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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
What even is this conversation?
Ludania, Jaslandia, New Estaris
Bleed dry the imperial masters' treasury.
Ludania, Jaslandia, The United Providences Of Perland
Y'all better join this roleplay here!
http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10061423/1/
If this is the Khutonga rp, I will start participating either tomorrow or the day after. I've been super busy this week.
Vista Major
Perfect
Aldaur
Popcorn, anyone?
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
So I've been thinking about gay marriage, and on a personal level, I object because of my faith. Besides that, I am rather indifferent towards homosexuality. However, now I am trying to frame that into the context of conservative thought and how we need to support family values. I have determined that gay marriage only strengthens the family and discourages sexual immorality as people are committed to a single person. So in the interest of family values and the Christian conception of love, I believe gay marriage should not only be allowed but strongly encouraged in the LGBTQ community.
What do you all think? Is this a proper mindset for conservstism to have?
Expect several reassessments of my beliefs as I explore my conservative intellectual revival.
Ludania, Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Hello friends. Have a nice day :)
[spoiler=Today are:]
Today are:
- Beaujolais Nouveau Day
- Electronic Greeting Card Day
- Great American Smokeout (United States)
- Homemade Bread Day
- International Happy Gose Day
- International Students' Day
- National Baklava Day (United States)
- National Revival Day (Azerbaijan)
- National Take A Hike Day (United States)
- Polytechneio (Greece)
- President's Day (Marshall Islands)
- Social Enterprise Day
- Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia)
- Unfriend Day
- Use Less Stuff Day
- World Philosophy Day
- World Prematurity Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 474 - Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire.
- 794 - Japanese Emperor Kanmu changes his residence from Nara to Kyoto.
- 1292 - John Balliol becomes King of Scotland.
- 1511 - Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.
- 1558 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.
- 1603 - English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.
- 1777 - Articles of Confederation (United States) are submitted to the states for ratificatio
- 1800 - The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.
- 1810 - Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever takes place.
- 1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The Palmer Peninsula is later named after him.)
- 1831 - Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia.
- 1839 - Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.
- 1858 - Modified Julian Day zero.
- 1871 - The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.
- 1876 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.
- 1894 - H. H. Holmes, one of the first modern serial killers, is arrested in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party splits into two groups: The Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
- 1933 - United States recognizes Soviet Union.
- 1939 - Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
- 1947 - The Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
- 1947 - American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.
- 1953 - The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
- 1962 - President John F. Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport, serving the Washington, D.C., region.
- 1968 - British European Airways introduces the BAC One-Eleven into commercial service.
- 1968 - Viewers of the Raiders-Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
- 1969 - Cold War: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in Helsinki, Finland to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides.
- 1970 - Luna programme: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
- 1973 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, U.S. President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook."
- 1978 - The Star Wars Holiday Special airs on CBS, receiving negative reception from critics, fans, and even Star Wars creator George Lucas.
- 1983 - The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is founded in Mexico.
- 1988 - The National Revival Day: In Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, a demonstration starts against the Soviets, the perceived ignorance of the inflaming tension around Nagorno-Karabakh. The demonstration forcibly dispersed 17 days later would become the largest of its kind held in the USSR
- 1989 - Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
- 1993 - United States House of Representatives passes a resolution to establish the North American Free Trade Agreement.
- 2000 - Alberto Fujimori is removed from office as president of Peru.
- 2012 - At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt.
- 2013 - A rare late-season tornado outbreak strikes the Midwest. Illinois and Indiana are most affected with tornado reports as far north as lower Michigan. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- AD 9 - Vespasian, Roman emperor
- 1749 - Nicolas Appert, French chef, invented canning
- 1888 - Curt Goetz, Swiss German writer, actor and film director
- 1901 - Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission
- 1902 - Eugene Wigner, Hungarian physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1906 - Soichiro Honda, Japanese engineer and businessman, co-founded the Honda Motor Company
- 1920 - Ellis Kaut, German author of children's literature, best known for her creation of Pumuckl
- 1920 - Gemini Ganesan, Indian actor and director
- 1925 - Rock Hudson, American actor and singer
- 1935 - Toni Sailer, Austrian skier and actor
- 1942 - Martin Scorsese, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
- 1944 - Danny DeVito, American actor, director, and producer
- 1964 - Susan Rice, American academic and politician, 24th United States National Security Advisor
- 1966 - Sophie Marceau, French actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1966 - Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1973 - Bernd Schneider, German footballer
- 1978 - Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
- 1983 - Christopher Paolini, American author
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Quote of the day
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
- Isaac Asimov -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland
S'not the worst to have, by far.
