Bills

This is bill id#1074 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS, reducing the number of seats available in the Cosa is desirable in order to maintain political competition in our country, and

WHEREAS, such a move would reduce the amount of complacency among politicians and political parties, and

WHEREAS, this would require both our parties and our politicians to work harder in order to hold and win their seats, and

WHEREAS, it is desirable that we do not break links with reality and maintain a realistic and proportionately sized lower chamber, and

WHEREAS, even places like Scotland and Wales which are significantly larger in population and territorial size have fewer parliamentarians in their respective legislative bodies, now

THEREFORE, the Ziu recommends that the following amendment to the Organic Law be considered for ratification by the citizenry of Talossa:

Org.VII.1 which currently reads:

The Cosâ is composed of 200 seats, apportioned among political parties based on their performance in the General Election.

Shall be amended to read as follows:

The Cosâ is composed of 20 seats, apportioned among political parties based on their performance in the General Election.

This is bill id#1075 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS, freedom and diversity should be something we strive for in Talossa, and

WHEREAS, this freedom and diversity should apply to government broadcasting institutions as well, and

WHEREAS, this is another example of one of those traditions that don't really benefit Talossa, and

WHEREAS, this is even more so considering we don't have a government broadcasting institution, now

THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby enacts the following changes to el Lexhatx:

Section F.22, which currently reads:

The drums-and-moog tune called "Funk," from the ridiculous 70's Meco "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk" disco album shall be the official signature tune of all government broadcasting. It has been used informally in this capacity since 1982.

is hereby repealed, and el Lexhatx re-numbered accordingly.

FURTHERMORE, Section F.23 of el Lexhatx which currently reads:
 

The first 1 minute, 8 seconds of the first movement (Allegro brioso) of the First Piano Concerto in D-Flat Major, Opus 10, by Russian composer Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891-1953) shall be the signature theme for all official Talossan news segments broadcast on Talossan State Radio services.

is hereby repealed, and el Lexhatx re-numbered accordingly.

This is bill id#1076 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS, we have debated the issue long and hard for a great number of years in Talossa as to whether we should be a Kingdom or a Republic, or whether we should have an elected Head of State or an unelected one, and

WHEREAS, to my knowledge no research has been conducted into what percentage of the voting population of Talossa actually believe when it comes to their opinions on the monarcho-republic debate, and

WHEREAS, it would be incredibly useful and interesting information for us, as Talossa's legislative representatives, to have in future debates on the matter, and

WHEREAS, this wouldn't commit the Ziu to enacting any particular change, now

THEREFORE, the Ziu hereby directs the Secretary of State, and whatever officers of the Chancery he feels necessary, to carry out a public referendum, asking all citizens of the Kingdom of Talossa the following question and reporting the results to the Ziu:

Which option do you prefer:

A permanent head of state whose eldest child inherits the position.

A head of state that is appointed by election at regular intervals.

This is bill id#1077 (this information has no legal importance and is technical in nature.

Hopper Thread

WHEREAS, John le Carre was probably right when he said that once you start leading the "inside-out world of espionage, you never shed it", and

WHEREAS, unlike our larger state counterparts we should never need to employ such illicit tactics, and

WHEREAS, it makes me uncomfortable that government spies could be among us now, unbeknownst to the general public, unaccountable to the people, and sanctioned by one individual, and

WHEREAS, Talossa is a country that should be built on trust and friendship, and

WHEREAS, these particular tactics of espionage hark back to the days of King Robert I, and

WHEREAS, it has never been known for us to implement such tactics in modern Talossa before, and we have still managed to effectively catch fraudsters, now

THEREFORE, be it enacted by the Ziu that subsection A.17 of el Lexhatx, which reads:

Officials of the Kingdom of Talossa who create or use false identities as a means to investigate suspicious citizenship applications or other activities involving fraudulent or misleading identities or statements may, if prosecuted under this act, claim exemption from the provisions of this act by demonstrating that any subterfuge employed met all of the following criteria:
17.1. Was in response to a suspicious circumstance, as reasonably understood;
17.2. Was reasonably expected to be effective in uncovering fraud; and,
17.3. Was used only for a brief time and limited to discovering suspected fraud.
17.4. Can demonstrate that Prime Minister authorized the subterfuge and that the Minister of Defence and the Uppermost Cort were informed of the subterfuge.

is hereby repealed in full, and replaced with the following text:

17. Charges brought under A.16 shall be heard in the Magistrate's Court, subject to appeal to the Uppermost Cort.

FURTHERMORE, A.16.2 is to be amended to read as follows:

Uses another person's identity or uses an identity that creates the impression of another person to post or convey messages via email or on any public forum in the Kingdom of Talossa.