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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
The Mercunovan Consuls are two old bastards, but we Mercunovites tend to live a long time!
Despite the heart disease and diabeetus!
Jaslandia
*Polishes sniper rifle*
Unexpected? Hahaha, what are you taking about.
Jaslandia
We Vistonians are more than willing to treat those
Is the Prince Regent the son of the King? If so, how old was the King when the Prince was born?
Jaslandia
Don't need to. Medical advancements are SPQM's strong suit!
Vista Major
That 3% tax rate and 12% murder rate would beg to differ
Yes Corben, if you want to be stupidly specific.
https://youtu.be/KICIOYlZTr8
https://youtu.be/PZ9RKJeGQIA
You better watch yourself. We Jaslandians don't slack off when it comes to providing security for our royals.
The Prince Regent is the King's younger brother, actually. King Michael has multiple children, but even the oldest hadn't yet come of age when Michael assumed the throne, so it was Michael's brother Jason who became Prince Regent.
Percyton, Mdogao
We don't need your rudeness. Either say something that contributes to the conversation, or don't say anything at all.
Jaslandia, Mdogao
Unluckily endowed with a good name, it would seem Michael was.
Jaslandia, Mdogao
When the King's oldest child comes of age, will that child become the Regent? Or will Jason remain regent?
Really sorry to hear that, Minnie. Why do all these monarchs have to do? Anyway, here's Thomas's statement:
"On behalf of the nation of Percyton, I would like to express my condolences and sympathy to the Minboan people on the death of their monarch. Victoria was a noble and well-respected ruler who will be missed dearly. Percyton strongly approves of Au Minbo holding a democratic referendum, and provided the referendum is fairly conducted, will support the will of the Minboan people."
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Mdogao
It'd be pretty fecking weird if you didn't, no?
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Mdogao
Would be good sportsmanship. I've done it before
Mdogao
The Penguanian Royal Family send its deepest condolences to the people of Au Minbo. The Blue Bloods Club will keep Queen Victoria in mind as one of the best monarchs on the world.
Seeing the current constitutional crisis her death created Au Minbo remains a member of the Blue Bloods Club until such point it is settled.
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major
I agree with [nation=short]Continental Commonwealths[/nation]. If you really believe you are the best person for the job, vote for yourself.
The King's eldest, Crown Prince Lawrence, is in his 20s now, so he's been of age for a while. However, there isn't a real rush for Lawrence to become regent: Lawrence still wants to get more training and experience, and everyone (including Lawrence) is pretty happy with the job Jason is doing, so they don't see a need to change. When there is a demand for Lawrence to become regent, Jason will transfer power and step down, although since Jason is a workaholic, that might be difficult.
Mdogao
That's a cool system.
Jaslandia
Not gonna disagreee
Jaslandia, Mdogao
I don't think it is, buddy. Good sportsmanship is shaking hands at the end of a debate or agreeing to concede the election when your opponent clearly has a majority mandate.
Bur you vote for who you think would do the better job.
Mdogao
Don't you hate when you realize your typos the second after you press send?
Jaslandia, Mdogao
"Bur"
So, yes.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mdogao
So hard a decision it would be
Mdogao
I was referring to me disagreee, but case in point with you
Mdogao
*my
Mdogao
Thanks, but we don't usually do it that way. Usually, the monarch just assumes power (with their power being roughly equivalent to the U.S. President, perhaps slightly weaker) directly without need for a regent. However, Michael is a very naive and fun-loving man who has no interest in actually ruling, so his advisers convinced him to transfer his political powers to Prince Jason, while King Michael continues to carry on the monarch's ceremonial roles. When Lawrence ascends to the throne, he will assume direct power and will do away with the regent position.
Yep. I'm sorry to say that's happened to me quite a few times.
Vista Major, Percyton, Mdogao
You're a mess!
Mdogao
At least he listened to his advisers!
Jaslandia
I know
(caught myself this time :P)
Vista Major's most famous monarch was named Lawrence. But we mostly just call him Lancaster, his last name
Jaslandia
True. Although, Michael already wasn't thrilled about the idea of being monarch, so convincing him to give up power wasn't very difficult at all.
Percyton, Mdogao
(Jk!)
Jaslandia, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Percyton, Mdogao
I see. Usually monarchs don't even have last names, so I find that interesting. Was Lawrence a good monarch?
LOL! I can see where you would get that impression. I'm an only child, actually. I have a younger cousin named Michael, but there aren't any similarities in NS Michael and RL Michael beside the name; I just thought Michael would be a good name for my monarch.
Continental Commonwealths, Percyton
*scribbles on notepad and puffs on cigar in classic Freudian fashion*
Yeees. Quite.
