Post by Hooligan on May 1, 2007 22:39:28 GMT -6
[The Prime Minister enters the Cosâ. He looks around, the chamber slightly unfamiliar to him. He mentally makes a note of the location of the bar. Marching up the figurative aisle to the figurative podium, he figuratively ascends the figurative stairs, dodging figurative tomatoes, and begins to figuratively address the nation.]
My fellow Talossans, as an important plank in its platform, my party pledged that your Prime Minister would stand before the Ziu each month and outline the legislative agenda, and report on the state of his government.
Before proceeding to bore you with such things, though, I wish to greet this house with a few words to mark this day and the opening of this Cosâ. This is the first time I come before you as Seneschál, and I do so with the deepest humility and the highest of hopes that the administration of government now inaugurated can begin to live up to the trust placed in it by our great nation. Where else on earth, my friends, can a Hooligan serve as head of government? Is this a great country, or what?
[The Prime Minister clears his throat. The more astute members of the audience will note that he did this because he didn't have a good transitional passage in his speech to lead into the next section. Of course, I use the word "audience" advisedly, because the Prime Minister is noticing that most of the members are worrying more about finding their seats and the bartender than about paying any mind to a crappily written speech, poorly delivered.]
My friends, on this day, the Holiday of Hatred, we and all loyal Talossans everywhere vigilantly await the return of our missing flag, and renew our pledge to ever defend it. My friends, today is Talossa's Flag Day. Today, by pulling our flags down and facing our empty flagposts -- by depriving ourselves of that important symbol of our nation, once taken from us on this day so long ago -- we realize all the more deeply what our flag means to us, and what it means to be a Talossan. May God save the Kingdom of Talossa, and may the Bicoloreu wave forever over her.
Now, as I look out over the Cosâ, I am struck by the sadness that nine of our seats are yet vacant. Let these vacant seats serve as our common reminder during this Clark, of the rich legacy left to us by the party in whose honour they now lie vacant. Let us all dedicate this session of the Ziu to the Conservative Loyalist Party. Not a man or woman in this house or our sister house the Senate would have expected the CLP to need to be memorialized at this time. It seems, to us all, somehow wrong that no CLP members sit with us here.
But in a sense, my friends, the CLP does sit here with us. So many of the faces in these chambers have their roots in that noble party. The CLP has trained the leaders of our nation. The CLP has shined as an example of national vision. The CLP can look with pride on the legislators here, familiar faces all, and know that it has built a strong nation. This month, we honour them, grateful for the empty seats here, to remind us of the lasting legacy of the CLP. Never, my friends, never will the story of the CLP fail to be told in this nation's history.
The office of Seneschál, in which I find myself, has been held by a long list of respected Talossans. The most recent pair of these came from that party we now honour, the CLP. To Sirs Fritz and Samhuel, I say that I can only hope to do distinction to the office in the way that you have. The accomplishments of the past two administrations have allowed us all to be here today, happily dedicated to working in friendship for the future of our nation the way the CLP always did.
[The Prime Minister clears his throat again. Yep, same reason.]
Under Article XII, Section 9 of the Organic Law, it falls to me now to organize this house by selecting from among our members a Speaker. While the appointment as Túischac'h is largely ceremonial, I gave a great deal of thought to who should be asked to fulfill this post. Happily, I see that man now taking his seat, and I ask this house to rise as one and join with me in asking one of the two men who have been Talossan longer than anyone on earth to serve as the Speaker. I now ask our benevolent monarch to appoint Danihél Lord Lauriéir as Túischac'h of the 37th Cosâ, and to extend the gratitude of the nation for Lord Lauriéir's continued dedication to this Kingdom.
Article V, Section 8 of the Organic Law mandates that our sister house, the Senate, choose from among its members a Mençéi. Although the sovereignty of that house is absolute and I would not presume to intrude on its authority to organize itself, I do wish to mention to the members of that august chamber that they have the opportunity to elect to the ceremonial post of Lord President of the Senate the esteemed nobleman who is the second of the two men who have been Talossans longer than anyone else on earth. I trust that no matter which Senator is elected Mençéi, the Senate will have made a wise choice.
My friends, we now await the appointment of the Túischac'h by the King, now that His Majesty has been provided with the organically required advice of the Seneschál. When that is accomplished, I will have the great pleasure to announce that the 37th Cosâ of the Kingdom of Talossa is organized, and that -- together with the Senate and our King -- it sits ready to see to the legislative business of our nation.
In fulfillment of my party's pledge to you, your most humble Prime Minister will soon come before you -- yes, that's right, this isn't the only one of my speeches you're going to have to sit through -- to speak to you on our nation's legislative and executive matters.
For now, I will take my many seats in this house and put my papers in order. I look forward to serving our King and nation with each and every one of you.
