Final Clark Results for March 2008

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Hear Ye, the following:

His Royal Highness King John, The Mençéi del Senäts, El Seneschál del Regipäts Talossán , Senätors, Members of the Cosâ , Citizens of the Realm, Immigrants, Visitors, and Guests:


Azul.

I present you with the Final Results of the 2nd Clark of the 38th Cosâ .


# 38RZ3 The Shiny Objects Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 163. Contra: 0. AUS: 0. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 7. Contra: 0. The Act passed the Senäts.

# 38RZ4 Domesday Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 160. Contra: 0. AUS: 3. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 1. Contra: 5 . AUS: 1 The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ5 The Whatchu Talkin' Bout Willis Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 119. Contra: 27. AUS: 15. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 1. Contra: 5 . AUS: 1 The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ6 The Secret Ballot Investigation Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 39. Contra: 109. AUS: 15. The Act failed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 1. Contra: 5 . AUS: 1. The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ7 The Legal Classification of Talossans Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 21. Contra: 82. AUS: 50. The Act failed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 1. Contra: 6. AUS: The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ8 The SQUIRRELS ... IN ... SPAAAAAAAACE Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 200. Contra: 0. AUS: 0. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 7. Contra: . The Act passed the Senäts.

# 38RZ9 The Saffron Act

Cosâ Vote: PËR: 107. Contra: 25. AUS: 31. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 2. Contra: 3. AUS: 2 The Act failed the Senäts.

# 38RZ10 The (Further) Separation of Powers Amendment
Cosâ Vote: PËR: 138. Contra: 0. AUS: 25. The Act passed the Cosâ
Senäts Vote: PËR: 7. Contra: . The Act passed the Senäts.


The VOC passed 145-18.

# 38RZ3 The Shiny Objects Act passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to it, and enact it into Law.

# 38RZ8 The SQUIRRELS ... IN ... SPAAAAAAAACE Act passed both Chambers, and I ask that King John affix His signature to it, and enact it into Law.

# 38RZ10 The (Further) Separation of Powers Amendment passed both Chambers. This Amendment will be presented to the citizens of Talossa for vote in the next general election.

The Acts and Amendment read as follows:

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ3 The Shiny Objects Act

WHEREAS it is in keeping with the dignities of office that holders of those offices possess items signatory of their position, marking them with the dignity and power therein, and

WHEREAS such items are a Talossan tradition, with the monarch traditionally wearing the "Romanian train conductor's hat" and el Túischac'h wielding a bell at a Living Cosa to demand attention, and

WHEREAS some of our most important offices have no such item associated with them, entirely out of keeping with their status and dignity, and

WHEREAS the office of Seneschal, the leader of the nation, is a position of great importance and power, well-respected by all Talossans and vital to the well-being of the nation, and

WHEREAS the office of Secretary of State is responsible for the sacred task of safeguarding democracy itself within Talossa, certifying and carrying out general elections and legislative action, and this office is so important yet so difficult that it is not at all envied, and

WHEREAS the office of Chief Justice of the High Cort is the head of the arbiters of justice in Talossa, responsible for leading the Cort in making decisions of law according to the trying demands of jurisprudence,

THEREFORE be it here established that the office of Seneschal, Secretary of State, and Chief Justice shall henceforth be symbolized by totem items of rank. These items will be provided as speedily as possible by the government, with care for their quality and the economics of the matter. Designs and the nature of the items are the responsibility of the government, through whatever channels it deems appropriate.

1. The Seneschal shall wear a chain of office of sufficient ostentation as befits the leader of Talossa, representing the burden of being shackled to the nation's welfare.

2. The Secretary of State shall wield a stamp embossed with the logo of his office, being both an effective and appropriate totem that can be used henceforth.

3. The Chief Justice shall bear a silver-haired wig of reasonable quality, indicating a traditional role as a judge and the flowing locks of Lady Justice herself.

Each bearer of these items shall be required, if they lose their office, to mail them to the King within two weeks, from whom the items shall be passed on to the next holder of the office.

