Call for Bills to be posted for the April Clark

[Capt. Sir Mick Preston]

Trying to get them all in one thread.

Thanks!

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WHEREAS the Ziu is the bicameral legislative body of the Kingdom of Talossa, divided into the bodies of the Cosa and the Senats and

WHEREAS there exist conditions which place limits upon Members of the Cosa, such as provisions for the removal of an MC from Office and

WHEREAS the Senats remains under no such restrictions and

WHEREAS because the Senats is composed of only one senator from each province, the body is rather small and

WHEREAS this means a Senator, holds quite a bit of legislative influence yet may suffer no consequence for failing to fairly represent their constituents until re-election time and

WHEREAS Senators, as directly elected officials should be held accountable for their actions by the people who elected them, so

THEREFORE,

Article V Section 5 of the Organic Law is hereby amended to read:

A Senator vacates his seats if he fails to vote on two consecutive Clarks, or if he resign from office, loses his citizenship or dies. A Senator may also be removed following a recall election. Each Province is permitted to recall its Senator pursuant to applicable provincial law.


The recall shall be initiated by the Provincial Assembly in a measure presented during a legislative session, with a suitable replacement candidate being named at this point. If the measure is approved by the Assembly, the Premier or Cunstaval shall ensure a Referendum is conducted by whomever the Provincial Assembly should designate in accordance with Provincial law. No province shall be permitted to hold more than 3 senate recall referenda per term, per Senator. The Premier shall send notification of this referendum to each provincial citizen electronically, or by mail should electronic transmission be impossible or impractical and posted in a prominent location for public scrutiny. The referendum ballot shall last not less than 10 days to allow citizens to study the measure and cast their vote.

If the measure passes with a 2/3 majority vote, the Senator shall be considered recalled. The Referendum results shall then be transmitted to the Secretary of State and the Mençéi, who shall ensure the Senator vacates his office by that end of that month and the named replacement shall be installed. Should the named replacement become unable, unwilling or ineligible to assume the Senate seat, a replacement shall be chosen according to applicable Provincial Law.

Uréu q'estadra sa: T.M. Asmourescu

Noi urent q'estadra sa:

T.M. Asmourescu, MC-RDP
Owen Edwards, MC-PP

[Brad Holmes]

Mr. SoS,

Please Clark this for April.

The I Can't Believe It's Not A Talossa Website Act

WHEREAS; Talossa relies heavily on her many citizens to act as a face of the Kingdom;

WHEREAS; the Kingdom of Talossa must work to protect itself from persons acting in the name of Talossa on the Internet;

WHEREAS; any Prospective citizens or visitors could stumble upon fake or bogus information on random websites, turning them away or just terribly confusing them;

WHEREAS; a list of known fake or bogus sites should be maintained as an aid to alleviate and prevent aforementioned confusion;

WHEREAS; due to the advent of online social networking, pages on said sites should be set up in official capacity by an assigned Ministry within the government;

THEREFORE; the Ziu hereby requires that any and all official or officially-sanctioned websites, social networking pages, online Embassies, and any other future form of Internet group be run by an assigned Ministry from the Prime Minister, assigned member of the government, or private citizens, when explicit permission is granted by the Prime Minister;

Non-government sanctioned web sites in relation to Talossa, including social networking sites and profile names, must have clear and visible text that says the page is an UNOFFICIAL website;

It is up to the Prime Minister or his delegate to decide and outline what constitutes “clear and visible” and determine any violations;

The Prime Minister or his delegate shall monitor both official and unofficial Talossan websites, contact the owner as needed, and maintain a public list of official and bogus or fake sites as they are brought to the government’s attention;

The Government of Talossa has the right to require the transfer of a website or a deletion of website if it is not made clear, within the government’s definition, that the existing site is UNOFFICIAL;

Violations of this Act may be considered acts of sedition or treason, punishable by warnings, fines, or revocation of citizenship.

Provincial websites shall be licensed by their respective governments under the same provisions of this Act.

