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Region: Spiritus
Riiiiiiiight, law abiding...
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I wasn't able to be here for a litle bit...
Let me correct myself:
How's it all going, fellow law-breaking criminals of Spiritus.
Yesterday in Spiritus...
New Business
1) Despite our best efforts, our nation count only rose from 410 to 414 after minor update, due to a number of nations ceasing to exist at both updates.
Continuing Business
1) Citizen voting continues for the Supreme Court Term Amendment Act. This is a Constitutional Amendment that specifies that Supreme Court justices remain in office until they resign or are impeached. To vote and make your voice heard, check out this topic: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8866589/1/
Where would be the correct place to explain my objections to the SCTA Act? There seem to be a multitude of possible areas...
I would recommend making a new topic, separate from the vote topic, in the Citizens' Gallery.
Here would work. :P You could create a topic in the "Election Central" forum where the voting thread is.
Just so you know, the amendment only adds the last sentence onto the section all of the other bits about not being able to serve in two branches and whatnot happened in a prior amendment, one that was already passed. This amendment only adds the sentence at the end about terms extending until the Justice leaves or is recalled.
I don't think there is an actual official place for citizens to discuss it right now, unless your invited into the RA forum to talk about it. Plus the voting has already commenced and is soon to be done. (Plus some people are too stubborn and won't change their vote *stares at all three supreme court justices*)
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Excuse me? I wrote the thing; of course I'm voting in favor of it. :P The point of making terms indefinite is so that the role of Justice is not a political one, depending on who is president. This allows them to act impartially. As I said, the only thing this changes is adding the last sentence to the section.
A thread can be created in the "Election Central" forum for discussion; there isn't an official place, but if you make a thread there, it will be rather visible.
But the voting already started and other than the three justices that want the right to choose how they stay in office, everyone else... they are all just stubborn.
Well, I just prefer some sort of judicial recall, censure, or term limit, preferably as a group for recall or censure and not of individual justices. Essentially, judicial review is a powerful and worthwhile duty of any Supreme Court but I also believe that all 3 branches of government must come under democratic review. I'm also not a fan of the current system because it is overly based on Judeo-Christian practices involving the role of courts and judges in society.
That's a short summary that's very informal and not rhetorically polished.
I disagree that judges act impartially regarding politics. It's not pragmatic to assume that judges will neither use their own political ideologies or the current political atmosphere in making their decisions. I don't believe in an easily compromised judiciary, but I do believe is democratic review of some sort.
Ceardia, you voted in favor of this...
AE, you should definitely post about it in Election Central. Different viewpoints are good; at the moment, we don't have any for people to see. :P
I think I misspoke. I meant that Justices won't have to make decisions based on what they think will get them elected, giving them more freedom.
It seems clear that the supreme court term will be edited in way that if it is to pass it will create a system a bit like the US judicial system created by the US constitution, the justice gets nominated by the president, then the RA votes for or against the nominee, and the approved nominees get to stay on the supreme court until they resign or get impeached.
Yes. And you seconded the motion to bring it to a vote in the RA, you voted in favor in the RA, and now you have voted in favor in the referendum.
Currently, nothing is specified about how long a justice stays in office, so if this fails, we will have nothing at all regarding that, which could create an interesting crisis in the near future.
In the future when we have more active members then maybe we should replace this act with something else... like each time a new president is elected, then they get to choose one new justice. We will deal with it once it reaches us and for now we can relax and just... fall... asle...ep........
Once taking office, a Justice will remain until they either resign or are impeached.
That makes it sound like a lifelong appointment with the possibility of impeachment by the RA in rare circumstances.
From the constitution:
14. The Regional Assembly shall have the power to initiate a recall referendum against the President, the Vice President, any subordinate executive official or the justices of the Supreme Court. If two-thirds of the citizens of Spiritus vote in favor of a government official's recall, he or she shall be recalled. No recall referendum shall include more than one government official at a time.
So yeah. Except not quite the RA, but whatever.
The RA can initiate a recall referendum. That's close enough.
Ah, I missed that part. Well, my objections have essentially been addressed.
When the original Act called for Justices to have terms that coincided with the Presidential terms, I opposed it for these reasons that I still think are relevant.
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/single/?p=8151283&t=8796502
I see. It's all a bit difficult to navigate and hard to know where to ask questions/state concerns. The constitution is also a bit long to navigate without some sort of index or table.
Hello, I am new here and this seemed like one of the better regions
Indeed it is. Welcome! :D
Hi.
If you need any help, ask us!
*groans*
I want to increase political rights, does someone have a suggestion? I realized that issues are ambiguous. Anyway, thanks.
You have to allow filibusters, bill riders ('pork'), and other things that support the political minority. Anything that involves voting is also relevant.
Thank you The Aristotelian Parpolity of The Andromachean Entente
So what all is there to do in NationStates aside from Legislation and the RMB?
Join the forums! We have a ton to do there. The Mafia and Diplomacy games are wonderful.
ok, thanks.