I don't know, mate, so long as you aren't running around actively promoting repair therapy and quoting the bible like it was the end all for an argument, you're a "good" conservative to me.
I should note that I don't get involved in politics normally though, so....
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
:: Eats a sandwich ::
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Hey :P
You're fine, you're a pastor, and considering that you don't start angrily typing "Leviticus 21:6!", I'd say you're a fine old friend.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Hi everyone,i am new in this region
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Freewire
Hello and welcome in our lovely region ! I am Peng.
Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay. :)
Jaslandia
Welcome!
Jaslandia, Viet Nam 314
Welcome to the CoFN, Viet Nam 314!
Penguania And Antarctica, Viet Nam 314
This message is written and approved by Harry Tsoukla Jr. - Candidate for the President's office:
Friends,
I would like to thank you before hand for reading my message. I know that I am still one of the new guys around the CFN and I know that my chances of wining are not that great, but the reason I am running for the President's office is higher than me. It is because we all have lost our homes before and this great loss has forced us to move from one region to the next.
Currently our new home is young - young and naive. But we are already facing some of the most important issues in both Domestic and Foreign levels. The current policies that we have established in both our governmental and regional ranks are preventing us from doing any actual progress in our region, in our community and in our family.
Our current politics in the other hand, no matter how simple they are, have given us little results and the way this region is administrated is simply not taking us anywhere.
As you can understand there are a lot of issues that I have focused upon and I have a plan.
My administration is going to be modern, open-minded and it is going to get everyone - willing to help - involved. You see I am a realist and I run things differently. I have a lot of successes in my pocket and I like to keep it that way.
So what I am going to do is to create a flexible government. A government open and transparent to the citizens, a government where Ministerial re-allocations are going to be a regular thing. You see I understand that we are facing a great external competition and I believe that by working together we have a better chance to answer back. Working together we have a better chance of surviving and attracting more people inside our big and friendly family.
If you vote for [nation=short]Latrovia[/nation] in the up-coming elections, you are voting for the change we all need. You are voting for the chance of boosting our cultural, political and social engines. You are voting for the region we deserve!
This is one of the many messages that I will be posting from time to time, for all the policies our region is going to be making in the future in case I am elect. :)
Thank you again and I am looking forward to your messages and opinions.
Yours truly,
Harry Tsoukla Jr.
Minister of Interior
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Iloiada, Freewire
What exactly is Ministerial reallocation?
I also can't exactly agree with the current government being of little use, it simply hasn't faced any pressing issues.
I can agree with vamping up the recruitment program, though.
Please next time "Quote me" before making a statement or a comment that relates with me, because I am unable to follow up with the RMB from time to time.
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I have already lined up a few important issues that we are currently facing. I think they are important and that they need to be dealt now before they become an even higher problem. Even the people of our region have talked about them in MoI's yesterday's report.
The Ministerial re-allocations is going to be the interesting part about my administration. You see from what I have witnessed I see that we face issues mainly in our Foreign Diplomacy. The Ministry of Interior is doing better in my opinion but I leave that upon the people to comment.
So what will be the Ministerial re-allocations? I believe we can both accept the fact that "not every member" in the cabinet has knowledge of what he/she is supposed to do. I see and I have talked with several members here who do not know what some Ministries do. So my method to change this while keeping an efficient cabinet is by allowing "synergy" to happen within the cabinet.
For example, let's say that "I am the current Minister of Interior and I know how to run both the Foreign Affairs and Interior, but my colleague who is the Minister of FA doesn't". The government under the Latrovian administration, is going to allow the two Ministers working together and helping out one another. This will happen with the Minister of FA or the Minister of Interior, working in both their Ministry and their colleague's Ministry.
So in other words "Synergy". Also I am a person that likes helping others. Expect to see me working as a President and inside our Ministries.
In the other hand, I have seen constantly the same faces inside the government. After talking with many citizens, I've heard that every time they try to enter the political arena of the region, they simply can't because some of the older members always win.
Well that is going to change. It is necessary to understand that the region is not just for a few individuals but for everyone. It is necessary to understand and look into the future. We need more people who are capable to run tommorow's politics. We need more people to raise their voices, their opinions and participate in our regional politics.
