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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Thats good, because by my calculations Scotlands allotment for greenhouse gases are exceeded by sheep flatulence alone.
Everestopia, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Gualimole
I hope to God they never allow fracking here. I don't want my country's astonishing natural beauty destroyed to fill the pockets of c*nty oil execs.
Mai ei halp ju, Herr Nuremgard?
Nuremgard
It's actually for my country Auld Valyria. It has a similar concept to the Nazi Volksgemeinschaft. All Valyrians, regardless of their class, should be united together as one community because of their shared identity, culture and racial supremacy to all others.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium
Who will be ostracized/segregated? Are there any "peoples of the same blood" outside of the realm?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
No. Valyrians are a unique race showcased by their silvery blonde hair, purple eyes and fair skin. Any foreign peoples who are conquered and subjugated are seen as racially inferior and thus worthy of slavery. Valyrians, however, are forbidden from being enslaved and cannot engage in work or activities which are seen as demeaning to their people.
Penguania And Antarctica
What form/type of government do they have?
Nuremgard
It's a mixture of the Roman Republic/Empire and Holy Roman Empire. Noble families dominate the legislature and the head of state/government is the Archon. This position is supposed to be elected from among the forty most powerful families in the realm but the position has been held for centuries by the same family, making it de facto hereditary. This is similar to the Habsburgs maintaining the imperial crown of the HRE despite it being elected.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Interesting.
Nuremgard
Danke.
Penguania And Antarctica
You seem to put a lot of work and effort into your nations. I wish I had this energy and creativity.
Nuremgard
Thank you but I really do not have any energy lol. I am a very lazy person and even lazier writer.
Penguania And Antarctica
But still you come up with new stuff. You have creativity.
Nuremgard
Thanks. :) To be fair, Valyria is a civilisation created by George R.R Martin for his series A Song of Ice and Fire. I am simply just adding my own ideas to it.
Penguania And Antarctica
Question to you British people:
Do you drink tea even in hot summer? (I know this is a stereotypical question. I'm sorry if any of you is offended)
Ludania, Nuremgard
That's cool.
Nuremgard
I have never drank tea before.
Penguania And Antarctica
You never had a tea!?
Nuremgard, Yukona
I don't often drink tea and I physically can't when the weather is hot. I can in the evenings in the summer. My mother and grandparents on the other hand can and will drink a cup of tea at any time even if it's blisteringly hot outside.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
I dislike hot drinks.
Penguania And Antarctica
We don't lock them up. Their either sent to the military to be used as penal battalions (unseen since WWII) or as labor for engineering (like building a naval base). I was thinking of bringing prisons back, but the military suffered a 6.3% drop last time which dropped me 8 places on the regional list...
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Constituence
Hmm. What about cold drinks?
No to those, too, Peng. No drinks. Dehydration is Nurems kink.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Anglia Imperium
Well, I don't know what he likes or not. Maybe he likes his drinks at room temp?
Am I too intrusive?
You do have a nation for every ideology, don't you?
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium
I like cold drinks.
I used to. But I only have 2 right now. Nuremgard and Valyria.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium
Hmm. Is it annoying?
Scotch on the rocks. :P
Nuremgard
Nope, not that either!
Penguania And Antarctica
Ok.
May I ask how you are, Sir?
Sir? Has Con been knighted and not told us? :P
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I don't know, Sir. I'm just being polite, Sir.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Ah.
I think he did...
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Someone told me 'Ser' was used for both Male and Female knights...
Penguania And Antarctica
I thought ser was just a more archaic way of saying sir.
Russkov Soviet
No, but I would enjoy watching the Prime Minister try to make a concrete decision if I were to try to accept one.
Im quite fine, sir. Howre you?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
If Canada became a republic, what kind would you want it to be? Ceremonial president? Semi-presidential system? Full presidential system?
Ah. I dunno xD
Nuremgard
Semi-presidential with fixed election dates so that the legislature (preferably a unicameral one) and the President are elected simultaneously.
Ranked ballot for President, Cabinet selected by Pres from legislature, Cabinet required to maintain legislatures confidence.
Loss of confidence leads to dropping of the writ as long as there is more than one year until the fixed election date; fixed election still takes place as scheduled.
I also like the idea of individual ministers being subject to confidence votes for mismanagement of their portfolios, but Id like to see the concept of Cabinet solidarity revisited if were not going to hold all of Cabinet responsible for the mismanagement of the few.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Isn't a unicameral legislature a bad idea for a country as large as Canada?
