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I vote nay on the Political Party Deemphasization Act

I abstain, I disagree with the concept of political parties, but don’t feel like it should be legally removed

The Political Party Deemphasization Act has failed 1-4-2.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

We are now debating the confirmation of Ttyxious as Communications Minister.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

Marvinville & Ttyxious have permission to take part.

New Central Iowa

Does the nominee Ttyxious wish to make a statement?

Pap Sculgief

Dear Senate,

My name is Green and I am seeking your approval for the position of Communications Minister as is required by Article 3, Section 4(1) of the Constitution of Thaecia.

Firstly, let me say that I am open to hear from all the members of this upper chamber, the good and the bad. If I do not respond at a reasonable time to any comments, criticisms, or concerns please ping me on discord that you are waiting on a response.

For those wondering, I have experience with communications and news like situations from other games. For example, I belonged to a group called Duty to Educate, where I made some videos about current events happening around the world at that time - if you would like, I will provide these through discord. Beyond my experiences in other games, I have some experience on previous monthly press releases through my animations.

As I am an independent, no party here needs to worry about any partisanship. It will be one of my top priorities to release any news as unbiased as possible. If you feel I have been biased in any way, discord will always be open if y’all decide to accept me for this position.

I do not want to take too much more of your time, but this is a little introduction of myself. Again, please respond with anything you have in mind and I will try to get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you for reading this and I hope to hear from y’all soon.

Sincerely,

Green (Ttyxious)

No questions, ready to vote.

We are now voting on the confirmation of Ttyxious as Communications Minister.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

I vote Aye

Rayekka wrote:We are now voting on the confirmation of Ttyxious as Communications Minister.

I must remind the Senators who haven’t voted to please vote.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

We are now debating the State of the Union Act.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1812075

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

Snowflame & I have introduced this bill in order to have more executive-legislative communication and to allow Congress to hold the Prime Minister to account on behalf of their constituents. I am very happy to answer any questions about this bill.

Makes sense and I think could not only improve Executive-Legislative communication but could also improve the visibility of the executive and in particular, the PM’s agenda. I do have one slight concern, and that is the potential for a PM to refuse to answer anything in PMQs. While I don’t think this will happen, it is a clear possibility, and so I don’t know if it would be worth amending the bill to add a section that ensures that at least one question must be answered. I welcome any feedback on this above idea.

Rayekka

Pap Sculgief wrote:Makes sense and I think could not only improve Executive-Legislative communication but could also improve the visibility of the executive and in particular, the PM’s agenda. I do have one slight concern, and that is the potential for a PM to refuse to answer anything in PMQs. While I don’t think this will happen, it is a clear possibility, and so I don’t know if it would be worth amending the bill to add a section that ensures that at least one question must be answered. I welcome any feedback on this above idea.

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The clause is there as an option for the PM not to answer. Tbh I like your idea of adding a minimum. That way it would avoid the PM completely ignoring PMQ’s.

It is worth noting as well that despite MPs taking part in the State of the Union, the House of Commons is not required to stop business for it. So while SotU is ongoing in the Senate RMB - the House RMB can still be in session. I can add this as a specific clause if wanted.

We are now voting on the State of the Union Act.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1812075

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

I vote aye.

The State of the Union Act has passed 4-0-3 and will go to the House once a Speaker has been elected.

There is nothing more on the docket. We will therefore enter recess until business becomes available.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

Congratulations on your election Speaker Snalland. Please see below the two bills that passed the Senate while the House was in recess that need to be added to the House docket.

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=chairman_rayekka/detail=factbook/id=1817128

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1812075

We're back in business! We are debating the 'Security Modernization Amendments'. It is worth noting that Article II of this bill will need to go to regional referenda, if it passes Congress, as it amends the constitution.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1826563

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

I am personally in favour of this bill and it makes relevant updates to our military/security legislation.

Thank you Mr. Chair.

I drafted these amendments at the request of Prime Minister Marvinville and they make a number of necessary improvements to our security and military structure.

The first of these is finally getting rid of Senate pre-notification in military affairs. This is a dated oversight structure that risks our operational security and is redundant. We still have the ability to veto operations once they occur and improper use of the military can invoke other penalties as well.

Second, the PM (or a designee, most likely the Secretary of Defense) is allowed to issue special military waivers to nations enrolled in a Thaecian military established by law. This will give some added legal certainty to members of the military that they don't need to take any special steps to preserve their citizenship while on an operation.