As I stated my administration will be open, modern and is going to give everyone the chance to taste the political spectrum of the CFN. The Ministries will be opening jobs, the ministries will be asking the public's opinion and the government is going to invite everyone into the regional progress. :)
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Iloiada
Once again, I wish to address that the government is simple at this time because that is what the region needs. The solution to our present problems is no big government.
Recruitment is one of our top priorities in the final month of this term and our largest platform point of this campaign.
I once again appreciate your support.
Humph
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
I am up for a future Presidential debating. I believe the people need to make up their minds after hearing both sides of the story. :)
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Iloiada
I'll be right on that.
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
So you plan that Ministers who can do the job better than their colleague should handle the Ministry of that as well ?
I know it's a good meant idea but there is the risk that people get fed up in the government and resign when there is always someone telling them how to do their job or take control over certain tasks.
I know this very well meant. I have a friend who is constantly telling me how to do things and how can improve it. I know his intention is a good one but I want to learn things on my own too and make personal experiences.
The point is that other ministers should act like assistants and consultants not as teachers or wiseacres .
Kalaron, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
Trust me, I have tried it before. It never got to the point that you've mentioned. It's a well tested method of work. :)
Penguania And Antarctica
Well, I'm known for questioning people and stuff. So don't get me wrong when I say: "We will see."
PS: No personal opposition here. Just a very questioning guy. :)
Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
To be clear, I oppose an official action as described by my esteemed opponent. I think that it is entirely possible for a minister to advise another member of the Cabinet, as the Cabinet is inherently and advisory body. However, writing into law the ability of one minister to step over the minister of that specific field is absurd. The Minister of the Interior is appointed to do that job, whether he thinks he should be the Minister of the Interior and of Foreign Affairs is irrelevant.
It is not the place of one minister to gauge the competence of one of their colleagues and definitely not to intervene and dictate the policy of one of their colleagues. There is nothing wrong with friendly advice, but I see writing into law the power to circumvent a duly appointed minister as only dangerous and irresponsible.
Of course, such a thing would sound good on paper. Throwing around the word "synergy" to show that we will all work together to best serve our region. This is fine, but it is incredibly irresponsible. Ministers are more than welcome to critique and advise each other but the only way that this can end is with more internal conflicts and conflict in general. We must protect our republic at all costs because we cannot afford another falling out and these proposed policies by the Interior Minister will surely deliver us to that end.
Vote for Humpheria/Sulania for a tested and responsible approach to government. For the betterment of the whole region. Thank you.
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Guys, House meeting today, right now too.
If you would so please get on Discord and sit for a spell, we'd love to have ya.
Penguania And Antarctica
It's important that everyone shows up today! Today is the State of the Region Address!
Penguania And Antarctica
The State of the Region Address is below.
[spoiler]Office of the President
Humpheria Major
President
Confederacy of Free Nations
17th November 2016
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Mr. Chief Justice, Honorable Delegates;
I am pleased and honored to report to you that the State of our Region is strong. Through the hard work of our government, and this House, we are not only surviving but rather thriving.
Under the leadership of my office, we have successfully made a home in the Confederacy despite our long and storied history of strife. The consistent and strong leadership of the Humpheria Administration, despite the outcome of the next election, will be credited with the stability and resolve of the region.
With the passage of the Executive Establishment Amendment, written and proposed by members of my administration, the Office of Vice President was created and the inaugural office holder is Sulania. I could not think of a better man to stand and help me lead our region than Vice President Sulania. The Vice President has, under my directive, begun the hard work of building an infrastructure unto which we will bring in new nations to participate and live happily in the Confederacy. Recruitment is without a doubt, the single most important facet to ensuring our success. We must grow, and under this administration, WE WILL! With his support as my Vice President and my running mate going into the pending election, the House can be assured that the region is in good hands.
Abroad, our influence grows with every passing day. Minister Aldwood has, despite facing the uphill battle that is understanding the international arena, taken the challenge in stride and we have already begun the process of expanding and adding to our interests and embassies abroad.
Back at home, Latrovia, the Minister of Interior, has taken it upon himself to work hard to expand our government to increase activity in our government. A noble and respectable feat indeed. Though we may not agree all the time, I appreciate his unfaltering support of the administration during his time in our government and wish him the best of luck in the election.
