Trotxâ
Talossan since 10-17-2005; Knight since 11-5-2006
Deo duce, ferro comitante
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Post by Trotxâ on Jan 15, 2014 23:29:35 GMT -6
<click>
A soto voce whisper is heard, "Man - I can't believe how hard it is to get the keys to the Clubhouse. They said they had our reservation. Where's the light switch?"
<the hum and flicker of florescent lighting is heard and seen.>
The voice continues, "Please put the mike stand and speakers on the stage. The artist is probably here, waiting to get in."
TAP TAP TAP
"Is this thing on?"
"Come on in everyone - there's plenty of space. Sorry for the delay. Please give us a minute to set up."
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Trotxâ
Talossan since 10-17-2005; Knight since 11-5-2006
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Post by Trotxâ on Jan 16, 2014 0:46:48 GMT -6
Good evening, fellow Citizens of the Great Province of Vuode, fellow subjects of His Majesty King John, and assembled cestours. As it is the first and smallest Full Moon of 2014, I am pleased as the duly-elected Presiding Officer of the Estats Xhenerais of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg, I declare that the first legislative session of this month is hereby open. <bangs gavel>This body shall remain is session until Thursday, 23 January 2014 at approximately 10:00PM, unless or until the Premier of Vuode shall ask the Estats Xhenerais to remain in session. <bangs gavel>To open our session, we'd like to call to the stage Yusuf Islam to share a tune to start us off on the right foot. S:reu Islam will be presenting a hit tune from his album Teaser and the Firecat - one particularly appropriate for tonight, his smash hit from 1971: Moonshadow. Thank you, S:reu Islam, for sharing your wonderful music. Can you share another with us, please? Yes - we'd like to hear another from that same album. How about Changes IV? Wonderful - just wonderful, S:reu Islam. Thank you for your time and for sharing your talent. We hope to invite you to close our session with more of your music. Let's give him another round of applause. Huzzah! <bangs gavel>Now to the business part of our meeting. First, the required disclaimers: All citizens amd cestours of this, the finest province in the Kingdom of Talossa, are invited to stand now, and to present to us their Councillors any petitions, proposals, projects, programs or policies. Please come forward to the microphone, state your name and canton, the organization represented (if any) the title of the matter addressed and your position in favor or against; then proceed with remarks topic that brings you before the assembled Counselors. Generally, speakers will have at least one (1) minute to speak, but generally not more than five (5) minutes. Speakers should limit remarks to the designated time limit as determined by the Chair. Speakers are cautioned that only topics specifically related to the operations of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg and the function of the Estats Xhenerais are appropriate in this forum. Please be aware that all comments, documents, exhibits, evidence, petitions or writs presented shall become part of the public record. Councillors and citizens are required to use proper language when addressing the Estats Xhenerais. Councillors, citizens and cestours shall not use profanity or cursing, aggressive or threatening behavior when addressing the Estats Xhenerais or other participants. All comments are directed to the Presiding Officer and not to individual Councillors or to the audience. No personal verbal attacks toward any individual will be allowed during the conduct of a Estats Xhenerais session. Any Councillor, including the Presiding Officer, may have individual(s) removed from the podium and/or Estats Xhenerais Chambers if such conduct persists after a warning has been issued. No person, including but not limited to registered lobbyists, except Councillors and the staff of the Estats Xhenerais, shall be permitted access to the Members Bar and Lounge, except that employees of liquor distributors and employees of the Lake Park Golf Course may be granted admission for the purpose performing their employer-requested duties. Attendees of these meetings are heartily encouraged to tip the wait staff for services provided. It is the intent of these rules that the deliberations and actions of the Estats Xhenerais be conducted and taken openly in order that the citizens and cestours may be fully informed, it being the finding of the Estats Xhenerais that the citizens must be fully informed if they are to be intelligently advised as to the conduct of public business by their duly elected Councillors . This public meeting is now open for the good of the People and Province of Vuode. God Save the King! Edit: Fixed the link.
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Trotxâ
Talossan since 10-17-2005; Knight since 11-5-2006
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Post by Trotxâ on Jan 24, 2014 1:18:51 GMT -6
To the good citizens of Vuode -
This is public notice that the presiding officer has accepted a point of personal preference. Therefore, the current session of the Estats Xhenerais will be extended until moonrise on the evening of Tuesday 28 January 2014.
Good Save the King!