[He settles himself into one of his seats, which happens to be next to one of the nine vacant CLP seats, to which he turns and bows in deference to his friend and predecessor, Sir Fritz von Buchholtz, and the party he built.]
My fellow Talossans, as an important plank in its platform, my party pledged that your Prime Minister would stand before the Ziu each month and outline the legislative agenda, and report on the state of his government.
Before proceeding to bore you with such things, though, I wish to greet this house with a few words to mark this day and the opening of this Cosâ. This is the first time I come before you as Seneschál, and I do so with the deepest humility and the highest of hopes that the administration of government now inaugurated can begin to live up to the trust placed in it by our great nation. Where else on earth, my friends, can a Hooligan serve as head of government? Is this a great country, or what?
[The Prime Minister clears his throat. The more astute members of the audience will note that he did this because he didn't have a good transitional passage in his speech to lead into the next section. Of course, I use the word "audience" advisedly, because the Prime Minister is noticing that most of the members are worrying more about finding their seats and the bartender than about paying any mind to a crappily written speech, poorly delivered.]
My friends, on this day, the Holiday of Hatred, we and all loyal Talossans everywhere vigilantly await the return of our missing flag, and renew our pledge to ever defend it. My friends, today is Talossa's Flag Day. Today, by pulling our flags down and facing our empty flagposts -- by depriving ourselves of that important symbol of our nation, once taken from us on this day so long ago -- we realize all the more deeply what our flag means to us, and what it means to be a Talossan. May God save the Kingdom of Talossa, and may the Bicoloreu wave forever over her.
Now, as I look out over the Cosâ, I am struck by the sadness that nine of our seats are yet vacant. Let these vacant seats serve as our common reminder during this Clark, of the rich legacy left to us by the party in whose honour they now lie vacant. Let us all dedicate this session of the Ziu to the Conservative Loyalist Party. Not a man or woman in this house or our sister house the Senate would have expected the CLP to need to be memorialized at this time. It seems, to us all, somehow wrong that no CLP members sit with us here.
But in a sense, my friends, the CLP does sit here with us. So many of the faces in these chambers have their roots in that noble party. The CLP has trained the leaders of our nation. The CLP has shined as an example of national vision. The CLP can look with pride on the legislators here, familiar faces all, and know that it has built a strong nation. This month, we honour them, grateful for the empty seats here, to remind us of the lasting legacy of the CLP. Never, my friends, never will the story of the CLP fail to be told in this nation's history.
The office of Seneschál, in which I find myself, has been held by a long list of respected Talossans. The most recent pair of these came from that party we now honour, the CLP. To Sirs Fritz and Samhuel, I say that I can only hope to do distinction to the office in the way that you have. The accomplishments of the past two administrations have allowed us all to be here today, happily dedicated to working in friendship for the future of our nation the way the CLP always did.
[The Prime Minister clears his throat again. Yep, same reason.]
Under Article XII, Section 9 of the Organic Law, it falls to me now to organize this house by selecting from among our members a Speaker. While the appointment as Túischac'h is largely ceremonial, I gave a great deal of thought to who should be asked to fulfill this post. Happily, I see that man now taking his seat, and I ask this house to rise as one and join with me in asking one of the two men who have been Talossan longer than anyone on earth to serve as the Speaker. I now ask our benevolent monarch to appoint Danihél Lord Lauriéir as Túischac'h of the 37th Cosâ, and to extend the gratitude of the nation for Lord Lauriéir's continued dedication to this Kingdom.
Article V, Section 8 of the Organic Law mandates that our sister house, the Senate, choose from among its members a Mençéi. Although the sovereignty of that house is absolute and I would not presume to intrude on its authority to organize itself, I do wish to mention to the members of that august chamber that they have the opportunity to elect to the ceremonial post of Lord President of the Senate the esteemed nobleman who is the second of the two men who have been Talossans longer than anyone else on earth. I trust that no matter which Senator is elected Mençéi, the Senate will have made a wise choice.
My friends, we now await the appointment of the Túischac'h by the King, now that His Majesty has been provided with the organically required advice of the Seneschál. When that is accomplished, I will have the great pleasure to announce that the 37th Cosâ of the Kingdom of Talossa is organized, and that -- together with the Senate and our King -- it sits ready to see to the legislative business of our nation.
In fulfillment of my party's pledge to you, your most humble Prime Minister will soon come before you -- yes, that's right, this isn't the only one of my speeches you're going to have to sit through -- to speak to you on our nation's legislative and executive matters.
For now, I will take my many seats in this house and put my papers in order. I look forward to serving our King and nation with each and every one of you.
[He settles himself into one of his seats, which happens to be next to one of the nine vacant CLP seats, to which he turns and bows in deference to his friend and predecessor, Sir Fritz von Buchholtz, and the party he built.]