For the better, there is one Cabinet member that I have not had to work with regularly and that is Jaslandia, our Minister of Justice. Insofar, there have been no civil or criminal judicial proceedings. A feat that the whole region should be proud of. Despite his light schedule, I thank Minister Jaslandia for his dedication to the region.
We have had a great start. Despite our quintessential reputation for moving like nomads from place to place because of internal disputes, I can say without a doubt that we have found our home! We may struggle, but we have found our home! We may have disagreements, but we have found our home! We may have had a troubled past, but we have found our home!
Im glad that you can all be here on this journey with me and I am infinitely proud of all of the work that has been done by every Delegate, every Minister, and every Citizen to ensure our long and lasting success. It is with the trust of this hard working and dedicated group of people, that the Humpheria Administration moves forward! It is with your trust that I will continue to lead this region forward to our prosperity.
The answer to the problems facing our region are not found in large and complicated executive actions suggested by some, these paths will only lead to our destruction. We are a fragile, but hardy community. It is our duty to go forward with responsible and necessary policies, not more government for the sake of government. We must approach our dynamic and, at times, complex problems with a mature and experienced administration at the the helm. I am reporting to you today, confidently, that we have that mature and experienced administration now! We have come a long way but we have so much more to accomplish and I am glad to have you all on our side. Thank you.
It is with the greatest honor that I am, and will continue to be, your most obedient servant;
Humpheria Major
President
Confederacy of Free Nations[/spoiler]
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11lboCC_kiLnDdmN1AIEFeNuW4c0bAp-uywz57En65NU/edit?usp=sharing
Aldaur
I welcome all questions and all skepticism in the policies I am intending to work on.
But it seems to me that some individuals need to get off their high horses. The region belongs to everyone and not to the esteemed President Humpheria who chose to twist the meaning of my policy to something he calls the end of the Confederacy. Unfortunately for him, it happens that I have served in many regions and even worse than that, it happens that I had only successes.
Why? That's because this is not the United States, or mother Russia but a friendly community of gamers. I will not be writing laws to tell my Ministers what to do. I will grand my Ministers the freedoms they need to run their projects, I will help them run those projects and I will be personally keep an eye at every project instead of spreading lies about my success.
The reports have spoken, the people have spoken and that is what really matters.
I would welcome the opposition to run a decent campaign rather than an unprofessional anti-Latrovian and anti-progressive one. The rumors and lies will not make any difference. Neither the current policies will.
Penguania And Antarctica
I hope for everyone that they aren't planning to set the region on fire befor, during or after the election because that's the last we need.
Jaslandia, Latrovia, The United Providences Of Perland, Humpheria Major
Gotta loved how I'm the 13th most pacifist in this region, yet I've been in four decent wars e.e
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Humpheria Major
Sorry to say that but aren't you sitting on a high horse too when you say that you "had only successes" ?
Seriously. To all of this region: don't accuse each other or spread lies just for your personal success. We don't need another internal conflict.
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Humpheria Major
Simply put, that was hard to read.
My friend, I see no reason to take to ad hominems and hurt feelings in this campaign. The truth of the matter is that, if we don't have this exchange of ideas the region suffers, so I must implore you to maintain a level of respect and decorum as these debates are purely policy-driven and it is not fitting for a man of your station to be so disrespectful.
Now, on to the issue at hand. I do not fault you for wholesale misunderstanding of the way that our region works, but we are not young and naive, we are tested and weary of conflict. It is clear to see that you must have had experience in other regions since you are so new to this community, but I must remind you that we are not like other regions. You cannot apply your achievements in regions that we are unaware of and did not exist in to this same community. We have had too much conflict in the past, it has forced us from three separate homes, and these irresponsible policies will only push us to the brink once more.
In the NGA, the actions of our greatest enemy, Valturus, were similar to that which you are suggesting. Assuming that he was the best man to lead all facets of government, pushing aside others Ministers as he was Minister of Defense, and pitting members of the government against each other. It is nice to think that under this so-called "re-allocation" (which seems to me, the author of the constitution, to be blatantly unconstitutional) will be pleasant and limited to helpful advice but this is unrealistic. The only times this would be used is under perhaps a too ambitious Minister who would assume that he is the most experienced and smartest member of government, asserting that he could do every job better than his colleagues. This is plainly dangerous.