Finally, the Security Council is abolished and the power to ratify proscriptions returns to the Ministers. The Security Council hasn't even been set up and if it was it would be a redundant institution anyways. We have a Cabinet of Ministers for a reason, best to use them in cases like this.

Once again, all of changes listed above were requested by the executive and represent their preferred alternative to modernize and improve our security and military apparatus. I see no reason to stand in the way of their wishes.

Rayekka, Pap Sculgief, New Central Iowa

Post self-deleted by The Ambis.

Post self-deleted by Rayekka.

i share peep's sentiment on this one aswell, as a member of the military, i see how hard some of the laws are to understand while operating militarily. as for the second affect of the S.M.A. i am quite for it as it makes thaecia significantly more accessible to new players, and easier to understand and play in. and on the security council, there is no reason for its "continued" existence, it slows all of our military operations, in a world where a few seconds can make the difference between winning and losing.

We are now voting on the 'Security Modernization Amendments'. It is worth noting that Article II of this bill will need to go to regional referenda, if it passes Congress, as it amends the constitution.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1826563

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

I vote Aye.

The 'Security Modernization Amendments' has passed 5-0-2. This will now be sent to the House.

The Senate will be adjourned until more business is available.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1826563

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

Pap Sculgief

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

Snalland

I resign as Senator

We are out of recess with two pieces of business in the docket.

We are now debating the confirmation of The Ambis as Domestic Affairs Minister.

Nominee The Ambis & Prime Minister Marvinville may contribute to this discussion/debate.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

I personally believe Ambis is a perfectly qualified candidate for the position, but am interested what his plans are for the ministry?

The Ambis

Hello there Senators. Twice I've stood before you, twice I've failed. Let's hope this will be different...

Alright, here we go.

For any questions about qualifications, I ran an RP Law registry for a bit, and I'm very familiar with BBcode. I'm also active, which is a good thing to have. I'm an MP, so am aware of laws when they pass.

For my plans, my first and foremost goal is to keep things updated. The factbooks aren't worth anything if they aren't properly updated, so my goal is to do that. I will always hope to have the update in less than a week, and I intend to hold this promise, and if IRL comes swinging, I will inform people, so I don't just disappear.

Second goal: Keep recruiting. We have several active recruiters on Discord, and I would also love to have some game side. Having one active recruiter going at any given time would be a huge win, and I would absolutely try to work towards that, perhaps implementing a way for people to signal when they can normally recruit, so we don't have overlap.

Third goal: While this is something that I will not promise, I will say it would be an underlying thing for a while. I want to try to revive the Education Ministry within my jurisdiction. Having people that know what they're doing, available for contact, and factbooks detailing important things that are sort of an "intro to Thaecia" course. I believe if I can get enough people, I can do this and will try to.

Rayekka

i think all three of those points are very important, but as domestic affairs minister will there be anything you will do to improve domestic affairs itself?

I'm not sure I quite understand, could you elaborate on what you mean?

Thank you Ambis. I'll start by saying I don't see an obvious reason to reject you so excepting a circumstance that arises between this statement and the vote, I'll be voting in favor.

On questions, how will you balance manpower between recruiting and other initiatives, like the Education idea you raised earlier? Related, what is our recruitment manpower looking in terms of getting close to your 100% utilization goal? I know you mentioned we have several active, but how close to 24/7 coverage does that get us?

Thank you, Senator Peeps, in regard to the first question about balancing, I don't believe it will be much of a problem, and I don't see education taking up much manpower, since the main thing would be a mentor, which is only needed when a new person requests it unless plans change.

As to your second question, I'll admit, it's not very close since the most active recruiter is Altys, probably followed by Santa Marana. I don't recruit nearly as much as I should, which I will remedy, by trying to do some daily. In all, it will take some work, but we have over thirty recruiters rolled on discord, and if I get some game side, I think we should be able to hit it hopefully by the end of Marv's term.

Democratized Peoples

We are now voting on the confirmation of The Ambis as Domestic Affairs Minister.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

I vote Aye.

The Ambis has been confirmed as Domestic Affairs Minister, 6-0-0.

Prime Minister Marvinville.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

We will be going into a short recess before moving onto our next business in a couple days.

The Ambis

Mr Chairman,

Following the February 2023 Special Election, I hereby inaugurate Santa Marana to the position of Senator.