Uréu q'estadra så
Alexander Davis (M-M, RUMP)

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ8 The SQUIRRELS ... IN ... SPAAAAAAAACE Act

WHEREAS the Kingdom of Talossa lays claim to the atmosphere above our beloved provinces and territory, and

WHEREAS this claim can certainly be said to extend to the furthest reaches of space, and

WHEREAS since the earth revolves and rotates and even sometimes shimmies, this pretty much could be said (if we don't do too much study, and why should we start now?) to give the Kingdom a valid claim to the entire universe, and

WHEREAS the Kingdom has not yet explored this vast territory (and lack thereof), despite all the almost certain Talossanity out there, and

WHEREAS the Kingdom has lately been fortunate enough to get a real live rocket scientist as a citizen (which leaves just a brain surgeon left on our to-do list), and

WHEREAS the said real live rocket scientist brings with him a real live rocket, which has already become the first space vehicle to be adopted as Talossan (albeit a space vehicle in name only, and maybe not even that, seeing as how it is limited to travel that does not include travel into space yet, but hey, baby steps), and

WHEREAS to properly manage our great nation's new space program, a bureau, agency, or some other red-tape generating group is definitely needed not only to slow things to a grinding halt but to study the space we might someday claim for our own, and to plan for the future conquest of that space by our nation (unless we run into unfriendly aliens, when we'll simply offer our trademark invincible moral support to whoever else we can find to do our fighting for a while, in the Talossan tradition), and

WHEREAS we were somehow obviously unknowingly guided in the decision to form a space agency by the longstanding, albeit unappointed, Royal Commission on Space and Cool Space Stuff, which was proposed long ago by our current Túischac'h, S:reu John McGarry, now

THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa that:

* the Royal Commission on Space and Cool Space Stuff is hereby officially disbanded with the thanks of the Ziu for all the herculean efforts that would have been expended by the Royal Commissioners, had they ever been appointed, and
* a new executive agency is created, to be named El Büreu d'Esploraziun Espaçal es Rac'hetría (BEER), or in English the Bureau of Space Exploration and Rocketry, and
* the Seneschal shall have the power to determine the proper ministry to assume responsibility for this bureau, and
* the Ziu calls upon the Seneschal to appoint with utmost haste a BEER Head, so that this nation's space program can get off the ground
* so to speak.

Uréu q'estadra sa:

Hooligan (MC, RUMP)

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

# 38RZ10 THE (FURTHER) SEPARATION OF POWERS AMENDMENT

WHEREAS it has long been felt that the simultaneous holding of multiple legislative offices by a single person is not a very good idea, and

WHEREAS it is probably even a worse idea for Justices of the Uppermost Cort simultaneously to serve in the Ziu, and

WHEREAS the population of Talossa has now grown sufficiently that we have plenty of people to fill the Uppermost Cort, the Senäts, and the Cosa, without having to "double up" on jobs,

THEREFORE the Ziu hereby approves the following amendment to the Organic Law, and transmits it to the people for ratification.

Article VIII Section 6 is amended to read: "Except as otherwise provided by law, anyone eligible to vote in Talossa is eligible to hold any governmental position, including Member of the Cosa. However, neither a reigning King, nor his Consort, nor a Regent during his regency shall hold any seats either in the Cosa or in the Senäts, nor shall any Senator hold any seats in the Cosa."

Article XVI Section 3 is amended to read: "Neither a reigning King nor his Consort, nor a Regent during his regency, nor the Secretary of State, nor the Seneschal shall be a Justice of the Uppermost Cort or a judge in any inferior court that the Ziu may create. Nor shall any Senator or Member of the Cosa be a Justice of the Uppermost Cort."

Noi urent q'estadra sa,

John, King of Talossa

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Also, please take note:

Votes were not received from the following :


Ian Danois MC, CCCP

Çaðatay Çakýr, MC, RUMP

Cjarâ Brainerd, MC, RUMP

Sir Fritz von Buchholtz, MC

This is the first Clark in which votes were not received from these MCs.





Done by my hand in the name of King John and under his Royal Seal this 21nd day of March in the year of salvation 2008, in the 2nd year of the reign of our gracious sovereign King John, and of the independence of Talossa the 29th.