I would never assume that Minister Latrovia means harm or that he has a bad bone in his body. I fully admit that he has good intentions, but as Shakespeare wrote, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
However, the election is not until December. I urge all citizens to look to this administration led by myself, your President, to the success of our region. I don't need to tout about my successes in other distant regions. Nor do I need to apply one-size-fits-all solutions to problems that don't even exist in our region. You all know my record, I led the region of Montaris in its infancy despite our ill-fated monarch, I have established the CFN as a force to be reckoned with and a community that accepts and supports each other.
We are doing great, and I know that the true greatness lies ahead.
Penguania And Antarctica
Truuuuuuueeeeee
Luckily for us all, the election is not until December. We have plenty of time to just have fun. I'm hoping that Lat takes the time to chill out, as I am. At the end of the day, its important to remember that we all want the same thing: a successful region!
Woah woah, let's all remember to be calm, alright?
No one is saying that the region is for the few, in fact, we've all agreed explicitly that it's for everyone and it seems that our disagreement is only in how to best make it for everyone.
Lat, I'll be frank, I myself don't much like the idea due to witnessing something like it go wrong before -though that was never codified into Law, I suppose- and I think we all need to take a step back to consider some things.
How does this system work at a cabinet level? If Minister A feels Minister B isn't preforming well, can he essentially take over both jobs?
Can Minister B say "No thank you"?
Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
In the interest of the well-being of our region, and for all of our sanity, the Humpheria/Sulania campaign will be ceasing campaign activity until after the Thanksgiving holiday. We have to keep in mind that we still have roughly a month until the election and there is no need to get all heated now.
Until such a time, we will be hard at work doing the job of governing the region, for all of us!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
Dear Mr. President,
I am sorry to tell you, but I believe that you are not paying attention to the reports and what the people talked about. Yes indeed I am the new guy inside this region, but that doesn't mean that you are beyond any reason the best fit for the President's office.
Am I being disrespectful by not accepting your false accusation of wanting to destroy this region? Well I guess you are being correct. I don't accept that and I do not stand for what you said. The policies that have been followed by the establishments - one after another - forced the people of CFN to move from one home to the next. If you believe that the region is strong, I must tell you that strong regions do not break down.
I believe we own it to the people to actually work for them instead of accusing one another at this manner!
Penguania And Antarctica
Second! #HumphSulDecember16
Honestly, after the year and a half of presidential campaigning that went on in the United States, I feel I need a break from any and all things even vaguely campaign-like.
So, I entirely support the waiting until December before we kick into full election gear. I demand more tea times and Ald anecdotes on this RMB!
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
How about we chill down, have some cake, tea/coffe/hot chocolate and talk about things ? I'm for that.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Humpheria Major
I find it quite funny that there were more debates and talks 6 month before the election than a week before it.
Jaslandia, Humpheria Major
No the concept is quite simple Kal. In the cabinet level it goes like this.
First of all I believe we both understand that sometimes some Ministries will have more work than some other Ministries. It's quite normal.
My policy simplifies the amount of work for each Minister. If for example the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Minister A) is struggling with Interregional meetings, Ambassadors etc.
The President himself or even a Minister B he approves can help Minister A with his chores. I hope that it is clear now.
Sometimes our work is really heavy and sometimes we need a hand of help. Re-allocations aka Synergy will be helping us getting our objectives as a government sooner than expected.
I can illustrate this with an example:
Back in the days when I first implemented this system in the ESU, my administration finished it's 4 month set objectives, about 2 or 3 months earlier.
I would re-allocate some Ministers who were doing little at that time, to a Ministry who was under heavy work. In that way both Ministers were finishing their work sooner than they could if it was only one single member working. Of course I am not talking about Ministers taking over the Ministries of other Ministers. No! Just helping out.
Penguania And Antarctica
Hear, hear!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Indeed that sounded a bit like it, but I was merely trying to point out that my methods have been tested and can be implemented anywhere. I am sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. :/
Penguania And Antarctica
So, for those Americans (and Canadians in a belated post), what's everyone like for Thanksgiving?
I can't stand turkey so I always have ham, mac and cheese (baked of course), and yams. Super starchy but ssooooo good.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
I agree very much.
No one's saying they do, and no one is saying you want to do so.
I should note though, it wasn't really a policy matter with the Gov that caused dissipation, for the most part, and the part that was related to that was weeded out in the move to Montaris.
Honestly, it's either been founder abuse, or Exec gov "burying" their hands in the Judiciary (Though, in my opinion a far larger part was Valt) rather than Humph's preferred system of mostly hands off governing (Though, I will admit to not being entirely certain about what happens when a crisis happens).