I am having fun with the Legislation and the WA, but I think I might check out the forums too, thanks
Make factbooks in your nation about its history, politics, culture, etc, etc. Or join the Regional Forum, become active, become well know enough to be elected as an official. Or join the WA and become part of a Raider/Defender team, like the Spiritus Defense Force (SDF), or as it may soon be known as, the Spiritus Armed Forces with legislation pending.
You can try to rule The World, or fail trying to, or try to take over a region that doesn't have a Founder; talk about BS in the NationStates forum, or campaign and pass a WA resolution. There are plenty of things to do, some more realistic than others, but still if you hang onto here for a while you'll find stuff to do ;)
Our forums are a lovely place to start, though. Apply for citizenship, say hello to everyone, and join the next Mafia game! I think we'll be having another soon...
Or plan a coup against Spiritus, and make sure you can take over Spiritus while The Spirit isn't looking.
1. Become accepted into the admin team*
2. While Tim, the Root Admin is away, BAN EVERYONE AND TAKE OVER THE REGION, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!**
*May take a long time to be accepted, or you may not even be accepted at all
**Tim will eventually come back and restore it all and BAN YOU FOREVER***
***Please note you will be given a fair trial, unless you pose an significant threat to the region, then you WILL be banned
I just had to post that for the fun of it ^
Constitutional Republic of Ceardria - thank you, I have already been doing some Factbook stuff, and joined the WA.
as I learn more about NationStates I will most likely be getting more and more involved in the Politics. Role Playing all of my decisions and actions based on my Nation's culture has been fun.
Well you welcome, and if you have any questions ask me, or any other senior nation of Spiritus that is active on the Regional Message Board.
YOU ALL SUCK
don't send us messages to the voices in your head, pal. I don't care much for the games that go on here, either, but different strokes for different folks. My strokes just happen to be Black, Heavy, Metal, Loud, and tattooed across my body.
DTOM!
Token Message
*ignores all previously posted, disrespectful posts*
I was not being disrespectful, at least in my own twisted mind. I embrace the fact that people have an opinion of their own, however, if it insults me in any way, or makes me lose hope in us as a species, I will react swiftly. And disrespect does not correct itself when ignored, it just intensifies. I know, my disrespectful behavior was ignored, and now I openly try to scare people whom I have not met (nor judged). It's not a good thing, I realize it, but it is who I am, and I stand by myself even when no one else does.
For Your Information...
A Summary of Current Events in Spiritus
A Publication of the Ministry of Information
June 10th, 2013
1) Voting for Avatar of the Month for June 2013 has opened up, and will remain open until 7PM Eastern Time Monday! Currently, Dr. Who is narrowly beating out The Elder Scrolls 4-3, with Star Trek bringing up the rear with 1 vote. Everyone will be encouraged to adopt the winning theme in their forum avatars for the remainder of the month, so if interested vote here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8872916/1/
2) President Wintermoot amended Presidential Statement 005, adding a provision that members of the Spiritus Defense Force can opt out of operations which they are opposed to. While this has been done by convention in the past, the amendment sets this as an official part of military policy. You can read the full statement here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8867879/1/
3) Day Five of Mafia opened up with news that Refinement had met a gruesome death overnight, presumably at the hands of the Mafia. The current day will last until Tuesday at 10AM Pacific Time or three of the remaining people vote to hang someone. Check out everything going on in Mafia here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8836916/1/
4) Voting continues on the Supreme Court Term Amendment Act, which currently stands at 8 Ayes and 1 Nay. If passed, this Act will amend the Constitution to specify that once nominated and confirmed, Supreme Court Justices serve until they resign or are recalled. You can check out the Act and vote here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8866589/1/
5) The latest Regional Census was released by Region Clerk Wintermoot today, with the bad news that Spiritus had a net loss of one Citizen and twenty-seven nations, despite our attempts to recruit new nations this week. Despite this, our regional ranking went up from 29th to 25th, perhaps due to the fact that NationStates as a whole lost around 3500 nations during the census period. You can check out the Census files and compiled statistics here: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8690974/1/
6) Today however, Spiritus gained 3 nations, bringing us from 410 to 413 nations after major update. We also welcomed two new Citizens to our region, [nation=short]Wuufu[/nation] and [nation=short]MagnaPants[/nation]. Please join us in welcoming both of them to our community!
Got an event you would like to see added to For Your Information? Contact Minister of Information Wintermoot on the forums or on his main nation, [nation=short]Idantir[/nation].
Fellow Citizens, lend me your ears (pointed, large and round, or otherwise)! Please go vote for Star Trek! You will live long and prosper if you do!
Fellow apathetic citizens, vote for "None of the Above"
*pushes nukes, napalm, and deathrays through spiritus to tiny island nation of Urran*
*whistles*
don't mind us!