Noi urent q'estadra sa
Viteu Toctviac'hteir – MC, PP
Brad Holmes – Senator (Atatürk)

[Iustì Carlüs Canun]

S:reu Secretar,
Please Clark the WTF Amendment for the April Clark

The WTF Amendment

WHEREAS the third paragraph of Section 1 of Article XV of the Organic Law reads as follows:

For the purpose of this section territories shall form part of the province as they do in elections for senators.

a sentence which simply befuddles any student of Talossan law, and

WHEREAS at least two of the 100 finest legal minds in the Kingdom of Talossa were heard to utter the phrase "WTF" on reading this mysterious sentence, and

WHEREAS Section 2 of Article XV reads as follows:

The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms, being sacred and necessary to the defence of our free society, are entrenched provisions of this Organic Law. They may only be amended by a two-thirds vote of the Talossan people in a referendum, in addition to the normal amendment procedure.

which makes it sound like two referenda are required to amend the Covenants, and

WHEREAS two referenda would be both silly and pointless, and although we like silly, we don't like pointless, now

THEREFORE the third paragraph of Article XV, Section 1 of the Organic Law is hereby removed, and

FURTHERMORE Section 2 of Article XV is hereby amended to read:

The Covenants of Rights and Freedoms, being sacred and necessary to the defence of our free society, are entrenched provisions of this Organic Law. They may only be amended if the referendum required by Section 1 passes with a two-thirds majority.

Noi urent q'estadra sa:
Iustì Carlüs Canun (MC, RUMP)
Ma la Mha (MC, RUMP)
Flip Molinar (MC, CCCP?)
Xhorxh Asmour (MC, CCCP?)
Iac Marabuérg (MC, PP)

[Daniel Filan]

S:reu SoS, please clark this amendment.

The Pengöpäts: Land of Fun Amendment

WHEREAS Pengopats is generally an awesome place, and

WHEREAS Talossan Provinces are generally awesome places, and

WHEREAS it would seem a good idea to make Pengopats a province, and

WHEREAS the RUMP pledged to Clark this sort of amendment, and

WHEREAS it would be a good idea to actually do so,

THEREFORE Article XVII, section 11 of the Organic Law is amended to
read "Section 11. Talossa's overseas colony, Pengöpäts Antarctic
Territory, forms an irrevocable part of the national patrimony and
shall never be abandoned. Its area comprises the province of
Pengöpäts. This province is forever closed to immigration, but for
counting purposes shall be considered to have 10,000 citizens", and

FURTHERMORE Article XVII, section 13 of the Organic Law is amended to read
"Section 13. No new province shall be constituted after the adoption
of this Organic Law unless said proposed province shall contain a
citizenry comprising at least 10 persons, or unless the year is 2009 CE".

Noi urent q'estadra sa:
Danihel Lupulet (MC, RUMP)
Alexander Davis (Senator, M-M)
Owen Edwards (MC, PP)

May there be not even a single UC vote.

[Flip Molinar]

Dear Secretary of State Preston, please clark the following bill for the April 2009 Clark:

WHEREAS, transparency in government is vital to a free and active
nation, and inspires both confidence and trust among the citizenry;
and

WHEREAS, the activities of the Prime Minister and his appointed
Ministers are benchmarks for progress within the Kingdom, and
information about progress within the PM's government and ministries
should be made available to all citizens on a regular basis; now

THEREFORE, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Talossa is directed to
issue a report every two months, detailing actions taken by his or her
office and appointed Ministers. The first report of a new Prime
Minister will be delivered within the first month of taking office,
and subsequent reports will be issued no less often than every two months
thereafter. If possible reports will be posted in the primary forum, rather virtual or physical, however, they must emailed to all
citizens immediately after their completion.

ADDITIONALLY a blog may be set up for the Prime Minister to post the report on instead of, or in addition to, the other requirements for distribution stated above

FURTHERMORE, each report must be issued no sooner than the first day
of the month in which it is due to be filed, and no later than the
last day of said month. If the Prime Minister is unable to file such a
report by the deadlines specified above, he or she may delegate the
task to the Distain or other member of the government, provided that
their signature, as well as that of the Prime Minister, are affixed to the report.

Noi urent q'estadra sa:

Flip Molinar (MC, FGP)
Danihél Forestál (MC, PP)
Ma la Mha Baron Tepistà (MC, RUMP)
Matáiwos Vürinalt (MC, Independant)
T.M. Asmourescu (MC, RDP)
Ieremiac'h Ventrutx (Senator, Florencia)

[Owen Edwards]

"SENSE OF THE ZIU: Humanitarian Aid Fund, Redux"

WHEREAS Talossa exemplifies in extraordinary ways the true nature of nationhood; and

WHEREAS Talossa has a conscience, and a will to act on that conscience; and

WHEREAS Talossa consists of friends, countrymen and lovers, whose communal existence defines them; and

WHEREAS Talossa consists of humans - a species to which a high calling is to aid those in grave need; and

WHEREAS Talossa recognises, with its conscience, as a community, as humans, that it has a duty to its fellow man;

THEREFORE, the sense of the Ziu is that, under the auspices of the Ministry of Finance, a Humanitarian Aid Fund should be created, with the follows points of operation:

I. The fund shall consist of voluntary contributions held by the Ministry of Finance and accounted for in its regular reports; of budgetary earmarks, if the government operates under budgeting legislation; or of individual legislative earmarks, if the government does not operate under such.