Capt. Mick Preston, Secretary of State

[King John]

mick said:

# 38RZ3 The Shiny Objects Act

WHEREAS it is in keeping with the dignities of office that holders of those offices possess items signatory of their position, marking them with the dignity and power therein, and

WHEREAS such items are a Talossan tradition, with the monarch traditionally wearing the "Romanian train conductor's hat" and el Túischac'h wielding a bell at a Living Cosa to demand attention, and

WHEREAS some of our most important offices have no such item associated with them, entirely out of keeping with their status and dignity, and

WHEREAS the office of Seneschal, the leader of the nation, is a position of great importance and power, well-respected by all Talossans and vital to the well-being of the nation, and

WHEREAS the office of Secretary of State is responsible for the sacred task of safeguarding democracy itself within Talossa, certifying and carrying out general elections and legislative action, and this office is so important yet so difficult that it is not at all envied, and

WHEREAS the office of Chief Justice of the High Cort is the head of the arbiters of justice in Talossa, responsible for leading the Cort in making decisions of law according to the trying demands of jurisprudence,

THEREFORE be it here established that the office of Seneschal, Secretary of State, and Chief Justice shall henceforth be symbolized by totem items of rank. These items will be provided as speedily as possible by the government, with care for their quality and the economics of the matter. Designs and the nature of the items are the responsibility of the government, through whatever channels it deems appropriate.

1. The Seneschal shall wear a chain of office of sufficient ostentation as befits the leader of Talossa, representing the burden of being shackled to the nation's welfare.

2. The Secretary of State shall wield a stamp embossed with the logo of his office, being both an effective and appropriate totem that can be used henceforth.

3. The Chief Justice shall bear a silver-haired wig of reasonable quality, indicating a traditional role as a judge and the flowing locks of Lady Justice herself.

Each bearer of these items shall be required, if they lose their office, to mail them to the King within two weeks, from whom the items shall be passed on to the next holder of the office.

Uréu q'estadra så
Alexander Davis (M-M, RUMP)

El Regeu en volt!

— John R

[King John]

mick said:

# 38RZ8 The SQUIRRELS ... IN ... SPAAAAAAAACE Act

WHEREAS the Kingdom of Talossa lays claim to the atmosphere above our beloved provinces and territory, and

WHEREAS this claim can certainly be said to extend to the furthest reaches of space, and

WHEREAS since the earth revolves and rotates and even sometimes shimmies, this pretty much could be said (if we don't do too much study, and why should we start now?) to give the Kingdom a valid claim to the entire universe, and

WHEREAS the Kingdom has not yet explored this vast territory (and lack thereof), despite all the almost certain Talossanity out there, and

WHEREAS the Kingdom has lately been fortunate enough to get a real live rocket scientist as a citizen (which leaves just a brain surgeon left on our to-do list), and

WHEREAS the said real live rocket scientist brings with him a real live rocket, which has already become the first space vehicle to be adopted as Talossan (albeit a space vehicle in name only, and maybe not even that, seeing as how it is limited to travel that does not include travel into space yet, but hey, baby steps), and

WHEREAS to properly manage our great nation's new space program, a bureau, agency, or some other red-tape generating group is definitely needed not only to slow things to a grinding halt but to study the space we might someday claim for our own, and to plan for the future conquest of that space by our nation (unless we run into unfriendly aliens, when we'll simply offer our trademark invincible moral support to whoever else we can find to do our fighting for a while, in the Talossan tradition), and

WHEREAS we were somehow obviously unknowingly guided in the decision to form a space agency by the longstanding, albeit unappointed, Royal Commission on Space and Cool Space Stuff, which was proposed long ago by our current Túischac'h, S:reu John McGarry, now

THEREFORE be it resolved by the Ziu of the Kingdom of Talossa that:

* the Royal Commission on Space and Cool Space Stuff is hereby officially disbanded with the thanks of the Ziu for all the herculean efforts that would have been expended by the Royal Commissioners, had they ever been appointed, and
* a new executive agency is created, to be named El Büreu d'Esploraziun Espaçal es Rac'hetría (BEER), or in English the Bureau of Space Exploration and Rocketry, and
* the Seneschal shall have the power to determine the proper ministry to assume responsibility for this bureau, and
* the Ziu calls upon the Seneschal to appoint with utmost haste a BEER Head, so that this nation's space program can get off the ground
* so to speak.

Uréu q'estadra sa:

Hooligan (MC, RUMP)

El Regeu en volt.

— John R