Rayekka, Zon Island, Santa Marana, The Ambis

After my election as World Assembly Delegate, as per the Position Restrictions Act, I announce my resignation as Senate Chairman. I will continue to serve as Senator for the remainder of my term.

I call upon Electoral Commissioner Sunipi to host a Chamber Leadership Election.

It has been an honour serving as your Chairman and running a fair, efficient Senate that cleared the backlog.

[spoiler=Senators]Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore[/spoiler]

Marvinville, The Ambis

Thank you for your service, Mr Chairman.

Election for Senate Chair

The standing period is now open. Senators, please declare your intent or non-intent to stand for Chair (as applicable) within 24 hours.

[spoiler=Senators]

Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Santa Marana[/spoiler]

I do not intend to run for Chairman

Sunipi wrote:[spoiler]Thank you for your service, Mr Chairman.

Election for Senate Chair

The standing period is now open. Senators, please declare your intent or non-intent to stand for Chair (as applicable) within 24 hours.[/spoiler]

I DO intend to run for Chairmen.

im down to run again ig, but i am without convenient discord access atm (every other day for the most part) so do keep that in mind

I do not intend to run for Chairman.

The standing period is now over. The declared candidates are:

[*] Saltmore

[*] New Central Iowa

The discussion & statements period is now open.

Senators, you now have the chance to ask questions to the candidates, as well as voice your opinions. This period will last, at most, 48 hours.

[spoiler=Senators]

Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Santa Marana[/spoiler]

Is nobody going to ask any questions?

Post self-deleted by New Central Iowa.

What do the two candidates stand for? Both haven’t held leadership positions before, what makes you qualified for the job? How do you intend on running the Senate?

Answers to Rayekka:

Rayekka wrote:What do the two candidates stand for?

It depends on what thing specifically you're talking about. NS politics is a confusing thing that I don't fully understand yet.

Rayekka wrote:Both haven’t held leadership positions before, what makes you qualified for the job?

I have been a senator for a while, so I know what things have been going on recently.

Rayekka wrote:How do you intend on running the Senate?

Basically trying to get laws passed. I mean, that's what we're supposed to do anyway.

Senators, the discussion & statements period is now over.

The voting period is now open.

Senators, please cast your vote for Chair. You may vote as follows:

[*] New Central Iowa

[*] Saltmore

[*] Abstain

The vote will remain open until all Senators have voted.

[spoiler=Senators]

Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Santa Marana[/spoiler]

I vote Saltmore

i abstain as courtesy, and as to the question from rayekka, i stand for getting myself into a leadership position, one from which i can learn and grow, both as a person and as an NS player.

Voting is now closed.

Saltmore received two votes, while New Central Iowa received none. Four Senators abstained and one did not vote.

Therefore, I declare that Saltmore is duly elected to serve as Chair of the Senate.

[spoiler=Senators]

Snowflame

Rayekka

Democratized Peoples

Pradera

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Santa Marana[/spoiler]

New Central Iowa

As my first order of business as chairman, we are debating this thing.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1837632

[spoiler=Senators]Santa Marana

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Rayekka

Snowflame

Democratized Peoples

Pradera[/spoiler]

Saltmore, The Ambis

I am for this, this is a sensible modernisation of the original bill.

Brototh, The Ambis

I agree, this bill makes a decent change to this bill and has my full support.

The Ambis

It's a good amendment.

We are voting on this thing.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1837632

[spoiler=Senators]Santa Marana

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Rayekka

Snowflame

Democratized Peoples

Pradera[/spoiler]

The vote is now closed. The bill passes unanimously (except for NCI).

We shall now be debating this thing.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1842794

[spoiler=Senators]Santa Marana

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Rayekka

Snowflame

Democratized Peoples

Pradera[/spoiler]

^

^ would have voted yea if i noticed vote was going lol

as to the "amendments to legislative resoloution 051 "congress regulation act"" i believe that this is a great change to the act, and that it may become necessary in the future depending on the people and type of people that run & win positions in thaecian politics. this piece brings up many prominent issues in our senate and our HOC today, (ones that i may well be guilty of) and ones that can be easily solved by this piece.

We shall now be voting on this thing.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1842794

[spoiler=Senators]Santa Marana

New Central Iowa

Saltmore

Rayekka

Snowflame

Democratized Peoples

Pradera[/spoiler]

I say aye.

Since nobody else is voting, the voting is closed and the bill passes.

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