Well, it's slightly better, but I prefer a deputy system to involve more people, rather than having a real codified system where a different member can take up the job (Again, these feelings of mine are from past experiences, so take with a grain of salt, you know?)
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica
Voter fatigue. Honestly Peng, I don't know how our Yankee friends do it. With their Presidential campaigns lasting so long, their House elected every two years, and a huge return rate for Congressional races, I'm surprised they manage the voter turnout they do.
I'm so tired, and I'm Canadian ffs. I don't want to hear "Trump" or "Clinton" for at least three months, and if someone says "Johnson" they better damn well be talking about a man's fun bits.
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
#Peng4President
- Make the region cute again ! -
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Vista Major, Kalaron, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland, Humpheria Major, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton
We all need a little more cuteness.
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton
You know the best thing about Democracy is when two people, two friends - call it as you like talk to one another. I respect your opinion and I get what you mean.
But! For a region that is keeping it's politics simple we do tend to run a lot of bills, don't we? That is not wrong, but it is not really helping the fact that President's and their administration can and have to run their ways out differently. This means that, just because President Humpheria chose to run his administration on his way, it doesn't mean that the next President has to do exactly the same or run his cabinet the same.
By trying different stuff differently, we learn, we adapt and we know what we did wrong the first time. I have received many messages by people who complain about the politics of the region. They tell me that the politics are the same, they have nothing new and that they most of the times don't know what is going on.
People need to understand that we can change that if they participate, vote and commit their duties as citizens. Every voice matters, every vote matters, every opinion matters. This is how Democracy works - with people working together instead of fighting.
For more, please please please read the report that the Ministry of Interior released. I could keep that information hidden so only I knew the public's opinion but I respect a clear Presidential election.
The current issue is NOT recruitment. Our region is the land and recruitment is the seed. If the land is not good, no grain will grow from it. We fix ourselves and attract more people into our family. Yet again this is my opinion and I would ask you not to continue this any further.
There is time until next months politics. For now, I am under President Humpheria's orders, I gotta respect the man. :)
Penguania And Antarctica
https://youtu.be/kB4GaqnAO8A?t=24m40s
https://youtu.be/YpHv3iuASsk
https://youtu.be/lgT9qopK-VU
My family's Thanksgiving is fairly traditional: turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing, etc., and sometimes we'll have something more unusual like calamari. Me personally, I only eat the turkey for the most part.
Humpheria Major
I like cute things! You have my vote, Peng.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
I need something really cute to send to my girlfriend. Any ideas?
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
This year I substituted chicken for turkey- turns out there's little different when you cranberry the way I cranberry.
But yes, much like Jas- turkey, cranberries, stuffing, mashed potatoes. Carmelized carrots and rutabega might be the only slightly less traditional things I make.
Jaslandia, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
I'm seriously thinking about retiring.
Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Why?
Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
Well, at least the two of you can respect each other.
[B]Ah, I should mention to everyone that I read some of the responses to the questionnaire, and some of them made me raise my eyebrow.[/B]
If any of you feel that you just can't win an election because someone older ran, you probably don't have the whole story.
I encourage anyone, hell, everyone to be get involved with the house of delegates and make your opinion known!
I promise you, a loss in an election isn't a marker of "That other person will always will", but rather, it shows that they trust that person to handle the position more as they've seen more of that person's work, if you at least try to become known in the political sphere and work on how others perceive you, you could win anything.
If you need an example of it, you just need to look at me and Aldwood, mates, because both him and I started as fvcking new guys and got to where we (I am a SCJ, Ald is the MOFA) are by being active and honest with how we feel on issues that crop up politically.
[B]I mean, honestly, not to be mean but we seriously need to address that it is a bit silly that we have twenty one members on the forum -four of which have never voted and four of which have only voted a whopping one time when there are at least a few people out there stating that they just can't get into government.[/B]
Seriously, fellas, get involved in lower areas, and work up if you can, because I know it can be hard, but you all can do it.
Lat's Civil Service will be a good place to start soon (http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10063711/1/#new) but it can only help if you try.
Communist Revolution Pamphlets, mate.
Never met a girl who wasn't woo'd by that Stalin.
Worst comes to worst, print out a picture of his face, cut out a mouth hole, and ask her if she wants a mustache ride :P
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra
Win*
Just kill me.
