[PROPOSAL] A condemnation of the action of the King

[Üc R. Tärfâ]

Dept. þon. Túischac'h C. Carlüs Xheraltescù ,
I hereby propose this RESOLUTION for consideration in the General Assembly.

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R | A condemnation of the action of the King.

WHEREAS the Ziu passed 48RZ14, being an amendment to the Organic Law called "The 3/4 Majority Amendment", with 136 për, 28 contrâ and 21 austenéu votes in the Cosa and 4 për, 0 contrâ and 4 austenéu votes in the Senäts; and
WHEREAS the aforementioned amendment was ratified by the People of the Kingdom of Talossa in a referendum with 73 për, 27 contrâ and 25 austenéu votes; and
WHEREAS the result of the vote on the referendum was certified on the 19th of March; and
WHEREAS His Majesty John, King of Talossa, on the 5th of April - 17 days after the result of the referendum was certified - announced that he was «at this time neither proclaiming nor declaring my refusal to proclaim the Amendment» asking for a new discussion in a closed group to «engage in a more careful and thoughtful conversation» on the subject affirming that he was concerned «about some aspects of it doing possibly irreparable harm to the nation» and «with the well-being of Talossa»; and
WHEREAS the Cort Pü Inalt in re "Petition for Declarative Relief - Application of 47RZ28", decided on the 25th of November 2015/XXXVI, argumented that «the King may pass an amendment into law (passively or actively) or may refuse to do so» and «the Organic Law empowers the King to refuse to proclaim an amendment»; and
WHEREAS the King by «neither proclaiming nor declaring [his] refusal to proclaim the Amendment» is de facto acting by the assumption that the Crown has a previoulsy unheard power of indefinitely stalling an amendment approved by the Ziu and ratified by the People by expressing his refusal to proclaim or refuse to proclaim it; and
WHEREAS this course of action taken by the King affirms a temporal precariousness of the assumption of passive proclamation; and
WHEREAS the purpose of the aforementioned amendment is to limit the King's powers of discretion in proclaiming or refusing to proclaim an amendment to the Organic Law; and
WHEREAS the King is consciously stalling the will of the People of the Kingdom to limit his powers and give certainty to the amendment process;

THEREFORE the General Assembly of the Free Province of Fiôvâ condemns the action of the King of Talossa as a serious and disrespectful outrage to the democratically and organically expressed will of the People of the Kingdom; and commits the Government of the Province to petition the Cort Pü Inalt to question the organic status of the King's action to explicitly neither proclaim nor refuse to proclaim the amendment.

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• According with Section 3.1 of the Standing Orders, citizens of Fiôvâ have 7 days, until the 16th of April, to propose amendments in this same thread.
• If you do, according with StanOrd § 3.2 the Túischac'h shall call for a vote on each amendments in a new collective thread labelled [AMENDMENTS VOTE] that last for 7 days.
• Once all of the amendments have been settled and applied or if no amendment is proposed, according with StanOrd § 4 the Túischac'h will call for a final vote on this proposal in a new thread labelled [FINAL VOTE] that last for 7 days.
• As this is a proposal for a resolution, it doesn't need to be promulgated by the Cunstavál.

And now... let's enjoy some rugby!

[C. Carlüs Xheraltescù]

You seem to have everything covered here, procedurally

[Üc R. Tärfâ]

Apr 11, 2016 3:33:44 GMT -6 C. Carlüs Xheraltescù said:

You seem to have everything covered here, procedurally

However, I still need you to call for a Final Vote, and citizens to vote on it

(BTW: I'm working on an update of the Standing Orders inspired in the first instance by the "urgency" of this Resolution, but I'll post the DISCUSSION thread only once the procedure for this resolution will be over, I don't want to drag MAs attention away)

[C. Carlüs Xheraltescù]

My understanding is I call for a final vote on the 16th of April if there are no amendments, right?

[Üc R. Tärfâ]

Apr 11, 2016 8:28:52 GMT -6 C. Carlüs Xheraltescù said:

My understanding is I call for a final vote on the 16th of April if there are no amendments, right?

You're right, and you must do it by opening a new thread labelled [FINAL VOTE].

May I suggest to my boss, el Dept. Þon. Secretár d'Estat Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN, to notify by e-mail to all citizens that a final vote was called once the Túischac'h will call it, providing a direct link to the voting thread? This will be a key part in my proposal to amend the Standing Orders.

(BTW: I've just found out that this proposal of mine amending the Constitution is still technically awaiting to move to the [AMENDMENTS VOTE] phase after 4 years. I'll withdraw it and propose it again in a consolidated text right now so the ProvSoS can send, if she agrees, a single e-mail for both votes on the 18th)

[Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN]

Wait, how is this my job? It's never been Fiovan custom that the SoS emails citizens about votes in the GA.

[Üc R. Tärfâ]

Apr 11, 2016 21:48:28 GMT -6 Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN said:

Wait, how is this my job? It's never been Fiovan custom that the SoS emails citizens about votes in the GA.

I know, that's why I've said that I'd like to put it in the Reform I'm working on (actually, it's almost complete), and at this time I'm just suggesting it. Less or non active citizens might like to pop in just to vote, I know that I'd like it and always did, but they should be informed that there's a vote going on. Just a thought...

[C. Carlüs Xheraltescù]

I'll be moving this to a final vote after I've had some sleep, unless there are any objections to this slight delay?

[Üc R. Tärfâ]

I had a long day and night myself too... At The pollong station from 7 to 23, counting the results, delivering all the materials...

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