II. The Ministry of Finance shall form a Guiding Committee to direct funding, consisting of
(i) the Minister of Finance;
(ii) the Seneschal;
(iii) and an "opposition" MC or Senator, not elected
from the governing party (or coalition), selected by
the Minister of Finance.

If this "opposition" committee member should become a member of the governing party (or coalition) at any point, they shall be replaced by another "opposition" member, selected by the Minister of Finance. Non-governing parties who have members in the Cabinet are not disbarred in this manner, but those members within the Cabinet are.

III. All funding decisions must be announced, including full details of recipient(s) and funds assigned, at least 7 days before the planned date of donation.

Noi urent q'estadra sa:
MC Owen Edwards, Cez and Senator Alexander Davis, M-M

"The Order of the Bonacon Act"
WHEREAS Talossa loves Gloria Estefan, and wishes to retain her as National Entertainer, and

WHEREAS despite this, Talossa is entertained by multitudinous entertainers and entertainments, and

WHEREAS one of these entertainments is the Bonacon, a noble beast of storied past, and

WHEREAS the Bonacon seems a fitting analogue for much celebrity, and

WHEREAS Talossa desires a way of rewarding those who bring it joy,

THEREFORE, the Ziu directs that:

i) An order of merit be founded, called the Order of the Bonacon, open to Talossans and non-Talossans alike, who, to qualify, must be considered suitably entertaining;

ii) That, excepting the nomination contained in section iii of this Act, all inductions shall only operate by public declaration of the Seneschal, who is to consider nominations brought to him or her in both public and private. Such declarations are to contain suitable (and suitably entertaining) explanations of the reason for induction.

iii) That the first inductee to the Order of the Bonacon is to be Charlotte Rae, a Milwaukeean, aka Mrs Garrett in Diff'rent Strokes and the Facts of Life, and most recently a major guest star in four episodes of the final season of ER.

Uréu q'estadra sa:
Owen Edwards, MC-PP (Cézembre)

I'll get back to you on the Magistracy bill...

[Owen Edwards]

"Creation of a Magistracy Act"
WHEREAS, the process of having the facts in every court case determined by all three justices of the Cort pü Inalt has proven unduly cumbersome, and

WHEREAS, the interests of justice would be served by having an avenue for appeal of trial court decisions, so that judicial decisions made in the course of trial can be re-examined and reversed if they later appear to be inappropriate,

THEREFORE the Ziu hereby enacts that:

1. There shall be a Magistrate's Court (Cort dels Edilicieux) for the trial of all cases arising under the laws of the Kingdom of Talossa, both civil and criminal.

2. The Magistrate Court shall consist of the justices of the Uppermost Cort (who shall serve ex-officio as magistrates in addition to their role as justices of the Uppermost Cort, and up to four other magistrates who shall be chosen and removed as provided in Article XVI, Section 1 of the Organic Law, and replaced as provided in Article XVI, Section 4 of the Organic Law.

3. Except as otherwise provided by law, or rule or order of court, the judicial power of the Magistrate's Court with respect to any action, suit or proceeding may be exercised by a single magistrate, who may preside alone and hold a regular or special session of court at the same time other sessions are held by other magistrates.

4. The business of the Magistrate's Court shall be divided among the magistrates as provided by the rules and orders of the court. The magistrates shall elect one of their number as Chief Magistrate, who shall be responsible for the observance of such rules and orders, and shall divide the business and assign the cases so far as such rules and orders do not otherwise prescribe.

5. Any final judgment of the Magistrate's Court (and such other magistrate's orders as are made appealable by the rules and orders of the Uppermost Court) may be appealed to the Uppermost Court. The time and procedures for bringing such appeals may be specified by the rules and orders of the Uppermost Court, but in the absence of such rules appeals of a Magistrate's Court judgment must be filed with the Uppermost Court within 15 days of the date the judgment is issued by the magistrate.

FURTHER the Cosa hereby elects Owen Edwards and Sir Samuhel Tecladeir as magistrates of the Magistrate's Court.

Uréu q'estadra sa:
Owen Edwards (MC-PP, Cézembre)