Yet your party foolishly want to exploit oil for simple economic gain while ignoring the effect it will have on the environment - and this is more than a simple policy, it's a cornerstone of Salmond's original independence argument.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD1hZEw_6n0
Ludania, Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Well the SNP are a very middle of the road party. They try to be all things to all men. And yes, since we have the oil resources, I want to exploit that. I want a sovereign wealth fund set up along the lines of Norway.
The Senate of Canada has infamously abandoned its intended role of regional representation since almost day #1, so Canada has lived without the intended purpose of a second chamber for pretty much its entire existence. And yet, we still keep ticking.
So, no, I would argue its not a bad idea at all. We currently pay 105 Senators and their staffers to continue our culture of party partisan politics in one chamber when the 336 Members of Parliament are already doing a fine job of considering the Party above all else just down the hall.
There are still other mechanisms, ones that more reliably provide regional consideration, that promote our role as a federation. The most important is the requirement to have the approval of at least 7 provinces comprising at least 50% of the population to pass some constitutional amendments, and unanimity of the provinces to pass still other more wide-sweeping amendments. Theres also the distribution of our electoral ridings, where smaller provinces have smaller elector thresholds so that more seats can be allotted to them.
Nuremgard, Anglia Imperium
Fair enough. I prefer having a unicameral Parliament here in Scotland too.
An independent Scotland and a republican Canada. 😍
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Hear, hear!
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
An independent, republican Scotland is the ideal.
Axeldonia
I'm quite fine.
As long as you keep the hiring criteria for your Head of State the same. Must have German lineage, a corgi obsession, and difficulties with singular and plural personal pronoun use.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium
Apparently if Scotland does go independent, we can insist upon a separate coronation with the Honours of Scotland for the monarch.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Did someone say GERMAN? :D
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Anglia Imperium
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=auld_valyria/detail=factbook
Please read my factbooks. Thanks. :)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Very interesting, all I can think of is Harry, you're a wizard!
Nuremgard
Thanks. Why are you thinking of that line though? Also, it's "you're a wizard, Harry!"
Bearlong, Penguania And Antarctica
NEEEEERDS
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova, Anglia Imperium
https://youtu.be/IRsPheErBj8
Citizens have about twelve more hours to vote.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Anglia Imperium
[Spoiler=A spoiler]
Just putting this here and saying that it would be very nice if you considered supporting my bid for the Consulship. More details if you click that link there!
~Ces/Anglia~[/spoiler]
Penguania And Antarctica
There is a typo at the very end of the factbook you linked.
Yukona, Anglia Imperium
Hey, while youre proofreading factbooks...
Im kidding. I wouldnt make my worst enemy read and proofread that. One day Ill finally sit down and give it a thorough read-through and edit.
Also, guess I should change my wiki factbook, too. Doesnt seem right that Im born of Baxtens nation anymore. :(
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Anglia Imperium
Woops! Thanks a lot, Peng! Fixed it.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Well, I'll give it a look when I have time.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths
Post self-deleted by Mercunova.
Results of the August 2018 General Election (First under the Consulship Amendment)
The results of the August 2018 General Regional Election are as follows:
Consul
Having achieved 60% of the vote, Mercunova has been elected Primary Consul. The remaining two candidates, Cesorion and Lex Caledonia, were tied for second place. Thus, there will be a regional poll for Secondary Consul.
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Chief Constable
Jaslandia - 8
Yukona - 1
Speaker of Parliament
Bearlong - Acclaimed
Supreme Court Justices
Unfallious - Acclaimed
Penguania And Antarctica - Acclaimed
Au Minbo - Acclaimed
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IT APPEARS THEREFROM
1. That the Primary Consul through 16 December 2018 shall be Mercunova;
2. That the Secondary Consul shall be identified under the provisions of the Constitution by a runoff election via regional poll;
3. That the Bearlong shall remain Speaker through 16 December 2018; and
4. That the Supreme Court shall consist, in order of seniority on the bench, of Unfallious, Au Minbo, and Penguania And Antarctica, through 16 December 2018.
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The winning candidates will take their office effective midnight Eastern Time, 16 August 2018. Their roles as shown on the WFE will be added within a few minutes of that time.
We, the undersigned, guarantee that all the information given in this notice is correct, valid in form and authentic. There was one (1) spoiled ballot.
Election Commissioners
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion, Anglia Imperium
Final Notice from the Office of the Chancellor
The next Regional General Election shall be scheduled for 12-15 December, 2018.
Kind regards,
☿ Merc
Chancellor
Jaslandia, Au Minbo, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion, Anglia Imperium
The real feat here is that Ive gone an entire term without an accidental suppression.
Hold your applause, please. Firefighters are the real heros.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Congrats to all the winners! Whoever wins the Secondary Consul runoff, I think this will be a great first term under the Consulship system!
