 are renumbered accordingly
FURTHERMORE Lex.I.1, which currently reads in part:
1.1. The Büreu del Marì (Bureau of the Navy), led by the Amiral (Admiral),
shall be amended to read in that part:
1.1 El Marì Rexhitál Talossán, or in English, The Talossan Royal Navy, led by the Amiral (Admiral)
FURTHERMORE Lex.I.1.1.1, which currently reads:
is hereby repealed and the other sections of I.1.1 are renumbered accordingly.
Uréu q'estadra så: Ian Plätschisch - (Minister of the Interior)
Statute
This is bill id#1254 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS Lex.E.7.5 still references "Mussolini Province," and
WHEREAS That should be fixed
THEREFORE Lex.E.7.5, which currently reads:
is amended to read:
Uréu q'estadra så: Ian Plätschisch - (MC-MRPT)
Rejected by the Senäts
This is bill id#1255 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS King Robert founded Talossa at the age of 14;
and WHEREAS he was not "13 but really keen to get involved";
and WHEREAS it is generally desirable that Talossa stay away from getting involved with people of 13 years of age or younger, given at least one major scandal of recent years;
and WHEREAS this has been Free Democrats party policy for ages, and it's embarrassing not even having the debate on it yet:
BE IT ENACTED by the King, Cosă and Senäts of Talossa in Ziu assembled that El Lexhátx E.1 shall be amended from:
to (changes in bold):
Uréu q'estadra så: Miestrâ Schivâ - (MC-FreeDem)
Rejected by the Senäts
This is bill id#1256 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS it seems strange that a political party must pay $10 to take up seats in the Cosă, but a winning Senator is not obliged to make any financial contribution to the running of the country;
and WHEREAS I'm continuing to go down my list of Free Democrat policies which haven't been proposed yet:
BE IT ENACTED by the King, Cosă and Senäts of Talossa in Ziu assembled that El Lexhátx section B.9 shall be amended to read as possible (amendments in bold)
9.1. The fee may only be paid by:
9.1.1. Sending a Money Order, Cash or Cheque by snail mail to the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue: Only fees which have been received in full, by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue will be deemed paid. Fees that are in transit, delayed, lost in the mail or not received by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue for any reason, shall not count as paid fees, even if accompanied with proof of postage. Payments made by Money Order or Cheque shall not be deemed as paid until they have been cleared, the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, will notify the nation when such fees have cleared or if said payments have bounced. If a party or candidate’s cheque or money order bounces, they shall be liable to pay costs incurred by the Kingdom for their payment bouncing and shall not be registered until their fee plus these costs have been paid.
9.1.2. PayPal: Fees may be paid by electronically transferring the appropriate funds into the Kingdom of Talossa’s PayPal account managed by The Ministry of Finance (Ministrà dal Finançù). The Minister of Finance is to notify all Political Parties and candidates in advance of the Election of details regarding the PayPal account into which they may deposit their fee. Once a fee has been received by the Minster of Finance from a party or candidate, he shall notify the Nation and Burgermeister of Inland Revenue publicly that said fee has been received and arrange for said fee to be deposited in the Kingdom’s Account managed by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue.
9.1.3. Payment directly to the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue: Payment may be made directly in person to the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, by cash, cheque or money order. The Burgermeister of Inland Revenue shall notify the nation which such payments have been received. The policy of Cheque and Money orders in 9.2.1. applies equally in this instance.
9.2. Once a fee has been received by the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue and/or the Minister of Finance and/or their appointed agents, it is not refundable for any reason. If, however, a party or candidate overpays or pays more than once for any given election period, excess fees may be credited to the party or candidate against a future payment of fees or refunded, at the discretion of the Burgermeister of Inland Revenue, minus any fees or costs incurred.
Uréu q'estadra så: Miestrâ Schivâ - (MC-FreeDem)
Rejected by the Senäts
This is bill id#1257 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.
WHEREAS, in the first instance, on November 3, 2017, Béneditsch Ardpresteir, as a Pusine Justice of the Uppermost Cort of Talossa, issued a suo moto injunction;
WHEREAS, soon thereafter, other justices intervened to nullify the previous injunction;
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2017, the Attorney General requested leave to intervene and be heard on the matter;
WHEREAS, as of January 5, 2018, sixty ("60") days has elapsed from when the Attorney General requested leave to be heard on the matter, and throughout that duration, the Béneditsch Ardpresteir failed to appear or act;
WHEREAS, the case remains an open case in which Béneditsch Ardpresteir is a judge and a participant;
WHEREAS, in the second instance, on December 27, 2017, the Ministry of Justice, having concluded the investigation into the conduct and actions of Béneditsch Ardpresteir, issued a report and recommendation to the Ziu pursuant to Lex.D.2.5.1;
WHEREAS, said report identified an civil action commenced on November 7, 2017 by the Ministry of Justice against Béneditsch Ardpresteir, in his official capacity as a Justice of the Uppermost Cort of the Kingdom of Talossa and based on the aforementioned suo moto order issued in performing his official duties as a justce, which sought relief that would require Béneditsch Ardpresteir to engage in certain official conduct as a Justice of the Uppermost Cort;
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2017, the Uppermost Cort of the Kingdom of Talossa instructed all parties to answer within a set period of time;
WHEREAS, that time having expired, and Béneditsch Ardpresteir having failed to appear before the Cort, on December 16, 2017, the Cort entered default judgment in favor of the Attorney General;
WHEREAS, Béneditsch Ardpresteir currently sits as a justice of the Uppermost Cort; and
WHEREAS, upon the passage of January 13, 2018, said justice failed to appear in an open case in which he was a participant, as instructed by the Cort, within sixty (“60”) days, measured from November 14, 2017.
THEREFORE, pursuant to the Organic Law of the Kingdom of Talossa art. XVI § 1, the Ziu is empowered to remove a justice who fails to appear in an open case in which they are a participant involved by a simple majority vote of each house;
BE IT RESOLVED, that sixty (“60”) days having expired from when the Attorney General sought leave to intervene in the action described in the first instance without Béneditsch Ardpresteir appearing or acting in an open case in which he is a judge and is a participant; and that sixty ("60") days having expired from commencement of the aforementioned action in the second instance, the Ziu hereby removes Béneditsch Ardpresteir for failure to appear and for failure to act in cases in which he was a participant and/or a judge/justice, in violation of the Organic Law.
Uréu q'estadra så: Viteu Marcianüs - Attorney General (FreeDem-MC)