Jaslandia, Mdogao
Why tell such lies, Papa?
My condolences
Jaslandia, Mdogao
Lancaster led the Commonwealth Revolt against Baxten, liberating us (with the help of a close friend, Cassandria). But he wasn't much of a monarch in the traditional sense. Like your Michael, he didn't want to be Monarch (he took the throne out of necessity), so he stripped the royal family of all its power when he helped draft The Federal Constitution.
But, sure, he was a good Monarch out of power. Married a guy and established a college
Jaslandia, Percyton
You joke about this long and often enough and your subconscious is going the fetishize it.
*adjusts spectacles, puffs cigar*
Jaslandia, Vista Major
I suppose redemption is just a little out of reach for me now
*tosses Bible into an open flame*
Interesting. He sounds like a pretty cool guy and a good ruler.
Vista Major, Percyton, Mdogao
Certainly not a terrible guy.
I'm literally working on my family now, so it's fresh in my mind
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=vista_major/detail=factbook/id=727256
Jaslandia, Percyton
Does anyone have any fun plans for the weekend?
Vista Major
"Fun"
Not in the high school junior's vocabulary
"Fun"
Mdogao
How would a guy marry a guy in the 11th century. It wasn't too accepted at that time. He could've had an affair instead
Excuse me. 16th century
Vista Major was hardly a concept in the 11th century, by my current timeline. We're talking late 1500s. You have the Universalist Church to thank for the social tolerance, not to say that it wasn't still a shock.
Sit around and talk
Mdogao
That's better
Not even a little? I distinctly remember making time for fun when I was in college/high school. Uni, not so much.
Hey! You still haven't followed up to my question about lords of cinder.
When you're the best player on the team playing siege, the rest of the team tries to kick you and it fails, then the guy who started the kick kills you.
#ArseholeGammers
Mdogao
Oof
I'm not a guy who goes out without being made too
I'll probably read A Game of Thrones, binge-watch season 2 of a show, and do homework
Aldaur
Post self-deleted by Baxten.
http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10081748/1/
Post whenever and read the OP
Aldaur, Vista Major
Nice shot there in the ooc
Aldaur
I know how people are here. Remember the ballroom dance with Humph being shot
Aldaur, Vista Major
Ru's roleplaying period. Bombs and assasinations and unconsenting kissing
Weird and just wrong
I'll have a post in by tonight
Jaslandia, Aldaur
Sounds like fun to me!
Where I'm from we call that good clean fun.
Vista Major
Will you be having a funeral for Queen Victoria II?
Jaslandia, Aldaur
I suppose you have a point
Sounds like you come from England
Mdogao
We can make it a double!
Mdogao
Somewhat! I was born in Zimbabwe, but went to secondary in the UK.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Tserra
Hi all, the ramains of sollrana here; how are all of you. :)
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Fascinating!
Hello! We're well enough
Jaslandia
Glad to hear! I have created a new nation, From scratch for the the 10th time lol :P
Vista Major
Good luck on this one ^_^
we dont need your plagarism. At least be creative enough to make an original nation name and theme or gtf off this game
Ok look. You need to stop. This is me saying it in an official CFN government capacity. There is absolutely no reason for you to be acting as rude, and belligerent as you are.
-Tserra, acting in official capacity as Chief Justice
Jaslandia, Baxten, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
read the constitution, buddy. your official capacity as chief justice is to preside over criminal and civil proceedings. There's no proceedings here so you can stop pretending you are in the executive branch and shove off.
Wait, this is still going. It's been almost a whole day.
That's funny. Well, for an observer it's hilarious.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I am asking you to stop.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
just do me a favor and cut the "official capacity" bs. or do you not care about the constitutional definition of your office?
I mean, he is in the executive branch, but OK.
Regardless, if you are here to troll or just be like this, I don't think this is the region for you. I mean, getting shunned after your little stint for the rest of your time without a shred of respect from any other member here isn't the greatest way to go about life on the site. You may think I'm being mean-spirited, but that's happened on multiple occasions. Red Riders, Guy Fawkes, Ruclax, even our original founder Silver.
Just some advice. A better region for this would be like Nazi Europa. I can tell from experience that trolling the extremists is quite a fun time.
While we're on the topic of official capacities, where is your citizenship? Residency? I assume you have none. So you have no power here.
Kindly leave this region before we, within our rights, forcibly remove you.
Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
That's a puppet nation, meant for fun,
Seriously, stop being nasty for no reason. There is a thing called "civility." May want to look into it before getting involved in regional message boards, or any forum for that matter
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Ffs he is Chief justice that is the judiciary not the executive
no. this is my home. bring a civil action against me if you want but don't just tell me to leave. And dont pretend you are the voice of the state. Ass.