I'd also like to thank all of you for voting me! I appreciate your support, and I will be determined to serve you all the best I can! I congratulate my opponent Yukona for a good race, and I wish him the best! I would also like to extend an offer for him to become a Constable in my department if he's interested.
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Cesorion, Anglia Imperium
Now Im just bummed.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
[I]Many congratulations to [nation=noflag]mercunova[/nation], [nation=noflag]jaslandia[/nation], [nation=noflag]bearlong[/nation], [nation=noflag]Unfallious[/nation], [nation=noflag]au minbo[/nation] and [nation=noflag]Penguania and Antarctica[/nation]! Having worked with them in the past, I know the next government will be the best we could have to inaugurate the new system!
Many congratulations as well to [nation=noflag]Lex Caledonia[/nation], I look forward to the runoff and to working with him and all Citizens if I'm fortunate enough to succeed in this second round.
~Ces/Anglia~
Bearlong, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
I can recommend Yuk as a competent constable. :)
Jaslandia, Anglia Imperium
Oi, [nation=short]Everestopia[/nation]!
Best not be cte-ing on us now, boyo.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Anglia Imperium
What do you guys think of Evo Morales?
Penguania And Antarctica
I had to Google him lol
Who or what is that if you wouldn't mind explaining?
He is the incumbent President of Bolivia, a leftist and the first person of the indiginous population to hold the position.
Penguania And Antarctica
He's top tier leftist material <3<3<3
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/16/bolivian-president-evo-morales-new-residence-is-as-imposing-as-it-is-divisive-la-paz
Mercunova
I read that as 1,068 square feet, not square metres, and was really confused a) why hed have such a small residence in such a large building, and b) how hed fit all that sh!t into such a small space.
Nuremgard, Mercunova
>:0
Yukona
A little too Bolivarian for my tastes, what with backing Maduro and the Venezuelan government's rapid authoritarianism, plus he has tried to circumvent Constitutional limits on power like term limits (the 2016 referendum as the prime example and the TSJ rejecting the results). Other than that, I know people support him and his endeavors (though it still doesn't endear me to Bolivia).
Yukona, Cesorion, Gualimole
While I don't justify it, I can kinda' understand why Venezuela is turning more to authoritarianism. Enduring a military coup is bound to make the ruling party skittish.
Example #3757 of austerity not working: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/world/europe/uk-austerity-councils-northamptonshire.html?action=click&contentCollection=world&contentPlacement=1&module=package&pgtype=sectionfront&region=rank&rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fworld&version=highlights
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
In the Guardian article discussing that council, many right-wingers were haughtily bemoaning "socialists running out of other people's money" and not realising it's a Conservative-run council.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
Except that the 2002 coup was thwarted in just 48 hours and the 2017 self-coup was literally the superior court trying to claim legislative powers away from the opposition-held National Assembly, while the 1992 coup attempts were to put Chavez in power
Yukona
Fair enough. I don't know anything about Venezuelan politics. The only time I really read about it was when I read the book How Democracies Die.
Guten Abend :)
Jaslandia, Percyton
Hello. I am a new arrival, from the region of Driselbia. I will be applying for citizenship. I also ran an extensive roleplay in Driselbia for some time, and I was wondering if that may continue here, and what the customs for roleplay are in the Confederacy of Free Nations.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Interesting flag and nation name...
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I was originally part of Kaiserreich, which influenced my nation choice. I haven't bothered to change it in the years since.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Well then... Nevertheless, Welcome to the CoFN! My name is Aleksi Coltsov, current Premier of the Equestrian Union, and I do hope you enjoy your stay.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
thank you!
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hello. I came here because of The Whermacht
I am Winfallow
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The Whermacht, Percyton
Ah... I checked in with a pal in The Phoenix Concordat, and he told me that a few nations and their region look very suspicious to him. Ideas?
Nations: West Bonsinniea, Communist Bonsinniea Ii (And I didn't know there was a I till now), and Peoples Republic Of Bonsiniiea.
Region: Peoples Liberation Front.
Just go check out the PhoCon chat and the above.
Welcome Comrade! My name is Aleksi Coltsov, the Premier of the Equestrian Union. I hope you enjoy your stay.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Ckokina
Thanks. I am more here for the RP though.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The Whermacht
I'm sure the PC can deal with this on their own.
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Communist Bonsinniea Ii
Following new legislation in Nuremgard, good-looking soldier boys have celebrity status amongst the nation's homosexuals.
This made the country less inclusive and made the weather slightly worse according to the stats. I guess we gays really do have weather-altering abilities after all.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
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