Resolution Concerning a Provincial Merger

[Açafat del Val]

Esteemed colleagues,

In the exercise of my powers as a Shepherd of this honorable House, I do hereby:

(1) Propose a Resolution that...

(A) The Nimlet endorse without amendment a merger between this Province and that of Fiôvâ in accordance with the Merger Constitution, to be found at the hyperlink <talossa.proboards.com/thread/13568/discussion-merger-constitution-electric-boogaloo>;

(B) The Nimlet authorize a referendum of all Florencians, at which they shall elect to endorse, or not to endorse, without amendment the same merger in accordance with the same Constitution; and

(C) If this Resolution pass by the deadline below established, the aforesaid referendum occur during the month of September, for a period which shall be determined by The Chancery of Talossa and, in order that all Florencians have sufficient time and notice, shall last not less than two weeks:

(2) Establish that other members of the Nimlet must vote on the foregoing Resolution on or before the 14th day of August in the year 2019:

(3) Request with humility and respect that, if the foregoing Resolution pass, the Governor sign and deliver this Resolution hastily to the Constable or the Crown, as may be the case: and

(4) Pray that the Constable or the Crown, as may be the case, find agreeable and satisfactory the aforementioned merger and, if the foregoing Resolution pass, approve it without delay.

Submitted in good faith,
this day the 30th of July,
in the year 2019,

Spencer K.

[Açafat del Val]

On the Resolution so proposed, I do vote per.

[King John]

Nice subjunctives by the way. In college, many decades ago, I wrote a paper for a Linguistics class entitled "Whether Modern English have a subjunctive mood, or no"; I'm a fan.

[Hooligan]

With my seats in the Nimlet, I vote against the dissolution of our beloved province. I vote Contra. I vote Non. I vote for Florencia. We may be somewhat inactive at the current time, but that doesn't mean we're not happy, or in need of becoming something other than proud Florencians.

Hooligan

[Breneir Itravilatx]

I vote Per.

[Colonel Mximo Carbonèl]

I vote PER

Mximo

[Ieremiac'h Ventrutx]

I vote contra, this is a stupid thing to do. Leave the "slightly nacho shaped province alone!"

[Açafat del Val]

I admit readily the possibility of an error - perhaps I did not find all sources to the contrary - but I am informed and believe that all bona fide members of this honorable House have voted on the above made Resolution. If that be the case, then I should recognize also that the deadline thereof has been satisfied (or will be satisfied during the coming 18 hours, depending on the timezone) and the Resolution has passed thus.

Accordingly I do reiterate the following:

(1) A request that the Governor (Colonel Mximo Carbonèl) sign, deliver and recommend for approval this Resolution to the Crown; and

(2) A prayer that the Crown (King John)...

(A) Find agreeable the formally endorsed merger, and

(B) Cause by his approval of this Resolution that the resulting referendum occur without delay, or at least allow that the same become effective without his action.

[Colonel Mximo Carbonèl]

"I hereby sign and deliver this Resolution to the Constable, King John, with a recommendation that he approve it."

Mximo Carbonèl
Florencia Governor

[Glüc da Dhi]

King John

[Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN]

When the passage of a resolution by the Nimlet is secured, the Governor (or, in the case of a resolution appointing a Governor, the sponsor of the resolution) shall sign its instrument and shall deliver it, with his own comments and recommendation, to the Constable for approval or veto. Should the Constable fail to act upon the resolution within a period of two weeks after the said delivery, the resolution shall be considered approved by the Constable, and, if legislative, shall be considered law.

So I guess that's that. All that remains is for the SoS to get back from holiday... and then the campaigning in the Merger Referendum.

I guess I would owe Gödafrïeu Válcadác’h some money, if he'd taken my bet

[Colonel Mximo Carbonèl]

Azul,

All the drama... no more news from John?

Mximo

[King John]

What news are you looking for? The Resolution passed the Nimlet, the Governor signed it and submitted it to the Constable/Crown, I didn't see any justification for a veto, but (somewhat disapproving) I didn't sign it. It passes into law, and we'll have a Referendum. This is drama?

— John R

[Miestrâ Schivâ, UrN]

Aug 30, 2019 10:24:32 GMT -6 King John said:

What news are you looking for? The Resolution passed the Nimlet, the Governor signed it and submitted it to the Constable/Crown, I didn't see any justification for a veto, but (somewhat disapproving) I didn't sign it. It passes into law, and we'll have a Referendum. This is drama?

Possibly not. But the reason the referendum isn't happening right now is that the SoS was expecting you to either assent or consent two weeks ago; he had to go on a previously planned holiday before the clock ran out. If you'd told him you were running the clock out, he could have gotten the OrgLaw Reform referendum going first, instead. So your performative delaying tactics just succeeded in annoying a lot of Talossans further to no good end.

What we need is COMMUNICATION FROM YOU, rather than surprises and silence.