I will always Will.
Get it? Because my name is Will?
Zing.
Jaslandia, Kalaron
And here I was thinking it was Papa.
Damn, must have missed that somewhere :P
Sorry mate, but this military phonetic language is just too fun.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths
Awesome idea the Stalin thing :P
Well my friend, the Civil Service needs to be approved by current acting President Humpheria, or by the House of Delegates.
Also I saw some people's statements that we needed to calm down. It kinda made me laugh!
You have no idea how calm I was when I actually wrote those messages. I wasn't mad or anything and I was just enjoying the music that was playing. :P
But I understand that some people may have miss understood the way I actually delivered those messages. I have been in the European parliament a few times and this is how we actually spoke one European to the next. :P
Penguania And Antarctica
Ah yes, the ol' Papa Cont. Grandfather to penguins and trains.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major, Percyton
Well, Mr. Minister, I am not acting President, I am the President. Additionally, I gave you my consent earlier this week. So you are more than free to use it as you see fit.
Aldaur, Continental Commonwealths
Put bluntly, I am burned the fvck out :P
Latrovia, Humpheria Major
Ah you did? Strange I don't remember that happening. But I will go on from there sir! :)
Humpheria Major
What a frankly disturbing image.
I do not want to see what cthulian birthing you made that could conceive either of those creatures.
TY, I saw a version off the internet, and just modded it to fit the soviet pamphlet education Unf is pushing on the Discord :P
Well, it seems it was, so I'm glad.
I hope the people who felt that they couldn't get into politics feel less dejected now, seeing as they now know how to do so :P
Jaslandia, Latrovia, Humpheria Major
About regional politics? Because if so, I can't say I blame you.
Humpheria Major
I'd be retiring from that but not really because of it :P
Jaslandia, Humpheria Major
Good night fellas :)
Gosh I can promise that I am smelling Christmas :D
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
You're my grandfather? I've never had a grandfather before. I'm so excited! But first, I should probably go talk to Sir Topham Hatt's grandchildren and ask them how to be a grandchild.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine
How about a penguin ??
Jaslandia, Kalaron
l'éstat, c'est toi! :P
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
Oh?
I don't think it's so bad, though I will admit to not having seen Montaris's fall as being a matter of politics nearly as much as it was a personal issue.
Or maybe I just don't understand in general, since I love the issues themselves that have come up for our regions.
Jaslandia
Best granddad of all. :)
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Tserra
Goodnight, Lat!
Penguania And Antarctica
And great-nephew to Speakers.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Goodnight guys. Wish you a nice remaining day and sweet dreams tonight. Love you all. <3
Jaslandia, Vista Major, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major, Percyton
Just think, midterms are in 2 years so we have about a year then it'll be starting again, albeit to a lesser degree, then its just another year of governance then we're in 2020 and its back with the President.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bzWSJG93P8
Jaslandia
*sniff* But you're already the best train grandchild a grandpa in his mid-20s could ask for!
Back atcha, grand-penguin-son!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Percyton
Taxes in Nuremgard are eye-watering right now. 54%. You can tell the government is ran by socialists.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Goodnight, Peng!
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Really? Thanks, Grandpa Cont! I promise I won't let you down!
Jaslandia, Varrick The Rich Guy, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
*laughs* You are a silly little engine, Percy. Engines can't have parents, let alone grandparents! If we did have parents, it would be the people who built us at the Works, not some random stranger on the Internet.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
The Tsar should get his tight attractive arse to work on this issue ;)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
James! Don't be so rude! I think Papa Cont is a wonderful grandfather.
Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major, Percyton
Don't forget your Uncle Varrick, Percy! Perhaps you could not let me down and pull a freight train to Ba Sing Se?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Humph for President!
#Experience&Stability
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
And, also,
#Stability&Experience
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Yes, sir! I won't let you down! *chuffs away to get freight train*
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
#Staperience&Exbility
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus
#Experienability
#Stabilerience
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
#Slogans!
#Soundbites!
Vote for me!
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Tserra for eternal overlord.
#Whalesarecool
#Turles!
#Candy!
Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
All of these
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
You all heard the man!
#AllOfThese
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major
Is discordium a good name?
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major
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Penguania And Antarctica
91.5% GOML.
How did that not kill Vista's political career?
#AmpersandsDontWorkInHashtagsWhichYouWouldKnowIfYouHadALifeAndWerentAWalkingMeme
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