You are right. I apologize.
I mean, he ain't.
He's acting like the voice of the populace, buddy.
Once again, I ask that everyone ignore the troll, and refocus on other things.
Jaslandia
Um...no
He is in partial control of the Founder account. So I wouldn't be too pissy towards him
so people in control of the founder account aren't bound by the constitution? Some democracy, eh?
smh you are a simpleton
No. you aren't a citizen, so you don't get rights. He could easily kick you out whenever, but he follows the people's laws and let's you talk.
So yes, we do have some democracy, now do we.
It doesn't matter if I have access to the founder account or not. I would not abuse that kind of power. I founded this region to get away from that kind of thing.
Anywho, so I was thinking of Titanium Disulfide as a bolt on slab-style applique armour.
Penguania And Antarctica
Whatever you say, luv.
Penguania And Antarctica
Aw, but that isn't a real response, even if I still like it :P
What?
I prefer Monotanium Alloy. Trek ftw.
Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica
Hehe, I knew you would.
^
Penguania And Antarctica
What are these strange new words!
Vista Major
What are you talking about? He said he was acting in his official capacity as chief justice, which is bs. You said he is also in the executive because he controls the founder account. But the constitution doesn't say anything about the control of the founder account. Have you even read the damn thing?
That's what ruclax said, too
Very good Armour material.
Thinking of bolting it on in slab form as applied armour.
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Penguania And Antarctica
Gundamium is where it's at
#AncientAnimesFTW
Gundanium all mother fudging day.
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Of course you did :P
Dammit Rev, I <3 you
Penguania And Antarctica
Irrelevant. Me supposedly being 'unoriginal' isn't harming anyone, and is beside the point anyway. My warning still stands.
Jaslandia
I love you back! :D
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
*looks at the past 400-something posts*
Seriously, what the actual living f*ck happened here. Keizer's dead, Queen Victoria's dead, war almost broke out from miscommunication, and a troll's plaguing the region. Oh well, adding a message on Keizer's death :p
IC:
[spoiler]Nassau Citadel, 9:00 PM, December 8
Roland Sheard, better known as the Governor of the Commonwealth, was slumped against the wall of his cell, the small pitiful burlap sack filled with old Shillings and government bills that served as his cot soaked from the dripping ceiling. Looking up at the wall, he grabbed the shard of glass that served as his only possession and scraped the wall with the 120th mark on the wall, signalling the 120 days since imprisonment. The moonlight peered through the small hole at the top, the waves of the sea lapping against the cliff that the Citadel was built atop of.
As the hours passed, he heard the guards that patrolled the wing chattering once more. Pressing against the steel door, he heard the discussion more clearly, "Did you hear about the Baxtonian king?" "The Keizer?" a second voice stated, confused in tone. "Yeah, that's him: the old bastard dropped dead from cancer. Looks like the high life didn't save him this time," the first concluded as he chuckled, finishing with the swig of a bottle. "Really?" the second voice said, flicking open a lighter, "Didn't expect an old man like him would die from that: I'd imagined a round to the head, or the car blowing up him and the family."
Sheard backed away, eyes widened, 'Christ, I was planning on him still living to help us with the Libertarans, Mercunovites and Unfallions from conflict. If he's dead, then how would the kid and dowager handle things?' he thought, only to hear additional footsteps. The guards quickly began to yell, "Halt! This is a restricted area! Leave or prepare to die!" the first voice said, only for the snarl of a gun to mow him down, the slump joined by the first man's compatriot seconds later. The door to the cell rattled, Sheard wincing at the candlelight, the figure stepping forward and picking him up. Looking at him, Sheard could tell the man was from the Defence Battalion, yet he was rescuing him.
"You shouldn't have come here, Colonel: the rest of the Citadel's bound to come soon." The Colonel simply unlocked the cuff on Sheard's ankle, the chain linked to the spike in the cell's center falling. Grabbing a set of boots from one of the corpses, the Colonel tossed it to Sheard, along with the heavy ceramic vest PS90 from one of the other Battalion members. "Black Hawk's waiting for us at the top: we'll brief you on the details, Sir," the Colonel said in that cold, mechanical voice the Battalion used.
Three hours later, Abaco Island
Sheard shifted in the heavy vest, his emaciated body still trying to adjust to the armor and clothing. The Colonel, Pera, had directed a squad, Kilo, to rescue the Governor and bring him to safety. Now, the majority of Kilo rested in the small fort that once attacked imperial ships, while Sheard and Pera remained in the central hall.