Whats wrong with the weather?
nothing at all *pushes more weapons past*
*Walks by Urran and accidentally trips and hit the BIG RED BUTTON that says DETONATE ALL NEARBY WEAPONS-OF-MASS-DESTRUCTION*
*Spiritus gets destroyed*
gah! *iz ded*
Post self-deleted by The Andromachean Entente.
*Implements emergency protocols, including treatment for wounds/diseases caused by biological, chemical, and radiation-based weapons; massive reconstruction and temporary housing projects; economic stabilization and recovery measures; refugee and relocation services; total agricultural resource repair and renewal *
Silly WMDs! That's why we don't participate in warmongering or escalation!
I do!
Post self-deleted by Dragonic Outland.
*military parades across spiritus*
hallo neighbors!
For Your Information...
A Summary of Current Events in Spiritus
A Publication of the Ministry of Information
June 11th, 2013
1) Voting has been completed for Avatar of the Month for June 2013, and Dr. Who has emerged victorious! All forum members are encouraged to to switch their avatars to this theme for the remainder of the month! If enough people join in, I may consider holding a contest at the end of the month for the best avatar, cause people like winning, especially for avatar of the month! :D
2) Voting continues on the Supreme Court Term Amendment Act, which currently stands at 9 Ayes and 1 Nay. If passed, this Act will amend the Constitution to specify that once nominated and confirmed, Supreme Court Justices serve until they resign or are recalled. You can check out the Act and vote here: [url]http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8866589/1/[/url]
3) President Wintermoot requested several changes to the forums, including a new Introductions area for new members to be welcomed into the community, and new subforum to host this publication, and the removal of the NationStates Discussion area, which was rarely used.
4) Today Spiritus gained 1 nation, bringing us from 413 to 414 nations after major update. We also welcomed a new Citizen to our region, [nation=short]Lollicatia[/nation]. Please join us in welcoming them to our community!
Got an event you would like to see added to For Your Information? Contact Minister of Information Wintermoot on the forums or on his main nation, [nation=short]Idantir[/nation].
Great compatriots, the Order greets you warmly.
Please pay no heed to that smell of burning. Our inquisitors are merely purifying the latest batch of profligate rebels and traitors.
Fire is one of the great wonders of nature, don't you agree?
Fire is wonderful. ;)
Welcome to the region!
Indeed it is
*Accidentally catches on fire*
*Screams while being burned*
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THE SALAXALANS, DOESN'T THE TOPIC OF THE WEEK LOOK A BUT OUTDATED?!?!?!
Just sayin'
Hehe... Butts...
BIT*
No, I like butts better. **butt
I do too!
I you know what we mean.
*Pervertedly stares*
I vote the topic of the week be Butts. Yay for voting!
Lets all telegram Salaxalans to make it so!
We accidentally wind up spamming him... he logs on and finds 400 telegrams from 400 different nations... MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
I'm for it.
Its perfect! Until he logs on and sees the board...
Quick! Everyone make random posts to move up these ones!
Brilliant idea! Quick! Post all the things!
Yay memes!
Yes, I like them Alot...
Who doesn't?
I bet Salaxians doesn't!
But he does like fish...
I think he likes catfish the most, if you're interested...
Yes, Yes I am.
Excellent work, gentlemen.
Like a sir.
Most indubitably.
So... what now?
I think we should... Write a book.
I love books
As do I, actually... Who's your favorite author?
Pushing up the posts doesn't work; I read them all. :P
Me too! and that's....................an.......................interesting...............topic....
I'm curious to see what you all come up with.
JIGSAW!
Elephants. Especially the Thai Elephant Orchestra.
I bet you thought this newly posted message was going to important huh? Too bad it's just me sp@mming!
For Your Information...
A Summary of Current Events in Spiritus
A Publication of the Ministry of Information
June 12th, 2013
1) Voting continues on the Supreme Court Term Amendment Act, which currently stands at 13 Ayes and 1 Nay. If passed, this Act will amend the Constitution to specify that once nominated and confirmed, Supreme Court Justices serve until they resign or are recalled. You can check out the Act and vote here: [url]http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8866589/1/[/url]
2) Day Six of Mafia opened up, after the townspeople made Scottfoundland an offer he couldn't refuse and hanged him. Turned out he was the Mafia Godfather. The Mafia retaliated by killing off Dr. World, leaving the remaining three players to fight it out for one final day! Check out everything going on in Mafia here: [url]http://w11.zetaboards.com/Spiritus/topic/8836916/1/[/url]
3) A new content policy was rolled out in the Spiritus IRC Channel by channel cofounder Cormac, forbidding content that "you wouldn't find in a PG movie". Complaints regarding the content of some risque conversations held in the channel were cited as the cause.
4) Today Spiritus gained 2 nations, bringing us from 413 to 416 nations after major update!
Got an event you would like to see added to For Your Information? Contact Minister of Information Wintermoot on the forums or on his main nation, [nation=short]Idantir[/nation].
Happy Anniversary everyone!
Uhhh...why are there 2 Salaxalans?
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Written by Refuge Isle.