<bangs gavel>
Trotxâ Betiñéir Presiding Officer of the Estats Xhenerais of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg
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Trotxâ
Talossan since 10-17-2005; Knight since 11-5-2006
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Post by Trotxâ on Jan 28, 2014 23:17:40 GMT -6
Good evening, fellow Citizens of the Great Province of Vuode, fellow subjects of His Majesty King John, and assembled cestours. Thank you for joining us tonight for the closing of the Estats Xhenerais. As Presiding Officer, I ask for your attention and your patience as we wrap up our first legislative session of the year. First, we'd like to thank our hosts at the clubhouse of beautiful Lake Park Golf Course here in Canton Dun Cestour. These guys have been great to work with, and we sincerely appreciate the use of the parking lot. They also did a great deed to our provincial government by offering us the volume discount rate at the bar. We're really sorry we left the lights on all night last Tuesday. We hope they'll give us back our deposit. Let's give them a round of applause. [Hearty Applause]Next, the chair would like to take a moment to thank the hardworking Premier of our beloved province: the Honourable Éovart Grischun. The cestours and citizens of scenic Canton Dun Cestour and historic Canton Vuode have no better friend and no more devoted public servant than S:reu Grischun. Please join me in giving our Premier a round of applause for his service. [Hearty Applause]<bangs gavel>The following proposal has been brought before this body: This body shall adjourn until the evening of the next full moon, Friday, 14 February 2014. The Estats Xhenerais shall gather after moonrise at 5:27PM, and shall reconvene after the moon is full at 5:53PM Talossan time; unless or until the Premier of Vuode shall ask the Estats Xhenerais to gather in special session. Unless otherwise noted, this next session shall last until the evening of the day that the moon reaches her third quarter on Saturday, 22 February 2014. To begin our closing, we'd like to recall to the stage the great entertainer Yusuf Islam. To close our session, and send us out, S:reu Islam will share the biggest hit tune from his 1971 album Teaser and the Firecat - his top 10 hit: PEACE TRAIN. Thank you, thank you, S:reu Islam, for sharing your wonderful music We hope your message of peace will be taken to heart by all our citizens, all our cestours, and all those joining us from the surrounding provinces and from the City of Milwaukee. It is time for all of us to ride on the Peace Train. Thank you for your time and for sharing your talent. Friends, let's give S:reu Islam another round of applause. Huzzah! [Hearty Applause]<bangs gavel>The following proposal has been brought before this body: This body shall adjourn until the evening of the next full moon, Friday, 14 February 2014. The Estats Xhenerais shall reconvene before approximately 10:00PM here in this same hall. The motion is to recess. Anyone present who objects to this motion, please make your will known by saying "Nay." . . . Hearing no objections, the motion carries. <bangs gavel>As the duly-elected Presiding Officer of the Estats Xhenerais of the United Provinces of Vuode and Dandenburg, I declare that the first legislative session of this year is hereby closed. Thank you to the good people of the Province of Vuode, the best place to live in Talossa. We'll see you again next month. God Save the King, and GO BRONCOS! <bangs gavel>
The Presiding Officer reaches down and begins coiling the cord of his microphone. He puts it in the mic box, then helps the roadies by carrying the monitor speakers backstage. The small crowd files out peacefully.
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Gaglhen Fortaleça
Citizen of Talossa
Glory to the Proletariat
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Talossan Since: 4-23-2015
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Post by Gaglhen Fortaleça on Jul 1, 2015 13:26:50 GMT -6
*isolated claps*
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Post by M.T. Patritz da Biondeu on Oct 22, 2015 21:30:11 GMT -6
*approaches the Estats Xhenerais*
May I be free to speak about a potential merger with the province of MM?
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Post by Eðo Grischun on Oct 30, 2015 19:59:40 GMT -6
*approaches the Estats Xhenerais* May I be free to speak about a potential merger with the province of MM? As, the only current member of the States General (I believe) ... I'm sure your proposal is welcome to be put forward for consideration.
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Post by Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun on Oct 31, 2015 3:23:38 GMT -6
*sits down on the visitor’s bench and watches with great interest*
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Post by Chirbi Scherpa-Carriedo on Nov 27, 2015 14:00:30 GMT -6
*approaches the Estats-Xhenerais*
When will the next session be called to order?
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Trotxâ
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Post by Trotxâ on Dec 23, 2015 1:06:45 GMT -6
*approaches the Estats-Xhenerais* When will the next session be called to order? Soon
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Post by Chirbi Scherpa-Carriedo on Dec 23, 2015 11:26:28 GMT -6
*approaches the Estats-Xhenerais* When will the next session be called to order? Soon I would like to formally announce my intent to be a delegate to the forthcoming session of the Estats-Xhenerais.
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Post by Eðo Grischun on Jan 6, 2016 9:06:47 GMT -6
A call will be made during the general election for new members for the next session.
Welcome aboard in advance.
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