"Well, Colonel, I expect you know about the current predicament the Commonwealth faces, what with that resolution signed by King Isabelle, and the death of the Keizer: personally, the latter worries me ,especially since I had planned to discuss a deal with him at some point regarding security."
Pera simply nodded, pointing at one of the maps laying on the table, "With the orders handed to us, the Battalion is now stretched thin, with the company directed to Africa having long since died, and other companies falling to hostile conditions all throughout our strongholds. We were planning on starting a mutiny, but the Unified Security Forces are holding more than enough equipment to push us back. Us liberating you from that hellhole is part of a plan we're making."
"And that is?" Sheard said, worry creeping in his voice.
"Simple," Pera said as he placed a picture of Keizerin Sabrine and of Amsterdam, "we're taking you to talk with the Keizerin about surrendering the Commonwealth to ITF control."
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Ludania, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Hello friends. Wish you all a wonderful day. Love you all. <3
[spoiler=Today are:]
Today are:
- Alfred Nobel Day or Nobeldagen (Sweden)
- Constitution Day (Thailand)
- Dewey Decimal System Day
- Gingerbread Decorating Day
- International Human Rights Day
- International Shareware Day
- Jane Addams Day
- Nobel Prize Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1041 - The son of Empress Zoë of Byzantium succeeds to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V.
- 1508 - The League of Cambrai is formed by Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon as an alliance against Venice.
- 1541 - Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.
- 1665 - The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps is founded by Michiel de Ruyter
- 1684 - Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmond Halley.
- 1799 - France adopts the metre as its official unit of length.
- 1817 - Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.
- 1868 - The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps.
- 1884 - Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.
- 1896 - Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi premieres in Paris. A riot breaks out at the end of the performance.
- 1901 - The first Nobel Prizes are awarded.
- 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
- 1909 - Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
- 1932 - Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.
- 1936 - Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication.
- 1941 - World War II: The Royal Navy capital ships HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk by Imperial Japanese Navy torpedo bombers near Malaya.
- 1941 - World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.
- 1948 - The Human Rights Convention is signed by the United Nations.
- 1955 - Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on American television.
- 1963 - Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom as a constitutional monarchy, under Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah.
- 1968 - Japan's biggest heist, the still-unsolved "300 million yen robbery", is carried out in Tokyo.
- 1978 - Arab-Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1983 - Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.
- 1989 - Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union.
- 1993 - The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.
- 1994 - Rwandan Genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down.
- 1996 - The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1804 - Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic
- 1815 - Ada Lovelace, English mathematician and computer scientist
- 1822 - César Franck, Belgian organist and composer
- 1830 - Emily Dickinson, American poet
- 1870 - Adolf Loos, Austrian architect and theoretician, designed Villa Müller
- 1878 - C. Rajagopalachari, Indian lawyer and politician, 45th Governor-General of India
- 1891 - Nelly Sachs, German-Swedish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1907 - Lucien Laurent, French footballer and coach
- 1908 - Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist
- 1941 - Joachim Kerzel, German actor and voice actor
- 1956 - Rod Blagojevich, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Illinois
- 1957 - Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor
- 1958 - Cornelia Funke, German-American author
- 1960 - Kenneth Branagh, Northern Ireland-born English actor director, producer, and screenwriter
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Quote of the day
I have found that if you love life, life will love you back.
- Arthur Rubinstein -
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Einsiev, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Tserra, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Elements, my dear
i know ive made myself unpopular, and Im sorry, but ive raised some issues about the government that you all have to admit are important:
1. Why arent there any Constitutional instructions on what those who control the founder account can do with it? Do the people with the password to the account just get to follow their conscience without any legal precedent?
2. Vista Major said I was not a resident and have no rights, but there is no definition of what is a resident or how to become one. In fact, the current citizenship roster says there are 85 residents, so I'm pretty sure I'm included in that and do have rights. So how you do become a resident? And if there are 85 residents, why am I not one, Vista?
Vista Major
1. The powers and responsibilities of the Founder account are detailed in our Law Code, not the Constitution. Since the Founder is a non-government position, it wouldn't be in our highest word of law. Furthermore, those who own the Founder account have proven themselves to be trustworthy individuals.
2. On the same note, Citizenship and Residency is regulated by our Law Code, and is non synonymous with simply living in this region. You have to apply for citizenship or residency to receive such. Seeing as there is no record of you on our citizenship roster, you are not a citizen or a resident, and therefore are not entitled to enjoy our liberties.
Not that applying for citizenship would make this situation any better. You have proven yourself to be a threat to regional peace and our general well-being (calling me an "Ass", for one). Unless you can truly make yourself the contrary, consider yourself not welcome here.
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